Release date, platforms, and a demo you absolutely should play
Heave Ho 2 is dropping on July 16 for Nintendo Switch, the upcoming Switch 2, and PC (Steam). If you want a taste of the chaos before committing, there’s a demo live on Steam so you can start blaming your friends early.
Made by Le Cartel Studio and published by Devolver Digital, the sequel keeps the rubber-limbed, physics-driven antics that made the first game such a party staple—except now with online play, so you can betray strangers in addition to your IRL pals.
What’s new and why players should care
Matches still support two-to-four players and revolve around gripping, swinging, and very politely letting go of your teammates. This time around the game adds online multiplayer (co-op and versus), eight fresh themed worlds—from a zero-gravity space playground to a disaster-prone kitchen—and a toolkit of silly hazards and toys like toy guns, sauce bottles, levers, keys, drones, and more. Translation: more ways to assist and accidentally sabotage.
Heave Ho 2 also brings GameShare to Switch 2, so a single copy can be shared locally or online with up to three friends. That’s a neat quality-of-life win for couch chaos and for streamer-friendly sessions where drop-in mayhem is the point.
Devolver notes the original sold almost a million copies across PC and Switch, so the sequel has a strong legacy to build on. Practically speaking, online modes and new interactive bits should widen its appeal—expect more unpredictable moments, viral clips, and reasons to nickname someone “the betrayer.”
Bottom line: if you like physics comedy, backstabbing pals, and short rounds that end with exhausted laughter (or furious muttering), Heave Ho 2 looks built to deliver. Try the demo, mark July 16 on your calendar, and start deciding now who’s getting pushed first.
