Critics say Telltale’s noir mystery still holds up and the extras are worth having, but disagree on whether its 2013 animation still shows.
About this review roundup: GAME MODE has not playtested this game. This is original analysis of the credited reviews and official information below, researched November 2, 2026. The displayed 8.5/10 is the equally weighted average of these two critics’ scores, converted to ten and rounded to one decimal. It is not a GAME MODE playtest score or a comprehensive review aggregate.
Released: October 29, 2026. Platforms: PC, PS5.
Fabletown, rebuilt
Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us Remastered released on October 29 for PS5 and PC, with an Xbox version also listed, published by Telltale and PM Studios. The PlayStation Store page lists it at $24.99. It is the Fables-based noir mystery from 2013, told across five episodes of roughly two hours each, with new visuals and a set of extras.
Both reviews agree that the story still holds up. Daniel Boyd at GamingBolt calls the remaster the definitive way for newcomers to play and a reminder of Telltale at its peak, while noting that today’s Telltale is a revived studio. Sarah Thwaites at IGN finds the mystery still gripping, with sharp writing, strong performances and choices that characters remember.
What the remaster adds
According to the two reviews, this is what has changed since 2013:
- Characters: Boyd says every character model was rebuilt from scratch.
- Environments: new props and textures that, for Boyd, make parts of it feel close to a remake without changing the art direction. Thwaites praises the redesigned, more detailed spaces, from Bigby’s flat to the Puddin’ n’ Pie.
- Audio: remastered, according to Boyd.
- Extras: a black-and-white Noir mode, five playable deleted scenes, over an hour of interviews and a gallery of more than 100 images. Thwaites especially enjoyed the deleted scenes, though she finds the extras interface old-fashioned.
The animation question
The clearest disagreement is technical. Boyd’s GamingBolt review, played on PS5, reports less stiff animation, bug fixes, only brief pop-in and no crashes. Thwaites’ IGN review, played on PC, says stiff and occasionally robotic animations carried over from 2013 are what stop it feeling definitive.
Thwaites also says the penultimate episode still drags, with characters rehashing points before the finale. Even so, she calls it “a neo-noir mystery that still deserves its flowers.” For her, the writing, the performances and the way characters remember your choices are still what make it worth playing.
New to Fabletown, or coming back?
Our reading is that this roundup splits by player more than by score, since the two marks sit only a point apart. Boyd’s advice to newcomers is direct: “If you’ve never played The Wolf Among Us, this is the version to get.” Returning players should know that the main adventure is unchanged, so Boyd expects few story surprises for them, and the deleted scenes and interviews are the main new material. If the original’s stiff animation bothered you, Thwaites’ review suggests you will still notice it, at least on PC. If it didn’t, the rebuilt characters, richer environments and extras give both critics plenty to recommend.
Cited scores and sources
- GamingBolt: 9/10 (PS5).
- IGN: 8/10 (PC).
Calculation: (9.0 + 8.0) ÷ 2 = 8.5/10, rounded. These are selected reviews, not every published score.
For a wider view, OpenCritic listed a Top Critic Average of 85 for the game when we checked on November 2, 2026.
Official game information and artwork source. Image: Telltale.
The Verdict: Strong reception
Average of the cited critic scores, normalized to 10. See the methodology and individual scores above.
