Howl
Turn-based tactical puzzles where you foresee the moves of werewolves
Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH · Published by astragon Entertainment · Released Nov 14, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 3, 2025
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Howl?
Howl is a single-player puzzle/tactics game set in a medieval land where howls turn people into beasts. You guide a deaf prophet protected from the curse through levels across five chapters, planning up to six steps ahead and combining arrows, smoke bombs, and invisibility to defeat different enemy types.
For you if...
- +you like short games with optional challenges for full completion
Not for you if...
- −you prefer free-form strategy to solving tightly structured combat puzzles
- −you want real-time action or multiplayer battles
What players say
96% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the animated ink artwork, calm music, narration, and tactical problem-solving. Some describe the story as thin and replay value as limited, while recent reviewers also single out the optional update's boss as particularly difficult.
Screenshots and trailer
Howl system requirements
Minimum: Dedicated GPU with base f…, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 with release date 2014 or later OR AMD FX with release date 2013 or later
- Graphics
- Dedicated GPU with base frequency 400 MHz or greater
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 with release date 2014 or later OR AMD FX with release date 2015 or later
- Graphics
- Dedicated GPU with base frequency 400 MHz or greater and 4 GB of memory or greater
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Howl have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Howl run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal.
Does Howl use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
