2025-10-03 15:13 UTC · Community Announcements · Officer Yvo Davis
Howlo everyone 🐺We’ve just released a small new patch that addresses a potential security vulnerability originating from Unity.Patch Notes:Fixed a potential security vulnerability originating from a third-party component (Unity).What you need to do:Please update your game to the latest version as soon as possible to stay protected.Thank you for your understanding!Your Howl team
2025-03-13 13:20 UTC · Community Announcements · d.gillengerten
Howlo everyone 🐺 We are back in 2025 with a big surprise for you: We have just released our new free update that contains improvements and difficulty adjustments as well as a completely free new chapter for you to play. It’s called Heart of Rot and lets you experience a new story with additional levels, new enemies and fresh ways to play. ✨ In Heart of Rot you embark on a side-story to the Capital, a city that has long stood as a bastion of hope in a world overrun by howling beasts. The Prophet has heard rumors that the alchemists there have found a cure for the Howl. When she arrives, she fi
2024-06-27 16:56 UTC · Community Announcements · marlene | astragon
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/bdcc3cbed59d4be40e89ff1fe7513483a5d968fe.png The summer is burning up prices on Steam!☀️ What was that? This gaming summer has become so hot that it burned the price tags?🥵 Guess, we need to give out some discounts to freshen things up and cool down the wolves: The Steam Summer Sale is returning, alongside some cooling fresh deals!🌊 This year's Steam Summer Sale ends on July 11, 7PM CEST! Save 50% on Howl and discover the mysterious puzzle world at a discounted price!🐺 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172180/Howl/ Puzzle games light you up and a new challenge
2024-03-14 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · marlene | astragon
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/44f206031cd5d8e239474231d07354f6dacf93f5.png Let us bloom!🌺 The first buds have already fought their way through the ground and start to bloom, revealing a very special gift for passionate gamers: The Steam Spring Sale is returning, alongside some fantastic deals! Reach for the colorfully fresh discounts! Even though the Steam Spring Sale officially ends on March 21, we will extend the sale for this game until March 24, 6PM CET, as it's presented at the PAX East this year! Save 34% on Howl and discover the mysterious puzzle world at a discounted price!🔥 https://st
2024-01-19 15:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Jana [astragon]
Howlo everyone! 🐺 As we dive into 2024, we wanted to take a moment to wish all of you an incredible start to the new year! 🎉 At the same time, we’ve got some great news in store for you: Howl is now officially Steam Deck verified ✅ Write your own prophecy on the go! 📜 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/109f5afa4dc72d22b5215142e653cfc5a0205bba.png How’s your epic adventure in this world of living ink going so far? Let us know in the comments if you love solving these turn based puzzles as much as we do! If you like Howl, we’d also be thrilled if you leave a review here on Steam – it helps us a lot!
2023-12-21 15:09 UTC · Community Announcements · d.gillengerten
The Steam Winter Sale is here, and we’re excited to share the first sale for Howl! Save 33% on Howl and start planning your moves now – before the plague spreads further: See all the astragon Winter Sale 2023 offers here Not sure what Howl is all about? Let us walk you through it! In Howl, you plan your moves in advance, queueing your actions up to 6 turns ahead. https://www.mipumi.com/_cjn63sho7wxdh/hwl_steam_plan.gif With the Howl plague turning many people into wolves, they are always a threat to be dealt with. We've got only 2 health, but our crossbow makes short work of those beasts 🏹 ht
2023-11-21 18:02 UTC · Community Announcements · m.muhle
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/6ea0dbad3307090c0207756a1b072a809e3dece5.png Howlo everyone 🐺 The nominations for the Steam Awards have returned! Starting today, until the end of the Steam Autumn Sale, you are able to nominate your favorite games for the Steam Awards! Nominate Howl for the category "Outstanding Visual Style"! ✨ We would be super happy and grateful for your support!❤️ Your Howl Team
2023-11-15 21:07 UTC · PC Gamer · Lauren Morton
There's something quite enticing about dark fairytales and an ink-y aesthetic, so tiny tactical puzzle Howl had already caught my eye earlier this year. It's surprise launched this week, to my delight, and the demo has its hooks in me with its take on turn-based strategy that requires me to think several moves ahead... Read more.
