To Be Headed Or Not To Be

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To Be Headed Or Not To Be is a multiplayer action game. It was developed by Fruits of Yggdrasil Studio and was released on November 21, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

"To Be Headed or Not to Be" is a cooperative escape-room game where you play as a resurrected skeleton. Work together to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles in order to escape the mansion and gain your freedom. Help is available in-game if you get stuck, making it accessible for all skill levels.

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Audience ScoreBased on 139 reviews

humor5 positive mentions

gameplay4 negative mentions

The game features a unique and funny mechanic of detaching and throwing heads, which adds a humorous twist to the puzzles.
Many players found the puzzles to be challenging and engaging, requiring good communication and teamwork to solve.
Despite its flaws, the game offers a fun experience for co-op play, especially for those who enjoy puzzle games.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including issues with controls and the hint system, which can lead to frustrating gameplay.
Puzzles are often described as unintuitive and vague, making it difficult for players to understand what to do next.
The overall execution feels unpolished, with many players noting clunky mechanics and a lack of clarity in puzzle design.

gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
61%
22%
Gameplay in this game is marked by a mix of unique mechanics and frustrating execution, with players noting that while some puzzles are intriguing, many are poorly designed and lack clarity. The head mechanic, although initially interesting, becomes disorienting and underutilized, leading to a sense of annoyance rather than enjoyment. Overall, the gameplay experience is marred by clunky mechanics, a lack of intuitive design, and insufficient guidance, making it feel unfinished and overly challenging at times.
- “My friend and I were properly impressed by some of the unique puzzles that the mechanics allowed for.”
- “A fun two-player game, with some tricky puzzles and interesting mechanics.”
- “It offers a unique mechanic - taking off your head.”
- “Bad game mechanics, and puzzles with little sense.”
- “The lack of clarity, the lack of any sort of 'skip' function, and the fact that so many of the 'puzzles' is just asinine faffing about with the strange execution of mechanics is all just too much.”
- “It is so rare that anything makes sense and the mechanics of the game are clunky and aggravating.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The graphics of the game are generally viewed as simple and somewhat unpolished, with some users noting that they appear to be sourced from asset stores. While the art style is considered fun and fitting for the game's tone, the lack of graphical options and optimization detracts from the overall experience. Despite these shortcomings, the visuals do not hinder gameplay, and the blocky aesthetic has a certain charm.
- “The visuals are simple and a bit unpolished, but this is a free game, and the visuals never get in the way of the puzzles.”
- “The gameplay and graphics aren't mind-blowing but fit this little game very well.”
- “The blocky graphic style is charming, and the first puzzle room was intuitive enough.”
- “The game graphics look better than you might expect, but that's just because it looks like some or all of them are 'borrowed' from asset stores or wherever.”
- “There are no graphical settings.”
- “Make puzzles better, remove some green herrings, and for all computers' sake optimize the game and add graphical options, fix the typos and put some flair; that's about it to make this bad game into a decent one.”
humor
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by its absurd and chaotic mechanics, such as stealing friends' heads and the resulting antics, which lead to genuine laughter among players. However, the execution is marred by unclear objectives, detracting from the overall comedic experience. Despite these flaws, many players find the game to be a fun and amusing co-op experience that delivers on its promise of humor.
- “Amazing game! My friend and I died laughing already in the main menu because we couldn't read the horrible font that was chosen. We just started spam inviting all our friends until we realized we were mistakenly inviting everyone we knew, lol.”
- “The game brings what it promised: a nice, funny co-op game with puzzles that aren't just served on a silver platter.”
- “You can throw your head somewhere and still control your body, or mess with your friend and steal their head to carry it off and throw it far away from their body, which is quite funny.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has been criticized for being very laggy and buggy, with frequent glitches affecting gameplay, particularly during puzzles. Users report encountering frustrating mechanics and unintended issues that detract from the overall experience.
- “Very laggy and buggy.”
- “Sometimes it glitches, especially in the prisoner part of the puzzle.”
- “On the last puzzle, we had to deal with some bad mechanics and some (probably) glitches or unintended annoying mechanics.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with players reporting janky movements, a frustrating options menu, and persistent mouse stuttering for the second player, which detracts from the overall experience, especially during platforming and physics interactions.
- “The game is very poorly optimized.”
- “Also very poorly optimized; janky movements and a terrible options menu made for an unpleasant experience.”
- “The second player always experiences some mouse stuttering, which is quite annoying during the light platforming sections and when handling physics objects.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find that while the initial gameplay is enjoyable, the experience quickly deteriorates into tedious grinding, particularly during sections that require guiding another character, compounded by frustrating controls and poor navigation.
- “The first part is fun, but as soon as you have to guide the other player in the jail cells, the game loses any sense of fun and quickly becomes tedious.”
- “Nauseating controls, terrible signposting, often tedious.”