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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…

88 21 February 2017

Night in the Woods is an adventure developed by Infinite Fall, released 21 February 2017 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 10.7 hrs to finish.

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What Night in the Woods is

Night in the Woods is an adventure game developed by Infinite Fall and released in 2017. It was published by Finji. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 31 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Night in the Woods holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 323 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 10.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 15 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 Quad-Core, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD 4000. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

Night in the Woods launched on 21 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Night in the Woods — frequently asked questions

When did Night in the Woods come out?
Night in the Woods was released on 21 February 2017 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Night in the Woods?
At minimum, Night in the Woods needs Intel i5 Quad-Core, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD 4000 graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Night in the Woods?
The main story of Night in the Woods takes around 10.7 hrs, or 15 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Night in the Woods?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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