"Computer Gaming World" went on to nominate "Wolf" as its 1994 "Role-Playing Game of the Year", with the editors calling it an innovative product that "skillfully mixes role-playing elements and scientific fact".The reviewer for "PC Gamer US" remarked that "hours pass like minutes in this fascinating RPG for nature lovers", and summarized it as an "unusual, entertaining game that gives genuine insight into one of nature's most magnificent and misunderstood creatures."