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Animal Well
Released On: May 9, 2024
8.0
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 30 Critic Reviews
90
100% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
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0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 30 Critic Reviews
90
100% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Jun 9, 2024
At a time when the big video game companies are focused on building video games designed to function like sport, with seasons and passes and never-ending fixtures designed to dominate your leisure time, what a joy to be presented with a game that is so intricate and contained. This is a perfectly made contraption, with a start, a middle and an end, intended to inspire joy and build culture, and not, mercifully, shareholder value.
May 9, 2024
Animal Well is a masterclass in puzzle design, with tight platforming, set in a beautiful, oftentimes perilous world. It's actually at its weakest when it's just a Metroidvania, and instead, its world and the genre serve as a way to deliver some of the most intricate, interconnected puzzles of any game I've ever played.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 673 User Ratings
8.0
74% Positive
496 Ratings
496 Ratings
15% Mixed
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
11% Negative
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 673 User Ratings
8.0
74% Positive
496 Ratings
496 Ratings
15% Mixed
102 Ratings
102 Ratings
11% Negative
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
Aug 13, 2025
This came out of nowhere at the demise of originality. I'm sure this remain a didactic tool for the generations to come.
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PC May 17, 2024
After a few hours it really starts to be felt that this game would benefit from more atmospheric music, for longer periods. Minus that, I have no complaints about this lovely indie gem.
May 10, 2024
Animal Well is a Metroidvania that stands out in a crowded marketplace thanks to a lack of combat and some seriously creative power ups.
May 9, 2024
Animal Well is stubbornly traditional in keeping you in the dark as you embark on your adventure, but that's firmly to its credit as you unravel the mysteries sprinkled around its map. Puzzles involving animals, toys and mechanical devices demand creative thinking, while the sense that nothing is quite as it seems never lets up. This is an endlessly inventive Metroidvania with unfathomable depth.
May 9, 2024
Uncover secrets, evade dangers, and embark on an eerie journey in ANIMAL WELL. Billy Basso has crafted a dark neon aesthetic and enigmatic gameplay that delivers a Metroidvania unlike many others. The mystery and cryptic puzzles won’t be for everyone, but those who enjoy a challenge and a good platformer will be rewarded with a haunting adventure.
May 9, 2024
If you want a solid and quirky adventure that will put your reflexes and puzzle-solving to the test, Animal Well is an absolutely fascinating journey.
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PC Sep 8, 2024
visual 8/10, creativity 10/10, story 5/10, gameplay 8/10, music 7/10, performance 8/10, value 8/10, i gave up midway because when you die you return to checkpoint and there is few checkpoint and also because it is hard to figure out what you are supposed to do and where to go so you will get stuck multiple time...
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PC Nov 7, 2024
Bought this game because of the high scores. What these people were thinking when they gave so much praise to it? This is the worst game I played this year. I absolute love Metroidvania games, but I couldn't stand this one. Dark and boring art style, no music and it doesn't give any kind of substancial hint or information to help the player. If you love being lost for hours and not knowing what to do, this is for you!! Also, there's not a single line of any kind of plot, no apparent purpose or objetive. It's a world that just exist and that's it. Simply hard to get involved with Animal Well.
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PC Aug 31, 2024
The controls are so unresponsive somehow. Andat the first part, the game is mainly platformer, I did not get to the point that the story got interesting.
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PC Summary Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Platforms:
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: May 9, 2024
Developer:
- Shared Memory
Publisher: Bigmode
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