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Beautiful, captivating, funny, sad, cozy, warm, cold, comfort game. Incredible rakt upp och ner mannen.

It’s less a game and more an experience about growing up, messing up, and finding your place. Loved the writing and characters — funny, sad, and oddly comforting

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loved this game, the only thing that could have made it better was a different ending for the different ways you could play - but it makes total thematic sense for there to only be one ending. i enjoyed the mini games and storytelling, and the art was so cute. highly recommend as a cozy-chill game with heart behind it that will leave you emotional

I love this game and gave a 9/10. I just wish it was structured a little different, like sometimes I could only choose one activity or the other and I wish we could do them all.

The game is fun, and explores different themes, howver, it sometimes becomes a walking simulator.

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Night in the Woods is one of those games that just feels special, it isn’t just a cozy small-town exploration game, it also slowly dips into unsettling, Lovecraftian territory. As Mae, a college dropout, reconnects with her hometown, things start to feel off, with strange occurrences and a growing sense of unease. I spent both times hanging out with Bea. Their relationship felt real to me, there’s this mix of awkwardness and unspoken feelings that makes it hit hard. I didn’t really spend time with Gregg, but Bea’s story was enough to make me feel connected. The soundtrack by Alec Holowka was just the best... The blend of weird, unexplainable events and deep, emotional storytelling gives Night in the Woods a unique, haunting vibe that sticks with you long after you finish it.

The art style is generally the best feature of this game. The actual game part is still and underwhelming with an unlikable protag that didn’t grow up past middle school and character dialogue written by someone who is also just as developmentally arrested. It seems this is written from the perspective of someone who had no friends or social life growing up imagining what it would be like to have these things but completely missing the mark. I’m giving it a 2 for the art but honestly it still feels too high.

Beautiful graphics and art style. Good music. Fun mini games. The story is extremely boring in the beginning and very underwhelming and makes no sense in the ending. It was very disappointing in general. I was expecting a game that tackled a more profound experience , and that would elaborate more about the main character's mental health problems, but that is not the case. It completely ignores explaining anything about the main protagonist hard time with their mental state and focus just on the characters just talking nonsense the majority of time.

cat talking and walking on 2 legs simulator, story, and art style are good anything else is super boring, just watch on YT you can skip the walking part which is the 70% of the game

even though the game takes place in a society with animals instead of humans, it just feels so human. the game works more as a visual novel, where choices *sort of* matter. this game absolutely made me cry at the end, because i SO wanted to do that last band practice. GREGG RULZ OK

The story and setting hit close to home for me and everything about the characters is amazing. The art style, while being simplistic, gets the point across and the music is phenomenal. Definitely my favorite game of all time.

As another user mentioned, if you like the story you're going to like the game. I personally did not feel any connection with the story and all it left me was more questions than answers at the end. I think in terms of game play, there really isn't much to praise about. The only good game play was from the mini games on the computer which I wanted to finish but was not given the option to once the game ends. I don't really think there is much replayability. I do however have good praises for the characters and the aura that the developer set to establish as I think the characters were pretty unique with their neat set of dialogs, though some might find cringe nowadays. I also think that the atmosphere for certain parts of the game was on point and really drove home what they were trying to preach essentially. Overall, I think if you're into slow, narrative type of games, I think you should give this one a try.

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If you were a fan of story-driven games like Life Is Strange (and Furry Anthros). Then this video game choices matter game is worth giving a try. Night In The Woods is absolutely an amazing story game that follows our protagonist Mae Borowski living life and returning to Possum Springs. But aside from Mae, she is also with her other friends who are also bandmates such as Bae Santello, Gregg Lee, and Angus Delaney. For a simple platform game that has no points to earn or doing something platform thing like Mario. The game focuses on the story so much that it is what makes a work of art and most importantly the game even has the most recognizable characters. But mostly almost everything in Possum Springs is interactable too. But the best part of this game is its minigame called Demontower. Rather than having that minigame treated like a simple plain game, it's a minigame that has been treated like an actual game that I forget the fact it's still Night In The Woods. The best part is that this game even includes additional two games such as Longest Night and Lost Constellation. But Lost Constellation is my favorite kind of extra game to play with. But the thing I like about the game is the replay value. I couldn't sleep the fact that not just I wanted to know Bae's route but even Gregg's route too as well. This game is something that I would remember on what is like on absolutely great no matter what. And a perfect game for mostly the furry fandom.

