Night in the Woods

Night in the Woods

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ADarkRaccoon Feb 26, 2017 @ 2:09am
Can anyone recommend me a game like this one?
I played this one and I loved it, but I still feel like It leflt me with lots of questions that weren't answered. . .I am going to play the 2 "Dlcs" lost constelation and the other one, but I was wondering, is there a game like this on steam or on pc?.
One where it seems to be fun and happy and out of nowhere it gets scary, or it's about socializing with someone else and then out of nowhere you go into battles and level up, kind of like Persona 4 on PS2.
I want something new, this game felt incredibly refreshing, as I didn't know what was going on, I didn't know if it was a survival horror, or if it was going to turn into a fighting game out of nowhere, or just talking, I love the talking tho. It really attached me to the characters
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Just a robin Feb 26, 2017 @ 3:43am 
Night in the Woods is a pretty unique game as far as the exact combination of themes used, but there's a few different things you could look at depending on what your preferred focus is.

The games that Night in the Woods reminded me of most were Kentucky Route Zero and We Know the Devil. Both of these games focus almost entirely on magical realism, though, so they feel more like the last hour of Night in the Woods than the first nine hours. There's also arguably even less actual gameplay in these than in Night in the Woods. I'd pick Kentucky Route Zero if you're more interested in the small-town blues aspect, and We Know the Devil if you're more interested in the young adult angst. Both are available on Steam.

I honestly hate that people are already comparing Night in the Woods to Undertale, since they're not actually similar other than they're both emotional games about cartoon animals made by very small teams of people. That said, you mention that you like variety in tone and in gameplay, to the extent that you can't ever really expect what's going to come next, and Undertale definitely fits that description.

If what you're interested in is a game that's half visual-novel style relationship-building and half gameplay, leaning more towards Persona 4 than Night in the Woods, well... There's actually a ton of games like that, most of them JRPGs, CRPGs, or adventure games. I can't think of any that are about small-town life in the way Night in the Woods is, though. The more a game focuses on real life in that way, the less gameplay it tends to contain. If I had to pick one, I'd probably point you to Dropsy, an adventure game where you live in a small town and all the puzzles are about figuring out how to make individual residents happy.

That's the thing, Night in the Woods is unique in the sense that it is very much a large collection of small individual things. Most games pick one thing and focus on it from start to finish. If there's a specific element you liked more than others, mention it, and I might be able to come up with some more stuff.
Admiral Teddy Feb 26, 2017 @ 4:41am 
Try oxenfree if you're looking for a unique feeling, it's got voice acting as well, not exactly similar games but both do explore themes of unknown and have replayability.
Just a robin Feb 26, 2017 @ 5:00am 
Oh yeah, I forgot about Oxenfree. It's actually very similar to Night in the Woods in the sense that it involves teens hanging out and the majority of the game is just them talking to each other about assorted stuff. Same kind of "word balloons with minor dialogue choices" thing going on, too. Also there's supernatural elements and weird dreamlike sequences. It's a bit more focused on fantasy than observations of real life, though.
TemmieNeko Feb 26, 2017 @ 6:19am 
Originally posted by MC Buffalo:
Oh yeah, I forgot about Oxenfree. It's actually very similar to Night in the Woods in the sense that it involves teens hanging out and the majority of the game is just them talking to each other about assorted stuff. Same kind of "word balloons with minor dialogue choices" thing going on, too. Also there's supernatural elements and weird dreamlike sequences. It's a bit more focused on fantasy than observations of real life, though.
there's two other games in this universe lost constellation is one of them
ghhv Feb 26, 2017 @ 6:45am 
what other dlc
Melusca Feb 26, 2017 @ 7:41am 
Originally posted by ghhv:
what other dlc

Longest Night[finji.itch.io].

Play it, it's short and hilarious.
Kill0byte Feb 26, 2017 @ 9:23am 
It's probably nitpicking, but Lost Constellation and the other game mentioned are actually separate, free to download games set in the same universe as NITW, and are not actually dlc. I just wanted to point that out for people who might be confused and trying to find them as dlc here on steam. You can get the games at http://www.nightinthewoods.com
ADarkRaccoon Feb 26, 2017 @ 10:33am 
I will check the 3 games that you guys recommended me , yeah , but I just, I hope this game gets some kind of new category xD, because I want more games like these x. x so badly, or if they add a way to replay it, I would love it
Hex ☆ Feb 26, 2017 @ 10:37am 
Check out "Oneshot" if you haven't already.
Monica Feb 26, 2017 @ 1:21pm 
To re-iterate MC Buffalo's suggestions, I also recommend

Kentucky Route Zero - Similar setting (small rural mining town) with magic realism and strange goings on. A bit more serious and laid back than NITW though.

Oxenfree - Keeps with the whole theme of "young people on a supernatural mystery"; excellent writing and dialogue

We Know The Devil - Another game with the whole "young people on a supernatural mystery"; this one gets preeeetty weird by the end, and the writing is again excellent.

And a few of my own suggestions (I see you already own them, but for anyone else who comes across this topic):

Life is Strange

The Dream Machine
El Gordo Freeman Feb 26, 2017 @ 4:05pm 
Originally posted by Joga:
To re-iterate MC Buffalo's suggestions, I also recommend

Kentucky Route Zero - Similar setting (small rural mining town) with magic realism and strange goings on. A bit more serious and laid back than NITW though.

Oxenfree - Keeps with the whole theme of "young people on a supernatural mystery"; excellent writing and dialogue

We Know The Devil - Another game with the whole "young people on a supernatural mystery"; this one gets preeeetty weird by the end, and the writing is again excellent.

And a few of my own suggestions (I see you already own them, but for anyone else who comes across this topic):

Life is Strange

The Dream Machine

+1 for the dream machine
Ayon Feb 26, 2017 @ 4:58pm 
I mean it's nothing like this but I think Alecs older game, and the only reason I ever followed Night in the Woods as a thing and became aware that it's in development, is worth playing. It's called Aquaria. Has a beautiful story and I found it to be very fun on a mechanical level. But again, Aquaria is not very 'like' Night in the Woods.

Minor non-spoiler: The game ends on a cliffhanger that'll probably never be resolved (as Alec split with the person he developed the original with). I'd have liked to be aware of that back when I played Aquaria. Still mad I will never get closure.
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