Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

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 998 reviews of which 829 were positive and 169 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 7.49€ on Steam and has a 40% discount.

The Steam community has classified Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest into these genres:

Story Rich Visual Novel Choices Matter RPG Interactive Fiction Multiple Endings Surreal Choose Your Own Adventure Dark Fantasy Thriller Narration Female Protagonist Werewolves Text-Based Supernatural Tabletop Investigation Mystery Replay Value Emotional

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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

Reviews

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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.

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.

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.

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.

March 2024

Really loved the art and how your choices changed your character sheet. Did not like how the game focused more on the political conflict rather than the werewolf element. Too short, hope they add DLC to continue your werewolf development

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

-40% 12.49€ 7.49€

7.9

829

169

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Developer

Different Tales

Publisher

Different Tales, Pretty Soon

Release 13 Oct 2020

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