Harold Halibut
Third-person story adventure aboard a submerged spaceship in an alien ocean
Slow Bros. · Released Apr 16, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 1,330
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 21 in 30 days
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Sep 15, 2025
What is Harold Halibut?
A third-person narrative adventure set aboard a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. As Harold, a lab assistant, you explore the ship and talk with its residents while the lead scientist searches for a way to launch it again.
For you if...
- +you enjoy patient, dialogue-heavy stories about everyday life
- +you appreciate handmade, stop-motion-style sets and characters
Not for you if...
- −you want action and frequent mechanical challenges
- −you expect your choices to change the story
What players say
82% of 1,330 reviews are positive · 85% of 21 in the last 30 days
Players praise the handcrafted visuals, voice acting, and characters. They often complain that errands and repeated trips through the ship slow the story, with little to do between conversations.
How many players finish Harold Halibut?
18% of Steam players have unlocked «Home Is Where the Heart Is», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Harold Halibut system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 56 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz / AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 56 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD & Controller Recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6800
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 56 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- SSD & Controller Recommended
Does Harold Halibut have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Harold Halibut 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, macOS
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Italian.
Does Harold Halibut 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Story Rich
- Cinematic
- Walking Simulator
- Exploration
- Adventure
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Casual
- Interactive Fiction
- Lore-Rich
- Cozy
- Wholesome
- Visual Novel
- Indie
- Emotional
- Relaxing
Recent updates
- Oct 15, 2024 · Patch #2 (1.1.1) - The Italian Language Update
- May 22, 2024 · Patch #2 (v1.0.6)
- May 13, 2024 · Patch #1 (1.0.5)
1 DLC available.