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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest cover art

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

Different Tales · 2020-10-13

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AdventureIndieRPG

Franchise: World of Darkness · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Oct 13, 2020 (Linux), Oct 13, 2020 (Mac), Oct 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 07, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 24, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Feb 24, 2021 (Xbox One)

Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest is a $14.99 Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2020, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Very Positive (82% of 1126 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
82%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (33 downloads)
3.69★
PlayStation Store rating (105 ratings)
4.2h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest is a visual novel role-playing video game developed by Different Tales and published by Walkabout Games. It was originally released on October 13, 2020 for Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows. A Nintendo Switch version was released on January 7, 2021, and also released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 24, 2021. It is based on the tabletop role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and is part of the larger World of Darkness series.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 51 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (164 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–51k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,133 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$1.33-91%
IndieGala$1.49-90%
GamersGate$1.50-90%
GreenManGaming$1.50-90%
Steam$2.99-80%
GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.13 at GamersGate (2024-03-04) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 147 of 179 observed days · $0.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15015020202026Week of 2020-10-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-14 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
231Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 23 · peak 109Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 27Feb 2021 — avg 14 · peak 50Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 19Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 14Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 26Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.042020-10-132026-10-142020-10-13 — best price $13.492021-03-11 — best price $10.492021-07-30 — best price $7.492021-12-22 — best price $5.992022-03-07 — best price $5.092022-07-03 — best price $7.492022-08-23 — best price $11.672022-11-04 — best price $14.992022-12-28 — best price $4.492023-03-03 — best price $13.392023-05-02 — best price $14.992023-06-19 — best price $4.492023-08-03 — best price $14.992023-09-27 — best price $13.362023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-25 — best price $3.742024-03-19 — best price $2.992024-04-30 — best price $2.242024-06-22 — best price $14.992024-08-16 — best price $1.492024-10-11 — best price $1.192024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-05 — best price $13.362025-03-31 — best price $12.442025-06-04 — best price $14.992025-09-03 — best price $1.992025-11-17 — best price $10.252026-01-01 — best price $14.992026-02-28 — best price $14.992026-04-14 — best price $3.742026-05-24 — best price $14.992026-07-30 — best price $1.492026-08-22 — best price $2.242026-09-14 — best price $3.752026-10-04 — best price $3.752026-10-14 — best price $1.33
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3782026-05-31 — 17 pageviews2026-06-04 — 21 pageviews2026-06-08 — 34 pageviews2026-06-12 — 26 pageviews2026-06-16 — 21 pageviews2026-06-20 — 27 pageviews2026-06-24 — 24 pageviews2026-06-28 — 26 pageviews2026-07-02 — 17 pageviews2026-07-06 — 21 pageviews2026-07-10 — 30 pageviews2026-07-14 — 37 pageviews2026-07-18 — 23 pageviews2026-07-22 — 22 pageviews2026-07-26 — 21 pageviews2026-07-30 — 21 pageviews2026-08-03 — 20 pageviews2026-08-07 — 22 pageviews2026-08-11 — 31 pageviews2026-08-15 — 17 pageviews2026-08-19 — 20 pageviews2026-08-23 — 22 pageviews2026-08-27 — 28 pageviews2026-08-31 — 18 pageviews2026-09-04 — 32 pageviews2026-09-08 — 23 pageviews2026-09-12 — 25 pageviews2026-09-16 — 28 pageviews2026-09-20 — 10 pageviews2026-09-24 — 24 pageviews2026-09-28 — 23 pageviews2026-10-02 — 22 pageviews2026-10-06 — 19 pageviews2026-10-09 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
32.7%
earned "Tourist"
9.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-12-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)18150%38

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

Player tags

RPGSurrealThrillerNarrationStory RichText-BasedWerewolvesDark FantasySupernaturalVisual Novel

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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