Harold Halibut

Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.

Harold Halibut is a story rich, cinematic and walking simulator game developed and published by Slow Bros..
Released on April 16th 2024 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish and Italian.

It has received 750 reviews of which 634 were positive and 116 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 34.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz / AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 56 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD & Controller Recommended

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Sept. 2024
I love and adore this game. However, I don't think that it is a game for everyone. It is a slow game, with a lot of running around, finding stuff. It feels more like a book you can walk through than a "game". I LOVE IT! The game tells the story of a sad little man, who seems to suck at everything he does. He is pretty much a nobody at the beginning of the story. I love the story of Harold. How a sad, lonely and uninspired guy becomes someone who knows who he is and what he wants form live. I love the little storylines of the other characters, they help to make the world feel lived in. The story is quite weird but at the same time very thoughtful. You have to accept the weirdness of it all and you need to be open to the slow concept, then you can love the story as much as I do. If you don’t, you will get frustrated by the game. However, if there is the slightest chance that you could be interested in the game, pleas try it. Walk around the fedora, talk to everyone you come across and learn about their silly little lives. Follow Harold as he grows as a person and finally finds his passion, his will to live. Warning: IT THAKES A WHILE. Pleas be patient with Harold, after all in the beginning he is simply a sad little man (that I have grown really found of).
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June 2024
Loved, loved, loved this game. One autosave that saves frequently. Minimal puzzles and lots of dialogue, cut scenes, and exploration. This game is a beautiful piece of art, with beautiful music and voice acting and storytelling. The story made me laugh at times and a bit weepy at times. I was completely invested and enjoyed it immensely. What I got from my 15 hours of play time trying to speak to everyone and explore everything in each act was well worth the price of admission into this wonderful world.
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April 2024
Just over an hour and this world has already stolen my heart <3 I recommend you make yourself comfy, prepare a nice drink and some snacks. Take your time and relax, this interactive movie/book feels like a "once in a life time experience/story" Update: So far has nothing changed, just finished chapter 3 and it felt magical owo Here is some feedback: I noticed that the game has a bit of a pacing problem in Chapter 2 and that walking and running might become a bit tedious for some as you continue to complete all the tasks and try to find secrets/achievements etc. (especially when you're not that much of a fan of the art style and charm of the game, love to detail). I know first hand that it's not unrealistic since you're playing a handyman/janitor, but that doesn't mean it probably should have been handled differently. This is special, u feel the love to detail and passion. A game, story, world in work since 2010 and it's actually real and finally here. The character, voiceactor and sound designe, outstanding for being the first game of an small german studio. Oh and 30 usd/35 euro are fine in comparison to games like Suicide Squad and Star Wars Outlaws which cost between 70 and 120 usd/euro lmao What can i say, 2024 gaming is somehting else.
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April 2024
I'm not through, yet. But to this point, i think this is a very nice game with interesting setting, characters, locations and overall catching story. The stop motion art style is exceptionally unique and well made. Music is nice. There is some humour. Runs well technically (on Linux). It's from a likeable small german studio. Enough reasons for me to recommend this game. It's not without some minor "flaws". I actually would have expected some more gameplay than walking slowly from A to B to A all the time doing fetch quests and some linear dialog. Some puzzles maybe. Something that forces you to think a bit. There is no inventory. You can only interact with the things you have to interact with for the quest at hand. Oh and there is no mouse support. So if you don't mind playing a visual novel without much challenge. The novel itself is good so far.
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April 2024
Relieved to see that the full game fixed all the issues I had with the demo! Runs without framedrops now and the image quality in general is better with the smearing gone. Been following the development of this game for what felt like ages because I adore the art style so much, the word and characters just ooze with atmosphere and I love everything about it. Really hope this game gets the attention it deserves, this game truly has "cult classic" written all over it.
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Harold Halibut
8.0
634
116
Online players
8
Developer
Slow Bros.
Publisher
Slow Bros.
Release 16 Apr 2024
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