Night in the Woods

 Xbox One
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 36
  3. Negative: 12 out of 36

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  1. jeffbizloc
    Dec 12, 2018
    4
    I played through the first section of the game. But Night in the Woods is an "interactive game" and not really a game you play. They need better warnings for these types of "games" or I need to do better research.

    Pros: - Unique story that I did find interesting, but not interesting enough to "play" all the way through. I'd rather watch TV then have to push X throughout a story. -    I played through the first section of the game. But Night in the Woods is an "interactive game" and not really a game you play. They need better warnings for these types of "games" or I need to do better research.

    Pros:
    - Unique story that I did find interesting, but not interesting enough to "play" all the way through. I'd rather watch TV then have to push X throughout a story.
    - Did a nice job touching on tough subjects through what I played

    Cons:
    - This is an interactive story not really a game
    - Wasn't a huge fan of the animals as people    … Expand
  2. ilezhnin
    Sep 25, 2019
    0
    This game was developed mostly by Alec Holowka, but after first tweet of pathological lier Zoe Quinn they pushed him out from developing. Right now people prove that Zoe lied to everyone about Alec, Alec dead, fake team (friends) taking his money from sales to their pockets.
  3. ultraviper
    Nov 4, 2020
    3
    Not much gameplay here. Which isn't a bad thing if there is a good story but unfortunately this game has some serious pacing issues. The game is only about 8 hours long but the story doesn't even start moving until after hour 4 so the game is a total chore until that point. The main character is completely unlikable. All the characters speak in the same annoying 3-4 word sentences withNot much gameplay here. Which isn't a bad thing if there is a good story but unfortunately this game has some serious pacing issues. The game is only about 8 hours long but the story doesn't even start moving until after hour 4 so the game is a total chore until that point. The main character is completely unlikable. All the characters speak in the same annoying 3-4 word sentences with weird pauses between everything.… Expand
  4. Kaede393
    Apr 20, 2021
    0
    This is not a game. Don't even try it. Get away as far as you can from it unless you want to push a single button like to quickly skip **** dialogues and nothing else

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. XBLA Fans
    Jul 24, 2018
    80
    More interactive novel than game, Night in the Woods won’t be for everyone. However its appeal is still high thanks to a clever blend of light-hearted yet surprisingly mature storytelling and some of the best friends you’ll meet in a video game. It’s also one of the most painfully accurate depictions of working class life. With pressing financial troubles the cast of Night in the Woods don’t have the luxury of dream careers, gap years and discovery vacations. With a sense of melancholy, it’s time to leave childhood behind and grow up fast.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Feb 26, 2018
    60
    Intentionally slow pacing is admirable, but it derails an otherwise enrapturing game. [March 2018, p.84]
  3. TrueAchievements
    Jan 17, 2018
    80
    Night in the Woods is a refreshing take on the adventure genre. With unique visuals and an all too realistic setting, the game will appeal to anyone who enjoys storytelling on a level more human than the usual fare seen in the medium. The town of Possum Springs will be a depressingly familiar one for any who grew up in small American towns where complacency with hardship is in the water, and it's a credit to the game's writers that every single resident of the troubled town feels real. Even if you didn't live in such a setting, the game's subversion of coming of age tropes make for a special story. It does sell itself out a bit at the end to drive home its central theme, but the rest of it is visually, audibly, and narratively memorable.
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