Night in the Woods

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 427 Ratings

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  1. keanex
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Night in the Woods is a game that explores anxiety, depression, a small town losing the last bit of luster it has, the struggles of death, lack of money, and an interesting group of friends - all within a cartoonish town with anthropomorphic animals. If that doesn't make you want to play, I don't know what will.

    I took my time, completing the game in about 17 hours with 42% of achievements unlocked. I took my time playing this and accepted just about every invitation from town-goers to join them on their excursions or listen to their stories. It seems I'm a bit on the slow side, but Night in the Woods isn't a game to rush, it's a game to enjoy and take in.

    The graphics are cute and quirky and the music fits the mood, at times creating a sense of longing, and other times creating a sense of urgency - and everything in-between. The overarching story follows Mae, but to get a real sense of the town and the struggles of it you must explore, and communicate with the townsfolk daily. Some may find this to be a chore, and while this is somewhat true, I feel that Night in the Woods is paced fairly well, adding new suspense, mini-games, or scenery just as the town is getting long in the tooth.

    A well worthwhile experience, I'm very happy that I played this.

    Edit, 4/8/2021: Rating changed to 10/10. I still think about this game a lot and that counts for something.    … Expand
  2. kitto
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    I first heard about NITW when kickstarter for it was up, and decided to give it a go when it would come out.
    During all this long years since announcement I managed to forgot about it entirely. Surprisingly enough, this would be my game of 2017 - maybe NITW is not ideal gameplay-wise, but I really doubt that something comparable by emotional impact would come out in years to come. 10/10,    I first heard about NITW when kickstarter for it was up, and decided to give it a go when it would come out.
    During all this long years since announcement I managed to forgot about it entirely. Surprisingly enough, this would be my game of 2017 - maybe NITW is not ideal gameplay-wise, but I really doubt that something comparable by emotional impact would come out in years to come. 10/10, highly recommend.    … Expand
  3. XxX-jesus-XxX
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    This is amazing indie games of 2017 I have a huge blast playing it. I like the characters in the game. The art is to dead for it so stuck in my head. I give these game a awesome 10/10 best kick starter game!
  4. MattFox
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    They sure made a fantastic story, characters, music, world. Every single character is unique in there own way. For me without a doubt, this game is one of the best indie game of 2017
  5. Hellfire78
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    NITW is an exquisite game, with rich story, and each character have it's individual background story, plus an awfully nice music to listen while playing. But not everyone like this kind of game for sure, in this recent age, people like fast paced game more, instead seat down and enjoy the story. I played this game for 93 hours and i enjoyed every SECOND of it, even with this much of playNITW is an exquisite game, with rich story, and each character have it's individual background story, plus an awfully nice music to listen while playing. But not everyone like this kind of game for sure, in this recent age, people like fast paced game more, instead seat down and enjoy the story. I played this game for 93 hours and i enjoyed every SECOND of it, even with this much of play time i can still draw more connection between characters. And if you are interested in this game but don't know what to expect, play the game supplement (LOST CONSTELLATION & LONGEST NIGHT) to see what you will get in the NITW.(it's free, so why not?)… Expand
  6. KyleTheFox
    Jul 16, 2017
    10
    Absolutely amazing game, I'd recommend it to about anyone. The story is very good and the music through the whole game is beautiful, the game is probably the only one I'd want a squeal to.
  7. TrieuDuong16870
    Jul 20, 2018
    10
    Incredibly well written. The game portrayed social life through those animal friends perfectly ( and yes i'm talking about the ending also ). It had a great impact on my life after a lot of things i've been through, because this game helped me realize i'm not the only one or in a minority who's being through these problems.
  8. Predictbot
    Oct 27, 2018
    10
    Probably the only game ( novel ) up to this point described all the problems we have in our society in a perfectly animated art style.
  9. AbaddonMason
    May 1, 2023
    10
    Воу, просто воу, давно такого не было, чтобы я чувствовал страх, что игра скоро закончится. И она закончилась, но это было круто, очень круто.
  10. maeeeeee
    Mar 26, 2019
    10
    I honestly don't know where to begin with this game. It's a roller-coaster ride of emotions from start to finish and connected with me on a level that no other game has before.
  11. Harv-E
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    What I think is the greatest fiction and writing and created; held together with perfectly fleshed out and developed characters, gorgeous graphics, masterfully crafted music and every functionality done to perfection
  12. Myudd
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    The game is amazing and captivating, i have spent some amazing time on it. The characters are well developed throught history and make you like them just like the history. The art of the game is another thing that makes the game so amazing.
    I Love it and i enjoy it
  13. Volvosters
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    Эта игра заслуживает внимания! Сюжет очень хорош, это самая сильная часть игры. Диалоги сделаны как разговор с друзьями, а не как:
    -Привет! -Привет! -Давай сделаем так.!
  14. linosia
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece in writing! Like, a REAL story FOR ADULTS! Gets a bit mysterious near end, but oh my, the relationships between characters and their dialogues is top notch!
    Vector graphics is nice, memorable characters.
    Get's a bit dark sometimes, but that's the mood of this game.
    Definitely 10 out of 10!!!
  15. gocircuit
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    holy jesus this game is great, i have bought 3 coppies to date and plan on buying more it is so good
  16. kaiSzeR
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Это просто великая игра. Эта атмосфера, музыка, незамысловатый сюжет и персонажи. Вроде такие карикатурные, но все равно полюбятся любому. Одна из лучших игр, что я видел, имхо. Я влюбился в нее с первого взгляда еще в далеком 2015, когда были только демки, а самой игры не было. Я всем рекомендую в это играть, НО! НО! Ни в коем случае не к покупке. После событий 2019 года, многие узнали,Это просто великая игра. Эта атмосфера, музыка, незамысловатый сюжет и персонажи. Вроде такие карикатурные, но все равно полюбятся любому. Одна из лучших игр, что я видел, имхо. Я влюбился в нее с первого взгляда еще в далеком 2015, когда были только демки, а самой игры не было. Я всем рекомендую в это играть, НО! НО! Ни в коем случае не к покупке. После событий 2019 года, многие узнали, что студия, создавшая этот полушедевр, мягко говоря не такая хорошая.
    F, Alec, btw    … Expand
  17. xdarkdamx
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    Nothing to say, maybe the best adventure game I'd ever played, the story is fantastic, it's so dynamic and fluid especially the dialogues.
  18. Fala_fi
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Don't have worlds to say how much i loved this game, everything about this game is amazing
  19. NickLink
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    NOTE: Please note that this is surprisingly my opinion, so of course don't expect to agree with anything that I say since I will be talking about my personal experience with the game.

