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Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is a early access, life sim and survival game
developed and published by eduweb.
Released on July 22nd 2025 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 10,248 reviews of which 10,029 were positive and 219 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 8/10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris 630 Pro or similar (using "Basic" graphics mode)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset
MacOS
- OS: MacOS 10.13 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon R9
- Storage: 20 GB available space
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I love this game inside and out. When I was in 5th grade (I am 33 now) I told a kid I wanted a game where you got to play a wolf, you would follow scent trails to get to your prey. You would mark borders of the territories, and raise a family of wolves. true to how wolves are irl. He told me he would make it happen. Idk if he ever did, or told someone who told someone, but WOW is this spot on to what I described!! Wolf Quest the original had me hooked immediately (as you can imagine) But alas it never had an end.... Then the remake.... I didnt even know it existed until a few months back. When I finally was able to afford the remake and finish to the title, I was ecstatic! This game is all it promises and more. I love that it stays true to the wolves and doesnt bring animals that dont belong into it. It is the BEST wolf simulator ever! I look forward to seeing what other surprises come in time lolol.
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Review Summary This isn't a game, it's a simulation. Wolf Quest is my current hyperfixation. Wolves are my 'tism interest. Perhaps a little much. That said, I didn’t immediately enjoy the game. It took some background knowledge for me to truly appreciate and love it. Even though it's been in early access for about six years now, it's better than some 'completed' games I've played. I’m so glad the devs are still adding new features and putting so much thought into it. My favorite feature is that there’s no end in sight! You can continue your journey through your pups! Below is some detailed information on gameplay, as well as some tips that I wish I knew before starting. There may be some spoilers, but not any hidden features or anything. Main Story Summary The Beginning You start as a 2-year-old Grey Wolf from Yellowstone. You need to find another dispersal wolf or even one from a rival pack to raise your pack up. You go through a courting phase, figuring out if your personalities match and if your genetics are diverse enough. Establish Territory Next, you establish a large territory to live in. This was hard at first for me. I initially made my territory too oval shaped, I learned to keep it more compact. In my main game, it’s still wide; I’m working on tightening it up and letting rival packs take what I don’t need. Find a Den Time to find a den for your pups. Different types have pros and cons. Wooded Dens: More tree cover, fewer eagles, but more cougar hiding spots. Open Dens: Less cover, more eagle attacks (you can fend them off by using “T” to switch to head cam and growling as they dive), but cougars are easier to spot and chase off. It does mean less hiding spots for your pups though. Dens can flood or get fleas. Fleas become an issue if you or the pups spend too much time inside. It helps to have your emotes to the pups in the 'favorites' tab which hotkeys them to numbers 1-7 which makes it easy to command them to hide during eagle and cougar attacks. Puppies Once your pups are born, raising them is the real challenge. The process goes through 4 stages: Raise Pups At about 6 weeks, they’re weaned and eating regurgitated meals and out of the den, this is where you start. You must protect them from predators while maintaining pack affinity—if it drops below halfway, they’ll stop listening or wander off. Oddly, I found that hunting less helped here. Less time with the pups in the den = less fleas = less chance you'll have to move dens midway. Your goal is to get them to 15lbs Journey to Summer Home Your pups outgrow the den! Move your pups to a rendezvous spot, keep in mind the elk are traveling north, follow the herd! Travel is risky as your pups are now exposed. Loaf at Rendezvous Site It's Summer! You continue raising the pups in the new spot. Get their weight up to 25 lbs while maintaining pack affinity. Growing Pups It's about time the pups hit a growth spurt. They need tons of food, and prey is tougher now—elk have been fattening up on fresh summer grasses. Again, hunting less often but use strategies that bring more food home. I’d try guiding the herd closer to the rendezvous site for an easy-to-find corpse that you can return to for meat chunks. Pups can also hunt toads and ground moles. Let them wander and build experience for the next milestone—but don't let them get lost. Young Hunters Stage Now nearly 6 months old, your pups look to you to teach them to hunt. Try not to let them die especially at this point. I'm only just now on this stage—I couldn’t handle losing pups before. My first litter was a full 7, so I had to accept that death is a normal part of a wolf's life. I'm down to a healthy 4 (including the runt). Genetics [*]Pups inherit traits and coat color from the parents. You can’t change the pups directly, but changing your wolf’s traits or coat can influence outcomes for future litters [*]You can infer pup personalities by behavior: Loner: Spends a lot of time sitting alone a little further from the den, may not react to your emotes Social: Uses emotes a lot, interacts with other pups/parents a lot more Energetic: Chases its tail, runs around, might run ahead of you during travel Lazy: Likes laying down instead of running or playing, don't confuse this with tiredness tho. Might be slower during travel Bold: Stupid, during predator attack runs around and ignores your command to go into the den, and might even come out of the den during predator attack Cautious: During predator attack often finds its own way into the den without you barking [*]Each coat is either Grey or Black base. Different pairings result in larger or smaller litter size depending on the diversity rating. Grey x Grey pairings can be somewhat diverse. Grey + Black pairings can give higher genetic diversity and larger litters. Black + Black can result in smaller litters or 'undeveloped' pups (based on real studies, I learned), but black coats offer stronger immunity. Genetic diversity is shown when courting mates My Experience and the Dev YouTube Blog Despite being early access, it's very well thought-out. I’ve played other wolf games—Feral-Heart, Impressive Title servers like Dragon’s Den and Lost Soul—but they don’t feel like being a real wolf. The devs clearly understand wolves deeply. I didn’t expect this level of realism. I