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Howl cover art

Howl

Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH · astragon Entertainment · 2023-11-14

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 23, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 23, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Nov 14, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 14, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 21, 2024 (iOS), Mar 05, 2024 (Android)

Howl is a turn-based tactical folktale set in medieval times. A sinister "howling plague" has ravaged the land, turning all who hear it into feral beasts. You play a deaf heroine plunging into danger in search of a cure.

Howl is an Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (96% of 82 reviews).

1
playing now
96%
positive of 83 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Howl is a turn-based puzzle video game developed by Austrian studio Mi'pu'mi Games and published by Astragon Entertainment. The game takes place in a dark fantasy folktale setting where a mysterious "Howling Plague" has begun turning those who hear it into werewolves. It was initially released for Windows and Nintendo Switch on November 14, 2023, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on January 26, 2024, Android on February 7, 2024 and iOS on March 1, 2024. The main character, The Prophet, is deaf and therefore immune to the plague. She sets out in search of a cure and to find her missing brother. She must either sneak past or defeat the werewolves in each level to escape. Howl received mixed reception from critics, who praised its aesthetics and theme, but disliked its low amount of story, believing it did not do justice to the interesting premise. Critics were also split on its gameplay, with some wishing it had more tactical elements.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.7k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 83 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-70%
GOG$2.99-70%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.17 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 134 of 201 observed days · $0.82 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220232026Week of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-14 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.862023-11-142026-10-142023-11-14 — best price $14.992023-12-27 — best price $9.992024-02-10 — best price $13.492024-03-25 — best price $14.992024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-06-28 — best price $9.992024-08-19 — best price $9.992024-09-25 — best price $6.892024-10-22 — best price $9.192024-12-06 — best price $8.592025-01-03 — best price $5.492025-01-24 — best price $4.992025-03-06 — best price $4.452025-04-04 — best price $3.822025-04-30 — best price $5.492025-06-08 — best price $9.992025-07-15 — best price $4.992025-08-15 — best price $3.992025-09-23 — best price $9.992025-10-17 — best price $4.392025-10-31 — best price $4.382025-11-23 — best price $3.342025-12-08 — best price $9.992026-01-21 — best price $9.992026-02-18 — best price $4.452026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-04-10 — best price $1.862026-05-06 — best price $9.992026-06-02 — best price $2.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-31 — best price $2.462026-08-19 — best price $8.952026-09-02 — best price $2.992026-09-14 — best price $2.992026-09-26 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2212026-05-31 — 9 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-08 — 10 pageviews2026-06-12 — 10 pageviews2026-06-16 — 5 pageviews2026-06-20 — 5 pageviews2026-06-24 — 1 pageviews2026-06-28 — 5 pageviews2026-07-02 — 12 pageviews2026-07-06 — 10 pageviews2026-07-10 — 4 pageviews2026-07-14 — 4 pageviews2026-07-18 — 5 pageviews2026-07-22 — 4 pageviews2026-07-26 — 9 pageviews2026-07-30 — 5 pageviews2026-08-03 — 4 pageviews2026-08-07 — 3 pageviews2026-08-11 — 6 pageviews2026-08-15 — 12 pageviews2026-08-19 — 7 pageviews2026-08-23 — 7 pageviews2026-08-27 — 13 pageviews2026-08-31 — 7 pageviews2026-09-04 — 10 pageviews2026-09-08 — 5 pageviews2026-09-12 — 6 pageviews2026-09-16 — 16 pageviews2026-09-20 — 1 pageviews2026-09-24 — 2 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-10-02 — 8 pageviews2026-10-06 — 12 pageviews2026-10-09 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
63.3%
earned "Overpower"
23.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Player tags

2DMagicPuzzleFantasyMedievalStrategyStylizedTacticalHand-drawnWerewolves

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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