Chaotic 2–4 Player Physics Co-op

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Swing, grab, and launch friends through 72 co-op levels across eight themed worlds, with online and local play, versus challenges, unlockables, and chaotic physics.

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Everything you need to play Heave Ho 2: release info, beginner basics, controls, multiplayer, world walkthroughs, items, achievements, and PC settings.

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Heave Ho 2: Up to 4 Players Multiplayer Party Game Guide

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Heave Ho 2: Levels Overview

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Heave Ho 2: Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

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Heave Ho 2: How to Play Online

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Heave Ho 2: How Many Players?

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Heave Ho 2 – Reveal Trailer Analysis

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Heave Ho 2 Multiplayer: Online Co-op & Versus Mode Setup Guide

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Heave Ho 2 Platforms: Supported Systems & Compatibility Guide

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Heave Ho 2 How Long to Beat: Level Count & Completion Guide

Discover how long it takes to beat Heave Ho 2. Our guide covers all 72 co-op levels, 8 themed worlds, versus mode, and 100% completion requirements for 2026.

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Heave Ho 2 All Levels: Walkthrough for Every Co-op World

Complete guide to all 72 co-op levels in Heave Ho 2. Master eight themed worlds, unlock every character, and finish every challenge with our expert tips.

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Heave Ho 2 Switch 2: Multiplayer Setup & GameShare Guide

Master Heave Ho 2 on Nintendo Switch 2. Learn how to set up local and online GameShare, utilize co-op controls, and clear all 72 campaign levels.

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Heave Ho 2 Controls: Controller Setup & Co-op Tips

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Release Information

Heave Ho 2 Release Date, Price and Platform Comparison

Heave Ho 2 launched on July 16, 2026 for Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. All three versions support local and online multiplayer for up to four players, while the native Nintendo Switch 2 edition adds local and online GameShare.

Windows PC

Steam

Release:: July 16, 2026
Price:: $9.99
Players:: 2-4 players
Size:: 4 GB available space

Free Steam demo with local and online co-op for 2-4 players

Steam Remote Play Together
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo eShop

Release:: July 16, 2026
Price:: $9.99
Players:: Up to 4 players on one system or online
Size:: 2.4 GB file size

Free downloadable Nintendo eShop demo

TV, tabletop, and handheld modes
Nintendo Switch Online play
Save Data Cloud
Plays consistently on Nintendo Switch 2

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Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo eShop

Release:: July 16, 2026
Price:: $9.99
Players:: Up to 4 players on one system or online
Size:: 2.4 GB file size

Free downloadable Nintendo eShop demo

Local GameShare
Online GameShare through GameChat
One owner shares with up to three players
Nintendo Switch Online play

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All versions support English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Getting Started

Heave Ho 2 Beginner Guide

Most campaign stages ask a team of 2-4 players to travel from the start to the finish by grabbing platforms, objects, and each other. Learn the basic loop of gripping, chaining, swinging, and recovering before tackling the eight themed worlds.

1

Learn Your Two Hands

Your character is a head with two independently controlled gripping hands. Practice holding a safe surface with one hand while reaching for the next grip with the other.

Team tip: Call out left hand or right hand before releasing when another player depends on your grip.

2

Create a Reliable Anchor

Before a long crossing, place one player on a secure platform and keep at least one of that player's hands attached to the environment.

Team tip: The anchored player should move as little as possible while teammates reposition.

3

Build a Human Chain

Grab a teammate's hand, head, or body and extend the group outward from the anchor. Longer chains reach platforms a single player cannot.

Team tip: Put the strongest anchor at the back and the player making the next grab at the front.

4

Generate Swinging Momentum

Rotate the team in one direction, then reverse at the right moment to grow the swing. Use several controlled movements instead of one huge jump.

Team tip: Have one player count the rhythm so everyone knows when to pull, extend, and release.

5

Release and Catch Safely

The moving player should extend a free hand toward the target before the throw. Release only the connecting hand, then grip the destination as soon as it overlaps.

Team tip: Keep the remaining chain stable until the thrown player confirms the new grip is secure.

6

Move the Team Forward

Once the front player lands, they become the new anchor. Transfer teammates one at a time or swing the rest of the chain toward the new position.

Team tip: Slow transfers are usually safer than launching the whole group across a hard gap at once.

7

Recover from Failed Jumps

When a player misses, everyone still attached should stop swinging and preserve the anchor. Offer a free hand as a rescue point, or reset the short attempt if the chain falls.

Team tip: After repeated failures, change the chain order or use unlocked support items such as extended arms.

