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Overheal

Video game concept

Player can somehow restore their health above normal maximum, often this excess health slowly dissipates back to normal maximum.

36
games
9
platforms

Alternate names: Super health, Mega health
Name variations: overhealth, overcharge

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (Windows)
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
WIN 2007-09-24
Apotheon (Windows)
Apotheon
WIN 2015-02-03
Team Fortress 2 (Windows)
Team Fortress 2
WIN 2007-10
Team Fortress Classic (Linux)
Team Fortress Classic
LIN 2013-08-12
Risk of Rain (Mac OS X)
Risk of Rain
OSX 2014-10-28
Risk of Rain (PlayStation Vita)
Risk of Rain
VITA 2016-04-12
Prototype (Windows)
Prototype
WIN 2009-06-10
Serious Sam 3: BFE (Windows)
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WIN 2011-11-22
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
SWTC 2017-03-03
Company of Heroes (Windows)
Company of Heroes
WIN 2006-09-14
Zombie Shooter 2 (Windows)
Zombie Shooter 2
WIN 2009-09
Wolfenstein: The New Order (Xbox One)
Wolfenstein: The New Order
XBOX1 2014-05-20
Commonly the overheal reaches only up to 100% over normal health (200% total health) but this is not absolute rule, there are cases with pitiful 120% and even 150% health. In older games 200% was very common.

Popular tags

coh-series prototype-series serioussam shadowwarrior-series tactical twitchshooter wargame wolfenstein

Parent group

Health restoration

Games by year

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The first Overheal video game was released in 2003.

Devolver Digital, Chucklefish and Bethesda Softworks published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 16
Linux 7
PS3 3
Mac OS X 3
X360 2
PS4 2
Xbox One 1
Switch 1
PS Vita 1