Night in the Woods vs Omori
Night in the Woods is a horror platformer game from Infinite Fall (2017) while Omori is a horror JRPG game (2020).
What each one is
Steam files Night in the Woods under Horror and Platformer. In contrast, it files Omori under Horror and JRPG.
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
At a glance
| Night in the Woods | Omori | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.2/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (95%, 20,228) | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 88,417) |
| Critic aggregate | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Developer | Infinite Fall | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Night in the Woods vs Omori, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Night in the WoodsHorror platformer gameOmoriHorror JRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Night in the WoodsStory Rich, Adventure, AtmosphericOmoriPsychological Horror, Story Rich, Pixel GraphicsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Night in the WoodsScore 8.2 · 95% on Steam · 88 criticOmori ✓Score 8.3 · 97% on Steam · 88 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Night in the Woods20,228 reviews · 3 add-ons · 8 GBOmori88,417 reviews · 1 add-on · 2 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Night in the Woods$19.99Omori$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Night in the Woods ✓VerifiedOmoriPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueNight in the Woods and Omori on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Omori (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Night in the Woods (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Omori (2 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Omori (88,417 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Story RichAtmosphericStylizedExploration2DPsychological HorrorHand-drawn
Where they differ
AdventureDark HumorChoices MatterSingleplayerNarrativeCats
Pixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackRPGMultiple EndingsRPGMaker
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Night in the Woods is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Omori is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Night in the Woods | Omori | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Intel HD 4000 | DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU |
| Minimum CPU | Intel i5 Quad-Core | Intel N4100 (or similar) |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 8 GB | 2 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Night in the Woods · Omori.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Night in the Woods and 1 for Omori. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Night in the Woods and Omori in scope?
Night in the Woods has drawn 20,228 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 8 GB. Omori has drawn 88,417 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 2 GB.
Is Night in the Woods or Omori better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Omori rates higher (8.3 to 8.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Night in the Woods or Omori?
Night in the Woods is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.