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Night in the Woods

2017 adventure video game
VideoGame video_game Q19383244
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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 (2,503 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].

Body

Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

Publication dates include February 21, 2017[28], December 13, 2017[29], February 1, 2018[30], March 28, 2019[31], and February 28, 2017[32]. Night in the Woods's language of work or name is recorded as English[33]. 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[34] and digital download[35].

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[36]; 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[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 2016[39]. Reviews include 9.5/10[40], 8.75/10[41], 9/10[42], 8.7/10[43], 82/100[44], and 7.5/10[45].

Why It Matters

Night in the Woods ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,503 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

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

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  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] ↑ . navgtr.org. Retrieved . navgtr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . axs.com. Retrieved . axs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . destructoid.com. Retrieved . destructoid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [40] ↑ . destructoid.com. Retrieved . destructoid.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [41] ↑ . gameinformer.com. Retrieved . gameinformer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [42] ↑ . gamespot.com. Retrieved . gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [43] ↑ . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [44] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [45] ↑ . polygon.com. Retrieved . polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [29] ↑ . Microsoft Store. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [30] ↑ . twinfinite.net. Retrieved . twinfinite.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [31] ↑ . ec.nintendo.com. Retrieved . ec.nintendo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [32] ↑ . dualshockers.com. Retrieved . dualshockers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . 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. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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