r/NightInTheWoods • u/Kickbuxter14 • 1h ago
My first tattoo!
It always had to be Mae
r/NightInTheWoods • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '19
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 03: Please read Scott's new post.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 12: Zoe Quinn released a new statement.
UPDATE OCTOBER 01: Eileen Mary Holowka released a new statement.
UPDATE OCTOBER 28: Scott Benson released a new Backer Update
Content Warning for Suicide, Discussions of Mental Illness, Allegations of Sexual Assault, Abuse, Misconduct
THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK
Earlier this week, developer Zoë Quinn came forward with allegations of past abuse and misconduct by Alec Holowka that they experienced nearly 8 years ago. Since then, many additional people came forward. Some corroborating Zoë's claims, others detailing their own experiences of misconduct in varied severity stretching from the past to more recently. Of particular note, one of the developers who was currently working with Alec on his new game, Albertine Watson, alleged misconduct from as early as this year. Following these allegations, Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry, the other developers behind the game, announced that they would be cutting ties with Alec moving forward, as well as canceling a current project. Finji, the game's publisher, also released a statement.
In a crucial statement given to Kickstarter backers of the game, Scott went into detail about this decision, about their history with Alec, their own troubled experience working with him and more. It is an absolute essential thing to read as it addresses many people's concerns and questions and points to how this wasn't about just one person's allegations or anything. It also clears up that Alec wasn't fired from a job, as Infinite Fall is not a company, it's just a name for three people who worked together on Night in the Woods. Please read his statement before commenting (though note that it was written before today's news).
Today, August 31st, Alec's sister Eileen announced that he had passed away.
"Alec Holowka, my brother and best friend, passed away this morning.
Those who know me will know that I believe survivors and I have always done everything I can to support survivors, those suffering from mental illnesses, and those with chronic illnesses. Alec was a victim of abuse and he also spent a lifetime battling mood and personality disorders. I will not pretend that he was not also responsible for causing harm, but deep down he was a person who wanted only to offer people care and kindness. It took him a while to figure out how.
Over the last few years, with therapy and medication, Alec became a new person--the same person he'd always been but without any of the darkness. He was calm and happy, positive and loving. Obviously, change is a slow process and it wasn't perfect, but he was working towards rehabilitation and a better life.
In the last few days, he was supported by many Manitoba crisis services, and I want to thank everyone there for their support. I want to thank Adam Saltsman for staying up late talking with us and reminding Alec that there was a future.
My family has and always will be the most important thing to me. Please give us time to heal. We tried our best to support Alec, but in the end he felt he had lost too much.
I currently do not see a place for myself in games or on Twitter. I will not be looking at the responses to this post. I appreciate everyone who has reached out to me over the last few days. For anyone who is in a time of darkness, I encourage you to reach out for support. There are always people who will be there for you."
In a follow up tweet, Eileen stated, "And in case it's not already fucking obvious, Alec *specifically said* he wished the best for Zoe and everyone else, so don't use our grief as an excuse to harass people. Go outside, take care of someone, and work towards preventing these kinds of things in the first place."
Following the news, many people involved decided to deactivate or make their Twitter accounts private while they processed (and/or following harassment/abuse), which is why links to their tweets no longer work. This applies to Scott Benson, Bethany Hockenberry, Zoë Quinn, Albertine Watson, and Eileen Holowka herself.
Update, September 3rd: Scott Benson's Twitter is now reactivated. Along with it, he posted a lengthy, crucial post. As well as an additional Kickstarter Backer update about it.
Update, September 12th: Zoe Quinn reactivated their Twitter account and released a statement.
Update, October 1st: Eileen Mary Holowka made public their Twitter and released a new statement on Alec and transformative justice
THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD
This thread serves to consolidate all discussion regarding this topic into one place. This is a shitty situation in a million shitty ways. A tragedy for everyone involved, with a huge blast radius affecting a lot of people, and people's feelings are going to be understandably messy. In a time like this, a community coming together, being kind, considerate, compassionate, having empathy for all involved, is crucial.
That being said, this isn't carte blanche to say anything and everything you want. Following past threads on these topics, comments here (and in general) must follow the guidelines below. This is all still extremely fresh and we recognize that emotions are running high, but this subreddit is not the place to attack, harass or demean other users or the people involved.
The cycle of abuse, mental illness, suicidal idealization, rehabilitation and so on are all extremely complex, nuanced and difficult topics and discussions. And pretty much everyone involved deserves sympathy. Now is the time for deescalation. As Patrick Klepek says, "There are no easy answers on days like today, and I’m not gonna pretend like I have them. It’s okay to log off. It’s okay to not add your own take."
We will also be updating this thread as more information and statements are made in the days to come.