    I started Night in the Woods thinking I would like it for one reason and ended up loving it for a completely different one. What really got me into the game was the main story line, the premise of    NOTE: Please note that this is surprisingly my opinion, so of course don't expect to agree with anything that I say since I will be talking about my personal experience with the game.

    I started Night in the Woods thinking I would like it for one reason and ended up loving it for a completely different one.
    What really got me into the game was the main story line, the premise of uncovering the mysteries of a town and a character. And by starting the game with this mindset, that was exactly what I expected to experience: a character solving mysteries and having self-development. In my first hours, all I wanted was to rush to the main quests and discover what was going on, write down my conclusions and finish it as soon as possible, get to that final plot twist moment where I wanted to say "I knew it!".
    However, the more I got into the game, the less I wanted to do that. At some point, it just felt so boring to keep doing the same routine in the game, jumping around the town, following the story line. There was no gameplay, there was no mystery, just a bunch of characters talking to each other about life problems with no real depth or anything like that.
    But when I started to feel this boredom, I finally understood what the magic of the game was. Since the main plot just felt useless to me, I started to explore the world on my own, trying to look for secrets myself, meeting side characters and looking for collectibles or side quests. And then, as weird as that may seem, that felt amazing. This game has SO much more than it seems. There's secrets everywhere, characters to be met in every corner, small things for you to discover. And when I started to spend hours in a part of the game that was supposed to last a few minutes, when I started to try and do the most that I could without actually progressing the story, when I was about to leave my house but then straight up come back because I noticed I hadn't said good morning to my mother, then I noticed why this game is so special.
    This is a game about boredom. And it is so amazing, at least for me, for that reason. We live for such a short time and everything that surrounds us seems so boring, so useless that we sometimes just decide to do everything as fast as possible hoping that it's going to get better someday, but we can make things better whenever we want just by deciding to go somewhere we never did and maybe discovering something amazing there.
    Playing this game just for the main plot is a pain. If you start it and decide to ignore everything, just head straight up to the main quests and progress the story to beat the game as fast as possible, you will probably have one of the worst experiences in a videogame. But if you truly dive into this world, if you decide to explore everything you can, if you sometimes even miss something important but you don't look it up just because you're exploring this on your own, then you'll notice that a part of you will forever stay in Possum Springs.
    Apart from that, the game has an amazing OST and great art style. It could use some more complexity in gameplay, since most of the experience is dialogue and the main story itself has a slow start, heats up a lot halfway through and has a pretty OK ending as far as mystery solving is concerned. There's a lot of well written characters and each one of them gives their own perspective about the world.
    Night in the Woods was an incredible experience that showed me a new way of looking at life. It is a well deserved 10/10 game, even if it lacks on a few technical aspects.    … Expand
  20. Cheekibreeki228
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра отличная, сюжет хороший, музыка превосходная, диалоги продуманны. На моменте, когда сектанты утащил человека, стало очень неожиданно и интересно.… Expand
  21. Axelle_1
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    A warm, moving tale of alienation and redemption in the era of late stage capitalism.
