The pastor of the local church wants to open a shelter for the newly homeless and the railroad drifters who camp out in the forest next to town, but she fails to obtain a permit from the city council due to concerns that lowering property values in the neighborhood will fatally disrupt an already struggling real estate market. Mae’s parents are afraid of losing their house to the bank because of a usurious mortgage they took out to finance Mae’s college tuition, and entire neighborhoods in Possum Springs are filled with repossessed, unsold, and subsequently abandoned buildings. The elements of cosmic horror in Night in the Woods are genuinely creepy, especially during Mae’s interactive nightmare sequences, but the cult and the creature it worships serve as a thematic juxtaposition to the true terror of Possum Springs, a large and impersonal set of interlocking systems that collectively exploit hardworking but vulnerable people-namely, capitalism. At the end of the game, Mae reflects on what she’s taken away from this experience: the conviction that, if there is no benevolent higher power in a hostile universe, then she and her friends will have to help each other while doing the best they can for themselves and their community.
Mae and her friends escape from this death cult and the monster before the mine tunnels collapse, trapping the remining cult members underground. It turns out that there is a monster living in the abandoned mine tunnels under Possum Springs, and a cult of town residents has been feeding young people to this creature in return for a promise that it will prevent the town’s economic decline. With no job and nothing better to do, Mae decides to investigate the disappearance of several local children. In Night in the Woods, you play as Mae, an anthropomorphic cat who has dropped out of college and moved back to Possum Springs to live with her parents. One of my favorite haunts has been Possum Springs, a depopulated town in western Pennsylvania that serves the setting of the 2017 story exploration game Night in the Woods. Some of these places exist in the real world, but most were virtual.
Hollow Tree - May have a Treasure Chest hidden inside.I maintained my sanity during the pandemic by spending time outdoors in abandoned places.Popcorn Stand - 750 Studs to unlock - found as part of the Rocker Girl's quest.Constable - only if the Clocktower spawns (as part of a Painting Quest).Īll are 250 studs to unlock unless otherwise noted.The occasional Hollow Tree may contain a Treasure Chest for your trouble, and rare Crypts might have even more Treasure! At night is when it really gets spooky: blue fireflies light up the night as rare monsters come out to play! Many Halloween-themed Objects are found here, as well as a few scarier Characters. The Weird Woods is typically a dark world with rolling hills filled with large, leafless, spooky-looking trees.
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