Review: Fear The Wolves (Steam)

Fear the Wolves is a competitive Battle Royale FPS by Vostok Games. Escape Chernobyl pursued by mutants, radiation, horrific anomalies, the weather, and other players.

Pros:

  • Nice graphics.
  • 15471MB download size.
  • Steam achievements.
  • Graphics-resolution, display mode, motion blur, v-sync, FPS limit, render resolution, AA, post process quality.
  • Invert axis, sensitivity sliders and you can rebind keys.
  • Battle Royale gameplay.
  • Doesn’t do the circle mechanic, instead of blocks on the grid fill in as you play.
  • 3 types of zones-anomalies, adrenaline, and radiation.
  • Anomalies mess with you by making noises and having things appear. Adrenaline is an area where you need to run out of the area. Radiation is straight up death over time.
  • Basic controller support.
  • Play solo tick box otherwise it’s duos.
  • A cool world to explore.
  • Wide selection of weapons and attachments.
  • Decent sound effects.
  • Easy to use map and waypoint.
  • Day/night cycle.
  • Pre match lobby allows you to loot, shoot and die respawn as you wait.
  • Has PVE elements with wolves attacking you.

Cons:

  • Long boot up time.
  • No tutorial just a few tips on loading screens.
  • No squads mode.
  • If you go in solo, you still face off against duos.
  • Low player count.
  • Long matchmaking times.
  • Poor skin designs, not very attractive.
  • Clipping issues.
  • Wolf AI is all over the place.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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