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WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “addictive and immersive gameplay” (90 of 103 reviews) and “beautiful, realistic graphics and world” (26); the most common complaint is “repetitive gameplay after initial content” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
90 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I think my hours speak enough for itself. I HAVE A LIFE ON GOD W game it's really cool and fun and I like it uh idk what else to put W game I like it”
“TL;DR -- Revolutionarily realistic wolf simulator that is based in real wolf biology/ecology/research. Can be as leisurely or challenging as you like, customizable gameplay style, and high replayability! Highly…”
“Wolf realism 9/10 Pee mechanic 10/10 Nostalgic feeling 6/10 As someone who bought this game only because of nostalgic memories from my childhood... it wasn't really worth it. Some features I liked with the game are…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Wolf realism 9/10 Pee mechanic 10/10 Nostalgic feeling 6/10 As someone who bought this game only because of nostalgic memories from my childhood... it wasn't really worth it. Some features I liked with the game are…”
“Really amazing game that makes you get into the actual head of a wolf (especially in Accurate Difficulty!) The team did such an amazing job in researching all about wolves, and the wildlife that interacts with them! All…”
“very nice and realistic. didnt cost much, educational.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“TL;DR -- Revolutionarily realistic wolf simulator that is based in real wolf biology/ecology/research. Can be as leisurely or challenging as you like, customizable gameplay style, and high replayability! Highly…”
“I love this game. Easy is nice if you want to play with zero challenge. I found it very hard to switch from easy to challenging but once you adjust and learn to intimidate and not just attack it is easy again.”
“Many years ago I had played this game on my phone for free, the saga was incomplete at the time and I could only find myself a mate. I rediscovered wolfquest this week for the earth day sale, and this game is worth…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“very nice and realistic. didnt cost much, educational.”
“Rediscovered this game a few days ago. For 10 years I would check every few months to see if there had been an update. I’ve been playing till 3am for days hyper-fixated on how far this game has come. Simple concept but…”
“Many years ago I had played this game on my phone for free, the saga was incomplete at the time and I could only find myself a mate. I rediscovered wolfquest this week for the earth day sale, and this game is worth…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Really amazing game that makes you get into the actual head of a wolf (especially in Accurate Difficulty!) The team did such an amazing job in researching all about wolves, and the wildlife that interacts with them! All…”
“Rediscovered this game a few days ago. For 10 years I would check every few months to see if there had been an update. I’ve been playing till 3am for days hyper-fixated on how far this game has come. Simple concept but…”
“Fabulous game, been following it for years, through all the updates. The devs are lovely and sincerely listen to their community. Each time I think they can't add more, they surprise me with something even more charming…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Wolf realism 9/10 Pee mechanic 10/10 Nostalgic feeling 6/10 As someone who bought this game only because of nostalgic memories from my childhood... it wasn't really worth it. Some features I liked with the game are…”
“This review is long overdue. i simply love this game, you can tell based off the hours, its truly like you were a wolf, needing to survive and not die of course, i got it before saga even released and even then it was…”
“I really like this game. It is fun for serval hours and you could spend a lot of time on Wolfquest. The only thing i will say is that it can get repetitive after you get through the first missions as you do the same…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Wolf realism 9/10 Pee mechanic 10/10 Nostalgic feeling 6/10 As someone who bought this game only because of nostalgic memories from my childhood... it wasn't really worth it. Some features I liked with the game are…”
“The idea of this game is cool but the camera is unbearable and the sense of speed is so fast and jittery it makes my eyes hurt. If they remade this with a different art style and fixed the movement and camera issues I'd…”
“it's so silly took a bit to figure out controls but it's fun would like it if there was a way to reconfigure mouse buttons though”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is incredibly fun and incredibly educational! But man is hard as hell. Life as a wolf RUFF!”
“This is a really fun game! If you like sims this one's for you. It has a bit of a steep learning curve though so I would definitely recommend playing on the easiest difficulty first!”
“Great game and a fun way to pass the time -- the graphics are so breathtaking and the soundtrack feels so atmospheric. My only issue with the game so far is when it comes to the marking territory quest; it takes FAR too…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I really like the graphics and how realistic the game is, and i would recommend it to other players, the only thing i dislike about it is how glitchy, its not really that glitchy but sometimes it is. Its prob my wifi…”
“Highly recommend this game for anyone who loves wolves and video games! Been a massive fan of wolf quest since I was a kid and buying it definetly made younger me scream with joy. The biggest pro i've noticed that I…”
“really good game but it does crash a lot on laptops with good graphics”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“great concept, would love to play the more optimized version of it but for now its just too raw for this price. I have flickering grass on ultra + constant fps drops both on ultra and lowest settings to 40 fps and the…”
“I have been playing wolfquest as a whole off and on since 2.5 and it's still fun. The gameplay of wolfquest is repetitive yet fun, as go from year to year with your pack. The maps are beautiful with much to see and are…”
“Great graphics and awesome gameplay + community (BUT, you'll probably need a good pc to play this with desired graphics)”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I usually play shooters and car games. Never thought I'd be playing a wolf simulator. All my friends were like "wtf are you playing"”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“Hi everyone, I am coming from South Africa and worked in the Safari Industry for 15 years. This game is the best animal simulator game around. I have a lot of respect for the creators of this game, because they vigoriously researched about the ecology of the wolves before just…”
— a player, Steam review · 131 hrs played“This game goes beyond words. I strongly reccomend this game. Absolute GOLDEN use of my money, amazing graphics (if you can handle them) And the gameplay is just amazing, wonderful comunity, especially on the wolfquest wiki fandom! Great immersion, textures, gameplay, shadows,…”
— a player, Steam review · 234 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Early Access · Life Sim · Survival · Nature · Multiplayer · Open World · Co-op · Online Co-Op · PvE · RPG · Realistic · Hunting (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Arabic, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 148 |
| Official site | http://www.wolfquest.org |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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