Howl
Howl is a turn-based tactical folktale set in a world of living ink, where the sound of a ‘howling plague’ turns people into feral beasts. Rid the lands of the plague using your crossbow, magic skills and your…
Howl is an adventure developed by Mi'pu'mi Games, released 14 November 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Android. It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.
What Howl is
Howl is an adventure game developed by Mi'pu'mi Games and released in 2023. It was published by astragon Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Howl is a turn-based tactical folktale set in medieval times. Alone in a world terrorised by a plague that turns people into wolves, you must use your weapons and your wits to survive, planning up to six steps in advance to outmanoeuvre your opponents. As you plot out your attack, you’ll also craft your own prophecy, weaving a continuous piece of scripture during the fight.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 16 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Howl holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 with release date 2014 or later OR AMD FX with release date 2013 or later, 4 GB RAM and Dedicated GPU with base frequency 400 MHz or greater. 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 1GB. 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 $2.99 at GOG, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Howl launched on 14 November 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, The Talos Principle II, The Exit 8 and Jusant. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, The Talos Principle II, The Exit 8, Jusant.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for 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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