Death Howl

Death Howl

Steam Deck Verified

The Outer Zone · Deckbuilding · Dec 9, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $13.99.

93%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 166 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The main story is captivating and moving, as it follows a mother's struggle with losing a loved one.
166 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The fans would start blasting after about half an hour of gameplay and this game ate through battery life faster than something like Baldur's Gate 3.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It feels more *visuallly* polished than it might look in it's pixel-art style.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Addicting, fantastic art, design, style, animation, sound and vfx.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
• It works well on the Steam Deck, which I value a lot as a Deck only user.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Note: Controller & Steam Deck support is great, and of course mouse & keyboard controls work well too.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters166 reviews
Gameplay115 reviews
Graphics68 reviews
Audio44 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat74 reviews
93%
Difficulty55 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $13.99 (−30%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $13.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.