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An independent reference for Owlboy, covering its story-driven adventure, flight and platforming, and official information from the developer and Steam.

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Owlboy flies above a grassy floating island as a companion stands beside a green machine; a speech bubble reads “Hey, buddy!”Guides

Auto-Aim: How to Turn It On or Off

Where to find the Owlboy auto-aim setting, what it changes about aiming with controllers, and whether you can still aim manually.

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Owlboy stands on a grassy path in a floating-island graveyard beneath a large drooping tree, with gravestones and a small island in the sky.Release information

Anniversary Update: What Changed

What the Owlboy Anniversary Update added and changed, from the new Super Dash and auto-aim to cutscene skipping and new toggles.

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Owlboy flies above a large mechanical creature in a red-lit cavern, with two character status bars visible in the upper-left corner.Platforms

PC System Requirements: Minimum Specs

The minimum PC specs Owlboy needs on Windows, including OS, processor, memory, graphics, DirectX version and storage space.

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Owlboy and a companion hover before a huge carved stone face in a cave; waterfalls flank it, and a health bar appears at the top left.Official links

Who Developed and Published Owlboy?

Who made Owlboy: the developer and publisher behind the game, D-Pad Studio, plus where to find the official developer website.

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D-Pad Studio

About Owlboy

Owlboy and a companion hover inside a purple stone cavern with two green floating creatures; a dark opening fills the center of the wall.
Owlboy and a companion hover inside a purple stone cavern with two green floating creatures; a dark opening fills the center of the wall.

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game where you fly and explore a world in the clouds. You play as Otus, a mute owl who struggles to live up to the expectations of owl-hood, and you can pick up your friends and bring them with you as gunners, each with unique abilities and stories.

Developed and published by D-Pad Studio, Owlboy was released on November 1, 2016, for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is an action, adventure and indie game with single-player, Steam Achievements, full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on TV and Family Sharing. The game supports many languages, including English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Norwegian, all with full audio support.

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Platforms
Windows · Mac · Linux
Developer
D-Pad Studio
Release date
November 1, 2016
Price
$1.99 (US store)

Facts and release status reflect dated sources, not a live game-state report.

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A large bearded, helmeted figure sits before blazing fires, with the caption, “With him as our Captain, we roamed the sky, growing ever more powerful.”
A large bearded, helmeted figure sits before blazing fires, with the caption, “With him as our Captain, we roamed the sky, growing ever more powerful.”
Owlboy flies above a lava-filled cavern with dark stone pillars and glowing platforms overhead; two small figures stand on a ledge at left.
Owlboy flies above a lava-filled cavern with dark stone pillars and glowing platforms overhead; two small figures stand on a ledge at left.
Owlboy flies above a bubbling lava pool between two dark carved pillars in a red cavern; glowing lava platforms hang near the ceiling.
Owlboy flies above a bubbling lava pool between two dark carved pillars in a red cavern; glowing lava platforms hang near the ceiling.

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Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game where you fly and explore a world in the clouds, playing as a mute owl named Otus and recruiting friends as gunners.

Owlboy is available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Owlboy was released on November 1, 2016.

Owlboy was developed and published by D-Pad Studio.

Minimum requirements include Windows 7/8/10/Vista, a dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, a DirectX 10 capable graphics card, DirectX 9.0c and 600 MB available space.
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