  22. KskMaeBorowski
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Игра превосходная.Сюжет,персонажи,рисовка и саундтрек.Всё это даёт не описываемый восторг.Но есть одно но.Это поступок со стороны команды разработчиков.Они предали того человека,которого называли другом.Поверили шлюхе без доказательств.Выгнали Алека Холовку из своей команды дабы на них не начали жаловаться,мол они покрывают насильника.
    Спустя несколько дней после этого,Алек    Игра превосходная.Сюжет,персонажи,рисовка и саундтрек.Всё это даёт не описываемый восторг.Но есть одно но.Это поступок со стороны команды разработчиков.Они предали того человека,которого называли другом.Поверили шлюхе без доказательств.Выгнали Алека Холовку из своей команды дабы на них не начали жаловаться,мол они покрывают насильника.
    Спустя несколько дней после этого,Алек скончался.31.09.19.
    Как по итогу выяснилось,все слова Зои оказались наглой ложью.Алек только помогал ей.По итогу она свела человека в гроб.Надеюсь эта тупая сука довольна и будет мучительно умирать.
    Rest in Peace Alec Holowka.    … Expand
  23. lucky_mouse
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    Pay no mind to this comment, I intend to write a proper review soon enough. For now, just trust this score.
  24. JakeFoxUwU
    Jan 22, 2022
    10
    Игра восхитительна, атмосфера прекрасна, музыка одна из лучших составляющих этой игры, нитв в каком-то смысле изменила мою жизнь.
    10/10 Rest in peace, Alec Holowka.
  25. Olenjan08
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really nice Game! Great Story with really nice characters. The Gameplay is also nice and the graphics are in a really nice comic style. And the end with the murderers is fantastic!… Expand
  26. BugOnDesk
    Jan 15, 2023
    10
    I noticed Night in the Woods because of the knife fight mini-game, and the cute fair-tale-book style made me think this is a warm lovely story. The overall playthrough was so smooth that I didn't even feel much like playing a puzzle game. Rather than saying I was surprised by the dramatic turn in the story, I was shocked by how much fear this game can give me even if everything was drawnI noticed Night in the Woods because of the knife fight mini-game, and the cute fair-tale-book style made me think this is a warm lovely story. The overall playthrough was so smooth that I didn't even feel much like playing a puzzle game. Rather than saying I was surprised by the dramatic turn in the story, I was shocked by how much fear this game can give me even if everything was drawn as simple colorful 2D shapes. I would definitely recommend everyone who is interested in good narrative design to play this game at least once.… Expand
  27. ikeaOwO
    May 27, 2023
    10
    The best game of my life! Although it is a little disappointing or boring, the game expresses the fun interaction between the main character and the characters, the background and story of the characters, and the process of solving them in a very beautiful and brilliant way. It also expressed the theme of nihilism well in the game and seemed to play a fairy tale for teenagers who becameThe best game of my life! Although it is a little disappointing or boring, the game expresses the fun interaction between the main character and the characters, the background and story of the characters, and the process of solving them in a very beautiful and brilliant way. It also expressed the theme of nihilism well in the game and seemed to play a fairy tale for teenagers who became adults due to their unique drawing style. It's a really good game!… Expand
  28. Colton5054
    Mar 18, 2017
    9
    Probably one of my favorite games of 2017 this far. The atmosphere is great, the character design is great, the dialogue is quirky and fun. There is just so much to love and so little to hate about this game, for me at least.
  29. sarahlee123
    May 20, 2019
    9
    While you might not expect it from a game with such a cute aesthetic, Night in the Woods isn't afraid to tackle heavy issues, such as mental health, existential dread, and the decay of America's rural towns.

