Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood

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Being an angry werewolf is fun for a while, but behind the bloody carnage lies a dated and heavily repetitive stealth adventure.

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Being an angry werewolf is fun for a while, but behind the bloody carnage lies a dated and heavily repetitive stealth adventure.

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Chris Moyse (Destructoid)

5/10

“Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood proudly wears the reverence for White Wolf’s lore on its furry sleeve, with a dark-but-interesting universe and a fierce pro-environment/anti-capitalist message. But behind its wild, bloody carnage and well-meant intentions lies a dated and sorely repetitive stealth adventure that, among its contemporaries, fails to stand out from the pack.”

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Hobby Consolas (Daniel Quesada)

64/100

“It proposes an universe and some attractive ideas, but they are not interesting enough to overlook a crude graphical performance and some really repetitive gameplay mechanics.”

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Vikki Blake (Eurogamer)

Not Recommended

“Fun at times but also scruffy and repetitive, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood lacks a bit of bite.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Rubén Rionegro	65 / 100	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The apocalypse	Read review
3DNews	Михаил Пономарев	3 / 10	02-14-2021	Such a waste of a World of Darkness franchise potential.	Read review
ACG	Jeremy Penter	Not Recommended	02-04-2021	Not lovin it, not hating it, slightly lycan it. Just too many issues for it to be great.	Read review
BaziCenter	Omid Sedigh Imani	3 / 10	02-23-2021	Given how rich World of Darkness universe is, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is nothing but a total disappointment.	Read review
Bazimag	Ali Rezazadeh	6 / 10	02-08-2021	It seems that Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood had some very nice ideas under its hood but they just haven’t come together as good as they should in the final product. Although the combat has its moments and the world building is quite intriguing, at the end of the day it’s just a cycle of repetitive and banal moments.	Read review
But Why Tho?	Jake Yoder	4 / 10	02-11-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood had a lot of potential. The World of Darkness universe is clearly full of interesting lore, creatures and characters, so it’s a shame that the game drops the ball so hard. While some players may find some surface-level enjoyment in the game’s stealth and combat, the lack of depth or player growth makes them feel old fast. Even if you are a World of Darkness superfan, it’s probably best to skip Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood, at least until it’s heavily discounted.	Read review
Chalgyr’s Game Room	Nick Herber	6 / 10	02-08-2021	There is a lot of potential in Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood, I just wish more of it had been fully realized. There are moments of excitement to be had, especially in the game’s earlier hours as you take on your werewolf form and lay waste to your opponents. However, the combat and many of the environments become repetitive relatively quick.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Taylor King	4 / 10	02-09-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood seemingly tries to bite off more than it can chew. As cheesy as that sentence sounds, it certainly meets that description. There are moments that stand out amongst the mediocrity of it all, that elevate the overall experience, but it’s not enough to justify playing it solely for those moments. The main “selling point” for the game being the ultra-violent combat could actually be its weakest element. So much so that the added inclusion of stealth mechanics is preferable to the main attraction. And it’s this secondary gameplay loop that is left feeling shallow and easily manipulated because of this split focus. Within the stealth systems, there is the potential of something interesting when mixed together with in-universe powers, but the current execution failed to capture the full fantasy.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Sandra Sánchez	Recommended	02-04-2021	Quote not available.	Read review
COGconnected	Lou Sytsma	80 / 100	02-01-2021	Cyanide Studios have proven their mettle with previous games in the supernatural genre. Their previous efforts include Styx: Shards of Darkness and the Call of Cthulhu. Both games were well received. Earthblood is a solid effort that should get werewolf fans howling with glee.	Read review
Critical Hit	Darryn Bonthuys	5 / 10	02-08-2021	Fascinating for 15 minutes and boring for ten hours, you’ll be howling with frustration at this missed opportunity for full moon madness in Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood.	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Nathan Gibson	3 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood has a lot of interesting ideas, but the boring and repetitive gameplay and lack of compelling story mean it fails to make a lasting impression.	Read review
