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Night in the Woods

2017 adventure video game
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Night in the Woods

Summary

Night in the Woods is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Night in the Woods received the NAVGTR Awards for Writing in a Comedy[3].
  • Night in the Woods received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[4].
  • Night in the Woods received the SXSW Gaming Award for Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game[5].
  • Night in the Woods received the Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Narrative[6].
  • Night in the Woods received the British Academy Games Award for Narrative[7].
  • Night in the Woods's instance of is recorded as video game[8].
  • Night in the Woods's composer is recorded as Alec Holowka[9].
  • Night in the Woods was published by Finji[10].
  • Night in the Woods's genre is adventure video game[11].
  • Night in the Woods's genre is walking simulator[12].
  • Night in the Woods's genre is supernatural fiction[13].
  • Night in the Woods's genre is LGBT-themed video game[14].
  • Night in the Woods's genre is video game with LGBT character[15].
  • Night in the Woods's genre is halloween video game[16].
  • Night in the Woods's developer is recorded as Infinite Fall[17].
  • Night in the Woods's depicts is recorded as LGBTQ protagonist[18].
  • Night in the Woods's designed by is recorded as Scott Benson[19].
  • Night in the Woods's designed by is recorded as Alec Holowka[20].
  • Night in the Woods's designed by is recorded as Bethany Hockenberry[21].
  • Night in the Woods's Commons category is recorded as Night in the Woods[22].
  • Night in the Woods's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[23].
  • Night in the Woods's platform is recorded as Linux[24].
  • Night in the Woods's platform is recorded as macOS[25].
  • Night in the Woods's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[26].
  • Night in the Woods's platform is recorded as Q19610114[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a368d5da-1432-4a89-9f96-638b8fcc1bf7[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Night in the Woods was published by Finji[10].

Publication

Publication dates include February 21, 2017[30], December 13, 2017[31], February 1, 2018[32], March 28, 2019[33], and February 28, 2017[34]. Night in the Woods's language of work or name is recorded as English[35]. Genres include adventure video game[11], walking simulator[12], supernatural fiction[13], LGBT-themed video game[14], video game with LGBT character[15], and halloween video game[16]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[36] and digital download[37].

Reception

Awards received include NAVGTR Awards for Writing in a Comedy[3]; Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[4], a video game award[38]; SXSW Gaming Award for Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game[5]; Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Narrative[6]; and British Academy Games Award for Narrative[7], a class of award[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 2016[41]. Reviews include 9.5/10[42], 8.75/10[43], 9/10[44], 8.7/10[45], 82/100[46], and 7.5/10[47].

Why It Matters

Night in the Woods ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,152 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Night in the Woods receive?

Honors received include NAVGTR Awards for Writing in a Comedy[3], Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[4], SXSW Gaming Award for Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game[5], and Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Narrative[6].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 12774
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  2. 25d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 10506171
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  3. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → night-in-the-woods
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  4. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Night_in_the_Woods
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  5. 15w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → —
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    Lutris game id → night-in-the-woods
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