Games Like The Howler

The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.8%, Hand-drawn 18%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 10.5%, Difficult 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct hand-drawn art style and gravity-manipulation puzzles that mirror the atmospheric, cerebral nature of The Howler.

World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.5%, Indie 24.8%, Casual 13.1%, 2D 7.1%, Difficult 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based puzzle game that requires careful manipulation of structures to navigate environments, much like managing a balloon's trajectory.

Steamroll is an adventure and puzzle game with a touch of minigolf gameplay. Help the junior engineer escape a collapsing mine by solving puzzles and shooting steamballs from your vehicle to create ramps, walls, activate triggers, blow things away, and more. Can you handle the pressure?

Why similar: Steampunk 62.7% ★, Indie 21.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines steampunk themes with physics-based puzzle-platforming that requires precise control and environmental interaction.

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.4%, Casual 25.3%, Indie 25%, 2D 6.3%, Hand-drawn 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on creative, physics-based problem solving where the player must interact with the environment to guide an object to its goal.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Steampunk 58.4% ★, Puzzle 11.3%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Casual 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intricate, hand-drawn steampunk aesthetic and puzzle-solving focus that defines the visual appeal of The Howler.

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Steampunk 50.8% ★, Puzzle 9.3%, Indie 7.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, simulation-heavy puzzle game that requires learning complex controls to navigate a hostile environment.

Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, Simulation 21.6%, Difficult 16.8%, Indie 14.3%, Strategy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep physics-based construction challenge where understanding structural integrity and environmental forces is key to success.

Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.

Why similar: Steampunk 27.7% ★, Casual 26.3%, Indie 25.4%, Puzzle 6.8%, Difficult 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that requires precise manipulation of light and environment to reach a destination.

Deliver a payload from point A to point B with only a few simple tools and the laws of physics. Create ramps and catapults, watch objects tumble and fall, and someway... somehow reach the destination. Each project is a hand-drawn puzzle for you to interact with -- Devise a plan, experiment, and make it happen!

Why similar: Puzzle 40%, Casual 23.7%, Indie 20.8%, Strategy 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based puzzle solving where players must carefully plan and execute movements to transport cargo.

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Indie 35.3%, Puzzle 20%, Casual 11.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Difficult 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique wave-based movement mechanics that require careful control and timing to navigate through levels.

CEFORE is a physics-based puzzler in an abstract simplistic art style in which you get contracted to bring down different structures in the most creative ways possible. Try not to cause too much destruction, of course.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.5%, Indie 23.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox puzzle game where players must carefully manage movement and environmental interactions to complete objectives.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.5%, Casual 24.1%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Atmospheric 14.3%, 2D 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the beautiful, hand-drawn artistic charm and whimsical atmosphere found in The Howler's visual design.

Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.

Why similar: Casual 31.3%, Indie 28.5%, Puzzle 25.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly atmospheric and tactile puzzle experience that relies on physics and creative interaction with the game world.

Experience life in space using cutting edge drone simulation technology. You can never fail — build ships, make friends, live forever.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Difficult 22.7%, Indie 16.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based movement and puzzle mechanics in a space setting that feels like a more chaotic, humorous evolution of The Howler's gameplay.

Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

Why similar: Steampunk 83.6% ★, Strategy 9.3%, 2D 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex airship design and physics-based combat that appeals to fans of the balloon-navigation mechanics in The Howler.

A true test your wits and spatial reasoning. Detour combines highway-building fun with the excitement of a competitive real-time strategy game. Construct a path for your convoy to reach its destination in this incredibly addictive title. With online multiplayer!

Why similar: Indie 35.2%, Strategy 27.1%, Puzzle 19.3%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-puzzle game that focuses on pathfinding and environmental manipulation in a 2D space.

A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.

Why similar: Indie 34.3%, Platformer 19.4%, Puzzle 17.5%, 2D 12.2%, Casual 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based adventure game that requires careful navigation and environmental interaction to solve puzzles.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Steampunk 53% ★, Puzzle 13.4%, Platformer 11%, Indie 9.4%, Difficult 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer with a strong steampunk aesthetic and physics-based mechanics involving magnetism.

