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The Wolf Among Us

Telltale · 2013-10-11

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ActionAdventureCasual

Franchise: Fables, DC Comics · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 12, 2014 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 02, 2014 (Android), Dec 04, 2013 (iOS), Oct 14, 2013 (Mac), Oct 11, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2013 (PlayStation 3)

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.

116
playing now
98%
positive of 40k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (1205 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

116 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

The Wolf Among Us is an episodic adventure game developed and published by Telltale Games. It is based on Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series, to which it serves as a prequel. The game consists of five episodes that were released throughout 2013 and 2014. Retail versions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles were made available in November 2014. The game is set in Fabletown, a clandestine community within New York City consisting of fantastical characters from fairy tales, novels, and folklore, where sheriff Bigby Wolf must investigate a series of mysterious murders.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 116 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,387 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~298/week).
  • · Review velocity up 34% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.6M–3.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 40,138 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2019-11-26) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 101 of 146 observed days · $11.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
51651620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

300402026-08-06 21:00 — 124 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 70 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 126 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 91 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 109 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 134 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 84 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 120 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 142 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 65 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 87 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 161 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 100 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 155 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 227 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 140 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 176 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 300 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 136 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 103 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 195 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 132 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 103 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 154 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 125 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 74 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 117 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 116 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$3.742015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $12.492015-04-28 — best price $24.992015-07-15 — best price $24.992015-10-12 — best price $24.992016-01-04 — best price $6.242016-06-17 — best price $6.242016-11-11 — best price $6.242017-05-12 — best price $6.242017-09-05 — best price $24.992018-01-09 — best price $6.292018-06-01 — best price $6.242018-10-01 — best price $14.992020-05-27 — best price $7.492020-11-30 — best price $4.502021-03-29 — best price $6.002021-10-27 — best price $4.492022-02-21 — best price $14.992023-01-03 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-05-30 — best price $14.992023-07-21 — best price $7.502023-09-18 — best price $5.992023-12-01 — best price $13.492024-01-31 — best price $14.992024-03-28 — best price $14.992024-05-27 — best price $14.992024-07-25 — best price $14.992024-10-03 — best price $14.992024-11-28 — best price $14.992025-02-05 — best price $5.992025-04-08 — best price $14.992025-06-12 — best price $14.992025-09-01 — best price $5.192025-11-17 — best price $10.792026-02-23 — best price $7.492026-04-09 — best price $7.502026-05-28 — best price $14.992026-07-19 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

10k3392026-05-30 — 453 pageviews2026-06-02 — 386 pageviews2026-06-05 — 5,499 pageviews2026-06-08 — 3,602 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,350 pageviews2026-06-14 — 991 pageviews2026-06-17 — 742 pageviews2026-06-20 — 606 pageviews2026-06-23 — 613 pageviews2026-06-26 — 589 pageviews2026-06-29 — 572 pageviews2026-07-02 — 480 pageviews2026-07-05 — 512 pageviews2026-07-08 — 503 pageviews2026-07-11 — 429 pageviews2026-07-14 — 387 pageviews2026-07-17 — 431 pageviews2026-07-20 — 411 pageviews2026-07-23 — 384 pageviews2026-07-26 — 387 pageviews2026-07-29 — 406 pageviews2026-08-01 — 369 pageviews2026-08-04 — 442 pageviews2026-08-07 — 350 pageviews2026-08-10 — 442 pageviews2026-08-13 — 442 pageviews2026-08-16 — 459 pageviews2026-08-19 — 433 pageviews2026-08-22 — 398 pageviews2026-08-25 — 345 pageviews2026-08-27 — 747 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
89.6%
earned "Welcome to Fabletown"
64.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)44,01122%35
PS4 (PlayStation)40,09466%36
Xbox One (Xbox)34,63228%35
PS3 (PlayStation)26,36957%36
Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox 360 (Xbox)24,66817%35
PS Vita (PlayStation)7,50977%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

NoirMatureMysteryEpisodicAdventureCinematicDetectiveComic BookStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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