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.

The Howler is a indie, casual and steampunk game developed by Antanas Marcelionis and Renė Petrulienė and published by Antanas Marcelionis.
Released on July 03rd 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 2,100 reviews of which 1,633 were positive and 467 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Howler into these genres:

Indie Casual Steampunk Puzzle 2D Strategy Simulation Atmospheric Singleplayer Platformer Difficult Hand-drawn Arcade Physics Short Great Soundtrack Funny Voice Control Sandbox Shoot 'Em Up

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory: 2 MB RAM
Storage: 50 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Oct. 2024

What is fun IS FUN ♥

Aug. 2024

At the current price of "free" much recommended, even if not necessarily at much more. Slow and clunky -- yet somehow still fun to complete. First playthrough takes probably between one and two hours.

July 2024

I initially thought it was a game about wolves howling, but it actually turned out to be a game in which I ended up howling like a wolf! 소리 질러!

March 2024

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Free to play

7.5

1,633

467

Online players

Developer

Antanas Marcelionis, Renė Petrulienė

Publisher

Antanas Marcelionis

Release 03 Jul 2014

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