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WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
A wolf simulation set in Yellowstone where you and friends hunt elk, hold territory and raise pups as one pack.
Online co-op for up to 8 players.
- 8 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- NoEveryone needs to buy itFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You play a wild wolf in Yellowstone. You hunt elk and other prey, find a mate, pick a den and raise pups. Rival packs, bears and cougars share the land and compete with you for food. The game also works fully alone.
Online, you join a pack of up to eight players. Pack Life is an open mode for hunting, exploring and chatting. Territory Acquisition sets your pack against three computer-run packs. In Saga Year, two to five of you raise one litter through a game year. Full Saga is for exactly two, who raise litter after litter until one wolf dies of old age.
If most of the pack howls at once, everyone gets a stamina boost. Chat is text only. Everyone needs their own copy of the game and a game account. A Saga year takes about 6 to 8 hours at normal speed.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Wilderness survival, Hunting
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.

Soulmask
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Soulmask differs
- More building than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
- More to unlock than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
- One lasting world, not one campaign to finish
- Online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild. Both have long calm stretches.
But more building than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition.

Bellwright
Why it scores 74%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Bellwright differs
- More building than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
- One lasting world, not one campaign to finish
- Fits a smaller group than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
- Early access
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are easy to play while you chat. Both are about surviving in the wild.
But more building than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition.

Palworld
Why it scores 73%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Palworld differs
- More building than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
- More to unlock than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
- One lasting world, not one campaign to finish
- 32 online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild. Both have long calm stretches.
But more building than WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
14 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release date, Free base co-op, Steam Deck, Kind of game, About, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Exploring, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Time to hang out, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: The key features list co-op multiplayer, and user tags include Multiplayer and Online Co-Op.
- Release date: The page shows Released 22 Jul, 2025 and Early Access Release Date 25 Jul, 2019.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the game for a price. It lists several paid add-ons.
- Steam Deck: The text says the game is Verified on Steam Deck.
- Kind of game: The key features describe a pack that raises pups, holds territory against rival packs or hangs out in a sandbox with no goal. User tags include Survival and Wolves.
- About: User tags include Survival, Wolves, Nature and Hunting, and the text has predators competing for food and territory. The text also has you hone hunting skills on elk, mule deer and moose, so hunting prey is a main activity beyond the survival chores.
- Tension and danger: The text has deadly predators that try to kill the pups, rival packs, and an optional Ironwolf mode where death cannot be undone.
- Calm and coziness: The key features offer a sandbox with no real objective. User tags include Nature and Family Friendly.
- Exploring: The text says you explore fields and forests across Yellowstone. User tags include Exploration and Open World.
- Fighting: The text has hunting elk, deer and moose, and conflicts with bears, cougars and rival packs. User tags include Hunting.
- Getting better: The text asks you to hone your hunting skills on prey that behave differently.
- Unlocks and progress: The text lists over 100 achievements and a family line that carries on across generations.
- Time to hang out: The key features include a sandbox with no real objective.
- Planning ahead: The text has you choose a territory and a den, and the key features have the pack hold territory against rivals.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Free base co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Free base co-op: is_free is false and the price is 29.99 US dollars.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows and Mac. It does not list a Linux build.
- Release status: coming_soon is false and the genres do not include Early Access.
- Release date: Steam shows Jul 22, 2025.
- Genres: Steam lists Action, RPG and Simulation. Wikidata agrees.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
support.wolfquest.orgOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Friends can join mid-game, Kind of game, Sessions, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Tension and danger.
- Online co-op: The page lists four online modes and a lobby for public, private and pack games.
- Most players online: Pack Life and Territory Acquisition allow 2 to 8 players. Saga Year allows 2 to 5 and Full Saga is exactly 2. Eight is the highest cap.
- Friends can join mid-game: Saga Year says players can come and go during the game. A player who leaves can return within five minutes and resume. Full Saga needs both players present to have pups.
- Kind of game: In the listed modes the players work as one pack. The only opponents named are computer-run packs.
- Sessions: A Saga Year runs one game year, which takes 6 to 8 hours at normal speed. Full Saga runs litter after litter until a wolf dies of old age. Pack Life and Territory Acquisition list no end or set length.
- Working in sync: A pack rally gives everyone a stamina boost when most players howl together. Saga games can decide dens by vote, and pups need at least two players in the game.
- Time to hang out: Pack Life is described as a mode to hunt, explore, chat or roleplay. Chat is text only.
- Planning ahead: In Saga modes the pack decides where to den and when to move, by host choice or by vote.
- Tension and danger: A killed player can revive after ten seconds, and the quick heal restores only part of the health.
support.wolfquest.orgOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Friends can join mid-game, Getting better.
- Most players online: The host can pick any number from 2 to 8 players in Pack Life and Territory Acquisition. The page dates from 2022 and agrees with the newer multiplayer page.
- Friends can join mid-game: Public games are open for anyone to join. The host can close a game, and that hides it for everyone who is not already in.
- Getting better: The host sets a difficulty of Easy, Challenging or Accurate.
support.wolfquest.orgOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Only one of you needs to buy it.
- Only one of you needs to buy it: A game account is needed to host and join multiplayer games, and the game must be bought before an account can be made. So each player needs their own copy. No friend pass is mentioned.
support.wolfquest.orgOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op, Platforms.
- Free base co-op: The PC and Mac edition costs 30 US dollars. The only edition with multiplayer is this one. WolfQuest 2.7 is a separate older game and its multiplayer is gone.
- Platforms: The price list covers PC and Mac.
support.wolfquest.orgOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Steam Deck.
- Platforms: The page lists system requirements for Windows and Mac and says this edition is not available on mobile.
- Steam Deck: The page says the game is verified to run on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date.
- Release status: The maker's post of 2025-07-22 says the game is out of early access. The maker's own buy page still says early access, and the newer post wins.
- Release date: The post is dated 2025-07-22 and says the early access began six years earlier. Wikidata lists only the 2019 early access date.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game, Unlocks and progress.
- Friends can join mid-game: The patch notes of 2025-06-03 that added the Saga modes say players can come and go over the course of a Saga Year.
- Unlocks and progress: The same notes say coats can now be unlocked in the two-player Full Saga.
wolfquest.orgOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op.
- Online co-op: The FAQ says that in multiplayer games players join up online to explore, hunt elk and raise pups together.
eduweb.itch.ioStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The page says a downloadable game for Windows and macOS.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the game from 30 US dollars and gives a Steam key with the purchase.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Wikidata item: The item is WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition and carries Steam app id 926990.
- Genres: P136 is action game, role-playing video game and simulation video game.
- Release date: P577 gives only 2019-07-25, qualified as early access. It has no full release date.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness.
- Calm and coziness: A top review calls it one of the most relaxing games. Other reviewers call it stressful and sad, so calm is moderate.








