We are back in 2025 with a big surprise for you: We have just released our new free update that contains improvements and difficulty adjustments as well as a completely free new chapter for you to play. It’s called Heart of Rot and lets you experience a new story with additional levels, new enemies and fresh ways to play. ✨

In Heart of Rot you embark on a side-story to the Capital, a city that has long stood as a bastion of hope in a world overrun by howling beasts. The Prophet has heard rumors that the alchemists there have found a cure for the Howl. When she arrives, she finds a city consumed by rot ...

This update features its own chapter map, new enemies, a new boss level, innovative environment mechanics, the new Lightning Shot skill (which, once unlocked, can be used in the main game!), and an NPC who fights by your side in later levels. ⚡🏹

Access to this update is FREE for anyone who has bought Howl. To play the new chapter, select it on the Chapter 3 map at any point after having reached Chapter 3 of the main story. Heart of Rot follows its own storyline and can be completed either before or after the main Howl story. 🐺

Also, please enjoy the new trailer we created for this update.

Here is an overview of all new things coming to Howl with the free new update. 👀

One brand-new chapter including:

• 16 new tactical puzzles that will keep new and experienced players on their toes.
  
• 2 new enemy types and one new Boss that require you to think ahead.
  
• New skill: Lightning Shot. Call upon the secret techniques of the royal guard. Take this new ability with you into the fights of the base game.
  
• New environment: Rot has taken hold of the capital. Cleanse it with fire!
  
• New story: The fall of the capital. The city had stood strong against the Howl. Now the walls crumble, the city rotting from within.
  
• An NPC companion that helps you in your fights: Geli, head alchemist, helps you fight the plague spreading from within.

The DLC also comes with improvements and difficulty adjustments:

• Fine-tuning of enemy action previews during move planning.
  
• Translation errors from the original release have been corrected.
  
• "Assist Mode" becomes the default difficulty setting (easier entry for newcomers).
  
• "Hard Mode" (disabled Assist Mode) for a tougher challenge
  
• Better balance between accessibility (newcomers) and challenging depth (veterans).

Let us know what you think about Heart of Rot! 💭
Your Howl Team 🐺