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Harold Halibut
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 90 reviews raise this.
45 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“At first, it feels like Disco Elysium: you wake up, you’re broke, the world is a mystery. But Harold Halibut isn’t about solving a case. It’s about sitting with one. For most of the journey, you don’t play, you listen.…”
“Charming WOKE sadly. (Almost every man is clumsy, incompetent, arrogent/childish, insecure and stupid sometimes)(All women in charge/lead, they cut men's lines, and none is as bad as the men except the Blond child) I…”
“It's a very linear game with minimal interactivity, the gameplay is mostly pressing forward interspersed with a few mini games in between doing fetch quests in an enclosed level, practically a movie game. Not that it's…”
16 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“At first, it feels like Disco Elysium: you wake up, you’re broke, the world is a mystery. But Harold Halibut isn’t about solving a case. It’s about sitting with one. For most of the journey, you don’t play, you listen.…”
13 of the 90 reviews raise this.
“I know it's not the type of game for nervous peoples. But it's the type of game where you can slow down, sit back, relax and enjoy a good piece of arts.”
“Positive experience. warning some small spoilers ahead. i started playing this game because of the Aesthetic called my attention since the trailers. I did enjoy the period where my eyes were kinda getting used to the…”
“This is a really beautiful game. The atmosphere is really interesting and it made me want to explore the ship and talk to everyone i meet. I think the main character is really loveable. He's clumsy and forgetful, and…”
3 of the 90 reviews raise this.
36 of the 90 reviews raise this · 28 of them still recommend the game.
“Feels like a drag right from the start. I wanted a calm game to have contrast from Resident Evil Requiem, but it's just boring. I agree with the review of the user JustinChowMein on everything, but I played it much less…”
“At first, it feels like Disco Elysium: you wake up, you’re broke, the world is a mystery. But Harold Halibut isn’t about solving a case. It’s about sitting with one. For most of the journey, you don’t play, you listen.…”
17 of the 90 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I feel bad writing this review, because the game's heart is in the right place. Unfortunately the experience was bland and unenjoyable. The characters were mostly unlikable or boring. I ended up finishing because I was…”
“I want to give this game a thumbs up because of how cool the art is. The story and the ending made this a no for me.”
“Feels like a drag right from the start. I wanted a calm game to have contrast from Resident Evil Requiem, but it's just boring. I agree with the review of the user JustinChowMein on everything, but I played it much less…”
6 of the 90 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“bad optimization, good ideas but badly executed, weird and boring level and quest designs. Steamdeck is not the best way to play this”
“Harold Halibut is a special, well crafted game! it's clay-mation art style is the first thing that draws you in, then you discover the story... which is another beast on it's own, while being silly and humourous it…”
“Very chill story driven game. Good game to play to wind down. Some minor graphical stutters at the beginning of game that get better over time. I'd recommend picking this up on sale.”
3 of the 90 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Feels like a drag right from the start. I wanted a calm game to have contrast from Resident Evil Requiem, but it's just boring. I agree with the review of the user JustinChowMein on everything, but I played it much less…”
“This is a hard decision. First the negative - its unbearably slow for anybody who can not sit down 2 hours on a breton coastline to watch the ocean and wait for the sea gulls. There is no "game" - no possibility to…”
Counted across 90 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“I recommend going into it not expecting to play a game, but perhaps to watch a anthropology in claymation. It's offbeat, alternative, and slow to the point that you might accidentally slip into a coma at times. The art and the voice acting are fantastic. It's really really well…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Harold Halibut is a fascinating example of aesthetic ambition sometimes outpacing narrative momentum. Its most striking achievement is undeniably the art direction — every environment painstakingly handcrafted from clay and captured through stop-motion techniques, giving the…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“The art style in this game is genuinely amazing and I can tell the developers put a lot of effort into making it so, but unfortunately that's the most I can say for this game. To put it simply, the game is incredibly boring and this is coming from the type of gamer that has very…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Harold Halibut is available on Mac!
Hey everyone, We wanted to let you know that Harold Halibut is now available to Mac users on Steam now! It's the perfect time to pick it up also, as it's 50% off. Tell you friends! Cheers,
Vote for Harold Halibut in the Steam Awards!
Dear inhabitants of the FEDORA I, we would like to solicit your vote in this very important process known at the Steam Awards 2024. We believe the game Harold Halibut is a worthy choice for the Outsta
Patch #2 (1.1.1) - The Italian Language Update
Dear inhabitants of the FEDORA I, it's been a while and we are super happy to announce that we added Italian subtitles to the game with this patch :) There are several other big and small improvements
Patch #2 (v1.0.6)
- Fixed bug with colliders in Chapter 5 that were introduced with the last Patch
Patch #1 (1.0.5)
Dear inhabitants of the FEDORA I, we have discovered something super cool: The first patch for Harold Halibut is now live! We focused on fixing some of the most prominent bugs, like the Forschergeist
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Cinematic · Walking Simulator · Exploration · Adventure · Third Person · Atmospheric · Casual · Interactive Fiction · Lore-Rich · Cozy · Wholesome (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · HDR available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Italian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Official site | https://haroldhalibut.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz / AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 56 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD & Controller Recommended