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Night in the Woods
Developer Infinite Fall
Night in the Woods is a 2017 single-player adventure video game developed by Infinite Fall and Secret Lab and published by Finji. Set in a world of zoomorphic humans, the story follows a young woman named Mae, who drops out of college and returns to her hometown to find unexpected changes. The game was funded via Kickstarter, where it earned over four times its initial US$50,000 funding goal. Prior to the release of… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
475 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
294 positive · 14 negative
95% range 93–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 294 | 14 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 64 | 1 | 71 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
14,791 of 15,581 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
97% recommend · 245 yes, 7 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 252 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (19,319 of 20,376 positive).
Players find the game deeply personal and relatable, often citing its impact on their lives. [1][2][3] Many praise the writing, characters, and atmosphere, calling it a meaningful experience. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the gameplay as shallow and the story as slow or unengaging. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [2]
Truly a life changing experience for me. I come back every few years for a fresh playthough, and each time I walk away relating to different characters and with a new perspective. If you want to fall in love with an atmospheric game that wears its heart on its sleeve, this is the one.
- [3]
Night in the Woods is a game that understands that life moves on with or without you. It understands human relations. It understands the people who hold on and the people who let go. And the shapes too. The game is well-written and doesn't shy away from the realities of life. Few games made me feel seen the way this one does. There's melancholy to it, but there's also the joy to be alive.
- [11]
I would not be the same person I am today if I never played this game , I've never related to a character more than I've related to this quirk chungus girlfailure cat. The character dialogue and stories are rich and fleshed out , the underlying themes of absurdist philosophy and the harsh reality of the fleeting and everchanging nature of life are delivered in a cute, furry-adjacent, coming-of-age adventure game. …
- [1]
my early years as a teen was spent with my best friend, playing this game at her house for hours. Now we have two kids and are married, and on our anniversary in a week were going to spend time together replaying this masterpiece of nostalgia.
- [4]
One of those pieces that sticks with you. I remember picking this up as a kid and getting this overwhelming feeling I was playing this game too early, that this would be a very special game for an older version of myself, so I put it down. Now that I am around the age Mae is (probably a little older) I can say wholeheartedly that I'm glad I waited. The game is beautiful, the music is catchy, the writing is both …
Summarised from 34 of the 362 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Night in the Woods sits at 95% positive across 308 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Night in the Woods received very favourable reviews. On Metacritic, the PS4 version has an average score of 87 from 15 critics, and the PC version has an average score of 88 from 30 critics. Praise is mainly given to the writing and characters. In Japan, where the PlayStation 4 and Switch versions were ported and published by Playism on March 28, 2019, Famitsu gave them each a score of one nine and three eights for a total of 33 out of 40. Eurogamer ranked the game 13th on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017", and GamesRadar+ ranked it 17th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017, while Polygon ranked it 23rd on their list of the 50 best games of 2017. The game was nominated for…
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Reactions
60 of 475 · most liked firstMy yearly Halloween pumpkin! 🎃 This one commemorates one of my favourite video games, Night in the Woods. My husband introduced me to this game when we started dating and I was so obsessed with it and would read out all the text in voices to him as he did things around his apartment.
positive · AI labelView post →Pentiment is a Christmas game btw (like Night in the Woods is a Halloween game)
neutral · AI labelView post →I sometimes post about what I'm reading, playing, or listening to because certain media really are helping me get through this very, very dark time in American history. I mentioned before that I am replaying the absolutely stunning video game Night in the Woods. Here's what I'm reading and loving:
positive · AI labelView post →This is why i love Night In The Woods and i consider it not a game but an experience
positive · AI labelView post →Oh shit, it's Night in the Woods. Solid game.
positive · AI labelView post →Realised that it's been more then couple of years since i've done my last Night in The Woods fanart, so decided to put more work into this one 'cause a game such as NITW deserves it
neutral · AI labelView post →Remember Demontower, the game inside Night In The Woods? Scott Benson and Alec Holowka briefly asked me to make it more pixelart-y. It didn't go forward, but I remember this mock-up fondly.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today feels like a really good day to fall 🍂 into a new Night in the Woods playthrough (and check out @usualjune.bsky.social for another Finji game about strange things happening to a group of friends 👀) #nitw #usualjune
positive · AI labelView post →Group cosplay! #nitw #nightinthewoods #cosplay
neutral · AI labelView post →UNBEATABLE is the Night in the Woods of the 2020s. By that I mean: If you are in your 20s and even mildly neurodivergent and/or queer, this game will SPEAK to you.
