Fear The Wolves
Fear The Wolves is not a persistent-world MMO. It's catalogued here as "Battle royale shooter" and included because it's commonly searched for in MMO-related contexts — see below for what it actually is.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed; official service ended
- Business model
- Free-to-play
- Genre
- Battle royale shooter
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- Windows
- Developer
- Vostok Games
- Publisher
- Focus Home Interactive
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
A visual fingerprint built from MMOFinder’s current verified catalog fields—not a review score.
Battle Royale PvP is the primary focus, alongside AI wolf/mutant threats
Squad matches favor group play, though solo queueing is supported
Structured, match-based rounds sit in an open irradiated map
Real-time Battle Royale combat is recorded
Not a persistent MMO
- Fear The Wolves is a session-based battle royale — matches are short, instanced rounds with a shrinking play area, not a persistent shared world.
- It's catalogued here as "Battle royale shooter" — a related but distinct genre from the persistent-world MMOs this site otherwise covers.
- It's included in this directory because it's commonly searched for by people trying to figure out whether it counts as an MMO — this page exists to give you a straight answer.
Real MMOs to check out
- This entry is intentionally excluded from MMOFinder's platform, genre, and catalog-wide statistics, since it isn't a persistent-world MMO.
- MMOs with heavy open-world PvP, like PlanetSide 2 or Albion Online, scratch a similar competitive itch while keeping a persistent world between fights.
- If you came here specifically to check whether this game is an MMO: it isn't, by the definition this site uses (a persistent, shared, many-player online world) — but it may still be worth playing on its own terms.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-28
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified
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Fear The Wolves relationship map
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Fear The Wolves timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records Fear The Wolves as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Historical / discontinued
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Fear The Wolves screenshots & gameplay
Two verified gameplay images for a quick look at the game in action.
Source: YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Fear The Wolves is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Battle royale shooter. Its recorded status is Closed; official service ended, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time Battle Royale combat with a S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-inspired setting and AI threats (service discontinued 2019). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Vostok Games, and the publisher field lists Focus Home Interactive. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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If you like Fear The Wolves…
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Why it connectsRing of ElysiumThe same battle royale shooter classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Battle royale shooter · Not yet verified
Why it connectsHood: Outlaws & LegendsShared online game, catalog classification signals, though genre labels differ (Battle royale shooter vs. Online action game).Online action game · Buy to play, later switched to free-to-play
Why it connectsPlanetSide ArenaShared royale, battle, shooter classification signals, though genre labels differ (Battle royale shooter vs. Session-based battle royale shooter (not a persistent MMO)).Session-based battle royale shooter (not a persistent MMO) · Free-to-play
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