ANIMAL WELL

9 May 2024 · (2 years ago) · Full Release

1 IVGDB Score

1 critic ratings

Steam rating

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways.

PCDeck: Playable🏆 Award-winning

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Developer: Billy Basso Publisher: Bigmode

About

Genres

Action Adventure Indie

Game modes

Single-player

Developers

Billy Basso

Publishers

Bigmode

Keywords

Steam Achievements Full controller support Gamepad Recommended DualShock Controller Support DualShock Controller Support DualSense Controller Support DualSense Controller Support Steam Cloud Family Sharing

About this game

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 wellâs 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

Trailers

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System requirements

Minimum: 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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Features & accessibility

Features

Cloud saves Full controller support

Languages

English French Italian German Spanish Simplified Chinese Japanese Portuguese Russian Ukrainian Korean

PC system requirements

Minimum: 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

Awards

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D.I.C.E. Awards — Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Winner2025
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BAFTA Games Award — Audio Achievement
Nominee2025
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BAFTA Games Award — Debut Game
Nominee2025
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BAFTA Games Award — Game Design
Nominee2025
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BAFTA Games Award — New Intellectual Property
Nominee2025
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D.I.C.E. Awards — Adventure Game of the Year
Nominee2025
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D.I.C.E. Awards — Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Nominee2025
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D.I.C.E. Awards — Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Nominee2025
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Game Developers Choice Awards — Best Audio
Nominee2025
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Game Developers Choice Awards — Best Debut
Nominee2025
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Game Developers Choice Awards — Best Design
Nominee2025
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Game Developers Choice Awards — Best Visual Art
Nominee2025
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Game Developers Choice Awards — Innovation Award
Nominee2025
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Indie Game Award — Solo Development
Winner2024
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The Game Awards — Best Debut Indie Game
Nominee2024
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The Game Awards — Best Independent Game
Nominee2024