Gripping noir story with twists
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Plot twist(s) in this game are top tier.”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
The Wolf Among Us
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Telltale2013Detective · Choose Your Own Adventure · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A gritty noir fairy-tale detective story with standout writing, art and voice acting, but it's an interactive movie with mostly illusory choices. Skip it if you want real gameplay.
Great for
Fans of story-driven noir mysteries and Telltale games who want an interactive movie
Main risk
Choices barely change anything and there's little real gameplay, so it plays like a linear movie.
What players love
Eager for the sequel
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Been waiting years for the 2nd game to get announced..., This game deserves a 2...., it was so good.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Stylish comic-noir art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the comic art style is visually stunning with the neon lighting and dark noir shadows”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Best Telltale game, holds up today
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“13 years later and this is still one of, if not THE best Telltale game”
Steam review · 27.6 h played ↗
Bigby and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Bigby is easily one of the coolest protagonist amongst narrative games.”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Excellent voice acting and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Voice acting is excellent and adds a lot of emotional impact”
Steam review · 22.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Choices don't really matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Nothing you decide in this game matters, which wouldn't be a huge deal except for the fact that decision making is the [b]sole game mechanic[/b].”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Weak pacing and unsatisfying ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Holes in the story. Unsatisfying ending. Save your time.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Barely a game: interactive movie
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Barely a game. It's a nice graphic novel.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Can't skip scenes or recaps; poor controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I cant be bothered sitting there and watching unskippable summary of an episode I just played”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Bugs: blank choices and broken scenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“still has this many bugs that ruin everything giving you all blank options”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Crashes and startup problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The thing crashes ALL the time.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2.3 Ghz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsATI or NVidia card w/ 1024 MB RAM
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM
Storage2 GB available space
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