Daily Mirror	JC Suttun	2 / 5 stars	02-11-2021	WTAE is a prime example of the latter. With its phoned-in stealth, mediocre combat, poor storytelling and rough presentation, calling it a missed opportunity is an understatement, especially on a new generation console. Even die-hard fans of the tabletop game will likely struggle to enjoy this take on the franchise. There’s a blueprint here for an interesting concept, but sadly nothing more.	Read review
Daily Star	Tom Hutchison	3 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers have been yearning for a cracking werewolf video game and, while this delivers in the combat stakes, it’s dull RPG elements slow down the action	Read review
Darkstation	Lee Mehr	3 / 5 stars	03-12-2021	All in all, Earthblood is a promising assortment of competent and mismanaged concepts. Yet even with several annoyances and late-game repetition, there’s no silver bullet taken against my primal enjoyment.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Moyse	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
Digital Chumps	Alex Tudor	4 / 10	04-02-2017	Playing as a Werewolf should be fun and exciting, simple as that. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood doesn’t come close to offering that. Between the dull and laborious Human and Wolf gameplay and the lackluster Werewolf gameplay, it’s difficult to recommend Earthblood to anyone. Above story and visuals, gameplay for this type of game should be king. Instead, Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
DualShockers	Mehrdad Khayyat	5 / 10	02-04-2021	In Werewolf The Apocalypse Earthblood, every advantage is neutralized by a disadvantage, leading to a totally mediocre experience	Read review
Eurogamer	Vikki Blake	Not Recommended	02-04-2021	Fun at times but also scruffy and repetitive, Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
FingerGuns	Sean Davies	8 / 10	02-04-2021	One of the best AA games to release in quite some time, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood combines brutal combat, smart stealth and a well-developed lore into a 20 hour long action adventure campaign. It can get a little repetitive before the midpoint but there’s some excellent moments waiting for those that can push through to the end.	Read review
Game Informer	Andrew Reiner	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Playing as an angry werewolf is fun for a minute, but loses its way through heavy repetition	Read review
GameCrate	Justin Woo	5.5 / 10	02-04-2021	In a world where you can pick up The Last of Us Remastered for a song, there’s no reason to waste your time on Earthblood. Paradox Interactive is no stranger to game development. I wonder which team lead is asleep at the wheel such that Earthblood was allowed to go out the door in its current state.	Read review
GameGrin	Jamie Davies	6.5 / 10	02-04-2021	A fun but incredibly flawed hybrid of stealth and hack-and-slash which plays like something dug out from the bargain bin of 2009.	Read review
GameMAG	Unknown	5 / 10	03-13-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is a low-budget effort with a cool looking blood effects, but not much else. So don’t expect anything good from the visuals or the overall narrative.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Blaine Smith	7 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse Earthblood is an old-school action game launching in a very modern arena. Its simplicity in design may not appeal to everyone, but for those looking for a basic stealth and combat action-adventure, there’s a lot to love about the latest dive into the World of Darkness.	Read review
GamesBeat	Jason Wilson	30 / 100	02-04-2021	When I think of games from Spiders, Cyanide, Piranha Bytes, or Reality Pump, I appreciate how often ambition overcomes limited resources. Their games (such as Gothic, Two Worlds, Greedfall, Of Orcs & Men) may have glitches and fall short of triple-A standards, but they tend to be fun, have good stories, and mechanics and systems that I enjoy interacting with. Werewolf: The Apocalypse has most of these. I enjoyed taking on an evil corporation, learning more about how the Garou fit into The World of Darkness, and tearing my foes about. I won’t hide from that.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jason D’Aprile	4 / 10	02-03-2021	As if suffering from some bizarre form of virtual Stockholm Syndrome, I felt nearly compelled to see Earthblood through. The game ended up more entertaining because of the barebones effort put into it, resulting in humorous bugs, glitches, and just plain nonsense.	Read review
