Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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 story rich, visual novel and choices matter game developed by Different Tales and published by Different Tales and Pretty Soon.
Released on October 13th 2020 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,012 reviews of which 840 were positive and 172 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Dual core or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel® HD 4400 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: MacOS Sierra
  • Processor: Dual core or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel® HD 6000 or better
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
Linux
  • Processor: Dual core or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel® HD 4400 or better
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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Dec. 2024
The atmosphere the prose, music and art create here are delicious, but the story is far too short. It feels like a prologue to a longer, more epic tale. Right as I really felt like we were sinking our teeth into the setting, it ends! Still, they've created something nice here. You can read through it in a couple hours, and it's worth doing.
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Aug. 2024
I cant say I was bored, but something was definitely missing. My biggest problem is that for a werewolf game you didnt really get to be a werewolf for most of the game. Some of the political stuff and plot did seem a bit weird at times but not to a point where it ruined the experience. I would probably not recommend the game but I wont go as far as to say its a waste of time and/or money.
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July 2024
As far as virtual CYOAs go, this stands out above most of the others. Ask yourself this - if you were at a used book sale and you found something for $1.50 that told a good story which incorporated an awesome location (Białowieża - Europe's largest surviving primordial forest), crazy werewolf lore, a journey of self-discovery, and modern political struggles all at once, but also had fantastically good illustrations, and on top of that played an absolute banger from a Belarusian fantasy-folk band (Irdorath, who spent two years in prison for protesting their government) as you finished up, you'd call that a good deal, right? That's what this game is. More than worth the pittance it goes for on sale. Definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the mood for a CYOA.
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July 2024
Heart of the forest might have ruined the interactive novel style games for me. I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. It remembers it is a game, even if it a simple one. It understands it is a short narrative about choice and does it well. To the point that another World of Darkness game of a similar style (I brought both at the same time) fell completely flat by comparison. Despite me preferring the other game-line (Vampire) considerably! On sale I fully recommend it, even if you only get one play-through (about three hours) of fun out of it. If you like it, you will probably get two (approx. six hours). It was my first on steam, and might be one of my last.
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May 2024
Summary: An excellent story that does the Werewolves in WoD justice. Pros: -An excellently written story with branching paths where your choices have a real, observable impact. It makes you reflect on your choices as you meet the consequences, and you will be left wondering whether the trade offs were worth it. You quickly learn to choose carefully and think things through, especially given there is no option to save your progress. Having finished it, I actually feel more content. It has a cathartic effect, which is sorely missing from a lot of games. -Characters are well written, and have justifiable perspectives on the world. When characters conflict, you get where both sides are coming from, even when you are confident about who you prefer -Art/graphics, music, sound, and writing set the scene perfectly. -General design is very good for a text based adventure -Fits the theme of Werewolf: The Apocalypse. In fact, for someone who has only read some of the lore and has yet to play the TRPG, this has been a great introduction. This is to WtA as Bloodlines is to VtM. Cons -For such a short story that I got through in a couple of sessions throughout an afternoon/evening, £11.39 is a bit much. That being said, I threw it on my wish list and two days later, it went on a 90% sale down to £1.13. I strongly suggest anyone else do the same.
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
7.9
840
172
Online players
1
Developer
Different Tales
Publisher
Different Tales, Pretty Soon
Release 13 Oct 2020
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