Quick Tips

Always keep at least one player anchored before the team swings.
Releasing near the fastest outward point of a swing converts rotation into distance.
Complete the main route first, then replay for timers, silhouettes, mysterious hands, and photos.
Use the cat drone assistance that appears after a long struggle to bypass stalled sections.

Controls and Movement

Heave Ho 2 Controls and Swinging Techniques

Heave Ho 2 has no traditional jump. Movement comes from rotating your arms and body, gripping with the correct hand, releasing at the right moment, and transferring momentum between surfaces and teammates.

Move and Rotate

Move the left analog stick

Rotates and directs the character's arms and body around the current grip point.

Technique: Use small circular movements near narrow platforms and larger sweeps when building momentum.

Grip with Left Hand

Hold the left grip button or trigger

Closes the left hand around a nearby surface, object, or teammate.

Technique: Keep the left hand attached as an anchor while searching for the next grip with the right.

Grip with Right Hand

Hold the right grip button or trigger

Closes the right hand around a nearby surface, object, or teammate.

Technique: Check the on-screen hand indicator before releasing during crowded human-chain sections.

Release a Hand

Release the matching grip button

Opens that hand while the other stays attached if its button is still held.

Technique: Release near the fastest outward point of a swing to convert rotation into distance.

Climb a Surface

Alternate left and right grips while rotating upward

Moves the character hand-over-hand along walls, poles, and ledges.

Technique: Place the free hand above the anchored hand before releasing the lower grip.

Throw a Teammate

Grip the teammate, build momentum, then release the connecting hand

Launches the held player toward a distant surface or teammate.

Technique: The thrown player should keep one hand free and point it at the landing target before release.

Catch a Teammate

Move an open hand into the teammate and hold the matching grip

Stops a teammate's fall or connects them to the human chain.

Technique: Open the catching hand early and keep your body stable instead of chasing the fall.

Rotate a Human Chain

All connected players move in the same circular direction

Builds shared momentum for moving several players across a wide gap.

Technique: Choose one caller to set the rhythm and keep the rear anchor attached until the front lands.

Multiplayer

Heave Ho 2 Multiplayer and Co-op Options

Heave Ho 2 brings the series online while keeping shared-screen couch play. Cooperate through the eight worlds or compete in Showdown challenges built around racing, survival, and grabbing objectives.

Online Co-op

2-4

Platforms: PC, Switch, Switch 2

Play campaign levels with remote friends and move every player and object to the goal together.

Requires: Internet; Nintendo versions need Nintendo Switch Online

Local Couch Co-op

2-4

Platforms: PC, Switch, Switch 2

All players cooperate on the same system with a shared camera and display.

Requires: One system with enough controllers

Online Showdown

2-4

Platforms: PC, Switch, Switch 2

Compete in rotating races, survival rounds, and handle-grab contests; first to five wins takes the match.

Requires: Internet; Nintendo versions need Nintendo Switch Online

Local Showdown

2-4

Platforms: PC, Switch, Switch 2

Play the competitive Showdown playlist locally on a shared screen.

Requires: One system with enough controllers

Shared-Screen Play

2-4 local

Platforms: PC, Switch, Switch 2

Local multiplayer uses one shared camera rather than separate per-player views.

Requires: Players stay within the same gameplay view

Steam Remote Play Together

Up to 4

Platforms: Windows PC

Streams the host's local session to remote players for couch-style modes online.

Requires: Host owns the Steam version; guests connect via Remote Play

Local GameShare

1 owner + up to 3

Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

The owner shares Heave Ho 2 with nearby players so they can join without buying a copy.

Requires: A Nintendo Switch 2 starts the GameShare session

Online GameShare

1 owner + up to 3

Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

The owner starts GameShare over GameChat to share the game with remote friends.

Requires: GameChat, internet, Nintendo Accounts, and Nintendo Switch Online

Campaign Guide

All Eight Heave Ho 2 Worlds

Follow the full co-op campaign across eight themed adventures and about 60 levels. Each world adds new traversal rules, team objectives, hazards, and optional challenges.

Ski liftsGondolasIcy mountain traversalSwinging between moving supports

Objective: Move the group across elevated routes and reach the finish around moving transport and exposed gaps.

Tip: Use short, controlled swings around moving platforms before attempting timer or collectible objectives.

Items and Rewards

Heave Ho 2 Items, Unlocks and Cosmetics

Heave Ho 2 mixes world-specific stage objects with equippable support tools. Optional objectives also advance reward tracks containing gifts, cosmetics, crossover skins, and gameplay items.

Stage Object

Pop Guns

A shooting-based tool used in push, pull, shoot, and squeeze challenges.

Best use: Coordinate each shot with the team so the target player or object is ready for the result.

