Adventure · February 21, 2017

Night in the Woods (2017)

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College dropout Mae Borowski returns home to the crumbling former mining town of Possum Springs seeking to resume her aimless former life and reconnect with the friends she left behind. But things aren't the same. Home seems different now and her friends have grown and changed. Leaves are falling and the wind is growing colder. Strange things are happening as the light fades. And there's something in the woods. NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world. After a successful Kickstarter it's being made by Infinite Fall, a teamup of Alec Holowka (Aquaria), Scott Benson (Late Night Work Club), and Bethany Hockenberry.

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Position in Adventure

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	18.7k Steam reviews	Top 13% in Adventure
Positive rating	94% positive	Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 34%
Metacritic	88/100	Genre average 77 — top 7% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours	12 h average	Top 29% for session depth among Adventure

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Story Rich · 1.2k
Adventure · 1.1k
Atmospheric · 983
Stylized · 968
Dark Humor · 961
Exploration · 958
Choices Matter · 942
Singleplayer · 938
Narrative · 937
2D · 937
Psychological Horror · 930
Hand-drawn · 923
Cats · 917
Mystery · 909
Visual Novel · 906

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 18.7k reviews

17.6k positive · 1.1k negative

Metacritic

88/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

17.1k

Features & Capabilities

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Feb 21, 2017
Developer	Infinite Fall
Publisher	Finji
Base price	$9.99 -50%
DLC / Add-ons	3 released
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

English
Japanese

Editions & Packages

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