Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory

I have spent around 35 hours in this game and I’m still near the beginning. 😅 Not because the game is slow — but because I keep stopping to think. The writing is surprisingly rich: the philosophy of the Triat, refugee trauma, grief, politics, spirituality, moral ambiguity, symbolism, character psychology… even small dialogue choices can make you sit there analyzing them for minutes. This is less “play fast and move on” and more “immerse yourself and reflect.” If you enjoy narrative-heavy games with atmospheric writing and meaningful choices, this game deserves far more attention.

WAAAAY too short! Game itself was different, and excellent, but cost WAY too much for such a short game! i could have played that for 40 hrs or more, and enjoyed the storytelling, pace , layout & mechanisms,,,but....

Love the Werewolf brand. Anything by White Wolf is amazing. The story is great even though I'm playing it out of order. "Heart of the Forest" should be played first.

If you enjoyed Heart of the Forest, you will also like this one! If you’re new to the series, I recommend playing HotF first as it eases you into the lore a bit more gradually. There’s something special about Different Tales’ visual novels. Like this studio’s other work, Purgatory has an engaging story that grabbed me immediately, beautiful watercolor artwork and music, and the RPG mechanics are fun. But what really sticks is a certain atmospheric melancholy and lyricism. It’s a suspenseful werewolf story that also takes the time to lovingly describe things like a cozy coffee shop or intimate little conversations with strangers, but somehow never feels slow. I love how grounded in our real world and politics the narrative is. It made me really want to visit Poland. Thanks to the devs for another great experience. I hope they can put out more stories soon.

The ending felt a bit abrupt and not super satisfying, but overall, this game was very interesting and fun. I liked the main character and it felt easy to get immersed in her story. This was a pretty good game!!

An excellent experience all round, an immensely enojoyable and engaging system that develops off of the system the previous game made. All of the characters are indepth, the writing excells in emotion, and shows the ability and expanse The World of Darkness setting can offer. I highly reccomend!