GameSpace	Ed Orr	7 / 10	02-04-2021	Despite Earthblood’s roughshot ride over opportunities to dive deep into the lore of Werewolf: the Apocalypse, the focused exploration of this end of the World Of Darkness manages to deliver a bloody good time when the claws come out. It’s just a shame that some of the loftier ideas are let down by repetitive stealth gameplay and poorly developed mechanics.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	6 / 10	02-04-2021	The power you feel upon becoming a half-man, half-wolf monstrosity in Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is its saving grace. There’s nothing else out there that offers a similar experience. Sure, it gets a bit repetitive, but you’re a freaking werewolf, capable of picking up a grown man and ripping his head clean off. Boss fights are a highlight, too, actually putting your combat skills to the test, unlike the majority of battles where soldiers are thrown into the arena like lambs to the slaughter. Like its protagonist, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood has many sides to it that are all rough around the edges, but it’s not totally devoid of charm.	Read review
GameWatcher	Renata Mojola	6.5 / 10	02-04-2021	Good voice acting and cool, bloody werewolf fighting sequences could not fully save the rushed story and flat facial animations of this one-dimensional take on the rich World of Darkness universe.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Randy Kalista	6.5 / 10	02-05-2021	Werewolf is firing on all cylinders when it lets you take on a wave of enemies, turning them all into puddles of jam. You don’t have to think too much about the gameplay, and that gradually becomes a good thing. If this came out 10 years ago, I’d be thinking about it more during end-of-the-year talks.	Read review
GamingBolt	Matt Bianucci	4 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood feels like an expansion on a single, promising idea whose repetitive combat, underwhelming presentation, and confused story take away from what makes the original idea interesting.	Read review
GamingTrend	David Flynn	45 / 100	02-04-2021	While Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
GBAtemp	Jordan Ryan	4.5 / 10	02-04-2021	My second foray into the World of Darkness franchise unfortunately has left me wanting for more. There’s definitely some fun to be had here, but the majority of the game manages to just feel dated and lazy, which makes even the most fun aspects get old before too long. I truly hoped for more from Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
Generación Xbox	ABreaker1477	7.2 / 10	02-04-2021	Quote not available.	Read review
God is a Geek	Mick Fraser	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
GotGame	Brian Zuhl	6 / 10	02-04-2021	One of the main appeals of Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is simply playing as a werewolf. It succeeds at this goal, but fails at almost everything else. If you enjoy the idea of rampaging through enemies as a werewolf, then this is the game for you. For those that are seeking a bit more in their games, then this is an easy pass.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Jordan Helm	2 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	In a game that bills itself as a choice between stealth and combat, it doesn’t take long for the deceit to reveal itself and you realize this is ill-suited and insufficiently-handled for either one of the two gameplay styles.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Francis DiPersio	2.5 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood isn’t a terrible game, but it’s most likely not one that’s going to stick with you long after the credits roll. It’s mindless and repetitive, but if you’re a fan of World of Darkness and feel like channeling your inner wolfman for the weekend, it just might scratch that primal itch. However, if you’re on the hunt for an action-RPG with some meat on its bones, you’re much better off sinking your claws into something else.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Daniel Quesada	64 / 100	02-04-2021	It proposes an universe and some attractive ideas, but they are not interesting enough to overlook a crude graphical performance and some really repetitive gameplay mechanics.	Read review
IGN	Leana Hafer	4 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
IGN Italy	Stefano Castagnola	6.6 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
IGN Middle East	Mohamed Shorby	3 / 10	02-05-2021	Despite what seemed like a good story at first and the interesting idea of playing with an angry werewolf, Werewolf: The Apocalypse Earthblood failed to use that idea properly as it didn’t build on it in any way with the rest of the game’s elements, the overall story and gameplay experience became very disappointing very fast.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Edwin Millheim	3 / 5 stars	02-06-2021	Werewolf : The Apocalypse Earthblood comes with teeth bared and flashing claws, but those claws are not as sharp as they could be.	Read review
INDIANTVCZ	Stanislav Franc	4 / 10	03-11-2021	B-story, bad characters, boring combat system. A completely repetitive system of quests where you always do the same thing. The game contains several bugs, getting stuck in the wall, soldiers walking into the wall. Boring combat system and stealth. Graphics both from PS3. In short, a title that might have worked maybe 10 years ago.	Read review
