A game made in one week for Jingle Jam 2025 with the theme "If you can't beat them, join them" <3


Headlatch is a retro game found on an abandoned game console where you play as a parasite who can eat the bad vibes of your host. Complete 3 levels and save the world (or something like that).


CONTROLS

A D / Arrow Keys - Move left and right

S / Down Key - Crouch / Hide

Space - Jump

Space in air when next to wall - Climb

E - Latch

Controls while latched:

W S / Arrow Keys - Move up and down

CREDITS

Everything made/coded by Tricky (TricksterArt), except:


Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org


Download

Download
Headlatch.exe 43 MB
Download
Non Installer version 30 MB

Install instructions

Download and run the .exe

Sorry about download only, HTML didn't work :(

You can now play in the browser, what a treat!

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