Animal Well

User Rating

8.4/10 (165 ratings)

Release Date

9th May 2024

No. of Players

1 (Single Player)

Genre

Adventure, Platformer

Publisher

Bigmode

Developer

Shared Memory

Content Rating

ESRB/Everyone, PEGI/7

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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.

Explore - Illuminate the Dark
• 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

Solve puzzles - Observation is rewarded
• Enemies, environment, and items interact in surprising and systemic ways
• All items have multiple uses
• Learn how innocuous details can become meaningful

Survive - Tread Carefully
• 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

Thu 9th May 2024

Nintendo Life said:

Developer Shared Memory's stated goal is “to craft complete experiences that will be playable long after the world loses its internet connection,” and screen after screen, Animal Well excels in delighting your eyes and giving your brain something to stew on. It’s a riposte against a culture of post-launch updates in favour of a meticulously crafted, singular vision with potentially years’ worth of discoveries baked in. By all indications, Animal Well delivers on that long-term promise and does so with a one-of-a-kind elegance.

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