The Wolf Among Us Remastered Release Date

The Wolf Among Us Remastered released on October 29, 2026. It is available now on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, on PlayStation 5, and on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 versions were delayed on October 16, 2026, eleven days before launch, and do not have a new date.

That is the short answer. The rest of this page covers the parts people actually trip over on launch week: what "out now" means in your time zone, which storefront unlocks when, why the Switch release disappeared from the calendar, and what is still coming later in the holiday season.

The date, platform by platform

The Xbox situation is worth spelling out because it is easy to misread a store listing. There is no separate "Xbox Series X|S optimised" SKU with its own date. The remaster ships as an Xbox One title that runs on Series X|S through backward compatibility, which is why both console generations show the same release date and the same price.

What time does it unlock?

Release dates are local, not global. Three different clocks matter:

• Steam uses a single worldwide unlock. Most Telltale releases go live at 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 CET, and the store page countdown is the only clock that matters. If the button still says "Coming soon" at 09:59 PT, that is normal.
• PlayStation 5 typically unlocks at midnight local time in your region. A US account does not get the game earlier by switching to a New Zealand profile; the entitlement follows the account region.
• Xbox also uses local midnight in most regions, and the Microsoft Store page shows the exact time your console will allow the download.

The one reliable trick is to check the countdown on the store page you actually bought from. Pre-loads opened ahead of launch on consoles, so the download can be finished before the unlock time; the game simply refuses to start until the clock passes.

Official source: The Wolf Among Us Remastered on Steam

Why the Switch version slipped

On October 16, 2026, Telltale and PM Studios confirmed that the Switch and Switch 2 versions would not make the October 29 date. The wording was a delay to "a later date", not a cancellation, and no reason was given. Both Nintendo versions had been announced months earlier as part of the same launch window, and the remaster was billed as the first time the game would appear on Nintendo hardware.

The practical result: if Switch is your only platform, the release date for you is still unknown. Everything else on this site — the walkthrough, the choice outcomes, the ending breakdown — applies to the same game, so you can read without spoiling the Switch version's eventual launch. The platform page below tracks the delay and what has changed since.

Related: The Wolf Among Us Remastered Switch 2 status.

What launched alongside the game

The remaster is not a bare port. The October 29 build includes:

• All five original episodes: Faith, Smoke and Mirrors, A Crooked Mile, In Sheep's Clothing and Cry Wolf.
• Noir Mode, a black-and-white presentation filter you can toggle at any time.
• Over an hour of bonus content: behind-the-scenes videos, cast interviews, image galleries, deleted scenes and five playable deleted scenes.
• Rebuilt character models, new environment props and textures, an updated interface and accessibility options.
• Resolution and frame-rate improvements, plus remixed audio.

The deleted scenes are the part most people miss. They sit in the bonus menu rather than in the episode flow, so finishing the story does not unlock them automatically — you have to go looking.

What is still coming

Two things were promised for later rather than launch day:

1. Physical editions. Telltale said boxed copies would follow "later in the holiday season". No date, no confirmed contents beyond the game disc/cartridge and the bonus content. The physical edition page tracks what is actually announced.
2. The Wolf Among Us 2. The sequel is scheduled for 2027, and your choices from this game are meant to carry forward. That is a separate release, not a patch.

If you are waiting for a disc, the digital version is the only way to play right now, and the launch discount is time-limited. The price guide breaks down whether waiting costs more than it saves.

Is the release date different on Epic?

No. The Epic Games Store version went live on the same October 29 date and at the same $24.99 list price, with the same 20% launch discount. Epic's unlock is tied to the same worldwide window as Steam rather than local midnight, so in practice it appears at the same moment.

One difference: Epic does not share the Steam Cloud save, and the two PC storefronts keep separate achievement lists. If you plan to switch storefronts later, finish on one and treat the other as a fresh start.

FAQ

Is The Wolf Among Us Remastered out now?

Yes. It released on October 29, 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. The Switch and Switch 2 versions are delayed with no new date.

Did the release date change?

The date itself did not move for PC, PlayStation or Xbox. Only the Nintendo versions were pulled from the October 29 slot, announced on October 16, 2026.

Is this a remake or a remaster?

A remaster. The story, episodes, dialogue and choice structure are the 2013 game. The changes are presentation, performance, accessibility, Noir Mode and bonus content, not a rebuilt narrative.

Can I play it early with a New Zealand account?

Not on PlayStation or Xbox, where entitlement follows the account region and the store's own clock. On Steam there is no region trick at all: the unlock is a single worldwide timestamp.

The bottom line

October 29, 2026 is the date that matters, and it has already passed for every platform except Switch. If you are on PC, PS5 or Xbox, the game is live and the only decision left is which version to buy — the remaster comparison covers whether the upgrades justify a second purchase, and the walkthrough starts the case from the first scene.

Sources

• Telltale Games, The Wolf Among Us
• PlayStation, The Wolf Among Us