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Games like Night in the Woods

  • 30 games
  • Updated Oct 8, 2026

Players who liked Night in the Woods also play

The closest matches to Night in the Woods: What Remains of Edith Finch, Welcome to Elk, Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Last Time I Saw You, and The Night is Grey. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares narrative driven exploration and environmental storytelling with Night in the Woods.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2017
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods.

    • $5.24 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2020
  1. Rank 07

    OneShot

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2016
  2. Rank 08

    Gone Home

    Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Night in the Woods.

    • $4.49 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2013

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Night in the Woods

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  1. 1
    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Shares narrative driven exploration and environmental storytelling with Night in the Woods.

    • 94% of 17,663 reviews
  2. 2
    Welcome to Elk

    Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods.

    • 97% of 160 reviews
  3. 3
    Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 2,419 reviews
  4. 4
    Last Time I Saw You

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 99% of 126 reviews
  5. 5
    The Night is Grey

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 78% of 183 reviews
  6. 6
    Scarlet Hollow

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 98% of 3,657 reviews
  7. 7
    OneShot

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 98% of 31,336 reviews
  8. 8
    Gone Home

    Shares environmental storytelling with Night in the Woods.

    • 77% of 10,791 reviews
  9. 9
    Oxenfree

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 6,745 reviews
  10. 10
    Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

    Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Night in the Woods.

    • 96% of 119 reviews
  11. 11
    Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

    Shares time management and dialogue choices with Night in the Woods.

    • 92% of 1,721 reviews
  12. 12
    Kathy Rain

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,259 reviews
  13. 13
    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 97% of 21,995 reviews
  14. 14
    OMORI

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 98% of 53,302 reviews
  15. 15
    Leila

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 83% of 148 reviews
  16. 16
    Minute of Islands

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 351 reviews
  17. 17
    Little Misfortune

    Same emotional mood as Night in the Woods.

    • 90% of 5,350 reviews
  18. 18
    Mundaun

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 894 reviews
  19. 19
    Beacon Pines

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 98% of 2,410 reviews
  20. 20
    Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Action

    • 94% of 30,254 reviews
  21. 21
    SEASON: A letter to the future

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 95% of 801 reviews
  22. 22
    Impostor Factory

    Same melancholic mood as Night in the Woods.

    • 95% of 3,403 reviews
  23. 23
    The White Door

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 1,537 reviews
  24. 24
    Pentiment

    Genres: Adventure, Casual

    • 95% of 4,985 reviews
Night in the Woods — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Infinite Fall
  • Price: $9.99−50%checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 95% of 13,243 reviews
  • Genres: Adventure
  • Metacritic 88
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Characters feel painfully real
  • Explores heavy themes with levity
  • Music enhances emotional impact
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Emotional

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About Night in the Woods

The closest matches to Night in the Woods: What Remains of Edith Finch, Welcome to Elk, Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Last Time I Saw You, and The Night is Grey. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Night in the Woods is your kind of game, the closest matches are What Remains of Edith Finch, Welcome to Elk and Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and emotional, and single out its character driven arcs and dialogue choices. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Night in the Woods is a 2017 adventure game from Infinite Fall and Finji, priced at $19.99. The narrative-driven experience follows character arcs through dialogue choices, environmental storytelling, and time-management mechanics as players explore a setting dealing with themes of returning home and facing adulthood. The game is verified for Steam Deck. Players describe it as atmospheric and contemplative, with characters that feel painfully real and a story that lingers long after playing. Reviewers highlight how the music enhances emotional impact and how heavy themes are explored with levity. The game holds a 95% positive rating from over 13,000 Steam reviews.

About 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.

Is Night in the Woods worth buying?

  • 95% of 13,243 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 92% positive across 129 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
  • On sale: 50% off, now $9.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: What Remains of Edith Finch, Welcome to Elk, Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

How this verdict works →

Mobile version

Night in the Woods is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)

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Frequently asked about Night in the Woods

Can I run it?

Is Night in the Woods verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Night in the Woods is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Night in the Woods cost?

Night in the Woods is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Night in the Woods?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Night in the Woods are What Remains of Edith Finch, Welcome to Elk, Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition.

Who developed Night in the Woods?

Night in the Woods was developed by Infinite Fall and published by Finji.