Project Introduction

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 on which 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 of course the weird, wonderful and diverse people of the Fedora keep Harold busy too. Until one fateful encounter plunges Harold into a new world that nobody could have guessed existed - 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’.

- History -
Harold Halibut started life in 2012 as a conversation over dinner about our love of stop-motion and story games.
It wasn’t long after that we started building dollhouse sized sets and puppets in our bedrooms.

The result is a cross between game and stop motion film.

Welded metal, textiles sewn against tiny wooden floorboards and clay faces the size of walnuts immerse the player in Harold’s tactile world.

- Features -

Unique Stop-Motion Aesthetics:
Every element in Harold Halibut is a tactile masterpiece, 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. Each dialogue is carefully orchestrated to enhance the immersion and emotional depth of your interactions.

An expansive Character Ensemble:
Meet a variety of unique characters and get to know their personalities, quirks and stories through meaningful conversations. Navigate the intricate web of relationships and watch as the rich and multi-layered narrative unfolds.

A riveting cinematic storyline:
Journey through a captivating narrative, underscored by a carefully orchestrated script that blends drama, humor, and suspense. Harold Halibut is an experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll.

About Developer

SLOW BROS. is a small indie studio based in Germany dedicated to thoughtfully bridging analogue and digital worlds in the form of interactive experiences.

Slow Bros. was founded in 2015 by long time friends Onat Hekimoglu, Ole Tillmann, Fabian Preuschoff and Daniel Beckmann. The studio member's diverse backgrounds including video game production, filmmaking, carpentry, apparel, and illustration give them a unique skill set with various applications, from games, over VR-experiences to art installations. Currently the studio is producing their first full-length video game „Harold Halibut“.