The Wolf Among Us
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Developers | |
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Telltale Games | |
Engines | |
Telltale Tool | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 11, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | October 15, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
OpenCritic | 80 |
IGDB | 80 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control, Point and select |
Genres | Adventure, Quick time events |
Art styles | Comic book |
Themes | Supernatural, Detective/mystery |
Series | The Wolf Among Us |
The Wolf Among Us | |
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The Wolf Among Us | 2013 |
The Wolf Among Us 2 | 2024 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | Complete Season. DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[1] |
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GOG.com | ||||
Microsoft Store | ||||
Steam | Complete Season. |
- All versions except GOG.com, Steam, and Epic Games Store require a Telltale Games account.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\TheWolfAmongUs\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/TheWolfAmongUs/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\TheWolfAmongUs\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Telltale Games/TheWolfAmongUs/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use TellTale Widescreen Patcher. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Alternatively use Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA toggle only. See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- By default the game only has FXAA option for anti-aliasing.
MSAA and SGSSAA[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Ambient Occlusion
HBAO+ (Nvidia only)[3][4] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Invert Y-axis option inverts all camera mouse movement, might not be intuitive for all inverted users.[5] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Wireless controllers are not officially supported.[6] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail version, download. | |||
German | Retail version, download. | |||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Polish | Fan translation, download. [1] | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Tolma4 Team». | |||
Spanish | Retail version, download. Complete/Improved fan translation by Clan Dlan, download. |
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Turkish | Fan translation, download. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: The Wolf Among Us. | ||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Crashes on launch (OS X)
- The game crashes immediately on startup.[6]
Ensure game path does not contain special characters[6] |
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Game does not launch
- Telltale Tool games have a problem with Windows 8 (and Windows 10), which makes the game unable to launch when a controller is plugged in. Although this issue has been fixed in Windows 8.1, a temporary solution is available for Windows 8 users.
Place a .dll file to the installation folder[7] |
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Notes
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Game does not save
- Problem is caused by non-English characters in save game path.[8]
Rename save game path to English characters only[8] |
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Text language fixed to system language
- Only tested for GoG version
Add one of the following registry keys to get the desired text language |
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ValueName=Language ValueType=String Value=English
ValueName=Language ValueType=String Value=German
ValueName=Language ValueType=String Value=French
ValueName=Language ValueType=String Value=Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or equivalent | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz or equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Nvidia 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 1 GB of VRAM |
- Intel integrated cards are generally not recommended.[9]
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.3 GHz Intel | Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Nvidia 512 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
- Intel integrated cards are generally not recommended.[9]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/250320/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (250320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-12-13
- ↑ 3DCenter Forum - Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen - Antialiasing - Kompatibilitätsbits - Sammelthread
- ↑ HBAO+ Compatibility Flags - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Original HBAO+ Post at 3DCenter.org Forums - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on November 26, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 TWAU Support FAQ PC/MAC - Please read before posting - Telltale Community
- ↑ Walking Dead doesn't start in Windows 8 (Steam version) - Telltale Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cant save game progress. :: The Wolf Among Us General Discussions
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Faq - Telltale Games - The Wolf Among Us