Stage and Assist Object

Drones

Part of the interactive object set; a cat drone can appear after a long struggle to help the team forward.

Best use: Use drone assistance to bypass a stalled section, then replay later for optional goals.

Stage Vehicle

Spaceships

A cooperative vehicle used in zero-gravity stages, piloted and stabilized by the group.

Best use: Assign piloting and stabilizing roles before launch instead of everyone pulling a different way.

Puzzle Object

Keys

Hidden keys must be found and carried to unlock stage exits.

Best use: Protect the key carrier with a stable chain and pass the key across gaps in short steps.

Traversal Object

Ski Lifts and Gondolas

Moving transport platforms carry players through icy mountain routes and create timed grabs.

Best use: Keep one player safely attached until the next support is within reach.

Equippable Objective Tool

Camera

Lets the team capture required photos of specific actions or poses for Photo challenges.

Best use: Equip it for photo objectives and stage the required scene before the final route.

Unlockable Support Item

Ima Rock

Freezes the user in midair so another player can use them as a temporary platform.

Best use: Activate it over a gap to create a stable midpoint for a teammate's next grab.

Unlockable Support Item

Arm Spray

Extends an ally's arms, making distant platforms and teammates easier to grab.

Best use: Apply it before a long reach, a difficult rescue, or a route where one player must stay anchored far away.

Unlockable Mobility Item

Umbrella

Allows floating and gives the user more control while crossing open space.

Best use: Use it to slow a fall, extend a jump, or approach a distant grab with less downward speed.

Collection Reward

Gifts and Crossover Cosmetics

Adds character cosmetics and crossover skins, including an Among Us Crewmate and Henry from Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Best use: Replay stages with unfinished objectives, open every gift for the Gift Addict achievement, and finish the reward tracks.

21 Steam Achievements

Heave Ho 2 Achievement Checklist

Track all 21 Steam achievements, from finishing the eight campaign worlds to clearing every optional challenge set and reaching 100 percent completion.

Campaign Progress

Flying high

Finish the Flying high adventure.

Manor mysteries

Finish the Manor mysteries adventure.

Spacebound squad

Finish the Spacebound squad adventure.

Chef's orders

Finish the Chef's orders adventure.

Shipwrecked

Finish the Shipwrecked adventure.

Transfolab

Finish the Transfolab adventure.

Cascade show

Finish the Cascade show adventure.

Medieval travels

Finish the Medieval travels adventure.

Optional Challenge Sets

King's court

Clear all Crowning challenges.

Animal rescue

Clear all Baby animal challenges.

Button bosses

Clear all Big button challenges.

Museum curators

Clear all Relic challenges.

Arty-farty

Clear all Graff-canvas challenges.

Shadow theater

Clear all Silhouette challenges.

Hand hunters

Clear all Mysterious hand challenges.

Sous-chefs in chief

Clear all Hidden recipe challenges.

Photo collector

Clear all Photo challenges.

Timer champions

Clear all Timer challenges.

Collection and Completion

Gift addict

Open all gifts.

Globe Trotters

Finish all co-op levels.

100%

Game 100% complete.

PC Performance

Heave Ho 2 PC Requirements and 1080p Settings

The official PC targets cover 1080p at 60 FPS on both Low and High quality. Heave Ho 2 requires a 64-bit version of Windows and 4 GB of available storage.

Component	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows 10 x64 Bit	Windows 11 x64 Bit
Processor	Intel Core i5-4670K or AMD FX-8350	Intel Core i7-6950X or AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Memory	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	GeForce GTX 760, Radeon R9 270X, or Intel UHD Graphics 620	GeForce GTX 1080, Radeon RX Vega 56, or Intel Arc A580
DirectX	Version 11	Version 12
Storage	4 GB available space	4 GB available space
Architecture	64-bit OS and processor required	64-bit OS and processor required
Target	Low Quality, 1080p, 60 FPS	High Quality, 1080p, 60 FPS

Minimum-Spec PCs

Low @ 1920x1080, 60 FPS

Start from the official Low Quality target.
Close heavy browser tabs and recording software before hosting online play.
If frames still drop, lower the resolution below 1080p before changing anything else.

Recommended-Spec PCs

High @ 1920x1080, 60 FPS

Use High Quality at 1080p for the official recommended target.
Keep graphics drivers current and ensure the game uses the dedicated GPU on laptops.
Prioritize a stable 60 FPS in co-op so grabs and releases are easier to time.

Below-Minimum Hardware

Low @ below 1080p as needed

Choose the Low preset and lower resolution in small steps.
Run the game while the laptop is plugged in on its performance power mode.
Avoid simultaneous streaming or recording on older integrated graphics.