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Night 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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“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…”
“This game makes me feel so seen. Such relatable and realistic characters, this game has aged like wine imo”
“Its a cute little story and apparently you can feed some rats somewhere but I never found them. Wish there was more or a sequel or somert”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“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…”
“this game is frickin awesome, not a ton of gameplay but great story and characters and visuals”
“I did not know anything about this game when I started playing it, and I am glad I went into it blindly. Finished it playing an hour or so every night for about two weeks and it never got boring. The game does not…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Loved the whole lore thing kinda shipped Mae and Beatrice the whole time tho + wished to see again the girl from the party maybe some kinda relationship couldve grown outta it, and the bass songs were crazy good…”
“[h1]crimes.[/h1] [h1]all you need to know.[/h1] [hr][/hr] [Honest review, it's actually a pretty fun little game that has likeable characters, a somewhat easy to understand story (that is also pretty damn good), simple…”
“Night in the Woods is a very adorable and story driven game. Most of it is very casual and with lots of focus on the characters and their relationships to one another, there is also the dreaded Demon Tower that had me…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I did not know anything about this game when I started playing it, and I am glad I went into it blindly. Finished it playing an hour or so every night for about two weeks and it never got boring. The game does not…”
“[h1]crimes.[/h1] [h1]all you need to know.[/h1] [hr][/hr] [Honest review, it's actually a pretty fun little game that has likeable characters, a somewhat easy to understand story (that is also pretty damn good), simple…”
“This has become one of my favourite games omg, Idk if i can put into words just how much I loved everything about this, from the artstyle to the gameplay, and the dialogue. I heavily recommend, absolute cinema!!”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very cool storyline and a lot of things to discover, love the collectible pages, i like to collect things so cool addition and way to add to the storyline. I wish i could play with my controller, just because there is…”
“I did not know anything about this game when I started playing it, and I am glad I went into it blindly. Finished it playing an hour or so every night for about two weeks and it never got boring. The game does not…”
“[h1]crimes.[/h1] [h1]all you need to know.[/h1] [hr][/hr] [Honest review, it's actually a pretty fun little game that has likeable characters, a somewhat easy to understand story (that is also pretty damn good), simple…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is frickin awesome, not a ton of gameplay but great story and characters and visuals”
“This game felt like watching paint dry.”
“if you love stories and characters (or live in the Rust Belt) & are willing to let gameplay side for its sake, then you will definitely enjoy NitW”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game was awesome and emotional, I was invested in the drama but the drama fades after a couple in game days and the ending was really out of left field.”
“Pretty good mostly, except there was a major section in the later half that felt really out of place and clashed with the tone of the game. Even though it was brief, it soured my overall impression and killed my…”
“night in the woods is not the most amazing game ever, its let down very badly by its third act. it is however a game that sticks with you.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Its a cute little story and apparently you can feed some rats somewhere but I never found them. Wish there was more or a sequel or somert”
“So I'm on the fence with this game. I think everyone should play it but there just wasn't enough to do. The story was good but I feel like the gameplay could have done more. It was cute though.”
“A geniuenly amazing game. Loved everything about it. I WANT MORE!!!”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“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.”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:35 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Adventure · Atmospheric · Stylized · Dark Humor · Exploration · Choices Matter · Singleplayer · Narrative · 2D · Psychological Horror · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 31 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://nightinthewoods.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: 32-bit systems must use virtual memory to get over 2GB.