Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated
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
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a wonderful art style which is a combination of hand sketching and watercolor wash.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although The Howler features sound physics, a fair difficulty balance, occasional entertainment and a gorgeous art style, it isn't a particularly fulfilling experience.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On top of that, the graphic style is really nice, and the "story" is compelling, for what it proposes itself to be.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The style is interesting, the sound design is minimalistic and the gameplay gets kind of stale after a while.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics57 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Story21 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance33% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay57% still recommend
Interface33% still recommend
Crashes50% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
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