This game made me ball in tears. From the characters to environment to the story this game is incredible, I originally found this game way back in 2017 and every day on my birthday I play this game and each time I find myself crying more and enjoying the story telling evens more each time. The game does not feel drawn out or ridiculously long. The characters are phenomenal each one having their own personality and real life issues with its world building could not be anymore important. If you love story based games this will be your best option.

Wonderful story. Simple, yet great artstyle. All extremely likeable characters. Goth crocodile girl? Count me in. The game starts off a bit slow, but I really can't complain after finishing the game. It's all so beautifully psychological, and also has plenty of genuinely funny moments.

A cute, slow, chill game. I didn't finished it, because it starts being very slow, but the gameplay is very detailed and the conversation is very great.

I honestly don't know how else to describe this game aside from feeling real. The characters, their town, the dialogue, it all feels like I actually came back from a failed attempt at college and I'm truly stuck there. The way the game places strong importance to talking to people, and having a day to day dialogue with the townsfolk is truly something special. While the game never really demands much from you to began with, it does offer a hard look at life, and gives a narrative that hits home to anyone that has felt stuck or that something is wrong with them. The dark themes of the plot aren't really about any problem, but how society as a whole creates problems for the people it should be serving. There is a big underlining capitalism bad, and other themes of socialism agenda that are mostly told through sad animal characters dealing with common issues that most people in the modern day have, and honestly delivers such ideas through realistic dialogue compared to the usual pandering of spelling it out for the player. Overall Night In the Woods is a good game about character interactions with a strong theme of socialism.

Fun game. But after several hours of playing, I got tired of waiting for something to happen in the game. A game for those who want to relax and unwind.

I enjoyed this game very much. Game had very good art style and environment. Best story game i played i recommend everyone to play this

Die Story fesselt, man merkt wie viel Liebe die Entwickler in das Spiel gesteckt haben

This game feels all over the place. Sometimes I feel it helps the overall profundity and evocative passion of the plot and encompassing narrative; other times it feels messy and jarring, but overall, I personally really loved and enjoyed this game and story. With its occasional funny one-liners, which I thought were fitting and risible, to the relatability of some of the struggles and characters with all of their own personal foibles and deep resentments, and the vicarious nature of the whole game, which for most seems and is probably expected to be a turn-off. I've felt some minor ennui throughout this game, too, but this game works way more fluidly and palatably with this motif of gameplay, with it mostly being about spectating from the lens of someone who can be at times relatable with average and prevalent straits, vices, and struggles, but at times seen solemn, abstract, and despondent at their worst, and how we all are like that, and that we are all weird and have troubles, and that life can get bad, and that we should be more thankful and understanding about the things around us because we might never have it again. One day we will wake up but not be able to open our eyes. All of the pain, toil, and love are gone in the moment. Did I mention how existential this game gets? Anyways, I think that this game can, or at least has been very successful at, epitomizing or capturing the vision of relatability, especially one of a teenager or young adult. As one myself, I can definitely develop strong sentiments heavily brought up in most of the game, like how we value or prioritize specific, somewhat kitschy things in others eyes and make so much sentimental appreciation for the little and ephemeral things, or how things just happen and we make the most of them and hope we live to see tomorrow, and how angst just comes naturally at that time. So many things and so many drifting too fast to truly grasp and process them internally because life is just like this game, very dynamic in where it shines but banausic in where it dives, but that's all okay in the end, because everything is already done, and you only probably perceive or acknowledge the ones that meant the most to you; after all, this was your story, the game is only a game, and life is more than that and you will ever know. This game was ebullient and stygian all at the same time and collides to construct something inchoate and personal, even when you can't relate. It has characters and concepts that feel more alive and ambiguous and open-ended than a game can fully replicate. It has moods and ambiance that immerse you into your own most visceral cognizance. So, yes, I very do recommend this game and its structural formula. Also, who the f**k is Germ xd 8.5/10

The best game of my life! Although it is a little disappointing or boring, the game expresses the fun interaction between the main character and the characters, the background and story of the characters, and the process of solving them in a very beautiful and brilliant way. It also expressed the theme of nihilism well in the game and seemed to play a fairy tale for teenagers who became adults due to their unique drawing style. It's a really good game!

Воу, просто воу, давно такого не было, чтобы я чувствовал страх, что игра скоро закончится. И она закончилась, но это было круто, очень круто.

I noticed Night in the Woods because of the knife fight mini-game, and the cute fair-tale-book style made me think this is a warm lovely story. The overall playthrough was so smooth that I didn't even feel much like playing a puzzle game. Rather than saying I was surprised by the dramatic turn in the story, I was shocked by how much fear this game can give me even if everything was drawn as simple colorful 2D shapes. I would definitely recommend everyone who is interested in good narrative design to play this game at least once.

