Slitterhead: A Body-Hopping Horror Game with Bold Ideas and Flaws

Keiichiro Toyama's latest game blends action and horror in a fictional Hong Kong setting, offering inventive mechanics but struggling with execution.

Slitterhead allows players to possess NPCs to combat monstrous Slitterheads in a densely packed city inspired by Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City.
The game features unique mechanics, including body-hopping and blood-based combat, but suffers from janky controls and repetitive gameplay.
Players can recruit 'Rarities,' special NPCs with unique abilities, adding strategic depth to combat scenarios.
Critics praise the game's environment design and monster aesthetics but criticize its low-budget visuals and lack of narrative clarity.
Despite its flaws, Slitterhead is seen as an imaginative and weirdly charming game that may appeal to fans of Toyama's past work.