Walkabout Games has finally announced that release date of its upcoming story-focused horror game Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest is releasing next week on October 13, 2020, on PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam, GOG, and GeForce Now. The game will set you back $14.99 however if you purchase the game within 7 days of its launch, you will get a 10% early-bird discount.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest is the first-ever video game based on the legendary tabletop RPG. You play as Maria, a young woman who has just arrived in Poland and is looking for her roots however as events unfold, she is drafted into an ancient war. The game is played as an aesthetic visual novel where Rage and Willpower are the major players. As you make different choices in the game, the story is formed around you.
The game’s primary resource is Rage and by controlling it, you can change Maria’s perspective and see aspects that are otherwise invisible if your Rage in not controlled well enough. The game is set in the Bialowieza Forest a.k.a. the Puszcza, the last primal wilderness in Europe. The game’s story is inspired by the 2016-2017 protests against commercial logging of the forest which resulted in a judiciary ban on deforestation.
Check out the launch trailer below:
Key features of the game include:
- The first video game ever based on the legendary RPG Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
- Visual novel elevated to a new genre with mechanics inspired by tabletop RPG.
- A rich story with extensive branching.
- Set in real places, inspired by true events.
- A distinctive art style that suggests rather than simply depicting.
Piotr Gnyp, Head of Biz Dev at Walkabout Games said:
We’ve been Werewolf and World of Darkness nerds for 20+ years and working on this game has felt like coming home after a long trip. We want players to experience what made us fall in love with this brand when we were young: the ability to create your own stories in a world that is familiar, yet strange. When you finish the game, tell us your version of Maia’s story, using the hashtag #WerewolfHOTF
As a dark fantasy layer over our real world, the World of Darkness is perfect for telling compelling supernatural stories in familiar environments,” said Sean Greaney, Brand Manager for World of Darkness. “We love Different Tales’ and Walkabout Games’ passion for Werewolf: The Apocalypse and the care they’ve taken in crafting a story around a place and event they know so well.
Make sure that you check out our Early Access preview for Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest as well in which we got to play a small slice of the game. Make sure to watch out for our detailed review coming soon as well.
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