This game has been out for far too long and I've missed it for far too long for what it's trying to tell. My wife and I played Night in the Woods for Christmas 2022, I knew it was a story game but didn't expect anything. What I got back was a reflection of my life, my dreams, I was able to reflect on the lives of others and how difficult they have it at times and I trample on my happiness. I cried several times in the game, felt caught up, felt like I was back in my school days and had an insane amount of friends that grew on me and most importantly, I learned a lot about myself and my career and that no matter what you do, the most important thing is that you get together with the right people. Night in the Woods has an incredible storytelling that is both playful and serious. The only thing that disturbed me in between, attention small spoiler! was the dreams where you had to constantly run back and forth which felt to me like you were just trying to stretch out the game time. I will play through the game countless times and make it my October game, come what may every October in the year this game is unpacked again, cried, rejoiced and reflected again on their own lives!

This game does not deserve rating higher than zero, as it fundamentally contradicts what its developers were. The game pays a lot of attention and meaning to friendship and support... indeed, how great they supported the creator of the game when rivers of mud and false accusations flowed on him.

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Quite possibly the worse game I have ever played. How is a night in the woods even considered a game when the game consists of boring walking from place to place, boring talking to characters, and boring overall story. The only part where the game is actually a game is when you play rejected Mario Party mini games that aren't even fun. Anyone who gives this game above a 5 has never experienced an actual good game and its honestly kinda sad. Please don't get this game, there are so many other games that are masterpieces and have so much love and care put into them unlike the failure that is a night in the woods

Игра восхитительна, атмосфера прекрасна, музыка одна из лучших составляющих этой игры, нитв в каком-то смысле изменила мою жизнь. 10/10 Rest in peace, Alec Holowka.

This is a a 2D platformer, but it's got a strong story focus (a coming of age story) and most of the gameplay is walking around and talking to people. In addition, there are two major mini-games: playing music like in Rock Band, and a fairly simple, but extremely difficult old-school 2D isometric action platformer. I enjoyed the game enough to play through the whole story, but I can't say I loved it. THE GOOD: - The characters are interesting - The dialog is quite good - The story's themes are very topical and relevant to any ordinary working-age person alive nowadays - I like how areas changed subtly from day to day. There was always something different going on. - I enjoyed the mini-games for the most part, although Demontower and the last song were both too hard for me. - I enjoyed the art style. - Very woke THE BAD: - The game is very slow. You walk slowly. You have to walk back and forth over the same areas over and over. The areas evolve a bit each day, so it's not as terrible as it might sound, but it's not that great either. - I won't spoil it for you, but I found the overall plot to be kind of weird and not make a lot of sense... More below in the MINOR SPOILERS and MAJOR SPOILERS sections. - The story touches on some really interesting themes, but I can't say it grabs them in any really compelling way. It merely nods to the themes. "These things are important," it says. But the story doesn't give any juicy insights or takeaways to think about. - It's a coming of age story. There must be some people that believe these are High Art, but I'm not one of them. - The pacing was off. The story evolves very, very, slowly. You have to wait a very long time to sate your curiosity about what happened a week before the start of the story, and then WHAM! the answer is more confusing than satisfactory, and the game ends. The ending is too rushed to have any good debate or answer to the story's themes. THE UGLY: - I did not encounter any bugs or crashes, which is a good thing. - Depending on the exact moment you save your game and exit, you might have to re-play some of the story. However, this was never a major issue for me. MINOR SPOILERS: - I thought for a long time that the story was surely about the main character's descent into schizophrenia. It isn't... and that is extra weird. - Magic, psychic powers, angels, and demons, are an unsatisfying addition to a game that is set in an analogue of the real world. MAJOR SPOILERS: - Late at night, in the dark, someone can't recognize you instantly (I'm talking to you, masked bad guy!) - It doesn't make any sense that a secret cult of murderers can exist for a long time, in secret, in a small town. - If a mine collapses, and a dozen people are killed, it will be noticed! It causes an earthquake, you know. And when a dozen members of a small town disappear overnight, people will kind of be freaking out the next day. It will not be a regular day in town.

I liked the story, but if you don't, you aren't going to like this game, considering that the only other gameplay is light platforming and short minigames. There is Demontower, though, which is just about the only replayability that the game has, sadly, unless you have forgotten the story. Also, if you plan on playing the songs you collect and getting perfect on them, you should do that before you finish the epilogue, because after that it deletes your save. Overall, I would give it a 8.5/10.