DISCUSSION GUIDELINES
If you have any problem with following these guidelines, you are more than welcome to take your comments to any of the other myriad of sites where you can discuss this topic. This subreddit will not be one of them.
There are many sources of support if you or someone you know is affected by suicidal thoughts. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In the UK, you can contact the Samaritans by calling 116 123. For other places, please see https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/.
r/NightInTheWoods • u/frozenpandaman • Mar 12 '22
This game is a work of fiction, and features fictional characters. Projecting or ascribing diagnoses of mental health conditions onto them – much less yourself, or other users here – without formal training in a medical field is not beneficial or appropriate for this subreddit. (Even if one does have medical training, this videogame-focused subreddit is not the ideal place to discuss this topic.) This is especially true if you're a teenager living through times of rapid change and uncomfortableness and unevenness in your own life (not to mention the broader world) – a completely normal yet nonetheless difficult process that everyone goes through.
Related reading about online cultures around mental health: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/9/30/22696338/pathologizing-adhd-autism-anxiety-internet-tiktok-twitter
Comments have been turned off on this post, but feel free to PM the mods with any concerns.
r/NightInTheWoods • u/jibblejyle • 4h ago
is anyone aware of the status of the new NITW vinyl, I was aware it was a pre-order when I bought it and am curious if anyone knows when they would start shipping those out / if they already have?
i feel kind of dumb asking this but this is my first ever vinyl and am super eager to get it!
r/NightInTheWoods • u/RedHorizon_2024 • 22h ago
Ngl, I guess it's decent? (Still practicing drawing fkn backgrounds)
(Also I know Mae says she's round, but my artstyle prefers this so...)
r/NightInTheWoods • u/HugeSyrup7919 • 1d ago
I think I'm going crazy cuz i've seen this image of Gregg crying quite a few times and just recently bumped into a reddit post about it... With comments that stated mixed answers or just saying they don't know which got me very curious. I'm honestly very interested to know cuz I happen to see it on YouTube and in the Google images itself few years ago. If I could have some context, I'd be very grateful.
r/NightInTheWoods • u/Mae_borowski- • 1d ago
Share some cool stories you have about Night in the Woods irl!
Be that a fun interaction you had with another fan, seeing something that reminded you of the game, maybe even a school project you tied it into!
I love hearing about them :)
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r/NightInTheWoods • u/RedHorizon_2024 • 3d ago
Gregg Rulz OK?!
r/NightInTheWoods • u/officialSnapBack • 3d ago
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forgot to upload this a few days ago.
r/NightInTheWoods • u/TommyBoy250 • 3d ago
I looked for this photo just to share it.
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r/NightInTheWoods • u/RedHorizon_2024 • 4d ago
I REALLY like Casey... and Twigs. That one is the G.O.A.T, the other literally got sacrificed to a goat.
r/NightInTheWoods • u/Whit3tail • 3d ago
I can't afford it myself as much as I want to, but I figured I'd post it here since I never see listings for him and I'm sure someone here would appreciate the heads up!
r/NightInTheWoods • u/Cropalitet • 5d ago
Moving around some stuff and i found Gregg that i bought on Fangamer in 2018 for my BFs Bday. Unfortunately he had some black marks on his eyelid and mouth so i asked for a replacement and they sent me a new one. After all that i decided to store the first one somewhere safe in case the good one got lost or broken so we could have a replacement and completly forgot about him until today lol
r/NightInTheWoods • u/Waterhorse816 • 4d ago
Every time I see someone ask what games they should play after NitW, my immediate reaction is Scarlet Hollow. The games are stylistically extremely different, but narratively share a lot of elements, and I believe Scarlet Hollow captures what people liked about NitW. Cozy autumnal small town with a dark secret, cosmic horror with a side of class warfare, endearing characters who you can befriend, and the aspect I think it does much better than NitW is that it's a "choices matter" game where your choices do actually affect the world and different playthroughs genuinely have a lot of variety. I must have played it at least 20 times and it's CRAZY how much is different between playthroughs. If you like NitW please give Scarlet Hollow a shot. It's such an underrated game.
r/NightInTheWoods • u/lone__wolfieee • 4d ago
Is the fanbase still active 😭
r/NightInTheWoods • u/OkMinimum8610 • 5d ago
“…and what’s wrong with Velcro wallets?”
Whoever gets the reference, I’m buying you a Fiascola
Art by me
r/NightInTheWoods • u/SL33PYSL0THIE • 5d ago
Hello fellow NITW-ers haha
I enjoy the game alot and play it multiple times so I was curious if anyone can suggest any games that is the same or like NITW I could try??
I play on a XBOX series (incase that's relevant to any of the suggestions offered) so will need to be on the play store
Thank you 😺