2023-11-14 18:03 UTC · Community Announcements · d.gillengerten
Howlo everyone 🐺 The Howl team is proud to announce that Howl is now available here on Steam. The game came a long way, and we want to thank you for your support and your feedback in the past months. We hope you enjoy Howl as much as we did making it. Let us know what you think about the full game in the comments or over at the Steam community. If you like Howl, we’d be thrilled if you leave a review on Steam. This helps with making the game visible to more players. 💌 Also, if you’re more a console gamer: Howl is also available on Nintendo Switch™ and will be released for PlayStation®5 and X
2023-04-14 20:26 UTC · Community Announcements · [MiPuMi] Silvia Gaetano
Howlo everyone! 🐺 We loved reading and hearing everyone's feedback to the demo so far... so we're dedicating this month to changing a few things based on your comments! You can expect improvements to audio elements, as well as gameplay balancing (those sneaky wolves were getting too sneaky!) We also plan on expanding on the story, and getting even more creative with Living Ink. There's more, but we will get to it when the time is right 👀 Until then, we hope you're as excited as we are! Please make sure to wishlist Howl, it helps us a ton ✨ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172180/Howl/ Che
2023-02-14 13:58 UTC · Community Announcements · [MiPuMi] Silvia Gaetano
Howl Interview with Writing Bull Strategy games expert Writing Bull is joined by Howl developers Sophie and David to take a deeper look at Howl, talk about the development process, and answer some interesting questions! The interview is a rebroadcast of Writing Bull's livestream from Sunday 12th of February, which has been kindly shared with us to allow the Howl community to take a peek behind the curtain! Come join the discussion, but keep in mind the video is in German! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172180/Howl/ If you like what you see, don't forget to wishlist the game - it helps us
2023-02-12 20:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Mi'pu'mi Games
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/4be7e51078a2faa9c3663abfaec22ae874bf6467.png Howl developer commentary Howl programmer Sophie gives an insight into the development of Howl from the first concept as well as prototypes to the beauty you are able to play today. If you are interested in game development, don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the processes in a game studio and how an idea becomes a game you can play on Steam! Sophie is showing the progress step by step, revealing different stages in development and showing different playables (so called builds or deployments) created by the t
2023-02-08 19:09 UTC · Community Announcements · Mi'pu'mi Games
Howl developer commentary Howl producer Eline plays the first chapter of the game - and maybe even beyond 👀 - showing you what Howl has to offer. She'll walk you through the main gameplay elements, using skills and different strategies to defeat wolves and complete levels. Watch David play to learn more about Howl a turn-based tactical folktale set in a world of living ink, where the sound of a ‘howling plague’ is turning people into feral beasts. Rid the lands of the plague using your crossbow, magic skills and your wits, planning every move up to six steps in advance. Some think prophecy is
2023-02-08 10:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Mi'pu'mi Games
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/d5059355e807c66ac0e5e8e2751af5d2973f799d.png Howl developer commentary Howl producer Eline plays the first chapter of the game - and maybe even beyond 👀 - showing you what Howl has to offer. She'll walk you through the main gameplay elements, using skills and different strategies to defeat wolves and complete levels. Join the stream to get to know the game and enjoy the unique Living Ink art style! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/325322aca137f0c68c557a1ce0a34836494cfbdd.gif
2023-02-07 16:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Mi'pu'mi Games
Let's play video with David Watch David play to learn more about Howl a turn-based tactical folktale set in a world of living ink, where the sound of a ‘howling plague’ is turning people into feral beasts. Rid the lands of the plague using your crossbow, magic skills and your wits, planning every move up to six steps in advance. Some think prophecy is carved in stone – write your own in ink and blood. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/709d3b599a1c0ec855e0ea6ebdc3519aa2434f3a.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43237953/3436b71a5406fddda3380f6cbdab6a42fdf48c5a.png
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