Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest

TechRaptorTyler Chancey

8/10

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest is a bold introduction to the eco-friendly side of World of Darkness. Also, there are werewolves.

Game SkinnyJason D'Aprile

8/10

A well-done and intelligent choose your own text adventure set in the venerable World of Darkness Werewolf RPG universe makes for a satisfying bit of interactive fiction.

GamingTrendDavid Flynn

80/100

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest is a great visual novel with tons of impactful choices, great visuals, and excellent sound design. While it slowly loses steam after the introductory chapters, it’s still well worth multiple playthroughs.

GameSpaceEmily Byrnes

8/10

While I wish it had been longer, there had to have been something great there to make me play it four times in a row, right? The first two times I began a new playthrough, I was up until the moon fell away and the sun started peeking through my curtains. Like a great book, I just couldn’t put it down. The story itself is beautifully written, with lots of rising action to keep you turning the pages. All in all, I loved Heart of the Forest. I was frustrated by some of the choice mechanics, bu...

GamePressureUnknown

8/10

Heart of the Forest brings an eerie setting, some fantastic writing, and an atmosphere to remember. The game is heavy on text (because, you know, visual novel), but if you're willing to invest the time, it will repay you with a powerful adventure.

WellPlayedKieran Stockton

7.5/10

A sort and sweet visual novel which gives the player plenty of choice and leverages its source material well, only occasionally stumbling in the writing department.

Pure NintendoDavid Temple

6.5/10

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of The Forest is presented as something of a cross between a classic tabletop RPG and a “choose your own adventure” graphic novel. It's a format that works pretty well, but it's over far too soon.Read More

Helping to set the mood is the art and music, and they absolutely nail it. The art has a beautifully savage, primal quality that vividly renders every scene in the brain. There’s some interpretation involved in it, since the characters tend to be indistinct and environments hazy, and is a deliberate effort to engage the imagination rather than just spoon feed players the impression of a character’s physical features and mannerisms that (ironic, given how lacking the narrative is in nuance). When the intensity really heats up, too (such as when you slip into werewolf mode), the accompanying…