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2013 PC 78 % positive Mostly positive, 2,099 reviews on Steam

A punishingly hard physics-based skill puzzler where you pilot a hot air balloon through dozens of levels using gravity, tension and wind currents while delivering cargo. Its hand-painted art gives it a distinctive look.

What defines The Howler:

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for The Howler are PRiO, Duet and Master Spy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Howler special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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PRiO

93 %

2016 PC

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

A tough platformer where you toggle red, yellow and blue blocks to carve a path through each level. Precise timing meets puzzle thinking, wrapped in a bold, colorful look.

Duet

Challenging difficulty

You guide two tethered orbs rotating around a center point, dodging abstract obstacles in time with the music. A minimalist, demanding reflex game with a hypnotic atmosphere.

Master Spy

Challenging difficulty

A punishing precision platformer with a spy theme, where you slip past guards, lasers and traps using a cloak and careful timing. Short, demanding levels and an RAC soundtrack give it plenty of retro flair.

inSynch

Challenging difficulty

A handcrafted stop-motion music arcade game that alternates between meditative compositions and brutally hard time-attack challenges.

140

Distinctive, stylised art style

A minimalist rhythm platformer by Jeppe Carlsen where platforms, hazards and obstacles move to the beat of a pulsing electronic soundtrack. Short, abstract and rhythmically demanding, it rewards timing by ear above all.

Tulpa

Puzzles and brain teasers

A surreal puzzle platformer in which two fate-bound beings travel through a hauntingly elegant world. It combines tricky puzzles and platforming with a strong atmospheric art style.

And Yet It Moves

Puzzles and brain teasers

A puzzle-platformer set in a torn-paper collage world where you rotate the entire level to change gravity and exploit physics. The rotation mechanic drives clever, tricky challenges.

Disparity

Puzzles and brain teasers

An extremely precise 2D puzzle platformer built around one core mechanic: flipping the polarity of the level. It demands sharp timing and clever thinking to get through its tough stages.

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