Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Text-based werewolf RPG about rebuilding your pack to confront a spirit
Choice of Games · Released Apr 25, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 239
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Apr 10, 2025
Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names?
You play a werewolf in a text-only interactive novel set in New England's World of Darkness. Through written choices, you find survivors, rebuild a pack, and confront the Wyrm Spirit that destroyed your werewolf community.
For you if...
- +you like long, choice-driven stories told entirely through text
- +you enjoy supernatural stories centered on werewolves
- +you want to customize a character and shape their choices
Not for you if...
- −you want graphics, sound effects, or action combat
- −you prefer short stories with little reading
- −you dislike dense lore and unfamiliar terminology
What players say
92% of 239 reviews are positive
Players praise the writing, werewolf lore, packmates, and range of character choices. Some say the story drags and its terminology can be difficult to follow.
Screenshots and trailer
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 7
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 54
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Adventure
- Werewolves
- Casual
- RPG
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Text-Based
- Dystopian
- Interactive Fiction
- Supernatural
- Choices Matter
- Character Customization
- Violent
- Indie
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Apr 10, 2025 · New DLC out now!
- Oct 10, 2024 · "Those Who Refuse to Die" New DLC out now!
- May 13, 2024 · May 13th Patch
- May 8, 2024 · We've mostly fixed the "reset on upgrade" bug
- May 6, 2024 · May 6th Patch
3 DLC available.
