Tied Together - Crazy new co-op platformer out now for Nintendo Switch™

Become a hero and free the Tied Together lab monsters from their bondage!

19 October 2018 Today is your chance to become a hero! First, free the Tied Together lab monsters from the Nintendo eShop where they are currently imprisoned. Secondly, gather some friends and find your way out through several dangerous test chambers. As those little monsters are all tied together, the only way to overcome all obstacles and traps is working together as a team.

The game's developer Napalmtree created a hilarously fun party game which is played cooperatively with two, three or four players. But better warn your neighbors, this game will unleash hours and hours of screaming and yelling! (This was already proven at gamescom as well as some other expos.)

Just have a look at its new Release Trailer and you will understand why:



The colorful platformer thrusts players - Tied Together by a tiny chain - into several tricky, experimental set-ups which only scientists could possibly come up with. In these environments, your skills of cooperating efficiently will be tested to the max as you overcome various obstacles, balance passages and deadly surfaces like spikes or lava. Not only will your skills be tested here, but also the strength of your friendship…
In addition, it's a perfect game for families!

Tied Together is the next crazy party game for Nintendo Switch™, releasing today for a price of $14.99. Get it now from the Nintendo eShop: US / UK


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About Tied Together
 
One fine day a bunch of scientists created four tiny monsters. But for what purpose? To test their cooperation skills of course! So, they tied them together into a tiny monstrous chain and send them on their way to make it through colourful & tricky, experimental set-ups which only scientists could possibly come up with.

Complaints that the plot is as flat as 2D? Bullseye! You are right. The stark truth is: YOU are the monsters and WE are the scientists. Get attached to your friends and we will test your cooperation skills and creativity! Your friendship might well just be tested too…

Single players don’t even stand a chance to handle the scientists’ challenges. Also, it's a lot more fun to play with friends instead of playing alone, right?!? As a team you have to coordinate movement, jumps and cling to the ground and walls to complete the levels and stay alive. That’s not as easy as it sounds, but all the funnier! And every time your monstrous cooperative skills are not enough it will end up in great chaos – and great laughter.

Fun-tied features:

• Play our award-winning and fun, local co-op 2D party game!
• Tons of cooperative and non-violent fun for the whole family - from child to granny!
• Over 40 challenging levels in Duo Mode (2 players)
• And more than 20 tricky levels in Party Mode (3 or 4 players)
• Finish levels as fast as possible to earn Gold, Silver or Bronze rankings based on your time!
• Let the tied-together co-op fun begin!

Level Editor for "Bridge Constructor Portal" available now with Steam Workshop support

Plus: Insane Bridge Constructor Sale on Steam with 50-75% off!

16 October 2018 16th October, Düren, Germany - Starting today, Bridge Constructor Portal is available for 50% off on Steam, all other Bridge Constructor titles for 75% off.

But more importantly, players can finally delight GLaDOS with more SCIENCE by creating their own test chambers for other subjects to di... I-I mean.. test their creativity and ingenuity in! All levels created with the level editor can be ranked as well as uploaded on and downloaded from the Steam Workshop.

Grimmwood update introduces Trading Cards, Steam Achievements, many new items and much more

And there is a Steam sale as well: Get Grimmwood for 50% off now!

12 October 2018 We're happy to announce that the developers of Grimmwood launched a big update tonight, bringing various improvements to their game. Trading Card and Achievement hunters will be glad to hear that both are now implemented as well.

The greatly improved game is now discounted by 50% for a few days. You can also get the Grimmwood Supporter Pack including the soundtrack and digital artbook.

In addition to trading cards and Steam achievements, the update will give access to a wide range of new epic, rare and normal items and herbs, as well as new traits. A new performance bonus system will award the players for their ingenuity and effectiveness. The map navigation and exploration are made even easier with the Global Map filters. The icing on the cake though is the Extended Follow Mode allowing a single online player to control up to 4 offline players. Last but not least, Grimmwood is now localized in 3 additional languages – Russian, Chinese and Ukrainian.
 
For a more detailed list of all improvements please read the official patch log. Additionally, there will be a new explanatory stream with the developers themselves tonight at 11pm CET (3pm PST), directly on Grimmwood's Steam Page. Also, feel free to chat with other players and the devs on the official Discord Channel.

Watch the Trailer and see all key features at a glance:
About Grimmwood

You’re in a village in an ageless, mystical forest, together with up to 40 other strangers all of which are real, live players. Together you need to defend your village against the merciless monster hordes who unleash their wrath against your shelter every night. Use the daytime wisely to explore, gather resources, upgrade and repair. But to be able to do all that you have to eat, drink and rest, because every action in the game takes its toll on your stamina and sanity.

