<s>
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
single-player	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinite	O
Fall	O
,	O
Secret	O
Lab	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Finji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
story-focused	O
exploration	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
follows	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
named	O
Mae	B-Application
Borowski	I-Application
,	O
who	O
recently	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
college	O
and	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
her	O
hometown	O
to	O
find	O
unexpected	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
,	O
a	O
companion	O
game	O
titled	O
Longest	B-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
by	O
Holowka	O
and	O
Benson	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
co-writer	O
Bethany	O
Hockenberry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
supplemental	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
titled	O
Lost	B-Application
Constellation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
the	O
Weird	B-Application
Autumn	I-Application
edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
also	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
later	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
received	O
notable	O
critical	O
praise	O
,	O
mostly	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
dialogue	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mae	O
has	O
returned	O
home	O
to	O
Possum	B-Application
Springs	I-Application
,	O
a	O
town	O
populated	O
by	O
zoomorphic	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	B-Application
Benson	I-Application
described	O
the	O
key	O
actions	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
"	O
explore	O
,	O
converse	O
,	O
see	O
and	O
touch	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Alec	O
Holowka	O
described	O
their	O
approach	O
as	O
"	O
narrative-focused	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
gameplay-first	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Margaret	O
"	O
Mae	O
"	O
Borowski	O
is	O
a	O
20-year-old	O
college	O
dropout	O
,	O
who	O
relocates	O
back	O
to	O
her	O
Rust	O
Belt-inspired	O
hometown	O
of	O
Possum	B-Application
Springs	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
local	O
coal	O
mines	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
visible	O
economic	O
stagnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
her	O
old	O
friends	O
,	O
including	O
gloomy	O
but	O
intelligent	O
Beatrice	O
"	O
Bea	O
"	O
Santello	O
,	O
hyperactive	O
delinquent	O
Greggory	O
"	O
Gregg	O
"	O
Lee	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
quiet	O
modest	O
boyfriend	O
Angus	B-Application
Delaney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mae	O
spends	O
several	O
days	O
exploring	O
Possum	B-Application
Springs	I-Application
and	O
hanging	O
out	O
with	O
her	O
friends	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
also	O
begins	O
to	O
have	O
strange	O
and	O
vivid	O
dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
autumn	O
"	O
Harfest	O
"	O
(	O
Halloween	B-Application
)	O
festival	O
,	O
she	O
witnesses	O
a	O
teenager	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
,	O
whom	O
Mae	O
believes	O
is	O
a	O
ghost	O
;	O
her	O
friends	O
are	O
skeptical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
enters	O
the	O
old	O
mines	O
and	O
confronts	O
the	O
mysterious	O
cult	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapping	O
people	O
who	O
"	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
missed	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
missing	O
friend	O
Casey	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
mines	O
to	O
be	O
sacrificed	O
to	O
a	O
god-like	O
chthonic	O
entity	O
called	O
the	O
Black	O
Goat	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
revitalize	O
the	O
economy	O
of	O
Possum	B-Application
Springs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
interacted	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mae	O
sits	O
down	O
with	O
either	O
Bea	O
or	O
Gregg	O
and	O
discusses	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
night	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
happenings	O
in	O
Possum	B-Application
Springs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
,	O
a	O
companion	O
game	O
titled	O
Longest	B-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
by	O
Holowka	O
and	O
Benson	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
co-writer	O
Bethany	O
Hockenberry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
supplemental	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
titled	O
Lost	B-Application
Constellation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
via	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
funding	O
allowed	O
Infinite	O
Fall	O
to	O
hire	O
animator	O
Charles	O
Huettner	O
to	O
create	O
additional	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Infinite	O
Ammo	O
and	O
game	O
developer	O
Adam	O
Saltsman	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
roguelike	O
that	O
is	O
playable	O
within	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benson	O
names	O
Chris	O
Ware	O
,	O
Mike	O
Mignola	O
,	O
Mary	O
Blair	O
,	O
Flannery	O
O’Connor	O
,	O
and	O
Richard	O
Scarry	O
as	O
influences	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
by	O
Australian	O
studio	O
Secret	O
Lab	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
narrative	O
engine	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Weird	B-Application
Autumn	I-Application
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alec	O
Holowka	O
created	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
received	O
very	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
87	O
from	O
15	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
88	O
from	O
30	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
both	O
Night	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Wildlands	I-Application
,	O
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
'	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
 '	O
"	O
and	O
complimented	O
its	O
"	O
strong	O
writing	O
"	O
while	O
stating	O
his	O
reservations	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pacing	O
and	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Playism	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
them	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
and	O
three	O
eights	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
"	O
Best	O
2D	O
Visuals	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
award	O
"	O
Golden	O
Cube	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
whereas	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Desktop/Console	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Penelope	O
Scott	O
's	O
2020	O
song	O
Rät	O
,	O
references	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
lyrics	O
,	O
specifically	O
Selmers	O
 '	O
dream	O
of	O
leaving	O
Possum	B-Application
Springs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
tweet	O
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
banner	O
,	O
Scott	B-Application
Benson	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
he	O
endorsed	O
the	O
message	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
"	O
jaw	O
dropped	O
"	O
upon	O
seeing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
