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WolfQuest: Classic

eduweb · 2025-07-22

Steam

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 25, 2016 (Mac), Mar 25, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

LIVE THE LIFE OF A WILD WOLF! As a two-year-old gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park, hunt elk and moose, find a mate, and then establish a territory and raise your pups.

WolfQuest: Classic is an Indie, RPG, and Simulation game released in 2025, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1672 reviews).

6
playing now
91%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

WolfQuest is a 3D wildlife simulation video game originally developed by the Minnesota Zoo and game developer company Eduweb, and developed solely by Eduweb since 2013. The game's main purpose is to help players understand wolves and the roles they play in nature by living the life of a gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 33 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–75k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,672 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.69 at Steam (2016-11-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

712026-09-15 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
773Mar 2016Aug 2026Mar 2016 — avg 28 · peak 124Jul 2016 — avg 56 · peak 115Nov 2016 — avg 47 · peak 110Mar 2017 — avg 54 · peak 129Jul 2017 — avg 74 · peak 138Nov 2017 — avg 54 · peak 127Mar 2018 — avg 62 · peak 137Jul 2018 — avg 73 · peak 142Nov 2018 — avg 46 · peak 110Mar 2019 — avg 47 · peak 112Jul 2019 — avg 67 · peak 230Nov 2019 — avg 29 · peak 70Mar 2020 — avg 36 · peak 84Jul 2020 — avg 31 · peak 60Nov 2020 — avg 21 · peak 51Mar 2021 — avg 13 · peak 32Jul 2021 — avg 10 · peak 27Nov 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Mar 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$6.692016-03-252026-07-292016-03-25 — best price $9.992016-11-23 — best price $6.692016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-02-18 — best price $9.992017-03-10 — best price $6.992017-03-16 — best price $9.992017-04-17 — best price $6.692017-04-21 — best price $9.992017-05-11 — best price $6.692017-05-15 — best price $9.992017-09-07 — best price $6.692017-09-14 — best price $9.992018-05-10 — best price $6.692018-05-16 — best price $9.992018-08-30 — best price $6.692018-09-06 — best price $9.992019-07-25 — best price $14.992020-06-20 — best price $14.992020-12-30 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-05-27 — best price $14.992021-05-31 — best price $19.992022-08-01 — best price $14.992022-08-08 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992025-08-05 — best price $29.992025-09-04 — best price $29.992025-11-10 — best price $19.792025-11-17 — best price $29.992026-04-22 — best price $19.792026-04-29 — best price $29.992026-07-23 — best price $19.792026-07-29 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65212026-05-30 — 36 pageviews2026-06-03 — 23 pageviews2026-06-07 — 40 pageviews2026-06-11 — 29 pageviews2026-06-15 — 32 pageviews2026-06-19 — 45 pageviews2026-06-23 — 26 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-07-01 — 26 pageviews2026-07-05 — 54 pageviews2026-07-09 — 31 pageviews2026-07-13 — 48 pageviews2026-07-17 — 55 pageviews2026-07-21 — 41 pageviews2026-07-25 — 48 pageviews2026-07-29 — 50 pageviews2026-08-02 — 43 pageviews2026-08-06 — 44 pageviews2026-08-10 — 36 pageviews2026-08-14 — 34 pageviews2026-08-18 — 40 pageviews2026-08-22 — 39 pageviews2026-08-26 — 49 pageviews2026-08-30 — 36 pageviews2026-09-03 — 37 pageviews2026-09-07 — 42 pageviews2026-09-11 — 26 pageviews2026-09-15 — 25 pageviews2026-09-19 — 27 pageviews2026-09-23 — 31 pageviews2026-09-27 — 36 pageviews2026-10-01 — 32 pageviews2026-10-05 — 36 pageviews2026-10-09 — 39 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
43.7%
earned "What Smells?"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-03-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7453%105

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

Player tags

RPGCo-opActionNatureHuntingSurvivalEducationRealisticAction RPGSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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