KeenGamer	Adam Conner	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Cyanide are one of the biggest players in the AA video game space. Releasing some relatively popular franchises like Blood Bowl and Styx, they have been around for quite some time now. Playing as a werewolf in video games is quite uncommon, but does the studio have enough to create an interesting gameplay loop?	Read review
Metro GameCentral	Unknown	3 / 10	02-05-2021	Playing as a powerful, rage-filled werewolf should be the perfect set-up for a great video game but Earthblood misses so many obvious opportunities it’s as if the game itself is cursed.	Read review
MMORPG.com	Robert Baddeley	6.5 / 10	02-04-2021	So is it the perfect game? No, unfortunately, it is not. But if you like werewolves, are familiar with the original Werewolf: The Apocalypse universe, or just want to hulk around as a giant wolf throwing people around like ragdolls then it might be worth your time.	Read review
New Game Network	Eric Hall	48 / 100	02-21-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
NoesPaisparaFrikis	Oscar Garcia Mompean	7.3 / 10	02-08-2021	After playing Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
PC Gamer	Luke Kemp	79 / 100	02-04-2021	A joyful mix of stealth and action, the fun doesn’t snag on the rough edges.	Read review
PC Invasion	Jason Rodriguez	4 / 10	02-04-2021	Bland, boring, repetitive, tedious, and totally forgettable, Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
PCGamesN	Dave Irwin	4 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
Player2.net.au	Matt Hewson	Recommended	02-04-2021	A big bowl of comfort food gaming, Werewolf is a game that feels like a throwback to simpler times. It is a welcome blast from start to finish and while ultimately forgettable, it is undeniably fun while it lasts.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Paulmichael Contreras	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood has a good premise, but suffers from poor execution. If you’re looking for a game that allows you to live out the fantasy of being an overpowered werewolf and kill everyone around you in bloody fashion, Werewolf provides that, but only just. Unrewarding combat, dumber-than-a-doorknob AI, dated mechanics, and an uninspiring presentation mean that this is a tough recommendation at the launch MSRP of $49.99 US.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	John-Paul Jones	7 / 10	02-04-2021	Absolutely dated in so many ways with crusty stealth gameplay, poor visuals and uninspiring environments, yet showing glimmers of innovation that are in turn bolstered by bouts of super satisfying werewolf combat, Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
PSX Brasil	Paulo Roberto Montanaro	65 / 100	02-12-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is fun when we ignore some of its most severe limitations. It’s a good mix between stealth and hack n ‘slash action with a somewhat one-dimensional protagonist as in a good action movie from the 90s, but that at the same time begins to build an interesting universe full of possibilities.	Read review
Push Square	Henry Stockdale	5 / 10	02-04-2021	You can see Cyanide Studios had good ideas for Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
Rapid Reviews UK	Shaun Hughes	2.5 / 5 stars	02-19-2021	Wolf. Crinos. Human. Three forms that render the moment-to-moment gameplay of Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood as unique as it comes. When you aren’t sneaking around in the shadows in Cahal’s wolf form, you are shapeshifting into a human to snap necks or transitioning into a Crinos to wreak havoc on the environment and your enemies. It’s fascinating, yet oh-so-flawed.	Read review
Rectify Gaming	Unknown	7.5 / 10	02-04-2021	If you are looking for a game that brings you back to a simpler generation of games, or you want to be a Werewolf for a few hours, this game is absolutely made for you.	Read review
Rely On Horror	October Keegan	3.5 / 10	02-04-2021	Ultimately, all of this pieces together into a very low budget and vapid experience that struggles to move past the very worst of a console generation from over a decade ago. While there are a few things I liked here and there (the design of the local God Cahal communes with, Yfen, is actually amazingly cool looking), but overall you’d be better served playing just about anything else this quarantine season. This game sucks.	Read review
RPGamer	Zack Webster	2.5 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	Earthblood unfortunately never raises itself above average, ending up as a thoroughly competent beat-’em-up bogged down in less stellar stealth gameplay and rough RPG elements.	Read review
Screen Rant	Scott Baird	2.5 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood feels old.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Táňa Matúšová	5 / 10	02-08-2021	The game combines hack-and-slash combat with stealth, but fails to satisfy in both aspects. Flawed AI a unimpressive graphics make it a mediocre introduction to the world of Werewolf: Apocalypse.	Read review
