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Heave Ho

Heave Ho

Released: 8/29/2019

Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death! Players will use their own two hands and the outstretched grip of their friends to grapple across each level on their way to victory. Grab one another’s hands, climb across dangling bodies, and swing your pals to safety in a wobbly, dangly mass of limbs. Customize your character with all manner of stylish accessories and zany accouterment in a vain attempt to remember who you are and which of your hands is the only thing between you and the plummet of doom.

Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death! Players will use their own two hands and the outstretched grip of their friends to grapple across each level on their way to victory. Grab one another’s hands, climb across dangling bodies, and swing your pals to safety in a wobbly, dangly mass of limbs. Customize your character with all manner of stylish accessories and zany accouterment in a vain attempt to remember who you are and which of your hands is the only thing between you and the plummet of doom.

Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death! Players will use their own two hands and the outstretched grip of their friends to grapple across each level on their way to victory. Grab one another’s hands, climb across dangling bodies, and swing your pals to safety in a wobbly, dangly mass of limbs. Customize your character with all manner of stylish accessories and zany accouterment in a vain attempt to remember who you are and which of your hands is the only thing between you and the plummet of doom.

Critics
79
Steam
91
Metacritic
78

Score Breakdown

79.5

Critic Average

26 reviews

91

Steam User Score

2,555 reviews

78

Metacritic User Score

29 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-11.9
Metacritic Disparity
+1.5
Combined Disparity
-5.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (8%)22 launch window (85%)2 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 26 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 79.5/100. Critics score this game 11.9 points lower than Steam users and 1.5 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 26)+
  1. Josh Di FalcoviaCubed3
    Dec 30, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 91.3/100 · -11.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +2.0 pts
  2. Θέμης ΜπολτσήςviaUnboxholics
    Nov 10, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 91.3/100 · -11.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +2.0 pts
  3. Julien InvernoviaGameblog
    Oct 11, 2019·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 91.3/100 · -11.3 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +2.0 pts
  4. Matt KowalskiviaMarooners' Rock
    Oct 3, 2019·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Steam 91.3/100 · -1.4 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +12.0 pts
  5. Steven WeberviaGameSpace
    Sep 18, 2019·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 91.3/100 · -21.4 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · -8.0 pts