Some games feel so tied to a particular season that it just seems wrong not to play them every year. For instance, I’ve written before about how winter always draws me back to Sayonara Wild Hearts, and the colder months also make playing cozy games feel all the more… well, cozy. Between its falling leaves, the approach of Halloween, and shorter days bringing out melancholy feelings, autumn has a distinct vibe all its own that’s perfectly captured by one game coming to PlayStation Plus this week.
Night in the Woods captures all those elements of fall, from the joy of crunching dried-out leaves to sadness of sunlight fading, and so much more. As much as it is the perfect autumn game, it’s even more a game about trying to find a new direction for your life when you feel lost, the mixed feelings that reconnecting with old friends brings, and what it means to come home when the place you grew up no longer feels familiar.
