Highlights

  • The Wolf Among Us 2, a highly anticipated game, is finally scheduled for release in 2024 after a decade-long wait.
  • The game has faced numerous challenges in development, including layoffs at Telltale Games and a switch to Unreal Engine 5.
  • Based on Telltale's release history and the current circumstances, it is likely that The Wolf Among Us 2 will be released in the latter half of 2024, possibly in December.

After nearly ten years following the concluding fifth episode of Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us 2 is finally slated for a 2024 release. The Wolf Among Us 2 was originally expected to be released in 2018 but was canceled due to internal challenges at Telltale that resulted in a widespread closure. The developer and The Wolf Among Us were later reacquired by LCG Entertainment, and the sequel to the hugely successful episodic adventure is now being developed by both Telltale Games and AdHoc Studio.

The game has gone through an extremely difficult development cycle, and those issues persisted even into 2023 when it was announced that The Wolf Among Us 2 would be delayed to 2024. Thankfully, the game is still on track for a 2024 release, but a specific release date has yet to be disclosed by the developer. In order to predict a possible release date for The Wolf Among Us 2, several factors must be considered.

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Predicting The Wolf Among Us 2's Release Date

Telltale's Recent Layoffs Will Likely Prevent an Early 2024 Release

Recent years have been no stranger to layoffs, especially those in the gaming industry — an unfortunate reality that Telltale has not been able to avoid. The Wolf Among Us 2 was first set for a March 2023 release but was delayed to 2024 to implement the use of Unreal Engine 5 as opposed to Unreal Engine 4. Then, in September 2023, the developer announced that most of the team working on The Wolf Among Us 2 were laid off in light of "market conditions."

While Telltale might have originally been able to release The Wolf Among Us 2 in early 2024, that seems rather unlikely now. Not only has the game already been delayed, but the layoffs at the company will certainly not help The Wolf Among Us 2's development. This, and the developer's release history, will most likely push the release of The Wolf Among Us 2 to the latter half of 2024.

Telltale Tends to Favor a Fall Release Window for Its Games

Considering the rocky road that The Wolf Among Us 2 has had to travel and the possibility of it releasing in late 2024, it's worth examining Telltale's release history to speculate on a possible release date for the anticipated sequel. Telltale has been known to favor a fall release window for many of its past titles, which typically release between October and December.

  • The Walking Dead: Season Two (December 17, 2013)
  • Tales from the Borderlands (November 25, 2014)
  • Game of Thrones (December 2, 2014)
  • Minecraft: Story Mode (October 13, 2015)
  • The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (December 20, 2016)
  • The Walking Dead Collection (December 5, 2017)
  • Batman: Shadows Edition (December 17, 2019)

While the list of the above-mentioned games does not include every Telltale game, they are some of the developer's biggest releases and can assist in predicting a release date for The Wolf Among Us 2. Since being reacquired by LCG, Telltale has released Batman: Shadows Edition and The Expanse: A Telltale Series, which were released on December 17, 2019, and July 27, 2023, respectively. Since it's unlikely that The Wolf Among Us 2 will follow The Expanse and be released in the summer of 2024 due to such an extreme shift in development and the recent layoffs, it's sensible to expect The Wolf Among Us 2 to release sometime in December 2024, especially when considering the developer's release history.

The Wolf Among Us 2 has yet to be given a specific release date for 2024, and with the internal issues the developer has experienced, the game could be pushed even beyond this year. However, barring its successful development, it seems that Telltale's next major episodic adventure will be released near the end of 2024, hopefully simultaneously signifying a new era for the beloved developer.