Howl

Howl is a turn-based tactical puzzle game set in a medieval folktale world ravaged by a mysterious plague. Anyone who hears the beasts’ howls becomes a feral, hungry beast and spreads the curse with their own howls. You play as a deaf Heroine, protected from the plague, who fights as a Prophet able to foresee enemy moves.

Plan your fights

In combat, you can plan up to six steps ahead and use what you know about enemy actions to outmaneuver the beasts. Fire arrows with effects such as exploding, lightning or piercing shots, and use skills including Smoke Bombs and Shadow Step’s Invisibility. Different beasts present different challenges: some move quickly, some withstand more hits, and others attack from a distance. You also save villagers from the wolves’ claws and howls.

Explore the world

Howl’s world is illustrated in a flowing “living ink” style that paints the story as you play. You travel through obscure, magical places in a dark fairy-tale land, with five chapters, each with its own visual atmosphere and soothing music. On the world map, you plot your route to uncover skills and secret paths.

Chapters and levels

The main game has 60 levels across four chapters. The free Heart of Rot update adds a side story set in the Capital, once a bastion of hope in a world overrun by howling beasts. The Prophet hears that the city’s alchemists may have found a cure for the Howl, but arrives to find the Capital consumed by rot.

Heart of Rot has its own storyline and chapter map, and can be completed before or after the main story. Its 18 levels include new enemies, a boss level, environment mechanics, an NPC who fights alongside you in later levels, and the Lightning Shot skill, which can also be used in the main game once unlocked. You can access the chapter from the Chapter 3 map after reaching Chapter 3 of the main story.