When the studio did finally release a sequel in 2017's SteamWorld Dig 2, the studio continued to innovate and created what many fans of the genre held as one of the year's best games. Instead Dig, was followed by SteamWorld Heist, an excellent turn-based tactics heist game featuring an entirely different setting and cast of characters. Even when the studio found huge success with the SteamWorld Dig game, it didn't immediately deliver a sequel. Image & Form has always used its steampunk robot world to explore a variety of gameplay ideas. The SteamWorld saga hasn’t been continued since SteamWorld Dig 2, back in 2017, and now we know what Thunderful Games will be doing next with it as it evolves into a third-person co-op adventure. With this, the defeated robot's head can attack its assailant after it leaves its damaged body behind. Headhunter's trailer features a humorous duel between two robots, with one seemingly shooting the other down, only to realize too late the 'head-popping' twist mechanic that Headhunter will include.

Like the other games in the series, it exists in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has disappeared and the civilization is run by a cast of quirky robots. Announced via a tantalizingly short cinematic trailer, SteamWorld Headhunter takes place in a Wild West setting comprised entirely of robot cowboy characters.

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