Action · October 11, 2013

The Wolf Among Us (2013)

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From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a gritty, violent and mature thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books (DC Comics/Vertigo). As Bigby Wolf - THE big bad 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. An evolution of Telltale's ground-breaking choice and consequence game mechanics will ensure the player learns that even as Bigby Wolf, Sheriff of Fabletown, life in the big bad city is bloody, terrifying and dangerous. Over a season of content spanning across 5 episodes: Episode 1: Faith - Available Now Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors - Available Now Episode 3: A Crooked Mile - Available Now Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing - Available Now Episode 5: Cry Wolf - Available Now Key Features From the team that brought you 2012 Game of the Year, The Walking Dead Based on the Eisner Award-winning Fables comic book series Now, it’s not only WHAT you choose to do that will affect your story, but WHEN you choose to do it A mature and gritty take on characters from fairytales, legends and folklore who have escaped into our world A perfect place to begin your Fables journey, even if you’ve not read the comics; this game is set before the events seen in the first issue

Action releases from 2013

104 Action titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume35.7k Steam reviewsTop 16% in Action
Positive rating98% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 3%
Metacritic85/100Genre average 77 — top 19% of Action titles
Concurrent peak116 playersTop 32% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 48% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 1.1k
  • Detective · 998
  • Story Rich · 972
  • Episodic · 854
  • Choose Your Own Adventure · 844
  • Point & Click · 821
  • Noir · 726
  • Mature · 713
  • Choices Matter · 657
  • Visual Novel · 615
  • Singleplayer · 580
  • Atmospheric · 575
  • Comic Book · 567
  • Mystery · 491
  • Cinematic · 407

Reception Metrics

Steam community

98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 35.7k reviews

35.0k positive · 714 negative

Metacritic

85/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

8.8/10

Curator recommendations

30.6k

Peak concurrent players

116

Press Quotes

“The dark interpretations of these fairy tales are gripping and Telltale never forgets that hook.” 9/10 – Game Informer “…deftly merges Walking Dead's moral quandaries with a noir murder mystery” 90/100 – PC Gamer “… immediately stakes its own claim as one of the most exciting adventure games of the year.” 9/10 – IGN

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

35

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 11, 2013
DeveloperTelltale
Base price$5.99 -60%
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Editions & Packages

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