Howloween Hero

October 25, 2021 Gossamer Games Gossamer Games
Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Indie
Android PC iOS Switch
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A spooky trick-or-treat adventure about a mischievous puppy on a mission to score the evening's best candy. Create your costume, explore the neighborhood, and help your friends track down a menacing monster to save Halloween.
Storyline

Howloween Hero is a sugary sweet trick-or-treat adventure where you run around town as a mischievous puppy on a mission to track down your owner's favorite candy. But rumor has it, a menacing monster is on the prowl and sniffing around for their next victim...
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Game Info

Release Date October 25, 2021
Developer Gossamer Games
Publisher Gossamer Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Comedy, Sandbox, Mystery
Howloween Hero

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