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ANIMAL WELL

5/9/2024
9.15
Metacritic91

Genres

Action
Adventure
Indie

Tags

Metroidvania
Surreal
Indie
Action
Adventure
2D
Atmospheric
Exploration
Pixel Graphics
Horror
Controller
Retro
Platformer
Puzzle
Cute
Relaxing
Mystery
Nonlinear
Puzzle Platformer

Player Options

Singleplayer

Platforms

Description

Hatch from your flower and spelunk through the beautiful and sometimes haunting world of Animal Well, a pixelated wonder rendered in intricate audio and visual detail. Encounter lively creatures small and large, helpful and ominous as you discover unconventional upgrades and unravel the well’s secrets. This is a truly unique experience that can make you laugh in fear, surprise, or delight.

  • Dense atmospheric puzzle box world with tons of secrets

  • Light candles for safety and gradually fill out your map

  • Nonlinear -- explore and collect items in whatever order you choose

  • Enemies, environment, and items interact in surprising and systemic ways

  • All items have multiple uses

  • Learn how innocuous details can become meaningful

  • The main game is just the beginning. Players will be discovering hidden puzzles for years

  • Assess for yourself what is safe and dangerous

  • Focus on tension and suspense rather than action

  • You are disempowered, but can make clever use of your environment and items

Developed by

Billy Basso

Published by

Bigmode

Language Support

LanguagesInterfaceAudioSubtitles
Deutsch
English
Français
Русский
日本語