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Howlville: The Dark Past

68% positive of 48 Steam reviews

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Released
2018
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by N-Tri Studio.

About the game

Many years ago an artifact was found in one of the mines near the small town of Howlville. The government asked scientists to examine it. Dr. Joseph was one of those scientists. Strange events began to happen in the underground lab, and something went wrong, causing a strong earthquake. The experiment was halted and classified, while the territory of the town was closed. Nobody knew what had happened to Joseph, and he was listed as a missing person. Fifteen years later his daughter Rachel is on the verge of solving the mystery, but somebody is doing everything possible to keep her from succeeding. Rachel is institutionalized in a secret mental hospital. She starts having horrible nightmares in which her father is pleading for her help and talking about a looming catastrophe. She manages to escape. Fleeing from the police, she reaches Howlville.

Tagged by players

  • Hidden Object
  • Adventure
  • Casual
  • Historical
  • Puzzle
  • Atmospheric
  • Female Protagonist
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Recommended
    A short older style puzzle, but fun to play. HOGs were interactive and clever. Mini puzzles were puzzling and different. You play Rachel whose scientist father has been missing for 15 years. Lovely music and good clean graphics. Definitely buy on sale. No bugs. 7/10

    4.5 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Short version: 52% Howlville is an acceptably B-grade hidden object game that focuses mostly on item searches— including some aggravating pixel hunting—over its generic puzzles. Long version: Howlville: The Dark Past is a typical low-grade hidden object game created with just enough enthusiasm and care to elevate it above of its mass-produced ilk. Probably the storyline is a great example: it starts in a clichéd…

    2.7 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    This is the first hidden object game I've decided not to finish. It's just not fun. It's a pretty serious pixel hunt to find the random things lying about on the ground that you need to pick up. Translations are awful. Hovering over a tire gave me the clue "The inflated tire." Obviously I needed to find an awl and puncture the tired so that it was no longer inflated. The hidden object scenes are similarly messed up.…

    2.8 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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