neutral · AI labelView post →WIP So I’m late as hell to the game but I finally played Night In The Woods ❤️👀
positive · AI labelView post →Night In The Woods is such a good game yaaaallll [ #nitw #nightinthewoods #mae ]
positive · AI labelView post →Night In The Woods is a game that I have a very large emotional attachment to. It may be fictional but it felt all too real to me. #fanart #furry #nitw #nitwfanart #furryart
positive · AI labelView post →AUTUMN TREAT 🍬 EVERY FINJI GAME IS ON SALE ON STEAM! Including: 868-BACK - 10% OFF Night in the Woods - 50% OFF TUNIC - 50% OFF I WAS A TEENAGE EXOCOLONIST - 50% OFF WILMOT WORKS IT OUT - 30% OFF 🎃 store.steampowered.com/publisher/fi...
neutral · AI labelView post →The PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue for September includes: 📖 The Plucky Squire 🌲 Night in the Woods 🏞️ Far Cry 5 🛣️ Road 96 …and more. The full lineup: play.st/3MFcoTN
neutral · AI labelView post →Drew up the main cast of Night in the Woods! Love this game :D #nightinthewoods #nitw
positive · AI labelView post →I love this game go play night in the woods guys💥 . . . . #nitw #nightinthewoods #greggrulzok #gregglee
positive · AI labelView post →Day 2 of #Milftober is Mae’s mom Candy from Night in the Woods! Such a great game 🔥
positive · AI labelView post →Spend a NIGHT IN THE WOODS - an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world. www.nightinthewoods.com
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s time for my annual playthrough of Night In The Woods! And of course I have to share my favorite line from the beginning of the game. @finjico.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →my early years as a teen was spent with my best friend, playing this game at her house for hours. Now we have two kids and are married, and on our anniversary in a week were going to spend time together replaying this masterpiece of nostalgia.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Night in the Woods is a real pleasant game. Anyway, here's how my game started.(8 year old thumbnail sketch) #nitw
positive · AI labelView post →No Mae from Night in the Woods, this is a vanilla run of the game 【My Art |OC Art| #nightinthewoods #nintw #nintwfanart #mae #maeborowski #maeborowskifanart 】
neutral · AI labelView post →Night in the Woods I played this game in one sitting. From, like, 8 PM right through 5 or 6 AM. It was one of the most singular, emotional experiences playing a game I've ever had and despite absolutely loving this game I am genuinely unsure I ever want to play it again because of that.
positive · AI labelView post →Study drawings of Mae Borowski from the video game Night in the Woods. Still working out how I will render the character in the final piece. www.deviantart.com/baron-engel/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Truly a life changing experience for me. I come back every few years for a fresh playthough, and each time I walk away relating to different characters and with a new perspective. If you want to fall in love with an atmospheric game that wears its heart on its sleeve, this is the one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished Night in the Woods—somewhat reluctantly, because I didn’t really want it to end. Beautiful little game. Those are my friends now
positive · AI labelView post →Night in the Woods and Echo VN are like the exact same game on opposite ends of the Gay/Lesbian spectrum.
neutral · AI labelView post →Silly cat gets sad, drinks, vomits, then plays bass hahaha 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Anyways Mae from Night in the Woods is probably one of the best written video game characters ever.
positive · AI labelView post →Is there a video game that you play through every year, without fail? Mine is Night in the Woods.
positive · AI labelView post →I miss Night in the Woods~ What I'd give to have another game in that universe💔
positive · AI labelView post →It was fun when Night In The Woods came out and for a brief moment people were reviewing the game in Mae's laptop instead of the game itself.
neutral · AI labelView post →Had some fun "anthro-fying" some Night in the Woods characters! Usually, I like staying on-model, but this was a fun exercise to do with a game so dear to my heart! #art #furry #nitw #nightinthewoods
neutral · AI labelView post →Some good stuff in here 868-BACK, a sequel to 868-HACK and my 2026 game of the year Tunic, Chicory, Night in the Woods, Wilmot's Warehouse and the sequel. Tunic is so good y'all I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, which I haven't played but want to, is half off …Canabalt is $2 CAD instead of $4 CAD
neutral · AI labelView post →Night in the Woods ⭐️ I was shocked by just how much I adored this game. #nightinthewoods #nitw #journaling #bujo #lemonsoupjournal
positive · AI labelView post →If you haven't played Night in the Woods (and its minigame, Demontower), then here's your sign. #digitalart #pixelart #nitw #demontower #anthro
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.tumblr.com/bunbunshark/... A amazing piece of the pilots car chase but in the style of the video game Night In The Woods! definitely a fron crossover idea! Plus it has a horror twist so it works great for spooky month! #lackadaisy #lackadaisyrocky #lackadaisyfreckle #lackadaisyIvy
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Night In The Woods last night, amazing game. I'd highly recommend playing it if you haven't already.
