How to Get The Wolf Among Us Remastered Ready for Its October 29 Launch

Bigby Wolf's first case is getting a second life. The Wolf Among Us Remastered, Telltale's definitive edition of its 2013 noir adventure, arrives on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC on October 29, with all five episodes, an all-new Noir Mode and more than an hour of bonus material bundled in. The Nintendo Switch version has been pushed back to an unannounced later date, so handheld fans will need to wait a little longer.

Whether you're returning to Fabletown for the first time in over a decade or jumping in fresh, here's what to know before launch day: what's actually changed, how to flip on the new black-and-white presentation, where the bonus material lives, and what your PC needs to run it well.

What's Actually New in the Remastered Edition

This isn't a simple resolution bump. According to the official Telltale product page and its Steam listing, the remaster rebuilds the original's lighting and animation, refines every environment, and updates the interface for modern screens, while keeping the five-episode structure and every branching choice intact. Audio has been remastered alongside the visuals, and the game now ships with full controller support, custom volume controls and Steam Cloud saves on PC.

Telltale CEO Jamie Ottilie framed the approach as a restoration rather than a reinvention, saying the studio "wanted to preserve the original experience while introducing Bigby and the world of Fabletown to a new audience." PM Studios, which is co-publishing the release, is handling distribution and marketing while Telltale leads development.

One practical difference from 2013 is pacing: the original released its five episodes individually over roughly a year, with months-long gaps between chapters. The remaster ships the complete story in one package from day one, so there's no need to wait between "Faith" and the finale, "Cry Wolf" — you can play the whole case start to finish in a single sitting if you want to.

How to Turn On Noir Mode

The headline new feature is Noir Mode, a complete black-and-white presentation styled after classic detective films. Per Steam's official description, you don't need to start a new save or dig through a settings menu mid-playthrough to use it: the toggle is a single button press, and you can switch between Noir Mode and the standard remastered look "at any time," including in the middle of a scene. That makes it easy to compare the two looks side by side before committing to a full playthrough in either style.

If you're replaying the game for the Fables-inspired story rather than the puzzles, Noir Mode is worth turning on for at least your first interrogation scene — the lighting changes do more than desaturate the screen, reworking shadows and neon signage into something closer to genuine film noir.

Where Platforms, Price and Launch Discounts Stand

The Wolf Among Us Remastered is priced at $24.99 across platforms. At launch, most buyers get a 20% discount, though PlayStation 5 owners need an active PlayStation Plus subscription to claim it. Anyone who already owns the original 2013 release on their platform gets a steeper 50% discount instead, bringing the price down to roughly $12.50 — a detail worth checking on your storefront of choice before you buy, since the two discounts aren't stackable.

• PC: Steam and the Epic Games Store, October 29
• PlayStation 5: October 29, via the PlayStation Store
• Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One: October 29, via the Xbox Store
• Nintendo Switch: Delayed to a date Telltale hasn't announced yet

If you tried the free Steam demo during Next Fest, note that the window closed on October 26 — the full build is what unlocks on launch day itself.

Finding the Bonus Content

The remaster's extras aren't scattered through the main story; they're collected in a dedicated special-features menu, according to publisher listings on the PM Studios game page. That menu holds five playable deleted scenes restored as standalone features, more than 60 minutes of behind-the-scenes interviews with the game's cast and developers, and an extensive concept art gallery spanning both the 2013 original and the new remaster. None of it needs to be unlocked through play — it's available from the start, which makes it worth a look before you dive into Episode 1, "Faith," since some of the art and commentary covers choices and cut content you won't see in the finished game.

PM Studios CEO Michael Yum has described the original as one of the most beloved narrative games ever made, which goes some way toward explaining why both companies treated this archival material as a selling point rather than an afterthought.

“We wanted to preserve the original experience while introducing Bigby and the world of Fabletown to a new audience.”Jamie Ottilie, CEO of Telltale

Getting Your PC Ready

Steam's listed requirements are modest by current standards, which tracks for a remastered 2013 adventure game rather than a from-scratch rebuild. The minimum spec calls for a 64-bit version of Windows 10, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 or AMD Phenom II X4 910, 8GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 470 or Radeon HD 5870, aimed at a locked 1080p/30fps. The recommended spec bumps that to Windows 11, a Core i3-8100 or Ryzen 3 2300X, 8GB of RAM and a GTX 1050 Ti or RX 6400 for 1080p at 60fps — well within reach of most laptops from the last five years.

The PC version also carries Steam Achievements and Steam Cloud support, so progress and unlocks should follow you between machines without extra setup. Given the modest specs, most players should be able to run the remaster at its recommended target without needing to touch graphics settings at all.

Should You Buy It on Launch Day?

For anyone who missed The Wolf Among Us the first time, this is the version to start with: the same five-episode mystery with meaningfully updated visuals, audio and accessibility, plus a genuinely substantial behind-the-scenes archive. Returning players who already own the original should weigh the 50% loyalty discount against how much they value Noir Mode and the restored deleted scenes — both are real additions, not just a marketing wrapper, but they're also the kind of extras you can live without if you've already finished Bigby's story once. Switch owners are the one group with a clear reason to wait, since Telltale hasn't given that version a release window yet.

Choice-driven adventure games age in two very different ways: either the writing holds up and the tech looks dated, or the opposite happens. The remaster is squarely aimed at fixing the second problem without touching the first, which is why the deleted-scenes archive and the developer commentary matter as much as Noir Mode does for anyone deciding whether this is worth a second playthrough.

Full details on pricing, platforms and the bonus content menu are available through the official Steam store page ahead of the October 29 launch.