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The Wolf Among Us Remastered gets October release date and a new Noir Mode
By Paul McNally
The Wolf Among Us Remastered now has a release date, with Bigby Wolf returning to Fabletown on October 29, 2026, and this time you can make his already noir-soaked investigation even moodier by stripping out the color entirely.
Telltale and co-publisher PM Studios revealed the date alongside a new look at Noir Mode, an optional black-and-white presentation designed to push the original game’s detective-film influences even further.
First unveiled at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, The Wolf Among Us Remastered rebuilds the complete five-episode adventure for modern hardware, with upgraded visuals, animation, audio, higher resolutions, smoother performance, and a refreshed user interface.
The Wolf Among Us’ Noir Mode feels like a natural fit
Of all the extras you could add to The Wolf Among Us, a proper monochrome mode makes rather a lot of sense.
Noir Mode transforms Fabletown, its characters, and Bigby’s investigation into black and white, leaning heavily into the crime thriller atmosphere that already ran through the original game.
The Wolf Among Us has always worn its film noir influences proudly, from its detective story and morally dubious characters to the shadowy streets and smoky bars of its 1980s Manhattan setting. Removing the color therefore feels less like a novelty filter and more like an alternative way of presenting a game that was already halfway there.
Underneath the new presentation remains the same choice-driven story that made the original one of Telltale’s most celebrated releases.
Based on Bill Willingham’s Fables comic series, The Wolf Among Us takes place before the events of the comics and follows Bigby Wolf, formerly the Big Bad Wolf and now Sheriff of Fabletown.
Fabletown is a hidden New York community populated by characters from fairy tales and folklore trying to live unnoticed alongside ordinary humans. When Bigby begins investigating a grisly murder, the case quickly opens up into something considerably larger and more dangerous.
The complete story consists of five episodes: Faith, Smoke & Mirrors, A Crooked Mile, In Sheep’s Clothing, and Cry Wolf. Throughout them, players investigate crime scenes, question suspects, and make decisions that affect Bigby’s relationships with the people around him and how events ultimately unfold.
More than an hour of bonus material is included
The remaster also expands beyond simply polishing the original game. More than an hour of additional material will explore how The Wolf Among Us was made, including cast interviews, behind-the-scenes features, image galleries, and deleted scenes, some of which will be playable.
Characters and environments have received visual improvements, while animation and audio have also been upgraded alongside resolution and performance enhancements.
The long-awaited The Wolf Among Us 2 finally resurfaced at Summer Game Fest and is currently scheduled for release in 2027. The sequel takes place five months after the events of the first game and sends Bigby back into Fabletown for another investigation.
That gives newcomers plenty of time to discover why people have spent more than a decade asking for another Wolf Among Us, while those of us who already wandered Fabletown’s streets have a pretty good excuse to do it again.
The Wolf Among Us Remastered launches digitally on October 29, 2026 for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox platforms, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. Physical editions are expected to follow during Q1 2027.
And if there was ever a Telltale game that deserved to be played entirely in black and white, this is probably it, and after Dispatch showed there is life in this genre, we can’t wait to play it once more.
