Headlander

Headlander is a retro-futuristic, side scrolling, action-adventure game set in a world inspired by 70’s science fiction. You are the last known human in the universe, and all that’s left of you is a disembodied head. Seeking clues to your fractured past, you must travel through a hostile world of machines, using a special helmet that allows you to dock into and take control of any robotic host body. As you launch from one body to the next, you’ll start to discover that things are not quite what they appear to be, and the fate of humanity has yet to be decided…

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:GOG
Play Styles:Single-Player
Setting:Sci-Fi

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Widescreen Solution & Issues:

Native Hor+ support.

  • Cut-scenes are 16:9 anamorphic.
  • In standard resolutions, gameplay is 16:10 anamorphic.
Ultra/Super-Wide Specific Solution & Issues:

Hex edit Headlander.exe.
Replace 4 instances of 398EE33F with 8EE31840 (works for 2560x1080 and 3440x1440).

  • Minor tracking issues: camera does not always center on character, depending on the room.
Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

Limited support: same method as UltraWide.

It is not recommended to use the hex string for your actual resolution because tracking issues become so severe as to render the game unplayable in TripleWide. The solution is to constrain the picture to an UltraWide-ish aspect, pillarboxed.

The screenshots below were taken using B81E5540 (3.33:1) instead of 8EE31840 (2.39:1).

4K UHD Specific Solution & Issues:

Native support.

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 Cutscene
16:10 Cutscene
16:9 Cutscene
21:9 Cutscene
Eyefinity / Surround Cutscene
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
21:9 Menu
Eyefinity / Surround Menu
4K Gameplay Screenshot
4K In-Game Cutscene
4K Menu Screenshot
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16:9 Gameplay
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21:9 Gameplay: Hor+ and slightly off-center
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30:9 Gameplay: more off-center
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48:9 Gameplay: off-center, props missing
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Upgrade Menu, 4:3
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Upgrade Menu, 16:10
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Upgrade Menu, 16:9
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Upgrade Menu, 21:9
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Upgrade Menu, 48:9 (constrained to 30:9)
15:9 Resolutions:1280x768
16:10 Resolutions:1920x1200
16:9 Resolutions:2560x1440
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:3440x1440
Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions:
4K UHD Resolutions:3840x2160
Multi-Monitor Types:Nvidia Surround
Multi-Monitor Layouts:3x1-L