Werewolves Within

Werewolves Within is a multiplayer social-deduction VR game for Oculus Rift, Windows, and PlayStation VR, developed by Red Storm Entertainment, published by Ubisoft, and released on 6 December 2016.

Werewolves Within
Developer(s)	Red Storm Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
Release	6 December 2016
Genre(s)	Social deduction
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Gameplay

The game is set in a medieval-fantasy town that is being attacked by a werewolf, and players are tasked to guess which of the townsfolk is the werewolf in disguise in a Mafia-style format.^[1]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	PS4: 76/100^[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	7/10^[3]
IGN	6.0/10^[4]

The Official UK PlayStation Magazine listed it as the ninth best PS VR game.^[5]

Film adaptation

Main article: Werewolves Within (film)

In October 2018, it was announced Werewolves Within was being developed as a feature film, with Mishna Wolff set to write the screenplay for the film, while Ubisoft Motion Pictures would produce.^[6] In January 2020, it was announced Sam Richardson had joined the cast of the film and would serve as a producer, with Josh Ruben to direct.^[7] In February 2020, Michael Chernus, Michaela Watkins, Cheyenne Jackson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén and Rebecca Henderson joined the cast of the film.^[8][9]

Principal photography began in February 2020.^[10]

References

1. Ubisoft - Werewolves Within
2. "Werewolves Within for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
3. "Werewolves Within Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
4. "Werewolves Within Review". IGN. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
5. PS VR Hall of Fame, Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Issue 136, June 2017, Future Publishing, page 108
6. Crecente, Brian (October 30, 2018). "Ubisoft Working on 'Child of Light,' 'Werewolves Within' TV, Movie Adaptations (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
7. Day-Ramos, Dino (January 22, 2020). "'Veep's Sam Richardson To Star In Josh Ruben's Horror-Comedy 'Werewolves Within' Written By Mishna Wolff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
8. Hipes, Patrick (February 11, 2020). "Michael Chernus Joins Horror Comedy 'Werewolves Within'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
9. Hipes, Patrick (February 12, 2020). "'Werewolves Within' Scares Up Rest Of Cast: Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
10. "SAM RICHARDSON, MICHAEL CHERNUS CAST IN WEREWOLVES WITHIN VIDEO GAME MOVIE". JoBlo.com. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

External links

• Official website