    Some of the game's highlights include its entertainingly witty dialogue, delightful art style, and believable characters. Even if your own background differs from that of the    While you might not expect it from a game with such a cute aesthetic, Night in the Woods isn't afraid to tackle heavy issues, such as mental health, existential dread, and the decay of America's rural towns.

    Some of the game's highlights include its entertainingly witty dialogue, delightful art style, and believable characters. Even if your own background differs from that of the protagonist Mae, you may find yourself relating to her if you've ever struggled with social anxiety or low self-worth, or simply felt lost. Her signature snarkiness is also welcome as it brings some comic relief to some of the game's darker moments.

    Scenes with Mae's colorful cast of friends make for some of Night in the Woods' best moments. It's difficult to choose between wild child Gregg and sarcastic, down-to-earth Bea. If you want to experience all of the scenes with each character, you'll have to go back for a second playthrough.

    For all its charms, Night in the Woods isn't without flaws. For a game with an already slow pace, some of the platforming can get a little tedious, particularly in the dream sequences, which, while beautifully rendered, can start to feel like a bit of a chore, particularly toward the end of the game. Gameplay also involves a lot of wandering around the world. This can feel aimless at times due to the lack of a clear goal or path to take, but does make sense considering the game's story and themes.

    There's also plenty to see in Possom Springs, and completionists will enjoy chatting with the many periphery characters inhabiting the game's world and powering through plentiful mini-games, including the challenging yet strangely addictive game-within-a-game Demon Tower.

    Night in the Woods will take you for an emotional ride, and its anthropomorphic characters can sometimes feel more human than real people. It's one of those games that stays with you long after you've finished playing it.    … Expand
  30. FromKanga
    Jul 1, 2017
    9
    Night in the woods is a 2D story-driven platformer made by Infinite Fall and Finji.
    I've seen a lot of good reviews for this game which got me interested, so I decided to play it and I loved it.
    Night in the woods has one of the strongest and most mature stories I've seen in quite a long time, it has a lot of different themes that I can really relate to and it does have a good mystery.    Night in the woods is a 2D story-driven platformer made by Infinite Fall and Finji.
    I've seen a lot of good reviews for this game which got me interested, so I decided to play it and I loved it.

    Night in the woods has one of the strongest and most mature stories I've seen in quite a long time, it has a lot of different themes that I can really relate to and it does have a good mystery. The characters are lovable and relatable, the main character is a very flawed person but you do feel sorry for her and you don't want to see her in pain, the other characters are funny, sarcastic and they also have a lot of moments where you do feel for them and near the end I was almost in tears.

    The gameplay has surprisingly a lot of variety, it's mostly walking around and talk to different people but the game has a lot of mini-games, which makes the game a little more unique.
    But the gameplay is probably the weakest part of the game, but that's okay because the story did carry the entire experience and it's refreshing sometimes.

    I do believe it's worth paying 20 bucks to play this game, it took me 8 hours and it does have some replay value so I do recommend it, it's for now my favourite story of 2017.    … Expand
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#10 Best PC Game of 2017
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#41 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#93 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. PC PowerPlay
    May 23, 2017
    100
    A warm, moving tale of alienation and redemption in the era of late stage capitalism.
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  2. Games Master UK
    May 19, 2017
    85
    A delightfully different narrative experience that offers the perfect blend of serious and silly. [Apr 2017, p.79]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 18, 2017
    100
    Beautifully created adventure game will catch you not only for its visuals, but mainly by the way it observes the problems of young adults. [Issue#273]
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