This mind-bending game will challenge you to create complex structures to get your woodland creatures over vast chasms. In a bridge-builder first, you'll guide your creatures and construct your bridges in real time. Use the weight of various creatures to balance your structures as you build them.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Indie 25.1%, Casual 15.9%, Strategy 13.5%, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-strategy game that requires careful planning and structural understanding to overcome obstacles.

Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.

Why similar: Indie 23.5%, Puzzle 22%, Casual 17.8%, Platformer 14.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, physics-based puzzle-platformer that emphasizes a slow, deliberate pace and environmental interaction.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 47.8%, Atmospheric 21%, Platformer 18.1%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes physics-based movement and environmental puzzles to create a deeply atmospheric and visually stunning experience.

A Glider's journey is a short, minimalist, yet very challenging flight game. The goal is simple: Glide to the next landing zone and regain forward momentum along the way by collecting boosts.

Why similar: Casual 27.2%, Indie 25.5%, Simulation 20.6%, Difficult 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the physics of flight and careful navigation through challenging environments, similar to the balloon mechanics of The Howler.

A physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!

Why similar: Casual 30%, Indie 27.4%, Puzzle 23.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that shares the atmospheric, mechanical, and casual-yet-challenging vibe of The Howler.

perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes

Why similar: Indie 33.8%, Casual 22.1%, Puzzle 21.4%, Difficult 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on spatial reasoning and perspective, providing a relaxing yet challenging experience.

SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Strategy 23.1%, Casual 15.7%, Indie 14.2%, Difficult 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, strategy-based puzzle game that rewards careful, deliberate movement and planning.

Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, Difficult 19.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that requires careful planning and automation, appealing to the strategic side of The Howler.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.5%, Indie 22.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Difficult 7.6%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D puzzle-platformer that uses time and physics manipulation to create a deeply atmospheric experience.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle 27%, Indie 23.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Atmospheric 14%, 2D 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, physics-based puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental interaction to navigate a dark, 2D world.

Ballex² is an indie high-altitude rolling game focused on physics and skillful control. Here, you will take control of nine unique spheres to conquer breathtaking aerial wonders and experience an unprecedented challenge that combines physics-based puzzles with demanding controls.

Why similar: Casual 46.1%, Puzzle 22.6%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Own the skies in steam-powered airships! Guns of Icarus Alliance is a team-based online game that pits co-op crews against both rival teams and an AI that learns your tactics. Players become part of the story as each battle shapes history in an ever-changing steampunk world.

Why similar: Indie 64%, Steampunk 32.6% ★, Simulation 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features cooperative airship management and physics-based flight that captures the steampunk aviation spirit of The Howler.

Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.

Why similar: Steampunk 58.7% ★, Puzzle 13.5%, Difficult 8.3%, Hand-drawn 7.5%, Simulation 6.2%

The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

Why similar: Simulation 52.2%, 2D 24.3%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Difficult 7.3%

Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.

Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Puzzle 17.8%, Casual 16.9%, Platformer 13%, Indie 10.9%

Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.

Why similar: Casual 25.3%, Puzzle 23.3%, Indie 21.1%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 6%

Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.8%, Difficult 28.1%, Simulation 21.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Singleplayer 2.3%

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Indie 29.1%, Puzzle 19.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Difficult 9.9%

Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.4%, Indie 23.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Platformer 6%, Singleplayer 3.1%

The classic arcade is back in a new style! It's time to prove that you are one of the best!

Why similar: Steampunk 56.4% ★, Puzzle 12.2%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 9.4%, Arcade 5%

Even you can become a great artist! Wrestle subjectivity as you attempt to sell your art to rude customers in order to progress in this confusing art scene. The only thing threatening you is your expensive wine and baguette addiction! Will your art end up in the Louvre or on your parents' fridge?

