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Headache: Altered States

Immerse yourself in a psychedelic adventure created with RPG Maker. The main character uses a substance “Nix” to draw inspiration for her book from surreal worlds. The line between hallucination and reality…

1 July 2026

Headache: Altered States is an adventure developed by Pior Dipond, released 1 July 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Headache: Altered States is

Headache: Altered States is an adventure game developed by Pior Dipond and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on RPG Maker MV.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Immerse yourself in a psychedelic adventure created with RPG Maker. The main character uses a substance “Nix” to draw inspiration for her book from surreal worlds. The line between hallucination and reality blurs, and the search for creativity turns into a struggle with addiction and inner demons.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Headache: Altered States launched on 1 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Denshattack!.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, Denshattack!.

Official trailer

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When did Headache: Altered States come out?
Headache: Altered States was released on 1 July 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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