Hello! It’s been a while, but we’re back with a big Headspun update to let you know that we’ve released a brand new demo for the game.
You can now play the full first day of Headspun, where Theo Kavinsky wakes from his coma for the first time, and Ted and Teddy - the voices in his head - deal with the aftermath inside his brain.
Headspun is an FMV/Adventure hybrid which puts you in the shoes of Ted: the Director of Cortex - the rational, intelligent voice in Theo's head. What Ted thinks is best for Theo isn't necessarily a view shared by Teddy, however; the primal, emotional subconscious voice...
If you enjoy what you play, we’ve also dropped the price of the full game, AND slashed 50% off for a week-long deal (ends July 25th) so you can carry on playing to find out how Theo, Ted and Teddy’s stories end.
We’ve ALSO released a new Superstring bundle, which includes Headspun and our brand new game Acolyte.
Acolyte is a natural-language ARG/Detective game that gives you your own Acolyte; a digital assistant you can talk to freely without pre-define dialogue options.
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the FMV-hybrid, we are proud to offer our biggest Steam discount on Headspun... saving you 55%!
So, for everyone new to the FMV/adventure hybrid... what is Headspun all about?
A GAME ABOUT RECOVERY
Cortex is in ruins.
After waking from a five-week coma, Theo Kavinsky finds his life in disrepair, and with no memory of the accident, it’s up to Ted and Teddy – the conscious and subconscious voices in his head – to work out what happened, and put his life back on track.
Headspun is an FMV/Adventure hybrid which puts you in the shoes of Ted: the Director of Cortex - the rational, intelligent voice in Theo's head. What Ted thinks is best for Theo isn't necessarily a view shared by Teddy, however; the primal, emotional subconscious voice...
In the process of repairing Cortex, re-hiring a team and finding out what happened the night of the accident, Ted and Teddy must cast aside their differences and learn to work together. Headspun is a game about recovery, discovery, and the ongoing battle between logic and emotion.
Rich FMV story-telling
Branching dialogue - sway the outcome of your interactions
Rebuild Cortex - earn Neuros to hire staff and commission renovations
Retreive Lost Memories and work out what happened the night of Theo's accident
Today, we have a very important announcement to make!
We are proud to offer our biggest discount on Headspun... saving you 50% until 25th March!
Previous owners of the game will also notice a minor update went live today featuring some minor optimisations throughout.
So, for everyone new to the FMV/adventure hybrid... what is Headspun all about?
A GAME ABOUT RECOVERY
Cortex is in ruins.
After waking from a five-week coma, Theo Kavinsky finds his life in disrepair, and with no memory of the accident, it’s up to Ted and Teddy – the conscious and subconscious voices in his head – to work out what happened, and put his life back on track.
Headspun is an FMV/Adventure hybrid which puts you in the shoes of Ted: the Director of Cortex - the rational, intelligent voice in Theo's head. What Ted thinks is best for Theo isn't necessarily a view shared by Teddy, however; the primal, emotional subconscious voice...
In the process of repairing Cortex, re-hiring a team and finding out what happened the night of the accident, Ted and Teddy must cast aside their differences and learn to work together. Headspun is a game about recovery, discovery, and the ongoing battle between logic and emotion.
Rich FMV story-telling
Branching dialogue - sway the outcome of your interactions
Rebuild Cortex - earn Neuros to hire staff and commission renovations
Retreive Lost Memories and work out what happened the night of Theo's accident
Original Synthwave Score from Soho Loop
We hope you enjoy the game! Let us know what you think about it and don't forget to follow Superstring for teasers on their next intriguing narrative game...
Leave your comments or reach us via any of the links below.
We have had demand for new languages to be added to the game so we are proud to announce support for the following:
- German - Russian - Turkish - Simplified Chinese
To celebrate the additional language support, Headspun will be on sale starting today with 30% discount.
We are open to adding even more languages should there be enough demand for it, so if there's one you'd like to see, please comment below or reach out to with the links below.
We have collated a list of major bug fixes since the launch of the game on 28.08.
Fixed a rare issue where all videos wouldn't play for some players. Please note, some users on Windows 7 may still have issues, additionally, anyone missing the necessary video codecs on their version of Windows may also have issues. Please see this thread for more details.
Fixed an issue where the final video wouldn't end the game.
Fixed a rare issue where input would be ignored entirely.
