Home / Games / The Howler
The Howler
Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“AT A GLANCE (Full review follows below) Game Name: The Howler Original Release: 2014 Genre Tags: 2D; Simple; Puzzle; Strategy My Overall Grade: B- Estimated Playtime (Campaign): 2 hours Multiplayer Aspect: None Recommended To: Established fans of the genre; Those intrigued by…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“DISCLAIMER: I was given a key for free by the publisher! The most outstanding feature of The Howler is the art style for sure. Hand drawn art for both background and foreground objects. The later actually appear like paper cut-outs attached to the former. Gameplay is simple and…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“TL;DR: The Howler is a slow, extremely tedious game that will test your patience and relies on an art style that doesn't compliment nor is complimented by either the gameplay or the sound design, causing frustration (did I mention that you gotta wait for everything, even…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Check out Vengeance Road!!!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=639762180
Check out Sins Of The Demon!!!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=634943725
Giant Sale for The Howler this week!!!
We are having a huge sale this week to promote The Howler.
Games like The Howler
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
77.5% · 1,030 reviews
shares Shoot Em Up, Great Soundtrack, Physics, Difficult
Osmos
86.4% · 968 reviews
shares Great Soundtrack, Physics, Difficult, Arcade
NightSky
88.1% · 717 reviews
shares Short, Great Soundtrack, Physics, Platformer
Braid
91.6% · 5,542 reviews
shares Short, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, Platformer
AtmaSphere
76.7% · 692 reviews
shares Great Soundtrack, Physics, Difficult, Platformer
Defy Gravity Extended
83.9% · 3,351 reviews
shares Great Soundtrack, Physics, Difficult, Platformer
The Basement Collection
87.4% · 1,073 reviews
shares Great Soundtrack, Physics, Difficult, Platformer
Waveform
81.7% · 862 reviews
shares Shoot Em Up, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, Arcade
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Indie · Casual · Steampunk · Puzzle · Strategy · 2D · Simulation · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Hand-drawn · Platformer · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz Memory: 2 MB RAM Storage: 50 MB available space