NARWHAR Project Hornwhale

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale

AB · December 6, 2019 · Indie, Action, Adventure, 2D, Retro

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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9 user reviews78% · 9
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NARWHAR Project Hornwhale price

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About NARWHAR Project Hornwhale

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale is a 16-bit style action shmup that lets you explore levels freely, rather than forced scrolling.
Choose from two characters with different play styles and explore levels at your own pace, while experimenting with multiple weapon power ups.


Multiple difficulties (Easy/Normal/Hard/Yolo)


Choose how hard you want to be challenged, somewhere between infinites lives or just the one.

Different endings


Different difficulties means different ending, but which one is real?

Two characters


Choose between Aura and her offensive power of dash or Ukko and his defensive power of electro shield.

50 weapon variants


Bored of of shooters only having a few weapons, here have 50.

Passcode system for resuming play on Easy/Normal difficulties


Need to rest from playing, just pause and note down a simple passcode.

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 3, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 17, 2020
A fun game about the quest to get our free milkshake back. I like a lot the animation of the player rays and the bosses design, the normal enemies are ok but too many t-rex the game music works well with the game too Stages are very open so you usually have some good routes to follow, even some secret ones funny game
2 found this helpful
Not recommended May 22, 2025
"NARWHAR Project Hornwhale" is what happens when two things fail. First, when the ability of a person to spell "Narwhal" properly fails, and secondly, when Itch fails its only single job, which is to contain amateur pixelcrap and keep the rest of the gaming industry safe from mediocrity. What do you do in the game? You navigate levels in a repetitive 2D retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience, with frustratingly basic controls. There's also a passcode system, and a bunch of guns... so a lot of "work" went into inflating the size and scope of this garbage, but none went into considering what gamers actually want (see the player counts below if you don't believe me). This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter. What matters is that this looks much worse than most other games because of that decision, and that's a major deterrent to gamers. Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded [i]despite[/i] the bad graphics, not because of them. This game is fairly date…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 14, 2023
[h1]Before I played Narwhar Project Hornwhale, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 8, 2025
Игра 'NARWHAR Project Hornwhale' - это безумный и уморительный файтинг, в котором два нарвала пытаются пронзить друг друга своими рогами. Геймплей прост, но увлекателен: вы управляете движениями и рывками своего рога, стараясь попасть в уязвимые места противника. Физика игры нарочито абсурдна, и это только добавляет веселья. Нарвалы кувыркаются, застревают друг в друге, а иногда и вовсе вылетают за пределы арены. Графика пиксельная, но очень стильная и детализированная. Особенно хорошо получились анимации нарвалов. 'NARWHAR' - отличный выбор для игры с друзьями. Легко научиться, но сложно освоить, и каждая схватка становится источником истерического смеха. Рекомендую всем, кто ищет безумный и забавный файтинг! Кроме того, в игре есть тонна кастомизации персонажей, что явно добавляет интереса.
Recommended Dec 15, 2023
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