Death Howl: Der kommende Soulslike-Deckbuilder aus Polen zeigt euch im Trailer eine schaurig-schöne Spielwelt

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Death Howl ist eine pixelige Mischung aus Taktik-Deckbuilder und Soulslike mit Horror-Elementen. Die Geschichte dreht sich um die trauernde Mutter Ro, die mit allen Mitteln versucht, ihren toten Sohn zurückzubringen. Ihr stellt verschiedene Karten her, um euch in einer düsteren und grausamen Welt in taktischen Kämpfen mit Geistern und übernatürlichen Kreaturen zu messen.      In dem knapp zehn Minuten langen Video gibt der polnische Entwickler The Outer Zone tiefe, ausführliche Einblicke ins Spiel und zeigt jede Menge Gameplay.      Death Howl soll noch 2025 für PC, PlayStation 5 und Xbox Series X/S erscheinen. 2026 soll außerdem eine Version für die Nintendo Switch folgen. Wenn ihr nicht warten wollt, könnt ihr euch auf Steam bereits jetzt die Demo zum Spiel herunterladen.

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00:01Mein Name ist Rufus Kubica und ich bin External Development Director hier bei 11bit Studios.

00:07Willkommen in der Dark Grimm-World von Death Howl.

00:10A game, die mit dem Deck-Building und Souls-Light-Mechaniken

00:13um die Geschichte von Grief und Acceptance zu erzählen.

00:16In diesem Video, ihr werdet mich für eine der Game-Quest,

00:20so ich zeige euch, wie Death Howl kommt.

00:24In Death Howl, ihr spielt als Rho,

00:26eine Mutter mit Grief, nach der Verlust von ihr Sohn, Olvi.

00:31Um zu finden Olvi, ihr werdet in der Spirit-World,

00:34ein roter, forsaken Ort,

00:36in dem Survival demanden Grief, Cunning, und eine wille zu kämpfen.

00:41Rho will niemals zurück,

00:43weil Stopping bedeutet ihn immer wieder zu verlieren.

00:48Hier wird nur ein kleines Blimps,

00:51was in der Full-Game ist,

00:52mit 13 Biomes und über 30 Enemy-Types,

00:55zu challenge euch.

01:01Right now, Rho is heading into a biome

01:03we call the Meadows of Delusion.

01:06It's early in the game,

01:07so it's a good place to get the hang

01:09of Deck-Building,

01:10Combat-Strategy

01:11und some of our other unique mechanics.

01:15From here, we will head over

01:16to the side-Quest,

01:17titled Balancing the Scales.

01:19And this quest actually has a little twist

01:22we will get into later.

01:24For now, you just need to know

01:25that you are helping a suffering fish

01:27recover its missing scales.

01:29To find them,

01:30you will explore the biome

01:32and fight enemies in turn-based,

01:34grid-based battles.

01:35The core of the Death Howl experience.

01:41Start by placing Rho on the grid.

01:43Identify the enemies you will face

01:45and think about the possible opening moves

01:47before you lock it in.

01:50From here on,

01:51every turn counts.

01:53Each turn,

01:54you and your opponents

01:55take actions on the tactical grid.

01:58Every mana point moves Rho one square

02:00or you can spend it to play cards from your deck.

02:03You decide whether to act right away

02:05or hold your position to avoid danger.

02:09Step into the enemy's attack range

02:10and they will use their own tricks against you.

02:16Gloom Krog,

02:17this frog-like creature,

02:18can lash out with its tank

02:19and pull you in.

02:21Slop Slug can poison Rho

02:23and hide behind its shell

02:24to block your attacks.

02:28Like any game with souls-like elements,

02:30Death Howl is about learning enemy patterns.

02:32Every fight teaches you something

02:35about your enemies,

02:36your strategy

02:37and the path forward.

02:40Even if you have to fail a few times

02:42to get there.

02:46This is just the beginning.

02:47Later on,

02:48the combat opens up

02:49into wild creative combos

02:51that can turn the tide in a single turn.

02:54Take Triple Strike.

02:55On its own,

02:56it's just 3 damage

02:57so it's not extremely impressive,

02:59especially since you need to discard

03:012 cards to play it.

03:03But then,

03:04add Enchant Weapon

03:05which adds 1 damage

03:06to your next attack.

