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Night in the Woods

Fantasy

Drama

Platform

Adventure

Indie

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.

4.3

External Ratings

316 ratings
Release Date:

21 Feb, 2017

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

About this game

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.

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 ...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5

release date

Release Date:

21 Feb, 2017

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Fantasy, Drama

genre

Genres:

Platform, Adventure, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Side view

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Night in the Woods

IGDB Rating

4.1 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.1

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

304

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

82%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.3 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.3

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

316

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

86%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Infinite Fall

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Finji

PLAYISM

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