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In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack.

Anodyne is a atmospheric, surreal and action-adventure game developed by Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka and published by Analgesic Productions.
Released on March 22nd 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Italian and Basque.

It has received 1,530 reviews of which 1,293 were positive and 237 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.17€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Anodyne into these genres:

Atmospheric Surreal Action-Adventure Top-Down Dark Pixel Graphics 2D Dungeon Crawler Retro Psychological Exploration Combat Adventure Singleplayer Indie Action Puzzle Great Soundtrack Action RPG RPG

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP
  • Processor:1.5 GHz, single core
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Any
  • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any
  • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
MacOS
  • OS:10.6 or Newer
  • Processor:Intel 1.5 Ghz, single core
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Any
  • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any
  • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
Linux
  • Processor:1.5 GHz, single core
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Any
  • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
if you do play this game then whether you love it or hate it at least try and get to the rooftop area no matter what, the moment there is unforgettably beautiful and even though this game is pretty take it or leave it i feel like that moment alone makes this game worth playing
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March 2025
The game starts as an inferior imitation of Link's Awakening; but it slowly mutates into this bizarre, puzzling, horrifying, yet beautiful psychological art piece. This was an experience I will never forget, and I will gladly continue to explore the rest of these developers' catalog! Please give it a whirl if it interests you!
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Sept. 2024
I have had this game for several years in my steam library. I always played it halfway through but I never beat it... until NOW! There was nothing really keeping me back from this game, except my own interest. Anodyne is very clearly a Zelda-formula style adventure game. Its very simple but very effective. It is really more of a puzzle game that is very intuitive and not at all difficult. Its artstyle and story is different from other indies because it actually achieves a level of surrealness that is offputting without being grating or feels like it tries to hard.
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Sept. 2024
You can tell there is a lot of love in this game, but also quite a bit of jank. I'd rate in the middle if I could. It's certainly not bad and I don't expect anyone would hate it. Still though, not many Zelda likes on PC, so I would be fine playing it again.
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July 2024
This game is weird, ominous. I see a lot of people simply comparing it to an OK 2D Zelda clone, and while it is indeed what you'll find from a gameplay and game design perspective (at least for the most part), there's a bit more to it than that. If you like Link's Awakening or the Oracles' games on the Gameboy, this part alone is enough to make Anodyne a great couple of hours to spend. It's basically the same concept, but more open ended in structure and less mechanicaly involved. It's short and relatively easy, but densely packed enough to feel like it exhausts what its gameplay allows it to offer without overstating its welcome. Fine game from this angle alone, worth a few [insert your currency]. But it's weird, and ominous. It feels like a dream, both incoherent and somehow coherent at the same time, I'm not sure that I understand what Anodyne is even about, but at times it spoke to me. The writing is peculiar, sometimes it seems unrelated to anything but in the grand scheme of things it's not. Not in the sense that everything is part of a bigger plot and ultimately falls into place, but in the sense that it's all a mood, a vibe that you may or may not relate to. It has personnality. The references to other medias, and variety of tones and styles, the randomness of some events also participate in this strange mix that makes Anodyne feel like you're exploring the subconscious part of a mind, seeing those random thoughts and obsessions, phobias and dysphorias, impulses both good and bad, cravings and traumas. I might make it sound a bit deeper than it actually is, don't get me wrong it's still a fairly simple and straightforward experience, but it shows a sensibility from the developers even with its limited means. The music finally, is probably the glue that makes everything stick together, it really does carry this vibe and it's great. I won't spoil what it is exactly, but Anodyne also has a post-game that completely breaks some basic rules and make it a bit more innovative and distinct from its inspirations than it seems to be during the whole game, it's a great idea and can be fun if you want more out of it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Anodyne is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

Anodyne is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

Anodyne received 1,293 positive votes out of a total of 1,530 achieving a rating of 8.07.
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Anodyne was developed by Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka and published by Analgesic Productions.

Anodyne is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Anodyne is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Anodyne is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Anodyne is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Anodyne. Explore additional content available for Anodyne on Steam.

Anodyne does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Anodyne does not support Steam Remote Play.

Anodyne 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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Anodyne
9.75€ -78% 9.75€ 2.17€ -44% 9.75€ 5.53€
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Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka
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Release 22 Mar 2013
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