Wolf Simulator

About

Wolf Simulator is a single-player simulation game with survival elements, where players choose between two wolf classes: warriors or scouts, each with different characteristics. The game features turf wars between wolf packs and hunting opportunities to increase the wolf's abilities. However, the visual experience of the game has been criticized for being subpar. In this game, players assume the role of a wolf and navigate through a virtual world while developing their wolf's skills in a simulation of wolf life.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

23%

Audience ScoreBased on 80 reviews

graphics8 negative mentions

The game has a great concept of playing as a wolf in a wilderness setting, which is appealing to fans of animal simulation games.
The environment is visually beautiful and immersive, providing a decent backdrop for exploration.
There is potential for improvement and development, with some players expressing hope for future updates to fix existing issues.

The game is plagued by severe bugs and crashes, making it nearly unplayable for many users.
Graphics and optimization are poor, leading to low frame rates and frustrating gameplay experiences.
The controls are clunky and unintuitive, with many players struggling to complete basic tasks due to confusing mechanics.

story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
68%
16%
The story in the game is described as simplistic and primarily serves as a tutorial, focusing on basic tasks like hunting and exploring. Players have reported significant glitches that hinder progress, leading to frustration and an incomplete experience of the narrative. Overall, while the storyline has potential, it suffers from execution issues and lacks depth, leaving many players dissatisfied.
- “The storyline is very beneficial to gameplay and keeps the player learning new ways to play the game.”
- “Simply divine play as withdrawn all textures, just a wonderful story, and most importantly it is realistic.”
- “The story contains very basic tasks like eating berries, hunting, and exploring.”
- “The story is basically a tutorial that lasts the entire game.”
- “The storyline was decent, but I couldn't find out the rest because of the glitch.”
- “Looking closer at all of the preview screenshots (as of this review), there are only the 2 starting quests in the corner, which leads me to believe they are the only 2 included.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
39%
44%
The graphics of the game have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many users describing them as lackluster, simplistic, and unrealistic. Complaints include clunky movement, limited graphic options, and significant performance issues, leading to an overall impression that the visuals detract from the gameplay experience. While a few users found the graphics decent from a distance, the consensus is that they are poorly executed and in need of significant improvement.
- “I do like the graphics.”
- “The graphics are great, though, and very immersive.”
- “The graphics are decent from a distance, but they are flat, literally flat.”
- “Aside from the lackluster graphics, the most annoying part was maintaining basic survival needs.”
- “The graphics are very simple and not realistic at all with floating rocks, grass, and trees.”
- “Honestly, this shouldn't cost money; it has awful graphics. I've seen many people have problems, and this game needs more work before it should have passed Greenlight.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
50%
29%
Overall, the gameplay has received largely negative feedback, with users rating it poorly due to disappointing controls, a disconnect between advertisement and actual experience, and numerous bugs leading to crashes. While some players appreciated the storyline and tasks that encourage exploration, many found the mechanics lacking and the overall experience frustrating and unplayable.
- “Other wolves give you tasks that continue to push you further into exploring and learning gameplay.”
- “The storyline is very beneficial to gameplay and keeps the player learning new ways to play the game.”
- “My friends played this game via family sharing from me and we screenshared our gameplay in a call.”
- “Reading the 'about this game' section and comparing it to the actual gameplay was very disappointing.”
- “I was hoping the game would redeem itself on the gameplay elements if nothing else -- but then the game crashed a second time.”
- “It's physically unplayable, bug-filled and prone to crashing, and even if you suffer through that... the gameplay is a hot mess with lackluster visuals.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous bugs, glitches, and crashes that detract from the overall experience. Players have reported frustrating gameplay, particularly during the tutorial, which is hindered by slow mechanics and unresolved glitches. Many reviewers advise against purchasing the game until these stability problems are addressed.
- “When my friends and I tested out the game, we were all annoyed by the bugs, glitches, and crashing.”
- “Please update the game; don't add new features until bugs, glitches, hit boxes, collisions, textures, etc. have been fixed if this is ever updated.”
- “This game has way too many bugs and glitches, and the tutorial is way too slow. After spending 20 minutes on just the tutorial, there was a huge glitch that wouldn't fix itself, which wouldn't allow me to continue in the game.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting severe performance issues, including significant frame rate drops even on high-end rigs. Many users express frustration over the lack of improvements and the presence of numerous bugs, detracting from an otherwise promising premise.
- “Horrible optimization: the rig that runs Doom with 60 fps cannot make this run above 20 fps.”
- “The game itself has a good premise, but it lacks optimization and has a lot of bugs as mentioned before.”
- “Try improving the performance in any way.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect of the game has been criticized for heavily prioritizing advertisements over gameplay, resulting in a poor user experience, as reflected in a low rating of 2/10.
- “Advertisement vs gameplay: 2/10”
- “Advertisement vs gameplay -”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music aspect of the game has been criticized for its complete absence, with users expressing dissatisfaction over poor sound quality and overall game optimization. Many players found the lack of music to contribute to a negative gaming experience, leading to requests for refunds.
- “Terrible optimization, terrible sounds, no music, generated forest with identical trees, objects not colliding... terrible, terrible game... asking for a refund.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The atmosphere of the game is widely criticized, with users describing it as lacking quality and overall negative.
- “The atmosphere is just bad.”
- “The overall ambiance feels lifeless and uninspired.”
- “There is a lack of immersion; the atmosphere fails to engage the player.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The reviews indicate that players are generally open to replaying games, even those in development or perceived as flawed, as long as they offer some level of enjoyment and playability. This suggests that the fun factor can significantly enhance a game's replayability, regardless of its overall quality.