03:08And then,

03:09follow up with Lightning Strike

03:10which deals 2 damage

03:11for every card discarded.

03:13And suddenly,

03:14that small move

03:15becomes a devastating chain reaction

03:17that can wipe out enemies

03:18in a single play.

03:20Combat in Death Howl

03:21is meant to be challenging.

03:24In every fight,

03:25you are juggling movement,

03:26ranged and melee attacks,

03:27enemy positioning

03:29and what attacks

03:30may be used next.

03:32Understanding your enemies

03:33is key.

03:34And rethinking your approach

03:35to a tough fight

03:36is part of the experience.

03:41After a battle,

03:42pick up any dropped materials

03:44and in a few moments

03:46we will show you

03:47how it influences your deck.

03:50The game is open world,

03:52but progress is mostly gated

03:53by combat encounters

03:54between sacred groves

03:56which act as your save points.

03:58Any health you lose

03:59between groves

04:00is gone until

04:01you reach the next one.

04:02So managing it

04:03is critical.

04:07Cards are crafted

04:08from materials

04:09and the titular hovels

04:10you earn

04:11by defeating enemies.

04:12Materials can also

04:13be found in the world,

04:14so pay attention

04:15to your surroundings,

04:16complete side quests

04:17and gather what you can.

04:19Each card

04:20has its own cost,

04:21effect and synergies.

04:23and because each biome

04:25offers its own

04:26craftable cards

04:27not all of them

04:28will be as useful

04:29outside the place

04:30where you found them.

04:32This mysterious rock formation

04:33is one of the sacred groves.

04:35A place where you heal

04:37and can also trade

04:38the howls

04:39taken from fallen enemies

04:40for teardrops.

04:41An important resource

04:43that lets you learn

04:44new skills.

04:45One of those skills

04:46will come in handy

04:47very very soon.

04:48It is called

04:49Overwhelmed.

04:50In combat

04:51you will be able

04:52to unleash the skill

04:53boosting the damage

04:54of all cards

04:55played on that turn.

05:00Here you can also

05:01grab the first

05:02fish scale

05:03for our side quest.

05:04And now

05:05let us head

05:06into the next fight

05:07to see why that matters.

05:08This time

05:09you are facing

05:10some new opponents.

05:11Dreadfins

05:12have a special

05:13counter attack.

05:14If you hit them

05:15they will dash

05:16right through you.

05:17It is best

05:18to fight them

05:19with impossible terrain

05:20at your back.

05:21on the other hand

05:22can pull you in

05:23and hit you

05:24with a powerful attack.

05:25And here is the

05:26twist we teased

05:27earlier.

05:28After you draw cards

05:29in this fight

05:30you will notice

05:31the fish scale

05:32you picked up

05:33is now in your deck.

05:34It can be quite useful

05:35in certain circumstances

05:36but it is taking up

05:38an extra slot

05:39in your draw.

05:40And if you don't play

05:41it, it stays

05:42in your hand.

05:43add in other surplus cards

05:45like wound

05:46inflicted by certain

05:47attacks

05:48and your deck

05:49can get clogged

05:50pretty fast.

05:51This is where

05:52overwhelmed

05:53can become

05:54particularly useful.

05:55It adds 1 damage

05:56to every attack

05:57on this turn

05:58which can make up

05:59for the cards

06:00that are missing

06:01in your hand

06:02due to having

06:03fish scales.

06:04Using cards

06:05like aim for the heart

06:06which is available

06:07early on in the game

06:08and which is dealing

06:093 damage

06:10will become

06:11a little tactic

06:12thanks to the little bit

06:13of extra power

06:14coming from overwhelmed.

06:15After the fight

06:16another fish scale

06:17gets added

06:18to your deck.

06:19Let's move on.

06:20This fight

06:21may look simple

06:22except you are

06:23already feeling

06:24the weight

06:25of those scales

06:26in your deck.

06:27Since we know

06:28these enemies

06:29let's focus

06:30on another strategy

06:31chaining cards

06:32to get the most

06:33out of them.

06:35Let's start

06:36with the first strike.

06:37Use it

06:38before the enemy acts

06:39and you will get

06:402 mana back.

06:41Enough

06:42to attack again

06:43right away.

