ANIMAL WELL

Details

Playtime 8h 24m 0s
Last Activity 2024-06-06 14:11:21
Added 2024-07-15 11:31:55
Modified 2024-07-15 11:47:04
Completion Status Played
Library Steam
Source Steam
Platform PC (Windows)
Release Date 2024-05-09
Community Score 86
Critic Score 89
User Score
Genre Adventure
Indie
Platform
Puzzle
Developer Shared Memory
Publisher Bigmode
Feature Single Player
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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