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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Got as far as the wolf statue because trying to land inside keeps popping the balloon. Using voice is really fun and would be great for Streamers because they like to talk so much. I was reading game manuals, the ingredients of a pop can, and talking my strategy out loud :D. *To…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Very simple and short game. You fly a hot air balloon using wind currents to finish missions. It's slow and boring and looks like a mobile port. It can be finished in 2 hours so it's not too bad but there are much better games out there. The bonus level password is:…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| 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 * * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
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