Why similar: Casual 33.3%, Indie 26.9%, Simulation 23.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

An adventurous engineer, a diesel-punk world divided by endless conflict, and a whole lot of colossal guns. Sounds like a good time! With massive war machines threatening your home, will you be the one small cog that brings it all to a halt?

Why similar: Steampunk 62% ★, Puzzle 10.8%, Casual 6.7%, Hand-drawn 6.4%, Platformer 5.9%

As the Greek Goddess Athena, control the wind, seas, and air to guide the hero Odysseus home from the Trojan Wars. The incredibly realistic water current simulation will amaze and challenge you, as you use your powers to protect the Hero's fleet.

Why similar: Indie 32.7%, Strategy 26.9%, Simulation 24.6%, Puzzle 15.8%

If you are not prepared for a challenge - turn back now. Gun Rocket is a 2D physics puzzler that is not for the feint of heart or the stiff of fingers. In search of adventure, you have been caught by holes in space and time. Can you escape?

Why similar: Indie 37.2%, Casual 31%, Difficult 16%, Puzzle 15.8%

Atomic Reconstruction is a atmospheric Puzzle game, where you have to use the power of fusion and fission to create and modify specific atoms or groups of atoms.

Why similar: Casual 36.4%, Indie 36.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.

Why similar: Simulation 38.7%, Atmospheric 34.9%, Arcade 22.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

The Ultimate TrickShot Simulation with realistic physics! Experience a variety of trickshot with simple mouse controls. Some stages are difficult. Pushing the limits of your precision and patience. When you pull off a miraculous trickshot, you’ll roar with triumph!

Why similar: Casual 47.6%, Simulation 35%, Indie 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!

Why similar: Steampunk 58.6% ★, Puzzle 16.7%, Indie 10.6%, Platformer 7.4%, Strategy 4.6%

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Casual 24.3%, Indie 20%, 2D 11.4%, Difficult 9.1%

HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.8%, Casual 30.8%, Indie 16%, 2D 5.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Domino Sky is a physics based game where you place and topple domino pieces to solve puzzles. Free build mode also available.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.9%, Indie 21.4%, Casual 20.8%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 11.3%

Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!

Why similar: Indie 29.8%, Puzzle 26.8%, Casual 26.1%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Radical Relocation is an absurd physics-based puzzle game that turns a sleepy neighbourhood into an insane obstacle course! You’ll need flawless planning and nerves of steel to get your belongings from A to B – while they’re stacked and balanced on the roof of your moving vehicle!

Why similar: Puzzle 28.5%, Difficult 23%, Strategy 18.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Casual 10.7%

Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!

Why similar: Steampunk 77.3% ★, Indie 5.6%, 2D 5.4%, Casual 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%

The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball

Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Platformer 13.2%, Casual 11.2%

Test your mind with this twist on a Tower Defense genre, wrapped up in a deep, dark story! Play as a scientist punishing ignorant peasants with burning balls of lava!

Why similar: Casual 20.3%, Indie 19.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Puzzle 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.

Why similar: Difficult 38.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Indie 17.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

It's really crowded!!! Crowd Simulator is a unique, fun experience that places you in different crowd scenarios. The main objective is to move with and against crowds.

Why similar: Indie 27%, Simulation 27%, Casual 22.4%, Puzzle 21%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Take flight in a seaplane flight simulator through a rugged world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Deliver cargo between far-flung communities in a flooded landscape that challenges your piloting skills! Fix your plane and keep flying!

Why similar: Simulation 57%, Indie 21.3%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Singleplayer 3%

aMAZE Lunar is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with Asian art and calm soundtrack.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.5%, Indie 16.7%, Casual 13.7%, 2D 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Art Of Gravity is a voxel/physics based puzzle game, revolving around the theme of destroying abstract figures, which results in mesmerizing displays of dance of gravity.

Why similar: Indie 29.8%, Casual 27.7%, Puzzle 25.5%, Strategy 17%

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Indie 20.3%, Puzzle 18.8%, Difficult 10.5%, Casual 9.1%