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The WILDS
Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“I love it. I hope the developer comes back to finish this amazing game :)”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“after 77 mins I really like the game but sure needs a update as i was a lvl 2 wolf and killed a lvl 4 bear with no problem just seemed a little to easy, now and the i get a bug were i cant attack or lock on to anything i have to rest or sometimes sorts it or i have to respawn, i…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“no”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:09 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Leaving Unity and what that means for The WILDS
Due to unity’s out of nowhere decision to force a pay-per-install model on all games using their software: ‘The wilds’ is going to enter a dormant period for an undetermined amount of time I have been
Visual Audio Wheel enters The WILDS
Release Version 1.5.0.2 NEW FEATURES + Visual Audio Wheel - Entering into detection mode now also gives your animal a visual display of nearby footsteps, greatly improving your ability to hunt down pr
Splashes enter The WILDS
Release Version 1.5.0.1 NEW FEATURES + SPLASHING - Added some splashy particles to the water that are based on animal size and speed, alo added a bunch of new water sounds, for more realistic experien
Fractures enter The WILDS
Release Version 1.5 NEW FEATURES + FRACTURES - Brand new Status Effect "Fracture". When jumping off high cliffs, if your animal tumbles upon landing there will be a chance of fracturing a bone. Your a
Jump Revamp enters The WILDS
Release Version 1.4.9.1 GAMEPLAY CHANGES + JUMP REVAMP - Completely changed the jump code and improved animations to feel more fluid. + FALL DISTANCE - Increased the distance required for a fall to ca
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Casual, RPG, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Nature · Open World · Survival · Hunting · Exploration · Realistic · Life Sim · Relaxing · Fox · Cats · Dog (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 1 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://glutenfreegaming.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit Processor: 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 760 or equivalent with 4 GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible