The Wolf Among Us
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ActionAdventureCasualStory RichDetectiveMultiple EndingsChoices MatterChoose Your Own Adventure

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Game description

From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Basic info

DeveloperTelltale
PublisherTelltale
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 11, 2013
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows XP Service Pack 3
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
Memory3 GB
GraphicsATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 427 reviews from the past 1 year

92.6/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Metacritic: 85 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A fairy tale noir detective story told through dialogue and decisions, this narrative adventure scores 92.6, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World appears in 93% of analyzed reviews and ranks 26th of 1096. 258 reviews praise the story, an excellent and gripping narrative that some call the studio at its finest. 55 praise its world and atmosphere, a dark, gritty noir setting full of fairy tale characters and a compelling cast. 33 admire the visuals, with a comic book art style and neon lighting that still look stylish years later. Visuals & Sound ranks 147th of 1249, and Gameplay ranks 433rd of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

38 reviews say the decisions carry little strategic weight, as choices rarely change the plot, which shows most on replays. 23 find the story loses steam, calling the finale underwhelming and the ending short on payoff. 18 say it is short, finishing in a handful of hours on a cliffhanger with no sequel to resolve it. Content Volume ranks 688th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“telltale at its finest, excellent narrative experience” · 258 reviews
“amazing art direction in a thrilling visual novel” · 33 reviews
“absolute banger with stressful engaging moments” · 27 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.88 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “choices actually branch out meaningfully” · 10 reviews
Negative “choices feel less meaningful than in other Telltale games” · 38 reviews

Progression 0% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 3% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 93% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.21 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “telltale at its finest, excellent narrative experience” · 258 reviews
Negative “finale emotionally muted, lacks catharsis despite setup” · 23 reviews

Characters 48% · World 41%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +1.59 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Negative “limited replayability, only a few global choice variations” · 3 reviews

Volume 11% · Variety 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.97 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “amazing art direction in a thrilling visual novel” · 33 reviews

Audio 22%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “costs very little and runs efficiently on low power” · 1 review
Negative “wait for sale at 2.79 dollars instead of full price” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.13 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “season 2 release delayed indefinitely” · 12 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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