{"id":806606,"date":"2026-07-16T22:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/806606\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:54:13","slug":"heave-ho-2-swings-onto-switch-and-switch-2-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/806606\/","title":{"rendered":"Heave Ho 2 swings onto Switch and Switch 2 today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Le Cartel and publisher Devolver Digital are swinging with joy to announce that Heave Ho 2 \u2013 the sequel to smash hit party game Heave Ho \u2013 is out NOW on PC and Nintendo consoles. For the next two weeks, friend-flinging fans who purchase Heave Ho 2 on Nintendo Switch 2 can download the original Heave Ho for free from the eShop. Those who own Heave Ho on Nintendo Switch can also enjoy a 20% discount on Heave Ho 2 for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>Strap in for slapstick 2-4 player thrills in co-op or versus play, as you grab, grapple and swing through eight anarchic themed worlds \u2013 from weightless space to kitchen chaos. Lend your friends a helping hand or send them tumbling to their doom. Either way it\u2019s a riot.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, leap into full online co-op and versus play with 2-4 people, in addition to the classic couch multiplayer that made the original Heave Ho so beloved. Explore eight all-new worlds brimming with new mechanics and scenarios, and get your hands on an array of gadgets including pop guns, sauce bottles, levers, keys and drones.<\/p>\n<p>Heave Ho 2 will make you laugh and swear at your friends in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandre Muttoni, co-founder and art director at Le Cartel, said, in French: \u201cUn an et demi \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper Heave Ho, et 4 ans et d\u00e9velopper Heave Ho 2. On a pass\u00e9 5 ans et demi de nos vies \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des personnages sans jambes qui font des pets. Je ne regrette rien.\u201d We\u2019ll let you take that one right on over to Google Translate.<\/p>\n<p>Heave Ho 2 is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>The Nintendo Switch 2 version supports GameShare, allowing one player with the game to share it locally or online with up to 3 other players, and also CameraPlay, letting players insert their own faces onto the characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Developer Le Cartel and publisher Devolver Digital are swinging with joy to announce that Heave Ho 2 \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-806606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}