Death Howl
Journey through the sorrowful spirit world in a soulslike deck builder. Craft cards and claim powerful totems to defeat the woeful spirits lurking in the mystical lands. Unravel the tale of a grieving mother…
Death Howl is an adventure developed by The Outer Zone, released 9 December 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $11.27 at Gamesplanet.
What Death Howl is
Death Howl is an adventure game developed by The Outer Zone and released in 2025. It was published by 11 bit studios. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Journey through the sorrowful spirit world in a soulslike deck builder. Craft cards and claim powerful totems to defeat the woeful spirits lurking in the mystical lands. Unravel the tale of a grieving mother in her desperate attempt to defy death and bring back her son.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Death Howl holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $11.27 at Gamesplanet, 44% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Death Howl launched on 9 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Death Howl yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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