Games like Night in the Woods

24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap

What “like Night in the Woods” means here

CatsHand-drawnPlatformer2D PlatformerNarrativeConversation

Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.

The Purring Quest

Cats · Hand-drawn · Platformer · 2D Platformer

82% of 1,744 reviews positive

76%

match

The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

Narrative · Conversation · Hand-drawn · Psychological Horror

87% of 2,249 reviews positive

75%

match

Venba

Narrative · Conversation · Stylized · Visual Novel

92% of 3,749 reviews positive

75%

match

Sally Face - Episode One

Narrative · Dark Humor · Hand-drawn · Psychological Horror

97% of 29,421 reviews positive

75%

match

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Narrative · Conversation · Hand-drawn · Mystery

94% of 1,354 reviews positive · 8 playing now

73%

match

Rain City

Cats · 2D Platformer · Hand-drawn · Conversation

61% of 149 reviews positive

73%

match

Heaven's Vault

Narrative · Mystery · Choices Matter · Exploration

84% of 2,491 reviews positive

72%

match

Road 96: Mile 0

Conversation · Narrative · Visual Novel · Stylized

68% of 2,136 reviews positive

72%

match

Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

Cats · Conversation · Dark Humor · Visual Novel

94% of 2,542 reviews positive

72%

match

Neo Cab

Narrative · Conversation · Visual Novel · Stylized

79% of 2,891 reviews positive

71%

match

Cat on a Diet

Cats · Funny

82% of 890 reviews positive

70%

match

StrikeForce Kitty

Cats · Platformer · 2D

89% of 1,232 reviews positive

70%

match

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Visual Novel · Mystery · Choices Matter · Psychological Horror

82% of 4,911 reviews positive

70%

match

Milo and the Magpies

Cats · Hand-drawn · Exploration · Story Rich

98% of 3,432 reviews positive

70%

match

Before Your Eyes

Narrative · Hand-drawn · Stylized · Mystery

98% of 23,847 reviews positive

70%

match

Pentiment

Narrative · Hand-drawn · Stylized · Mystery

95% of 9,776 reviews positive

70%

match

Death and Taxes

Narrative · Conversation · Choices Matter · Story Rich

86% of 8,546 reviews positive

69%

match

Knock-knock

2D Platformer · Hand-drawn · Platformer · Mystery

87% of 2,073 reviews positive

69%

match

Tangle Tower

Conversation · Visual Novel · Mystery · Hand-drawn

95% of 6,722 reviews positive

69%

match

Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

Narrative · Conversation · Mystery · Story Rich

89% of 1,291 reviews positive

69%

match

100 hidden cats

Cats · Hand-drawn · Stylized · Exploration

94% of 2,349 reviews positive

69%

match

Tails Noir

Narrative · Conversation · Visual Novel · Mystery

67% of 3,479 reviews positive

69%

match

Laughing to Die

2D Platformer · Hand-drawn · Platformer · Psychological Horror

96% of 3,297 reviews positive

69%

match

The Artful Escape

Narrative · Stylized · Platformer · Story Rich

92% of 2,023 reviews positive

69%

match

Frequently asked

What games are similar to Night in the Woods?

The closest matches to Night in the Woods on Steam are The Purring Quest, The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2, Venba, Sally Face - Episode One, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Night in the Woods's, and shared tags include Cats, Hand-drawn, Platformer.

How are games like Night in the Woods chosen?

Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Cats, Hand-drawn, Platformer count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Night in the Woods's. Popularity never affects the ranking.

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