Love In The Woods Demo
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
First impressions matter...
Love in the Woods is a visual novel set 4 years after the events of Night in the Woods. In this short demo, you are invited to Mae's house for dinner and to celebrate Longest Night. What will you do?
A demo long overdue, we hope you all enjoy it!
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Credits
Art - Atlas, Balderdash, Coldiru, Declawedwildcat, EqPrev, Killi115, TRPCWings
Code - Bit, Muk
Music - Schwoofy, Gabba, RikkiPanda
QA/Story - Dork, Redrose357, Matteoarts, smthmalicious
| Status | On hold |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Release date | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (53 total ratings) |
| Authors | Love in the Woods, by77er, Redfoo357, muk |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Made with | Ren'Py |
| Tags | Dating Sim, Fangame, Furry, LGBTQIA, Modern, Narrative, Queer, Ren'Py, Short |
| Average session | About an hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard |
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Development log
- [Hiatus] An Update Long Overdue - muk's thoughtsOct 14, 2025
- [Hiatus] An Long Overdue Status UpdateOct 14, 2025
- Demo patch 1.0.1Oct 04, 2023


Comments
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The demo is so cute. i love it a lot, the music and art is such a good combination for an atmosphere it really feels like something that belongs in a 'canon' world for nitw. very fucking cute. This is just way too cute you should be fired for making a fangame so cute... :D
Man do I love this demo, I really hope to see it come out full even if it looks like it won't. I was planning to play NITW, but this game actually got me to give in and buy it :)
i so need mae i reallyyy hope this gets finished
Fr! I played it at like 2am ish, and BRO it was MAD hella spectacular. This dating sim’s gonna be the most FIRE of all dating sims known to MAN, over 6+ development time, it could compete with GTA 6’s standards, bahahahaha.
but yeah, Mae is one baddie that I could NEVER pull just by being in close proximity to within a bus, lol.
But yeah, the whole time I was like; “WOAH WOAH WOAH” I just stayed truthful and honest, like I would irl, but if there was a non-hostile option, I wouldn’t even pursue Mae, like she’s a baddie, but I just can’t “pretend” to date the most GOATED protagonist in all of gaming, lmao.
Ahh the Demo tugged on a few heart strings, it sucks to hear you guys slowed down a bit but whatever you decide to do I thank ya for the little glimpse back into Possum Springs. Even it you chip away at now and again I think you're doing more than enough to satisfy the ever after.
How do I date the dad? (Serious question)
This demo was sooooo cute, and I feel it really captures the essence of the Borowski family and the NITW world as a whole, even if it's just a smaller look for now. I can't wait for more, though I know it might be a bit, which is okay. you guys should take your time on it; we wouldn't want you to get burnt out and not want to continue with it. I've always wanted to date Mae, and I can tell this will be the perfect way to do so. Oh, and the option to choose your pronouns is great!
edit: after reading the recent devlogs, it is sad to see that this project is in development hell. Honestly, though, if this game still comes out, but a long time down the road, it will still have been worth the wait. Though some of the other comments I have been reading were a bit negative, I know that I and many others will still support this great project for as long as we can. If it is never able to come out, that will be sad, but at least we still have the demo, and we will have known that everything that could've been done was. Hoping for the best in the writers', artists', and all the development teams' lives.
This was such a cute little dip back into the world of night in the woods that I love so much, and it was so good, art is super crisp and pleasant TO THE EYES.
hERE'S HOPING THAT IT WILL BE WORKED ON IN TIME.
it's a shame that not much progress has happened, but it's also completely understandable; the fact that you guys haven't completely given up yet is pretty admirable, especially considering how long it's been, and how niche such a fangame would be nowadays. Honestly, I don't care how long it takes, if this ever gets updated, i WILL be playing it. Hope everyone on the team is doing well :>
Hey all! If you're wondering about the development and future of this game, please read the latest dev logs.
Thanks!
Most likely, the development is completely dead.
the candle is underwater, but still burning. please have a look at the latest dev logs if you wanna know what's going on.
I'm glad that someone is still working on this game, and I want to believe that game will released in a future ♥
this is like not gonna be finshed rught?
WE NEED AN UPDATE!
On my knees BEGGING for ANY update with this game. Night in the Woods seriously lacks any sort of fan content.
