Heave Ho

I was expecting for French developer Le Cartel Studio’s follow-up to Mother Russia Bleeds to be something as gory, violent, and over-the-top, but I guess I was wrong. The talented Parisian lads have just proven how versatile and imaginative they are by coming up with something on the completely opposite side of the ESRB spectrum: a family-friendly, party-oriented puzzle platformer starring big blobs with faces and long arms. Heave Ho might not look the part at first, but it wowed me like ve...

Needless to say, if you like local co-op games and own either a Nintendo Switch or a PC, Heave Ho should be considered absolutely essential. It really is one of the best local co-op games available. By keeping things simple it’s attractive to all, just like its quirky art style. And while success is rewarding, failing is often just as much fun. If you’re after a game that’s addictive, hilarious and can help build a team, look no further. Heave Ho builds bonds. Although it might also possibly break them if you fail too much.

With fun presentation and a well designed co-op platforming mechanic Heave Ho is certainly a great new addition to the party game genre.

That’s basically everything Heave Ho has to offer in a nutshell. It’s a good chunk of content for an absolute steal of a price. The wackiness of grabbing your friends, flinging yourself around, making faces and noises, and just causing shenanigans all around doesn’t really get old. Heave Ho is a much harder sell to anyone expecting to play it solo, but it’s an absolute must-have for any local multiplayer get-together with friends.

Heave Ho is the life of the party: wild and magnetic with a few surprises up its sleeve. Play it on your own, however, and it’s not quite as much fun to hang with.

Grab a close friend or three and sit down for a good hour or more with this wacky puzzle co-op published by Devolver Digital and developed by Le Cartel Studio . Heave Ho pits the lovable long-limbed ‘Grabbers’ in unfortunate challenges. The colourful creatures must jump from platform to platform, avoid obstacles and reach the goal of each thematic stage.

A warning for anyone playing this game on the Switch like I’ve been doing: do not use the separated joy-cons under any circumstances if you value the health of your fingers. Since the grip on your character’s left and right hands are triggered, appropriately, with the L and R buttons then it would be fair to assume you’re going to be holding those buttons down for extended periods of time right? Well if you’re playing with a group of people and your only option is to give everyone their own separate joy-con then that means you have to dig your fingers into the small space where those two butto...