Night in the Woods is about coming home after dropping out of college and finding that the town you remembered doesn't quite exist anymore. The writing is the draw—the dialogue between Mae and her friends feels lived-in rather than scripted. It runs smoothly on integrated graphics thanks to a 2D Unity build, and dialogue stays readable on budget 1080p panels. Daily routes and small choices give replays some variety, though the changes are minor rather than branching. The mystery subplot in the second half won't land for everyone—some players find it jarring against the grounded slice-of-life tone that opens the game.


Night in the Woods
February 21, 2017PlatformerESRB T
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Overview
About Night in the Woods
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.
Story setup
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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At a glance
- Released
- February 21, 2017
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, iOS, Linux, PlayStation 5, PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
- Genres
- Platformer, Adventure, Indie
- Play modes
- Single Player
- Age rating
- ESRB T
Media
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Playing together
Multiplayer & game modes
Night in the Woods offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.
Play Modes
Single Player
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Night in the Woods. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ACBM
CEROC
- Sexual Content
- Drinking/Smoking
CLASS_IND14
ESRBT
- Language
- Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
- Drug Reference
- Fantasy Violence
- Sexual Themes
- Crude Humor
- Mild Blood
- Blood
GRAC15+
- Sexuality
- Violence
- Language
PEGI12
- Bad Language
The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 12 years and over only. It contains: Mild bad language
USK12
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