Telltale and PM Studios have shown Bigby Wolf’s redesigned werewolf form ahead of The Wolf Among Us Remastered release date, with a $24.99 price, PS5 discounts, a Steam demo, and bonus content for returning players.
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Bigby’s new trailer arrives with one week left, and the platform picture is uneven
Telltale and PM Studios used the ID@Xbox x IGN Showcase to debut a new 90-second story trailer for The Wolf Among Us Remastered, putting Bigby Wolf’s redesigned full werewolf form at the center of the pitch before the game’s October 29, 2026 launch. The concrete hook is simple: this remaster is now close enough that Telltale is talking price, discounts, a playable demo, and returning-player bonuses rather than teasing the project in broad strokes.
The tension is in the rollout. The Wolf Among Us Remastered release date is set for October 29 on the platforms Telltale and its partners are still positioning for launch, but coverage and listings describe the platform spread with some important caveats. GamesPress, carrying the publisher announcement, confirms the $24.99 USD price and says the new trailer debuted during ID@Xbox x IGN. IGN’s video listing says the game will be available on Xbox One, playable on Xbox Series X/S through backward compatibility and Cloud on October 29, while also coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS5. MonsterVine similarly reports PS5, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store for October 29, with the Xbox One version running on Xbox Series X/S through backward compatibility.
Nintendo is the murkier side of the map. GamingBolt reports that Telltale recently confirmed the Nintendo Switch version has been delayed to “a later date,” while VGTimes also states that the Switch version has been delayed. GamingBolt’s platform list also mentions Nintendo Switch 2, but the other provided launch coverage is more cautious or omits Switch 2 entirely. For readers planning a day-one purchase, the safest confirmed expectation from the supplied material is PS5, PC, and Xbox One at launch, with Xbox Series X/S access described by IGN and MonsterVine through backward compatibility. Switch buyers should treat October 29 as no longer assured based on the cited delay reports.
The story trailer sells the murder mystery through Bigby’s monster, not a feature checklist
The Wolf Among Us Remastered story trailer is being framed by Telltale and PM Studios as a story-first reintroduction to Fabletown rather than a technical comparison reel. GamingBolt says the trailer shows the “strange characters” players will encounter while taking the role of Bigby Wolf and trying to solve a large mystery. MonsterVine describes the setup as Bigby, Sheriff of Fabletown, investigating a murder that threatens a hidden community of fairytale characters in 1980s Manhattan, a premise based on Bill Willingham’s Fables comics.
The new reveal lands hardest at the end. GamesPress says the trailer culminates in Bigby’s redesigned full werewolf form, and IGN calls it a first look at that redesign. That is a smart cut for this particular game. The Wolf Among Us has always depended on the pressure between detective restraint and fairy-tale violence, with Bigby’s authority in Fabletown carrying the threat of what he used to be. Showing the full wolf form before launch reminds returning players of the story’s fuse while giving newcomers an immediate image to understand the stakes.
The trailer also comes after an earlier “Remastering A Legend” video mentioned across the coverage, including MonsterVine and GamersHeroes, which focused more directly on the remaster’s improvements and bonus material. That split matters. Telltale is using the story trailer to reestablish mood, suspects, danger, and Bigby’s silhouette, while the featurette is where the studio has been pointing players who want to inspect the restoration work. The new footage is less about explaining every system than about reminding players that this is a detective thriller driven by interrogations, consequences, and sudden bursts of violence.
The remaster’s promised upgrades target atmosphere, readability, and archival value
Telltale’s stated upgrade list is broad but specific enough to set expectations. According to a press release quoted by Push Square, The Wolf Among Us Remastered includes enhanced environments, improved character fidelity, animation and audio upgrades, and a new Noir Mode that turns the thriller into a black-and-white experience. GamesPress uses similar language, calling it rebuilt for modern platforms and officially licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC.
For returning players, the most visible changes should be in the presentation rather than the structure. GamingBolt says the trailer highlights improved animations and audio, with higher resolution made possible on current-generation hardware. VGTimes adds that the remaster includes upscaled textures and reworked lighting. These are the kinds of changes that matter in a Telltale mystery because so much of the drama lives in facial holds, cuts between dialogue choices, and the timing of a confrontation. A cleaner environment can make Fabletown’s rooms feel more legible; stronger character fidelity can make a stare-down or a lie land with more force.
Noir Mode is the headline addition for atmosphere. GamingBolt notes that Telltale previously confirmed the mode as a new way to experience the detective story, while Push Square describes it as a classic black-and-white treatment. VGTimes claims players can switch into that format “at any given moment,” but that exact flexibility is not repeated in the other provided sources, so treat the moment-to-moment toggle detail as sourced to VGTimes rather than fully corroborated across the materials. What is consistent is the existence of Noir Mode and its intent: to push the game closer to the visual language of hardboiled detective fiction.
