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Games like The Howler

2013PC78 % positive

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.

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

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In short: Games like The Howler

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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And Yet It Moves

86 %Match

2009USK 6PC, Steam Deck playable81 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Howler: puzzles to figure out, a distinctive art style and combat with precise timing.

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.

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PRiO

Challenging difficulty

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.

The Bridge

Puzzles and brain teasers

A monochrome puzzle game in the style of M. C. Escher: you rotate the world to change gravity and guide your character through tricky hand-drawn levels to the exit door.

Marble It Up!

Challenging difficulty

You roll, bounce and boost a marble through intricate platforming levels where every move has to land cleanly. Chasing friends' and the world's best times turns puzzling routes into a tight, frame-perfect challenge.

Nimbus

Puzzles and brain teasers

Nimbus blends racing with physics puzzling: your craft has no engine of its own, so you must cleverly exploit thrust sources scattered through each level to reach the goal. The challenges grow steadily tougher, while the story stays in the background.

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Puzzles and brain teasers

You guide a tiny stick-figure ninja who grabs gold while a physics simulation keeps throwing him around. Hilarious ragdoll deaths and the built-in level editor Ned make it memorable.

Lucidity

Puzzles and brain teasers

You guide little Sofi through a surreal dream by placing items like stairs, bridges and fans so she can walk safely to the exit. A tricky puzzle-platformer with a storybook look where planning ahead is key.

Leo's Fortune

Linear, curated structure

A lovingly crafted platformer where you play Leo, a fluffy mustachioed ball chasing the thief who stole your gold. Momentum-based platforming, light puzzles and painterly levels make for a charming, short adventure.

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