Fixed a visual issue where players couldn't progress as Memory 13 appeared to not unlock. Now, the unlocked padlock icon appears for players to select.
Fixed an issue where staff members wouldn't appear in a certain place when completing the Corpse Correction task.
Fixed an issue where the progress wouldn't update after assigning staff to tasks.
Fixed an issue where you can't summon multiple staff in succession.
Fixed a rare issue where you could accidentally skip passed the tutorial.
Fixed an issue where a task assignment was going to the wrong staff member.
Fixed numerous achievements that occasionally didn't unlock, specifically BRIGHT SPARK, CHANGING ROOMS, UNSPUN and SNAPPY DRESSER.
Fixed an issue where you are unable to choose to stay or leave at the end of the game.
Fixed an issue where some videos wouldn't play at the appropriate times.
Fixed an issue where the wrong video was played in Dream Theatre.
Fixed an issue where there was a time delay when entering Cortex Control.
Fixed an issue with the menu navigation when summoning and dismissing staff.
Fixed an issue where Dennis would be summoned in the same spot multiple times.
Fixed an issue where the left elevator wasn't usable after repairing it.
Fixed a rare issue where Cortex Control would become unresponsive upon leaving midday.
Fixed an issue where the number of completed quests wasn't showing correctly.
Fixed an issue where audio levels were unbalanced in scene 8.
Fixed an issue where some subtitles were missing.
Fixed an issue with the formatting of some subtitles.
Fixed an issue where mouse input wouldn't be registered on the R&D project window.
Additionally, a large number of smaller bugs, tweaks and optimisations have been made throughout the game. We will continue to monitor all reports and react to address the issues across all platforms (Steam, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch).
#10 | An update from the developers
To the community,
This is just a quick post to let you know we are recording any and all bug reports sent our way, on all platforms. We have been patching the game on almost a daily basis and will continue this for as long as needed. Later this week (05-09) we will be making an announcement with all those fixes collated in one post, so keep an eye out for that announcement.
We're sorry for any bugs that made it into the game and we want you to know our team are making these our highest priority. We expect the last of them to be fixed by the end of this week.
If there are any specific bug fixes you have been waiting on since the day of launch, please update the game and verify the integrity to check if it has been implemented (or wait until the announcement this Thursday).
Thank you to all for your support ːsteamhappyː
Wales Interactive
#9 | Headspun is OUT NOW on PC and Console
Today, we released Headspun to the world!
It's an exciting day as we have finally released Headspun on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One (Switch and Mac still to come very soon) and we've done this with a 10% discount on all platforms for a limited time.
Jamin Smith is here to share some words about the creation of Headspun...
Headspun was an idea born out of reading too many pop-psychology books; I loved the concept of the competing voices in our heads and wanted to personify the different drives and desires that form our personalities. Choosing live-action - in part - to tell that story seemed like a natural fit. I'm incredibly proud of the end result; a true genre-hybrid that fuses elements of the Adventure, RPG and FMV genres into something new.
Jamin also has a whole bunch of fun facts about the development of the game which we'll feature in a follow-up news post on the Steam Forum, so keep en eye out for that.
Until then, we hope you enjoy the game! Let us know what you think about it and maybe what you'd like to see as a follow-up to this. Would you like to see FMV used in this way again? Or completely change it up for something new?
Leave your comments or reach us via any of the links below.
#8 | Win Headspun keys exclusively on the Steam Community Hub
Dear Steam users,
In the build up to the launch and to say thank you for your support during development of Headspun, we want to run a giveaway exclusively on the Steam Community Hub.
So no social media or email needed here!
Giveaway Prizes
We are giving away 3x Steam keys for the FMV/Adventure hybrid game and will announce the winner here on Friday 9 August.
How to enter
1. Add Headspun to your Steam Wishlist
2. Comment below
Don't know what to comment? Just say "I've added Headspun to my Wishlist" ːsteammockingː
The official release date has been revealed ːsteamhappyː
Venture into Cortex on... August 28!
On that day Headspun will release on PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The FMV/adventure hybrid game will also receive discounted pre-order from August 14.
Steam Giveaway Incoming...
Stay tuned and keep your eyes peeled for an exclusive Steam Forum giveaway which will be announced here very soon. No social media accounts required, just be sure to WISHLIST the game and SUBSCRIBE to the Headspun Steam Forum to be notified of when it goes live.
That's all for now. Any questions, comments or requests, drop them in the comment section below!
