# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Shares narrative driven exploration and environmental storytelling with Night in the Woods. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
2. [Welcome to Elk](https://imho.run/games/1015940/welcome-to-elk) — Also Dark Humor, like Night in the Woods. 160 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015940/)
3. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Narrative, like Night in the Woods. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
4. [Last Time I Saw You](https://imho.run/games/1909750/last-time-i-saw-you) — A frequent pick in Night in the Woods players' libraries, and another Indie. 126 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909750/)
5. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Also Dark Humor, like Night in the Woods. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
6. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — A frequent pick in Night in the Woods players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
7. [OneShot](https://imho.run/games/420530/oneshot) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 31,336 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/)
8. [Gone Home](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home) — Shares environmental storytelling with Night in the Woods. 10,791 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
9. [Oxenfree](https://imho.run/games/388880/oxenfree) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 6,745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/)
10. [Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place](https://imho.run/games/2485750/midnight-scenes-a-safe-place) — Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Night in the Woods. 119 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485750/)
11. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Shares time management and dialogue choices with Night in the Woods. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
12. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
13. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
14. [OMORI](https://imho.run/games/1150690/omori) — A frequent pick in Night in the Woods players' libraries, and another RPG. 53,302 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150690/)
15. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Also Narrative, like Night in the Woods. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
16. [Minute of Islands](https://imho.run/games/1049710/minute-of-islands) — Also Narrative, like Night in the Woods. 351 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049710/)
17. [Little Misfortune](https://imho.run/games/714120/little-misfortune) — Also Dark Humor, like Night in the Woods. 5,350 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/714120/)
18. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — A frequent pick in Night in the Woods players' libraries, and another Action. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
19. [Beacon Pines](https://imho.run/games/1269640/beacon-pines) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 2,410 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269640/)
20. [Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/387290/ori-and-the-blind-forest-definitive-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 30,254 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387290/)
21. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Narrative, like Night in the Woods. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
22. [Impostor Factory](https://imho.run/games/1182620/impostor-factory) — Also Narrative, like Night in the Woods. 3,403 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182620/)
23. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Same atmospheric mood as Night in the Woods. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
24. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — A frequent pick in Night in the Woods players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=481510&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=481510&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=481510&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=481510
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/481510
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Night in the Woods

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 481510
- **Developer:** Infinite Fall
- **Publisher:** Finji
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 21, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 88
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=481510&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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