06:44With the mana

06:45we got back

06:46we can use destruction

06:47to get close

06:48to the enemy

06:49and then sharpen weapon

06:50to make an even

06:51more powerful

06:52card combo.

06:53And finally

06:54we use

06:55furious strike.

06:56It starts

06:57at 4 mana

06:58but every card

06:59you play

07:00on this turn

07:01reduces its cost

07:02by 1.

07:03Play it

07:04at the end

07:05of the chain

07:06when its cost

07:07has dropped

07:08impact

07:09for minimal cost.

07:12Now we head

07:13southwest

07:14adding more scales

07:15to our pockets.

07:19Let us take a quick

07:20detour here.

07:21The world of Death

07:22Howl offers

07:23many points of interest

07:24like this

07:25enriching the story

07:26or simply serving

07:27as a curious

07:28distraction

07:29along the way.

07:31Balancing the scales

07:32quest

07:33is almost done

07:34so let's jump

07:35into the final

07:36encounter.

07:37You are up

07:38against an elder

07:39dreadfin

07:40a regular

07:41dreadfin

07:42and a gloom croak.

07:44The elder

07:45is fast

07:46and hits hard

07:47so keep your distance

07:48and be very very careful.

07:50The real highlight here

07:51is the fruit tree

07:52in the middle

07:53of the grid.

07:54If you open

07:55with quick strike

07:56on the dreadfin

07:57it will get knocked

07:58back 2 spaces

07:59into the tree.

08:00That not only increases

08:02the damage it takes

08:03but also gives you

08:05a fruit card

08:06of your choice.

08:07This can poison

08:08an enemy

08:09fill your mana

08:10or give you more

08:11cards to play.

08:12Watch for terrain

08:13features like this

08:14they can add

08:15another tactical layer

08:16to your fights.

08:17We will skip ahead

08:19to the end of the fight.

08:21The reward?

08:23The final fish scale.

08:25Time to return it

08:27to its owner.

08:28The fish finally

08:30has its scales back

08:32and along with

08:33the hefty rewards

08:34we have freed up

08:35some much needed

08:36space in our deck.

08:37Let's take a look

08:38at what we have earned.

08:43First

08:44more precious

08:45teardrops.

08:46Since we already

08:47have overwhelmed

08:48we could upgrade

08:49or explore other abilities

08:50a rogue can learn.

08:51Take spirit cards

08:53an ability to acquire

08:54unique cards

08:55from the enemies

08:56you defeated

08:57unlocking new strategies

08:58to further grow your deck.

09:00We have also picked up

09:01a pearl totem

09:02which gives us

09:03a good chance

09:04to talk more

09:05about those powerful items.

09:06Totems give

09:07ongoing effects

09:08that can change

09:09how you approach

09:10combat

09:11from boosting certain cards

09:12to altering

09:13your starting bonuses.

09:14The pearl totem

09:15allows you

09:16to discard a card

09:17during battle

09:18and then it grants

09:19you block equal

09:20to its cost.

09:21As you gain experience

09:22the number of totem slots

09:24increases.

09:25in Death Howl

09:26your deck

09:27skill tree

09:28and totems

09:29work together

09:30as a flexible ecosystem.

09:32Tweak one

09:33and your whole strategy

09:34can shift.

09:37The meadows

09:38of delusion

09:39are just one step

09:40in Rose's spiritual journey.

09:42Here

09:43you learn that

09:44every card

09:45every totem

09:46and every choice

09:47shapes your survival

09:49in the eerie spirit world

09:50you must cross

09:51to reclaim your sun.

09:52What happens

09:54in the end?

09:55Well,

09:56you can discover

09:57for yourself

09:58in the full game.

09:59Don't forget

10:00to wishlist

10:01Dev Howl

10:02on Steam

10:03and get ready

10:04for a deck building experience

10:05like no other.

10:06in the old

10:07in the old

10:08one.

10:09.

10:10I can摯

10:11in the old

10:12one.

10:13I will be

10:14in the old

10:15one.

10:16I can't do this.

10:17And I can do this

10:18as soon as I can do

10:20as I can do it.

10:21i can't do it.

10:22I can do this too.

10:23I can do it.

10:25I can do it.

10:26I can do it.

10:27I can do it.

10:28I can do it.

10:29It's going to be

10:30to...

10:31I can do it.

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