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Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
ANIMAL WELL is a metroidvania, exploration and puzzle game
developed by Billy Basso
and published by Bigmode.
Released on May 09th 2024 is available only on Windows.
It has received 20,790 reviews of which 19,956 were positive and 834 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 35 MB available space
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I beat the game with all 64 eggs. Only looked up how to find 2. VERY enjoyable game with some fairly noticeable faults. I'd give it an 8 out of 10. The "arg" or "community offgame" puzzles honestly hurt the experience. These are mixed in with normal gameplay , and aren't meant to be figured out in game. But there's no distinction of which are which. I kept coming back to some chests that I couldn't figure out how to get, only to find out you scan the screen like a barcode or do some ridiculous convoluted series of actions. BUT these are alongside the normal exploration puzzles. In a genre where you are usually aiming for 100%, having these unfinished puzzles sprinkled around drove me nuts. Maybe I'm alone in this opinion but hey, its all I got :) still an excellent experience!
Very clever items and puzzles. Beautiful visuals and sound design. This is one of those little gems where the joy of figuring things out is so great I wish I had one of those men-in-black mindwipe gizmos. Also... this game is made by ONE (1) MAN. Billy Basso is some sort of mad genius that Dunkey keeps locked up in a cave, like Iron Man. When Billy Basso emerges from his groundhog hole in 100 years with a new video game, as the prophecy foretells, it'll be game of the year 2124. Billy Basso ate me and pooped me back out. Billy Basso could beat my dad in a fight.
As someone who loves a good Metroidvania, but weary because of how often that label gets put onto games, I approached Animal Well cautiously. I lean more towards the ones that play like old-school SNES games but update the graphics. I was assuming Animal Well would be a slower, less interesting (yet still decent) game, due to it's art-style keeping with 8 / 16-bit traditions. I usually prefer the more fluid and hand-drawn art styles like Guacamelee or Hollow Knight or Sundered. Why go backwards with pixel art when you can make things look as pretty as possible? Boy was I wrong. This might be one of the most perfect video games I've ever played. I love everything about it. It scratched that itch that I RARELY ever get to scratch; exploring that really rewards you for checking every nook and cranny. Like every other great Metroidvania, it's the tools that change your traversal that help to keep this game fresh. Unlocking new tools that allow you to get to the areas previously out of reach never gets dull. They're integrated thoughtfully into the game (maybe not the wheel) and makes it so that you're always toying around with them to see how you can tackle the various puzzles and obstacles. --- I hate writing reviews. I've probably only done about 4 or 5 of these for steam. But this is a game that fully deserves an extra 5 minutes for me to type up my drivel. If you like Metroidvanias, you will, without a doubt, LOVE this game. I wish I could hug this game. That's how much I love it.
Animal Well is not a game i can recommend to everyone. Most people who like puzzle games can platinum it, honestly. You don't even really *need* to solve any hard puzzles to finish the game Any%. Though, while this first part of the game was fun, it most piqued my interest post-ending. There's a lot to this game. A whole, whole lot. Some stuff you honestly wont be able to solve yourself. I consider myself pretty well-versed in ARGs, cryptic puzzles, etc., and I did quite a bit completely without help (and I'm proud of it!). But there was some things I just couldn't figure out by myself. But, if you really like trying again and again, brainrotting over small details, you can theoretically do everything in this game by yourself except for one, singular puzzle. Game's great. Awesome visuals, perfectly fitting sound design/music (I loved the calm low frequencies music playing in areas where the player would typically afk to think, solving puzzles while listening to this was great). Inspired mechanics and, most importantly, loved the puzzles. The game is also very close to it's players and community. The people who helped solve the original ARG are even credited in the end credits!! Anyways, I recommend to anyone who like pretty convoluted puzzles. If you want a chill metroidvania to play for like 7-8h and finish, it's also for you, though if you only want to experience this, the price tag is a bit high.
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ANIMAL WELL is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.
No, ANIMAL WELL is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.
Yes, ANIMAL WELL received 19,956 positive votes out of a total of 20,790 achieving an impressive rating of 9.37.
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ANIMAL WELL was developed by Billy Basso and published by Bigmode.
Yes, ANIMAL WELL is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, ANIMAL WELL is not playable on MacOS.
No, ANIMAL WELL is not playable on Linux.
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No, ANIMAL WELL does not support VR.
ANIMAL WELL is a single-player game.
No, ANIMAL WELL does not currently offer any DLC.
No, ANIMAL WELL does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, ANIMAL WELL does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, ANIMAL WELL is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Billy Basso
Publisher
Bigmode
Release
09 May 2024
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