A warm, moving tale of alienation and redemption in the era of late stage capitalism.

The story begins quite slowly, but as it passes, a powerful narrative is seen, where the truly good are the characters and their backgrounds in a town that is slowly dying.

Night in the Woods is an amazing game. I just loved the dialogue writing and the way it tackles big and not-so-openly discussed topics like mental health, responsibility, and relationships. It was the first time in a very long time that I didn't want a game to end. I had so much fun roaming around the city with Mae's friends and wrecking stuff, along with interacting with the people of the town. This game may not be perfect but it is definitely recommended! Full review at: ****/post/night-in-the-woods

This game is cute, charming, the story is good, but not as good as THE CHARACTERS, every single one of the characters in this game is a joy to talk to, even the people on the streets, they are all interesting. I personaly think that this game is awesome, its a bit short, but I love it. #teamBea

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Good, sometimes very good dialogues, which are constantly interrupted by repetetive and boring walking/platform sequences. Imagine Persona 5 in which you have to actually walk to the school every day without any dialogue etc. you just waste your time moving from a location A to B every in-game day (NITW has similar day cycle).

Best visual. Best atmosphere. Amazing game setting. Real life dialogues and story. Characters, familiar from the real live. Cozy and wonderful music. Cute style and animation. All this is buried under the giant and nasty thing – tolerastia. No, not even tolerastia, but **** How can I love the story of this beautiful game, if a quarter of characters f*** each other in their a****? Why? Why you just killed all game accomplishments with this?.. Humanity is rotten.

Pay no mind to this comment, I intend to write a proper review soon enough. For now, just trust this score.

Игра превосходная.Сюжет,персонажи,рисовка и саундтрек.Всё это даёт не описываемый восторг.Но есть одно но.Это поступок со стороны команды разработчиков.Они предали того человека,которого называли другом.Поверили шлюхе без доказательств.Выгнали Алека Холовку из своей команды дабы на них не начали жаловаться,мол они покрывают насильника. Спустя несколько дней после этого,Алек скончался.31.09.19. Как по итогу выяснилось,все слова Зои оказались наглой ложью.Алек только помогал ей.По итогу она свела человека в гроб.Надеюсь эта тупая сука довольна и будет мучительно умирать. Rest in Peace Alec Holowka.

This is a masterpiece in writing! Like, a REAL story FOR ADULTS! Gets a bit mysterious near end, but oh my, the relationships between characters and their dialogues is top notch! Vector graphics is nice, memorable characters. Get's a bit dark sometimes, but that's the mood of this game. Definitely 10 out of 10!!!

What I think is the greatest fiction and writing and created; held together with perfectly fleshed out and developed characters, gorgeous graphics, masterfully crafted music and every functionality done to perfection

I really wanted to like this game. The art is wonderful, and there's some great music here as well. The gameplay, however, is pretty much nonexistent. At times it felt more like I was clicking through a powerpoint presentation than playing an actual game, and as something that seemed to advertise itself as a platformer I was more than a bit disappointed. I have mixed feelings about the story too. I feel like it's technically well-written, but the characters did come across as a bit whiny, and it seems like it's geared towards a late teens, early twenties crowd, so not really something I personally found very relatable. I also think the pacing was totally off. The first part of the game is sort of a mix of walking around town and chatting with people, with random one-off outings with friends. Most of the meat of the story happens in the last part, which also has pretty much no gameplay other than walking back and forth. It just felt a little uneven to me, like I would have enjoyed it better if there was more plot in the beginning, or more consistent gameplay throughout. Anyway. I could maybe see why some people really like this game, but overall I just found it a bit boring.

This the kind of game that I had to play during the day, otherwise I'd just fall asleep. It's boring. The focus of the game is the story and it isn't even that good. The lack of voice acting and expressions also don't help. There are better walking simulators than this, even Life is Strange, a game I don't like that much is more interesting.

Это просто великая игра. Эта атмосфера, музыка, незамысловатый сюжет и персонажи. Вроде такие карикатурные, но все равно полюбятся любому. Одна из лучших игр, что я видел, имхо. Я влюбился в нее с первого взгляда еще в далеком 2015, когда были только демки, а самой игры не было. Я всем рекомендую в это играть, НО! НО! Ни в коем случае не к покупке. После событий 2019 года, многие узнали, что студия, создавшая этот полушедевр, мягко говоря не такая хорошая. F, Alec, btw