Should I play Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names or Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove first?

If you want chronology, Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names (2024) came out before Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove (2025). 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.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names vs Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names and Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names (2024) is 1 year older than Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove (2025). Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove (90.4% positive). 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 Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

Choose Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names launched in 2024.

Choose Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove

Choose Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove launched in 2025.

Both Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names and Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.7% vs 90.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names vs Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove — Steam metadata comparison
	Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names	Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove
Released	2024	2025
Genres	Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual	Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Unsupported
Price	19.99 USD	11.99 USD
Steam reviews	91.7% positive (192 reviews)	90.4% positive (83 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Choice of Games	Choice of Games

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names (2024) is 1 year older than Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove (2025).
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove (90.4% positive).
Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names is Deck Verified, Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove is Deck Unsupported.