went in playing like I would any other animal MMO—aggressive and reckless. I died, my pups died, I never had stamina. Why? Because I didn’t realize this is a simulation—not a 'game'. Wolves sleep ~15 hours/day, especially after eating. In-game, that means eat → sleep. I didn’t, so my stamina never recovered. DUH. [*]I kept pups in the den constantly, this caused flea infestations and low pack affinity. Letting them out more and hunting less is easier for gameplay [*]I also questioned prey options. Hares are everywhere, but you can’t eat coyotes or foxes (even though wolves can). I assume it’s because wolves very rarely do so. I kept dying to moose, and mule deer were too fast—I'd chase them for 30 minutes only to lose my pups while gone. It's not a bug, it’s realistic. A wolf wouldn’t tackle a moose without a pack Character Creation I love that you can’t give your wolf wings, neon fur, or jewelry. I don’t play multiplayer much, but the realistic limitation is appreciated in this, because they're not fursonas. Hunting Hunting elk is surprisingly thought-out: [*]Calves panic and separate from the herd, this makes easy prey [*]Elk stumble or slow down [*]Positioning for attack affects damage to you or the elk [*]The final elk showdown can be challenging because elk fights back [*]Coyotes might guard or steal carcasses, and dealing with them solo can be risky [*]Hunting strat matters, this is not just button-mashing Environment The world is based closely on Yellowstone. Wildlife density feels balanced, and seasons behave properly—rain, snow, snow even accumulates on your wolf. Rain can also dilute scent trails. I missed a lot of this detail initially because I was too busy being angry at my own stupidity. I also played on Accurate Mode because I wanted the full realism—turns out many wolves fail at hunts in real life too. Music I cannot praise the music enough. After watching the breakdowns on YouTube, I appreciated it even more. The soundtrack adapts—when you start a hunt, you hear a few instruments, as the chase begins, the full arrangement kicks in, and it feels like you’re doing exactly what a wolf is born to do, and it just feels so bouncy and happy. Once pups are involved, the music subtly changes again—an extra instrument comes in, representing your pups! The attention is even more special!
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The best animal survival simulator I've ever played. I never played the original and have no nostalgia goggles. Don't judge this game by it's trailers or let's plays. When you watch it feels like there's way too much on the screen at once and that the action is too fast paced. When you play you really focus in and feel like you're becoming a wolf. It is amazing how much the game mechanics nudge players into the headspace of a wolf. I cannot count the number of times I was so focused on following a scent trail that I accidentally blundered into the same herd that I was tracking. And the tutorial won't reveal every system, so you'll find yourself stumbling into ideas that should have been obvious from the start. There's a lot of flexible options. Edit the game to look gorgeous or to prioritize performance. You could create both a realism game, where a lone wolf survives on luck alone, or a creative roleplay centric one where wolves are immortal and the gore is minimized. I haven't tried the multiplayer yet, but I finished the singleplayer campaign and can't wait to do it another 20 times. The prey and predator and packmate AI is incredibly responsive. Since the tutorial won't reveal every system that's running under the hood, you'll find yourself stumbling into realizations about the other animal's reactions to you. This is incredibly fun everytime it happens. It really feels like being a young wolf discovering how the world works. The map is quite expansive so there's a lot to see. It might feel a bit empty at first, but you'll learn to read a lot more activity through smell than through sight. The game feels dense with interactions and locales. TLDR: I put off buying this game because I'm not all that into wolves. But if you've ever wanted to be an animal, any animal at all, this is the game for you. I'd rate this right alongside Rain World in animal interactions and living ecosytem. This game puts all the dino survival games to shame. Please give this game a chance! You won't regret it.
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Really good game if you're autistic about wolves. Wolfquest has quickly become my absolute favorite video game. I’m a really big fan of games that scratch that “scientific accuracy” itch or are very methodical. Wolfquest checks both of these boxes. If you are a fan of wolves, ecology, or “realistic” survival sims, you will love this game. All of the wolf coats are directly textured after real wolves tracked and researched in Yellowstone, and all of the maps (excluding Lost River,) are created using real satellite photos of the national park. Wolfquest is accurate even down to the species of plants found in a specific area. The game keeps you very busy, and you need to juggle all of your tasks to survive. feeding your family, fighting off enemies, and upkeeping your territory; among other things. You start out as a young dispersal wolf trying to find a mate and establish territory. Then, you raise your pups, watch them disperse, and go through the years repeating this until you reach old age and die- and even then, you can continue the game and play as one of your grown children. Even though you do have set “quests” to do, you still have free will as a player, and can essentially do whatever you want in the game. There's even a pretty major storytelling aspect given how many ways your save can unfold.
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I'm Autistic and my special interest is wolves. I've played this game for 4 hours, my first litter of pups were born, and they were so cute that I literally cried in real life, then shut the game off and didn't play it for months because I was worried something bad would happen to my pups. 11/10
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WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition received 10,029 positive votes out of a total of 10,248 achieving an impressive rating of 9.49.
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WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition was developed and published by eduweb.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is not playable on Linux.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There are 5 DLCs available for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition. Explore additional content available for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition on Steam.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
831
Developer
eduweb
Publisher
eduweb
Release
22 Jul 2025
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