Status KP_Neato_Dee Apr 4, 2025
Looks great! But I felt like I'd get the same experience just watching somebody else play it. This would be better as an animated movie or something, IMO.
Harold Halibut (2024)
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
3.60 from 50 ratings
304 members have it in their collection · 8 playing now · 159 backlogged · 74 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 15h · 100% 16h (from 5 logged playthroughs)
Dive into this nautic adventure as curiosity will guide you through a space ship wreck on an unknown planet made up of water. When one of the lead scientists still on board tries to unriddle the possibility of a relaunch young Janitor Harold is around to assist her. Join Harold in his clumsy undertakings to stir up the ark-like ship’s …
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Dive into this nautic adventure as curiosity will guide you through a space ship wreck on an unknown planet made up of water. When one of the lead scientists still on board tries to unriddle the possibility of a relaunch young Janitor Harold is around to assist her. Join Harold in his clumsy undertakings to stir up the ark-like ship’s stale day-to-day life and find the secrets that lie behind its doors.
Underwater atmosphere, self-reflective humor and contemporary adventure mechanics make up the foundation of this game created entirely out of craft supplies.
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Details
- Developers
- Slow Bros.
- Publishers
- Slow Bros.
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Simulator
- Themes
- Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
- Events
- BitSummit PUNCH, Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2024, IGN Fan Fest 2024, PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2023, Xbox Games Showcase 2023 Extended, Xbox E3 2018 Briefing
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Apr 16, 2024 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Aug 27, 2025 (Worldwide) Mac
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Rating distribution
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3 stars
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status cwknight May 2, 2024
Harold Halibut is really good as long as you like European things. I can definitely see people with certain cultural expectations really clashing with the philosophy and writing in this game, particularly how Harold is typically treated by other people.
I loved the game and the story and thought it was visually extremely beautiful and interesting to look at.
Status killerstar Feb 11, 2024
Played 1.5 hours of the demo and had to quit when the game mercifully bugged out and my character got stuck in an elevator. It certainly looks unique, but the gameplay is incredibly boring. Nothing of import happened during my play, which mainly involved slowly walking around trying to find the one or two interactable elements of the environment. The …
Read morePlayed 1.5 hours of the demo and had to quit when the game mercifully bugged out and my character got stuck in an elevator. It certainly looks unique, but the gameplay is incredibly boring. Nothing of import happened during my play, which mainly involved slowly walking around trying to find the one or two interactable elements of the environment. The writing is funny and sharp, though, but I don't think it can carry the lack of interesting interactions.
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