The game’s cute, side-scrolling world is filled with mini-games - at one point, Gregg initiates a literal stabbing match with Mae, which is super-dangerous but also hilarious. Gregg is also fiercely loyal to his friends when they get into trouble. He’s deeply troubled, for sure - he’s not close with his family, he may have bipolar disorder, he’s insecure that Angus will leave him - but on the outside, he’s Possum Springs’ own rebel without a cause, complete with a cool jacket, tattoo, and boots. Others take the anxiety and fear that comes with coming out of the closet and channel that chaos into something completely unique. Some people hide who they are, while some choose to go full pride. You have to carve out an identity for yourself when there are few real reference points to help you. Gregg is the kind of gay character I never thought I’d see in a game. No, we’re here to talk about the chaotic, messy, queer, joyous Gregg, the character I most identify with in Night in the Woods. After a string of disappearances, Mae and her friends begin to unravel the truth behind a mysterious cult in Possum Springs and discover a shocking secret.īut that’s not what we’re going to talk about today. Mae Borowski, who has just dropped out of college, reunites with her friends: Bea, a pessimistic but intelligent girl who has limited patience for Mae Gregg, a hyperactive lost soul who likes to get into trouble and Angus, Gregg’s quiet boyfriend. Night in the Woods - a coming-of-age adventure game set against the backdrop of a spooky, possibly Lovecraftian mystery in a dying mining town - stars a ragtag group of anthropomorphic teen animals in Possum Springs. Night in the Woods’ Gregg is Pure Chaotic Queer Joyīeing different in a small town is hard, but Night in the Woods makes it fun.