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Howl
Howl is a turn-based tactical folktale set in medieval times. A sinister "howling plague" has ravaged the land, turning all who hear it into feral beasts. You play a deaf heroine plunging into danger in search of a cure.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“what caught my eyes first was the art style of the game! I absolutely adore it. I had so much fun playing it even though I found some levels very hard (looking at you DLC boss)”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“One of the puzzle-games, you can jump in with a pleasure, if looking for something tactical and turn based. The greatest features are: - Oil-paint like graphics with pencil strokes and blurring of surrounding, it looks beautiful! - Different enemies on different levels, it's…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Great style, good gameplay.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Security Patch now available
Howlo everyone 🐺 We’ve just released a small new patch that addresses a potential security vulnerability originating from Unity. Patch Notes: Fixed a potential security vulnerability originating from
Free Update Chapter – Heart of Rot is now available
Howlo everyone 🐺 We are back in 2025 with a big surprise for you: We have just released our new free update that contains improvements and difficulty adjustments as well as a completely free new chapt
Steam Summer Sale: Save 50% on Howl!🔥
The summer is burning up prices on Steam!☀️ What was that? This gaming summer has become so hot that it burned the price tags?🥵 Guess, we need to give out some discounts to freshen things up and cool
Steam Spring Sale: Save 34% on Howl!
Let us bloom!🌺 The first buds have already fought their way through the ground and start to bloom, revealing a very special gift for passionate gamers: The Steam Spring Sale is returning, alongside so
Howl is on Deck!
Howlo everyone! 🐺 As we dive into 2024, we wanted to take a moment to wish all of you an incredible start to the new year! 🎉 At the same time, we’ve got some great news in store for you: Howl is now o
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Stylized · Puzzle · Fantasy · Turn-Based Tactics · Werewolves · Magic · Medieval · Tactical · Hand-drawn · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | https://www.howl-game.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 with release date 2014 or later OR AMD FX with release date 2013 or later Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated GPU with base frequency 400 MHz or greater DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible