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Night in the Woods

Critic score12 critics
First release
Feb 21, 2017
Developer
Infinite Fall
Publisher
Finji, PLAYISM
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform · Drama, Fantasy

Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.

Also known as nitw, ナイト・イン・ザ・ウッズ , Night in the Woods.exe

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Storyline
Night In The Woods is a VIDEO GAME. All Mae wants to do is run around with her friends, break stuff and hang on to a life of aggressive aimlessness. She dropped out of college and returned home to her crumbling old mining town to do just that, but she's finding that nothing is the same anymore. The old town seems different. Her old friends have grown in their own directions. Mae herself is undergoing some sudden and unexplained changes, giving her mysterious abilities that grant her access to a side of town she never knew existed. The world is changing, things are ending, and the future is uncertain. Up behind the park at the edge of town, back in the trees by the old mine- there's something in the woods. And it could mean no future at all. Night In The Woods comes from a deep place for us. That point where you sense things are changing and it's time to move on but you just don't know how. Knowing that everything will end someday, and wondering how well we'll be able to meet it when it happens. How long we'll be able to hold on, and when we should let go. When to accept and when to fight.Read more

Night In The Woods is a VIDEO GAME. All Mae wants to do is run around with her friends, break stuff and hang on to a life of aggressive aimlessness. She dropped out of college and returned home to her crumbling old mining town to do just that, but she's finding that nothing is the same anymore. The old town seems different. Her old friends have grown in their own directions. Mae herself is undergoing some sudden and unexplained changes, giving her mysterious abilities that grant her access to a side of town she never knew existed. The world is changing, things are ending, and the future is uncertain. Up behind the park at the edge of town, back in the trees by the old mine- there's something in the woods. And it could mean no future at all. Night In The Woods comes from a deep place for us. That point where you sense things are changing and it's time to move on but you just don't know how. Knowing that everything will end someday, and wondering how well we'll be able to meet it when it happens. How long we'll be able to hold on, and when we should let go. When to accept and when to fight.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 21, 2017
Mac
Feb 21, 2017
PlayStation 4
Feb 21, 2017
All 10 release dates
Linux
Feb 21, 2017
PlayStation 4
Feb 28, 2017
Xbox One
Dec 13, 2017
Nintendo Switch
Feb 01, 2018
iOS
Sep 08, 2021
iOS
Sep 09, 2021
PlayStation 5
Dec 14, 2022
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
11h
Completionist
15h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
exploration, animal protagonist, pizza, crowdfunding - kickstarter, crowdfunding
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At a Glance

Critic Score
88
Main + Extras (IGDB)
11h
Completionist (IGDB)
15h

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 17,857 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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