Every night monsters attack your village. Use the daytime and your stamina points to explore the procedurally generated forest, find weapons and useful items, collect food and resources to upgrade and forficate the village. Share tasks and decisions with the other players and work together, because night by night the monsters attacks will become more fierce… And the village must survive at all costs!

Experimental specimens spotted on the loose in the vicinity of Headup Headquarters!

04 October 2018 These guys are prepared for anything

ATTENTION: Headup does not take responsibility for any injuries sustained while attempting to pacify the escaped specimens / employees. Furthermore, Headup confidently objects any claims or statements made by the escaped specimens / employees concerning inhumane or oppressing working conditions at Headup HQ - all employees took part in the project of their own free will and in contrast to any potential depictions made by the employees, were not at any point in time threatened, coerced, drugged or physically / mentally / emotionally manipulated into agreement.

Tied Together will come to Nintendo Switch™ on October 19.

"Silver Chains" invites you to a different kind of house viewing in Spring 2019

This evil you cannot fight - run for your life and find a place to hide.

17 September 2018 Developer studio Cracked Heads Games will release their debut title Silver Chains in collaboration with Headup in Spring 2019 for PC, PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™ and Xbox One.

Using Unreal Engine 4, Silver Chains' graphics bring to life the hauntingly beautiful interiors of an early 20th century English manor. The Victorian architecture plays its part in creating an eerie atmosphere which will keep you on the edge of your seat as you unravel the mysteries of this place.

However, do not let the exploration and story aspects fool you into a false sense of security as the horrors of this house will hunt and find you as soon as you let your guard down. Throughout its course, Silver Chains will make sure to keep a steady stream of adrenalin pumping through your body!

The zombie apocalypse has arrived

Prove your will for survival with "Dead Age" available now on Xbox One

07 September 2018 Dead Age, the tactical zombie horror RPG from Headup and Silent Dreams, is available now on Xbox One.

You'll get the game now for $11,99 / €11.99 / £9.59 (20% off) for the first days, afterwards it will be at 14.99 / £11.99 again.

The game drops players right into the middle of a fierce zombie apocalypse, challenging them to rebuild society and make tough decisions while fending off hordes of undead in tactical turn-based battles. This combination and its unique atmosphere brought Dead Age great success on Steam and a "Very Positive" overall rating with over 2500 reviews in total. Thanks to the fantastic community support, Xbox One players are lucky to receive the best version possible, improved hand in hand with the players.
 
You control a group of survivors, execute dangerous scavenging runs, craft equipment and other useful things, build alliances and fight for survival on a day to day basis. Its round-based battles are inspired by classic RPGs: you can act strategically, use different skills and weapons and even plants bombs and traps. How will you protect your people from this thread?

Dead Age is now available for $11.99 / €11.99 / £9.59 on the Microsoft Store.

Slime-san Level Editor - Create your own slimey levels for the world to tackle!

The Slime-san Level Editor is coming to Steam! (And most likely to Nintendo Switch™ too!)

28 August 2018 Still hungry for more slimy goodness? The next free Slime-san patch will be the ultimate solution to that. Yes, it's really happening: We're excited to announce the Slime-san Level Editor enabling you to create and share your own levels with your friends and the world! Browse and rate levels online or share them directly via ID code. And yes, the editor will feature full & friendly gamepad compatibility.

Slime-san's developers Fabraz teamed up with David Laskey, from TumbleSeed fame, to make this the best experience you could imagine. To top it all off Meganeko will be creating a new track while Del will delight us with another beautiful piece of artwork!

With this feature-filled level editor you'll truly be able to create and share your own unique levels and is estimated to release this Fall! The best part? We'll be releasing it as a standalone game as well on Steam!

Speaking of platforms, we're planning to add the level editor for Nintendo Switch™ as a free update, too! We will keep you updated.

Check out this teaser gif below:

Trüberbrook's ''Interrogation Trailer'' gives first insights into its story

Play Trüberbrook at gamescom!

17 August 2018 The past few weeks a lot has happened in our little Trüberbrook: Most of the villagers have been given their voices, all the houses, squares and secret science labs have been built and the team is about to go on a great journey... To give you an impression what the game looks and feels like, we have assembled our new "Interrogation Trailer". For this, we have only used hand-picked and unaltered ingame material. Have fun watching! We hope you like it!

Synchronisation and soundeffects

The tape recorders are breaking into a sweat! We are happy to report that almost every character in Trüberbrook now has a voice. Altogether, we have recorded about 3200 lines per language. It's amazing to see (or rather hear) how the good people of Trüberbrook are now becoming real personalities

The tape recorders came in handy for a second time, when we went outdoors to record our first atmospheres and soundscapes in the wild. To create a world which is as authentic as possible, we'll have to wait until September for the very last recordings, in order to allow even the native autumn birds to find their way into the game.