A night in the woods fan game??? in this economy??? But seriously this is peak. I miss nitw
I don't quite know if this is still being worked on, the latest post from B.Sky is three months ago, but either way, this seems like a lovely game, even if it's just a demo. Good going, devs!
hello, idk if the game is still in development stage but i wanted to help translating the game on mexican spanish, i would really apreciate it, to contact me please send me a discord message. mapple_yelow all in lowercase
DEVELOPERSSSSS
DROP THIS GAME SOON, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!!!
while the account isn't dead, since they made a blusky and all. i haven't heard any updates since 2023, i do think the game is still being worked on though, but it's fine of they take their time.
"better a well cooked game then a rushed one."
i'd rather they take their time then make mistakes in a hurry.
You guys are doing something out there? Maybe you should get the people who've done novels before? You don't seem to be doing a very good job.
you guys are still working on this right?
I really, really like how this is shaping up, this game is the sole reason I got into NITW so from the deepest parts of my heart, thank you.
I'll be one of the first to play the full release :3
Saucesome
we need updates brooooooo
working on it!!!
Alright I'll be honest, I'm on hiatus as far as this project goes.
Currently working on my own project, and then I'll pick LITW's back up once it launches in a few weeks.
To the few that may see this comment, you have insider knowledge :)Edit (06/15/2025): My personal burnout for this project is weighing heavily on me. Sorry everyone, I'll pitch in more once we get over this creative hurdle.
MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!!!!
Really looking forward to this, best of luck on your project!
Absolutely loved this demo, best of luck to you guys!
I absolutely love this little demo! All the art looks stunning too. And i can't stop thinking whenever candy looks at you she's doing the "i know what you are " thing
This is amazing! Loved everything about it! take your time, can't wait to see the final product in the future! Would pay! Thanks for such an awesome game, really. :)
Would this be available for mobile when it fully releases? I want to know because I don't have a computer, only a phone.
The game uses Renpy. So if it doesnt get officially get ported and the game is popular enough, there will def be a unofficial port if it is possible. From what I know, most renpy games are not too complicated to port over. If im wrong, lmk.
Porting renpy visual novels isn't that complicated. There are many visual novels that use renpy that were ported to mobile, such as Adastra and burrows.
this has the potential to completely reignite my nitw obsession once it comes out
Hi I'm a big fan of this game and I had a couple questions 1. How far along is the game development wise? 2. If they full release does well do you think you might expand to consoles like ps5 or Xbox series X/S thank you and I can't wait for the full release of you guys have a kickstarter I would absolutely love to donate
The game development wise is in a heavily unfinished state. It'll probably take a good amount of time to have something else to show again, other than screenshots on social media. For the moment, it's something we'll work on when we can. Currently, I'm working on another project, so programming is going to someone else currently (sorry!!!).
As for expanding to other platforms, we've got no plans to since this is only a fan game. The most we could expand to is IOS and Android....but that's going to be something to decide once something's completely ready.
We won't be taking donations, but several of our artists currently have commissions open!
Yo dev, would you mind configuring the demo for the itch.io client? Thank you. Not to assume anything, but if you need a guide here is a forum post that'll help: https://itch.io/t/1738873/cannot-read-property-build-of-undefined
My bad!!! Thanks for letting us know!
Thank you!
WOOOAAAAH.
Absolutely so excited to see this start getting proper updates. The wait for the demo was well worth it, mae and her family's sprites are all really well done, the art of the backgrounds is so close to the original style. Its great. My only complaint would be how white the notebook box is as its a little (personally) annoying to read on.
There is some issues when the screen is transitioning to a new scene where it takes a bit long to load, Overall the rest of the game is looks perfect! Can't wait to see more of the game!
ive been excited for this game for quite a while and the demo is really good! enjoyed it quite a bit
Pretty good! A little rough on the edges but still good! Nice work! Can't wait for more updates! <3
Very cute, and the interaction are just amazing! Can not wait to see more of this!
A short but cute experience, this was a very pleasant surprise!
I really enjoyed how the interactions with Mae feel natural and never forced, also thanks to a very nice artstyle and great music (especially the stargazing theme) setting a relaxed and cozy tone.
If the final product is anywhere near this quality level, it's going to be a really good fangame.
Keep up the good work! :-D