Night in the Woods

Game Info

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.

Name

Night in the Woods

Companies

Infinite Fall

Released

2/21/2017

Platforms

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

Engines

Unity

Type

Platform, Adventure, Indie

Social Networks

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Reviews

Monday, October 14, 2024 4:49:20 AM

59 Steam users votes up

LalitoTV

Steam user

This is not a game with story elements, but rather a STORY with game elements:
it's an extremely unique experience that uses videogames as a medium due to the interactiveness of it, moreso than to create "fun gameplay"
It's kind of like... A mix of those children's books with interactive flaps on them and a choose your own adventure book, so really, it's more of a "gamevideo" than a videogame.
Every "playable" part of the game (as in, parts where you're actually doing something rather than advancing the text) is carefully crafted to make you connect with Mae (the protagonist) and feel more engaged with the story on a personal level. Another cool thing about this gamevideo is that there's nothing that you as a player can do, that Mae WOULD NOT do as well. And this is brilliant, because instead of controlling Mae, you're *being* Mae. In other games for instance, it is so tempting and easy to go for the funny out-of-character option in a dialogue tree just to see the reaction out of everyone, or to do something incorrectly or to be scummy because you want to see what the so-called "bad-ending" has to offer, but NITW always stays true to Mae as a character that already exists, instead of treating her like just an avatar.
I won't elaborate further because i really want you to experience this game for yourself.
Just please be sure to be in the mood for a book before playing this "gamevideo", otherwise you might not appreciate Night in the woods for what it does right: the story, setting, ambience, music, characters, small interactive sections and vibes.

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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.

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