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Howling Woods

A cozy Halloween town builder. Lay out paths and plots in a clearing in the woods and the town takes care of the rest: crooked houses go up, curio shops open, and goblins, ghosts and witches move in. The…

19 October 2026

Howling Woods is an indie, released 19 October 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Howling Woods is

Howling Woods was released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A cozy Halloween town builder. Lay out paths and plots in a clearing in the woods and the town takes care of the rest: crooked houses go up, curio shops open, and goblins, ghosts and witches move in. The spookier your town gets, the grander it grows. Nothing costs a thing. Every day is Halloween!
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Howling Woods launched on 19 October 2026, within three weeks of Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and Valor Mortis.

Released around the same time: Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Valor Mortis.

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When did Howling Woods come out?
Howling Woods was released on 19 October 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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