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Wanderlust: Travel Stories vs Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

Wanderlust: Travel Stories and Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Wanderlust: Travel Stories (2019) is 1 year older than Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest (2020). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Wanderlust: Travel Stories: 79 reviews, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest: 594). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Wanderlust: Travel Stories

Choose Wanderlust: Travel Stories if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Wanderlust: Travel Stories launched in 2019.

Choose Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

Choose Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest if you want a RPG experience. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest launched in 2020.

Both Wanderlust: Travel Stories and Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.3% vs 83% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Wanderlust: Travel Stories vs Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest — Steam metadata comparison
Wanderlust: Travel Stories — Steam game coverWanderlust: Travel StoriesWerewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest — Steam game coverWerewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Released20192020
GenresIndie, AdventureIndie, Adventure, RPG
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price14.99 USD14.99 USD
Steam reviews82.3% positive (79 reviews)83% positive (594 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersDifferent TalesDifferent Tales

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Wanderlust: Travel Stories vs Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest — FAQ

Should I play Wanderlust: Travel Stories or Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest first?
If you want chronology, Wanderlust: Travel Stories (2019) came out before Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Wanderlust: Travel Stories and Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest similar?
They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.