Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Book of Hungry Names review

The Book of Hungry Names is for players who would rather read a werewolf story than watch one. Choice of Games describes it as an interactive novel by Kyle Marquis, entirely text-based at 1.6 million words, with no graphics or sound effects and hundreds of choices. You lead what is left of a werewolf pack in Broad Brook, Massachusetts, three years after a Wyrm Spirit called the Answering Tiger destroyed its sept. The Steam page frames werewolves as Gaia's guardians who shift between human and wolf forms, which fits the tabletop setting closely. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and 92% of 241 Steam reviews are positive, a higher share than Heart of the Forest from a much smaller base. At $19.99 it costs more than the other story picks. If pages of text without pictures sound tiring, start with Heart of the Forest or The Wolf Among Us.

Who it is for

readers who like long choose-your-path fiction

Price

$19.99 one-time purchase on Steam (US store).

Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe? $19.99 Buy on Steam
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Entirely text-based, 1.6 million words with no graphics or sound
• Hundreds of choices
• Set in the World of Darkness in Broad Brook, Massachusetts
• Play a werewolf pack fighting a Wyrm Spirit called the Answering Tiger
• Windows, macOS and Linux

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Very Positive on Steam: 92% of 241 reviews
• Strength: Runs on almost any PC
• Strength: Long story with many branches
• Weakness: No graphics or sound at all
• Weakness: $19.99, more than The Wolf Among Us
• Weakness: Small review base

Key facts

• Publisher: Choice of Games
• Author: Kyle Marquis
• Released on Steam: April 25, 2024
• Steam reviews: Very Positive, 92% of 241
• Length: 1.6 million words

Where it ranks

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Book of Hungry Names is No. 6 in our Best Werewolf Games verdict.