Stalker-inspired battle royale game Fear the Wolves set for launch in February
Fear the Wolves, a post-apocalyptic battle royale being developed by the ex-Stalker folks at Vostok Games, will go from Early Access to full release on February 6. The launch will be accompanied by a "massive update" featuring a new artifact system, a new Wolf Matriach mutant, "anomalous lockdown areas," two new anomalies, and more.
One of the new artifacts sounds like an interesting piece: It's actually the Wolf Matriarch's heart. You kill her and cut it out of her chest, and can then use it to summon friendly mutant wolves to help you out in fights. That's an odd way of hooking up with allies, but you can also pick up the hearts in the lockdown areas: They're highly radioactive, but on the other hand you don't have to hack organs out of corpses. The other artifact, "Spore," will enable you to briefly see enemies through walls.
"These new items should add a lot of tension and diversity throughout matches, as well as offering new strategies in late game," Vostok said. "Waiting for the evacuation hidden in a bush isn’t such a good idea anymore when you have a pack of wolves rushing towards you!"
The big update is expected to go live on February 6 with the full game launch, but Vostok said that it might go for a "soft launch" a few days earlier to ensure that everything is working like it's supposed to. If you're not familiar with the term, it's basically the same as a regular launch, but nobody says anything about it.
Fear the Wolves will be free to play from February 6-12, if you want to see what it's all about without committing yourself to the cause, and if you dig the whole radioactive lupine Soviet battle royale thing (and really, who doesn't?) it will also be half-price during the same period. A full rundown of what's coming in the update is available on Steam...
Hey everyone,
We're excited to announce that Fear The Wolves will officially release on February 6th!
After months of work throughout the early access period, we're thrilled to deliver Fear The Wolves' sixth major update, introducing a wealth of new content:
- Brand new artifact system
- A new mutant: the Wolf Matriarch
- Anomalous lockdown areas
- Two new artifacts
- Wolf Matriarch Heart
- Spore Artifact
- New point of interest: Stadium
- Wolve behaviour improvement. They can now break doors.
- New customization set
- Server capacity and location improvements
Artifacts are new and rare items that you can obtain by killing a wolf matriarch (to get its heart), or in the new highly radioactive anomalous lockdown areas. The matriarch heart allows you to summon friendly mutant wolves twice to help you fight enemy survivors.
The spore artifact gives you an enhanced vision mutation, allowing you to see nearby enemies through walls for a brief moment; Just enough to position yourself for a perfect ambush!
These new items should add a lot of tension and diversity throughout matches, as well as offering new strategies in late game. Waiting for the evacuation hidden in a bush isn’t such a good idea anymore when you have a pack of wolves rushing towards you!
We plan to officially deploy this massive update on February 6th, but keep an eye on the game in the days prior to launch, since we might do a soft launch a few days in advance to make sure everything is as smooth as we want it to be.
The release of Fear The Wolves is also an exciting opportunity for the team to share the vastly improved version of the game to the world! In order to celebrate the release, and allow everyone to discover the game and the many new features introduced throughout the early access period, Fear The Wolves will be entirely FREE from February 6th to 12th!
Bring your friends and dive into a decaying Chernobyl next week! And if you enjoy the improvements and our take on the Battle Royale genre, Fear The Wolves is also 50% off from February 6th to 12th! After February 12, you won’t be able to play for free anymore. Make sure to buy the game while it is discounted to continue to play!
We can't wait to see you playing at launch with everything we've added into the game. Spread the word around as Fear The Wolves releases on February 6th and will be FREE for a week!