Slant Magazine	Aaron Riccio	3 / 5 stars	02-04-2021	The gameplay throughout isn’t freighted with moral urgency, which is disappointing given the game’s eco-terrorist themes.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Adam Hambálek	60 / 100	02-04-2021	Even though Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
TechRaptor	Samuel Guglielmo	3.5 / 10	02-04-2021	Having a hot werewolf can’t save Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
The Games Machine	Nicolò Paschetto	5.2 / 10	02-04-2021	Whether it’s lack of effort, time or budget, Cyanide Studio does not enough to provide a satisfying combat system, nor an interesting story-telling, nor a decent technical presentation.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Nick Petrasiti	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse	Read review
Twinfinite	Cameron Waldrop	3 / 5 stars	02-05-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood starts off on the right note, engaging players with the type of action I imagine werewolf fans will find exciting. It quickly runs out of puff, though, and what excitement there is to be had is spoiled by too much tedium in between. Ultimately, enthusiasts of the Apocalypse TRPG are unlikely to feel satiated by what is a rather shallow video game experience overall, which makes it difficult to recommend to those outside the hardcore fanbase.	Read review
Use a Potion	Unknown	6 / 10	02-09-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood offers some brutally satisfying combat, but everything else in-between feels a little half-baked. It’s not that any of it is bad, but the stealth mechanics are inconsistently utilised, the level design can lack variety, whilst the visuals feel very dated – especially by PlayStation 5 standards.	Read review
VGN	Angelo Bianco	6.5 / 10	02-04-2021	It’s hard to recommend it to a player who isn’t a big fan of the board game and fantasy universe he’s drawn from, which is why you’ll do well to shift your attentions elsewhere.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Todd Eggleston	5 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood comes across like an accidental homage to a time best left to nostalgia. Games back in the PS3 era were excelling despite obvious limitations. This game exists in a time when those limitations are all but removed, yet still feels like it comes up short because while it plays like them, it just wasn’t intentional.	Read review
Wccftech	Francesco De Meo	6.3 / 10	02-04-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is as straightforward as an action-adventure game can be. None of its features are broken, but the shallowness of the entire experience makes it a very hard game to recommend for those who are not into the setting to begin with. It does provide moments of fun here and there, but its linear, derivative experience does not stand out in any way.	Read review
WellPlayed	Kieran Stockton	7 / 10	02-04-2021	This third-person action game is a little rough around the edges and tries a little too hard to be serious, but its premise and combat is compelling enough to get the job done	Read review
Worth Playing	Redmond Carolipio	4.9 / 10	03-05-2021	I could delve into more, but I’d just be filling space at this point. I did have some nuggets of fun with Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood, but there’s too much I can’t ignore to recommend it to anyone, especially with the dawn of next-gen systems and titles that execute their concepts much better and simply look like what current games should be.	Read review
Xbox Achievements	Matt Lorrigan	55 / 100	02-04-2121	All of this is to say that, if you’d told me that Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood was a modern remaster of an old Xbox or PS2 game, I’d have believed you. It feels like a relic of an era that has long been left behind, and doesn’t even live up to the standards of many classic titles from that time. From a pure gameplay perspective, it isn’t terrible, but often suffers from simply being boring and repetitive. When this is compounded with its significant presentational issues and lacklustre storytelling, it all just ends up a bit of a howling mess.	Read review
ZTGD	Ken McKown	5.5 / 10	02-10-2021	Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is a long name for a short, uninspired game. I was really hoping this would be a hidden gem that managed to rekindle my love of b-tier titles. Instead it just feels generic in every sense of the word. The combat is its only saving grace, and that cannot carry the game.	Read review

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Become a werewolf, known as Garou, in the atmosphere of their shamanistic and tribal world. Garou are Werewolf warriors opposed to urban civilization and supernatural corruption, all heading towards inevitable apocalypse. Werewolf: The Apocalypse is set in the World of Darkness, a gritty version of our own time where society declines and humans fall victim to supernatural horrors.

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