The Wolf Beyond the Table

The Wolf Beyond the Table is a finished short solo-developed visual novel created within thirty days as my first game jam experience for May Wolf 2026: Howl 4 Initiative / My Wolf FVN Jam.

After months away, you return to a familiar tabletop group and step back into an unfinished campaign. But the story waiting for you is not only about forests, rivers, old folklore, and a mysterious captain guarding a stolen page.

It is also about the empty chair you left behind.

The game contains 10,034 words in total, including all three endings, with a focus on folklore, friendship, tabletop roleplaying, and the uneasy feeling of returning to a story you once left behind.

Choices do not create completely separate routes, but they quietly shape the protagonist's emotional direction throughout the story. Depending on those choices, the game can currently lead to one of three endings.

A single playthrough usually takes around 35–45 minutes, depending on reading speed. Replaying to discover all three endings may take around 50–70 minutes.

Currently featuring:

- A short furry fantasy visual novel

- A modern tabletop framing story

- A folklore-inspired fantasy campaign

- Emotional player choices

- Three endings

- A furry cast

- One very handsome wolf DM

- Built in Ren'Py

Controls

Advance dialogue with left click, Enter, or Space.

Use the in-game menu to save, load, adjust preferences, or review dialogue history.

Credits

Full credits and license information are included in the downloadable files as CREDITS.txt.

Created by Giuseppe "Joey the chubby fox" Saso.