Henry Halfhead Review

Halfhead, Full Life

Written by Dallas

Posted on: September 16th, 2025

Developed by Lululu Entertainment

Published by Popagenda

Released on September 16th 2025

Reviewed on PS5 (also on PC & Switch)

As I get older, I appreciate shorter games, as my time is stretched farther the ability to actually finish something brings me a new sense of accomplishment. I’ve always been of the mindset that your game doesn’t need to be X amount of hours long to be worthy of your time and money. Most of the time you’ll spend more on a movie ticket for an experience that’s even shorter than your typical game. Basically I’m trying to say that I’m more than happy to spend my cash on something that is shorter as long as it provides me with an experience worth having. So it brings me much pleasure to let you know that Henry Halfhead checks that box.

You expect me to pay attention in MATH class?!

If you track new releases, watch game showcases, etc. then you’ve probably seen a Henry Halfhead trailer and thought well that seems quirky, but what IS it? And the best way to put it is it’s a narrative adventure with environmental puzzles that are completed through transforming into your everyday inanimate objects.

You play as Henry, who has the ability to transform or shall I take possession of the objects around him. The story is told via a narrator who speaks about what Henry is doing, what Henry needs to do, and basically being an all around guide through your romp. I’m not here to spoil anything, so let’s just Henry Halfhead is about appreciating life and what it is to be alive. It’s not the kind of tale I expected when starting it up, but I’m surely glad that’s what it ended up being.

All I’ve ever wanted to be is cake, and here comes a knife to ruin my day.

Henry Halfhead can be completed in roughly 2-3hrs, most likely even quicker if you beeline your objectives. But a lot of the enjoyment from your playthrough is going to come from playing around with all the objects, discovering hidden tasks and secrets that you’re rewarded with for messing about. The gameplay will mostly have you figuring out what to do next and how to accomplish it with the objects around you and if you’re ever stuck there’s a friendly hint system to put you back on track (though I doubt you’ll need it). Henry Halfhead is very straightforward and an easy completion, but it’s not meant to be a challenging experience, it’s meant to be one of fun and joy and the reminder to play.

This review was special in an other way too, as Henry Halfhead can be played from the very beginning in local coop. So I actually was able to playthrough the entirety with my partner. And while coop didn’t add anything extra to the game, it was a blast trying out all the items, goofing around and doing the objectives together. I can wholeheartedly recommend that it’s worth your time playing with someone else, but it’s not necessary if you rather go it solo!

The most energized I’ll ever be.

Throughout my short time with it, I didn’t run into any sort of graphical or performance issues. I did have the occasional audio bug of tracks playing on top of one another, but when you have 2 people running around trying different things in rapid succession, it’s bound to happen, and not something to blame on the game itself.

Soundtrack wise it’s basic and gets the job done, apart from a killer theme song about Henry. And the audio design works well with all the moment to moment gameplay. Though you might get annoyed of the sound of water running if your partner decides to posses faucets and leave them on…

There’s not much more to say about Henry Halfhead. It’s a simple game and doesn’t include anything genre-defining, but it doesn’t need to be, it’s just fun and that’s what matters. If you’re in the mood to stack some blocks, become some food and cook yourself, and ribbit as a plush frog amongst other things for some evening entertainment, then give Henry Halfhead a shot. It’s worth your time.