positive · AI labelView post →Mixtape makes Night In The Woods' writing look like Shakespeare. This game was made for 90s kids born in 2008 that pay $40 a gram.
negative · AI labelView post →Repost with art that had a profound impact on you Night in the Woods by Infinite Fall Video games are art, I will fight you.
neutral · AI labelView post →One of those pieces that sticks with you. I remember picking this up as a kid and getting this overwhelming feeling I was playing this game too early, that this would be a very special game for an older version of myself, so I put it down. Now that I am around the age Mae is (probably a little older) I can say wholeheartedly that I'm glad I waited. The game is beautiful, the music is catchy, the writing is both hilarious and deeply, deeply personal and introspective about the rapidly-ending…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recently started playing Night in the Woods and this game is still relevant to today's climate. Love it so far. Gregg rulz ok!
positive · AI labelView post →Mae Borowski from Night in the Woods. Mae Borowski, from a videogame Night in the Woods. I love that game and Mae. Made using Krita and sprite that I took directly from the game as reference. Originally posted on mine Pixelfed, https://pixelshot.it/p/val_ash/1016884504272259751
positive · AI labelView post →7. Game I played the shit out of in high school 8. Game I played the shit out of in grad school (and wrote the most fanfiction for) 9. Game that made me believe in soul-games Runners up: Bloodborne, Blue Prince, Fallen London, Crusader Kings II, Disco Elysium, BioShock, Night in the Woods, Civ V
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved this game so much. This was the most fun Ive had with a video game since Doom 2016. If youve ever played the Stanley Parable or Thomas Was Alone youll love this. The simple art style slots nicely into the main characters simple view of the world; the light tone and upbeat music juxtaposes to the black comedy and deadpan jokes that always slap. The style of humor is very much my jam... if youre up for a few hours of laughs and enjoy 2D platforming this is so much more worth your time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly if you really pay attention to the dialogue you feel a connection to the world that makes you understand that this is literally someones life right now and that kinda give it its charm in a way.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Night in the Woods is a game that understands that life moves on with or without you. It understands human relations. It understands the people who hold on and the people who let go. And the shapes too. The game is well-written and doesn't shy away from the realities of life. Few games made me feel seen the way this one does. There's melancholy to it, but there's also the joy to be alive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my love for this game is unmatched. everyone should play night in the woods alteast once.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really changed my perspective when it comes to life, growing up and basically adulthood. I have been struggling with those things and Night in the Woods really opened a whole different perspective for me. I am so glad i had a chance to play this game now, even though it was released years ago. I experienced this story just at the right time in my life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Literally MADE for Autumn people. For us target audience members who are shown themselves in Mae-- The brutally esoteric existential crises, the ache of seeing everyone & everything outgrow you, the longing for something REAL, and the hopeless nihilism that's barely kept quiet by dwindling nostalgia and brief distractions... This one's a whoopah!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cried a bunch. I don't wanna give any spoilers away. I didn't expect this to be a game I could really stick with, but I'm glad I was wrong.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play this game a minimum of once a year, and every time it feels brand new to me in a different way. I'll never stop finding beauty in it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mae may (heh) be one of the most relatable protagonists I've seen in a video game. I don't know what this says about me. Anyway, this game really resonated with me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Angus time. I recently finished Night In The Woods and it was a delightful experience. Midwest shenanigans the game. #NITW #nightinthewoods
positive · AI labelView post →"Night in the Woods" (Evil Dead: The Game) #EvilDead #EvilDeadTheGame #VirtualPhotography #ThePhotomode #TheCapturedCollective #VPSupport
neutral · AI labelView post →I would not be the same person I am today if I never played this game , I've never related to a character more than I've related to this quirk chungus girlfailure cat. The character dialogue and stories are rich and fleshed out , the underlying themes of absurdist philosophy and the harsh reality of the fleeting and everchanging nature of life are delivered in a cute, furry-adjacent, coming-of-age adventure game. NITW will always have a special place in my heart , It is truly a one-of-a-kind…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game excels at making me love being alive, it demonstrates the need for your friends, and family in a way that i have never seen done in any other game.
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