The other major draw is archival. Telltale and PM Studios say the remaster includes five fully playable Lost Scenes restored from the original 2013 production, an art gallery with more than 100 images, and over an hour of behind-the-scenes developer interviews, according to GamesPress, Push Square, and MonsterVine. GamingBolt also describes concept art, cast interviews, and playable deleted scenes. For players who already know the case, those Lost Scenes are the real curiosity. The sources describe them as restored or deleted material, not as a rewritten campaign, so expectations should stay grounded: this sounds like a chance to study paths not taken, not a promise that the central mystery has been rebuilt.
The $24.99 price is clear, but the best PS5 deal depends on digital ownership
The Wolf Among Us Remastered price is $24.99 USD at launch, according to the GamesPress release from Telltale and PM Studios and MonsterVine’s report. Telltale is also offering launch discounts, which gives the remaster a more complicated buying question than a straight rerelease.
Push Square, citing Telltale’s launch-discount page and focusing on the PS5 version, reports three discount tiers. A PS Plus member who does not own the original PS4 version gets 20 percent off. A player who owns the original PS4 version digitally but is not a PS Plus member gets 30 percent off. A PS Plus member who also owns the original PS4 version digitally gets 50 percent off. Based on the $24.99 price before tax, those tiers bring the price to roughly $19.99, $17.49, and $12.49 respectively, depending on storefront rounding.
The catch is ownership verification. Push Square states that the offers only qualify for digital owners, leaving physical-copy owners out of the upgrade-style discount. That distinction is already the kind of detail that tends to frustrate longtime console players, especially when a remaster is aimed partly at the same audience that bought the original years ago. The provided Push Square page includes reader comments questioning the physical exclusion, but those comments are community reaction rather than an official explanation. From the source material here, Telltale’s confirmed policy is the useful part: digital ownership counts for the deeper discount; physical ownership is not presented as eligible.
MonsterVine also reports a 20 percent launch discount and further discounts for digital owners of the original game, which lines up with the PS5 breakdown from Push Square at a high level. If you are buying The Wolf Among Us Remastered PS5 at launch, check the PlayStation Store while logged into the account that owns the original digital PS4 version, if you have one. If you own the game physically, the supplied sources do not support expecting the same discount.
The Steam demo gives PC players the cleanest way to judge the remaster before release
PC players have one advantage before October 29: they can try the first episode. MonsterVine reports that the Steam demo includes the complete Episode 1, “Faith,” and is available during Steam Next Fest through October 26. GamersHeroes also points to the Steam demo and identifies it as the full first episode.
That is a meaningful trial because Episode 1 is the game’s opening statement. It introduces Bigby’s role in Fabletown, the murder investigation, and the tone Telltale is trying to sharpen with this remaster. For new players, playing “Faith” should answer whether the game’s choice-driven thriller rhythm still works for them before they spend $24.99. For returning players, it is a practical test of the upgraded animation, audio, lighting, and general scene flow.
The demo also reduces the guesswork around how subtle the remaster feels in motion. Screenshots and trailers can show cleaner models or higher resolution, but The Wolf Among Us depends on pacing: the length of a pause before a character answers, the snap of a violent interruption, the way a room’s lighting holds suspicion in the frame. If the remaster’s improvements are going to change the feel of a return trip, Episode 1 is where that will be easiest to notice.
The demo availability is specifically tied to Steam Next Fest in the provided sources, and no equivalent limited-time console demo is confirmed in the material. Console players looking at PS5 or Xbox will have to rely on trailers, store pages, and the launch discount structure unless Telltale announces something else.
For returning players, this looks like a preservation pass with sequel timing in the background
The bigger context is that The Wolf Among Us Remastered is arriving before The Wolf Among Us 2, which Push Square notes is currently expected in 2027 after delays. MonsterVine also says Telltale has said The Wolf Among Us 2 will continue Bigby’s story in 2027. That timing gives the remaster a clear business and narrative function: reintroduce Bigby, rebuild the first game for current storefronts, and give lapsed players a reason to refresh the case before the sequel arrives.
That does not make this a guaranteed must-buy for everyone who already owns the original. The confirmed additions are presentation upgrades, Noir Mode, five Lost Scenes, a large art gallery, and developer interviews. The sources do not claim new main-story chapters, revised choice outcomes, or mechanical overhauls. If you remember the plot beat for beat and are only looking for a meaningfully different campaign, the announced material points more toward a curated remaster and archive than a remake.
If you are new to Fabletown, the case for starting here is stronger. Telltale and PM Studios are pitching this as the definitive edition of the choice-driven thriller, with modernized visuals and audio, a black-and-white mode, and a lower launch price than a full premium release. The Steam demo also lets PC players sample a complete episode before the launch window closes. On PS5, the value changes sharply if you qualify for the digital-owner and PS Plus discounts.
The only clear advice to avoid disappointment is platform-specific. PS5 and PC buyers have the most straightforward path in the supplied reporting. Xbox buyers should note that IGN and MonsterVine describe Xbox Series X/S access through the Xbox One version via backward compatibility rather than presenting a separate native Series release in the same way some other coverage tags the platform. Switch players should wait for Telltale’s delayed-date clarification, and the Switch 2 mention in one report should not be treated as settled across all sources. The wolf is back on October 29, but not every doorway into Fabletown is opening at the same time.