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ANIMAL WELL

Shared Memory · May 9, 2024

PC · PS5 · Series X|S · Switch

Everyone10+

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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.

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PC

Critic 8.9 (23 critics) · Gamer 9.6

8.9

PlayStation 5

Critic 8.7 (12 critics) · Gamer 9.1

8.6

Xbox Series X|S

No critic reviews yet · No ratings yet

Nintendo Switch

Critic 8.9 (10 critics) · No ratings yet

Critic reviews

  • Xbox Achievements

    Josh Wise · Oct 22, 2024

    8.0
    Animal Well is one of those works that seem to have been scooped out of a single skull: a chilly clump of sweet dreams and obsessions, pleasures and manias.
  • Spazio Games

    Salvatore Pilò · Sep 28, 2024

    9.0
    Animal Well è un piccolo sogno e un grande gioiello: un metroidvania originale dalle meccaniche uniche, che descrive un mondo che difficilmente riuscirete a dimenticare. La sua struttura di gameplay e i suoi puzzle lo pongono, senza dubbio alcuno, come uno fra i migliori esponenti del suo genere da dover necessariamente vivere e fare proprio.
  • GameCritics

    GC Staff · Jun 19, 2024

    8.5
    It especially shined in moments when something finally clicked about how to use a tool, or when I found a precious item – it’s a bit like finding a roast turkey hidden within a wall in Castlevania.
  • PlayStation Trophies

    Josh Wise · May 20, 2024

    8.0
    Animal Well is one of those works that seem to have been scooped out of a single skull: a chilly clump of sweet dreams and obsessions, pleasures and manias.
  • Vandal

    Manu Delgado · May 20, 2024

    9.5
    'Animal Well' es un excelente juego de puzles que con la forma de un 'metroidvania' sin combate cautiva y sorprende con su brillante ritmo, un diseño magistral y un universo precioso y mágico.
  • Slant Magazine

    Mitchell Demorest · May 18, 2024

    9.0
    Animal Well is a relatively simple game at its core, with little in the way of an overarching mystery or narrative to push you along. And while the lack of long-term hooks sometimes makes the game feel a bit slight, the single-minded attention to the in-the-moment pleasure of the gameplay creates a focus that is meditative rather than expansive. Animal Well isn’t some grand adventure or sweeping artistic statement. It’s just a boatload of tiny interconnected puzzles, woven together to form an almost unimaginably intricate web.

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