The Howler

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The Howler

Short description

Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.

Developer
Antanas Marcelionis, Renė Petrulienė
Publisher
Antanas Marcelionis
Release
Thu, Jul 03, 2014
Price
Free
Reviews
1,700
Positive
77%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Features
Steam Trading Cards
Tags
Indie Casual Steampunk Puzzle Strategy 2D Simulation Atmospheric Singleplayer Hand-drawn Platformer Difficult Arcade Physics Short Voice Control Funny Great Soundtrack Shoot 'Em Up Sandbox

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History

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