PCGame

Death Howl

A tactical deckbuilder built around positioning, movement, and crafted cards

The Outer Zone · Published by 11 bit studios · Released Dec 9, 2025

AdventureIndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 1,357
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 35 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
5 months ago
May 4, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 570
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Death Howl?

You play Ro, a hunter exploring the Spirit World to bring her son back from the dead. This single-player, turn-based strategy adventure spans four realms, where you build decks, complete quests for spirits, and fight enemies and bosses in grid-based battles with environmental hazards.

For you if...

  • +you prefer building a lasting deck over repeated roguelike runs
  • +you enjoy exploring strange realms and pursuing side quests

Not for you if...

  • −you want real-time action instead of turn-based combat
  • −you dislike adjusting card choices to suit different encounters

What players say

92% of 1,357 reviews are positive · 91% of 35 in the last 30 days

Players praise the pixel art, storytelling, and variety of deck builds.

Screenshots and trailer

Death Howl screenshot 1

Death Howl system requirements

Minimum: RX 570, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Graphics
GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB / AMD Radeon RX 6500XT 4GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Death Howl have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Death 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
20
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Polish.

Does Death 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

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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