Harold Halibut

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Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien [link deleted]’s been 250 years since your home - an ark-like spaceship - fled an Earth on the verge of cold war to find a habitable planet to preserve the human race. You are Harold, a young lab assistant for the ship’s lead scientist, Jeanne Mareaux.

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Developer:
Slow Bros.
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
16 April 2024
Genre:
Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (27)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (1144)

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Description

Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean.

It’s been 250 years since your home - an ark-like spaceship - fled an Earth on the verge of cold war to find a habitable planet to preserve the human race.

You are Harold, a young lab assistant for the ship’s lead scientist, Jeanne Mareaux. While most of the ship’s inhabitants have reconciled themselves to a life lived aboard the sunken ship, Mareaux still works tirelessly to find a way for the ship to leave the planet and find a new, dryer home.

But the weird, wonderful and diverse people of the FEDORA I keep Harold busy too… Until one fateful encounter plunges Harold into a world no one could have imagined - and one that may hold the key to Mareaux’s re-launch plans.

Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.

Features:

  • Unique Stop-Motion Aesthetics: Every element in Harold Halibut is a tactile and meticulously hand-crafted using traditional sculpting and model-making techniques.
  • Full Voice Acting: All of the Fedoras' wonderful inhabitants come to life with full English voiceover, elevating the game's narrative to cinematic proportions.
  • An expansive Character Ensemble: Meet a variety of unique characters and get to know their personalities, quirks and stories through meaningful conversations.
  • A riveting cinematic storyline: Journey through a captivating narrative, underscored by a carefully orchestrated script that blends drama, humor, and suspense.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz / AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
56 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD & Controller Recommended

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 11
Processor:
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6800
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
56 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD & Controller Recommended

User reviews

Wretic
Not recommended | 12 Jun 2026
10.6h played

I wanted to like Harold Halibut. The demo sold me completely. A giant spaceship stranded beneath an alien ocean, mysterious signals, strange lifeforms, and the promise of discovering what lies beyond the next corner.

Helpful: 21
MacMiskenn
Not recommended | 31 May 2026
20.2h played

Autism sim 101 That's not the problem, but it is *part* of it. The direction and design of this game is just bad. - Like there is sooo much potential there, but it's somehow squandered. Somehow they managed to ruin a

Helpful: 9
MissMess
Recommended | 06 Jun 2026
13.1h played

What can I say about Harold Halibut? This man is 20-50 years old, of indiscriminate age and attitude. Small walking, lots talking. Possibly attracted to fish. Why are we describing Henry Halibut the man? Because this

Helpful: 3
BrightonGoose
Not recommended | 22 Jun 2026
25.7h played

I think that the art and narrative are deeply impressive here, but the game seems to feel as if it would rather not be a game. I don't know whether it would be better suited to being a movie, series, or book - but it

Helpful: 6
Lekinu
Not recommended | 21 Jun 2026
10.7h played

Impressive art and music. I think the voice acting was great too. Though I feel it is all hindered by a big pacing problem. Traveling back and forth through the tube system quickly became a slog. The interesting and

Helpful: 2
Bornos gucken (glat/ze)
Recommended | 21 Jun 2026
17.4h played

Fun game that makes you think about life. It has a relatively slow pace and you have to walk a decent amount, but it is worth it. I really liked the story, graphics and sound-design. I also like that the game doesn't

Helpful: 2