Animal Well

Details

Welcome to Animal Well

Open Well

Puzzle

Horror

Platformer

A pixelated wonder rendered in intricate audio and visual detail. Hatch from your flower and spelunk through the beautiful and sometimes haunting world of Animal Well. 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.

ESRB: EVERYONE - Mild Fantasy Violence

Release Date: May 9, 2024

Developer: Billy Basso

Business: Dan Adelman

Screenshot from Animal Well of a verdant room with two capybaras.

Screenshot from Animal Well of a verdant room with two capybaras.

Screenshot from Animal Well of an elegant room with a large peacock sitting above multiple shelves of colorful eggs..

Screenshot from Animal Well of an elegant room with a large peacock sitting above multiple shelves of colorful eggs..

Animal Well background image featuring statues

Animal Well background image featuring statues

Screenshot from Animal Well of a colorful room with firecracker exploding in the middle.

Screenshot from Animal Well of a colorful room with firecracker exploding in the middle.

Screenshot from Animal Well of a room with many rows of crows perched high above the player.

Screenshot from Animal Well of a room with many rows of crows perched high above the player.

Screenshot from Animal Well of a chaotic, smoke-filled room in which the player has just triggered a TNT explosion.

Screenshot from Animal Well of a chaotic, smoke-filled room in which the player has just triggered a TNT explosion.

Features

A dense, atmospheric, puzzle box world with multiple layers of secrets
Creatures both beautiful and unsettling. You must assess for yourself what is safe and dangerous
Dynamic items that are fun to use and thoughtfully designed— each have multiple uses and let you manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways
A custom engine/renderer built specifically for pixel art on modern hardware
An uncommon unpredictability paired with satisfying and intuitive puzzles
More than meets the eye

Illustration of a chinchilla leaning on a stone column.

A large illustration of the many curious creatures found within the game Animal Well.

A large illustration of the many curious creatures found within the game Animal Well.

Explore, Survive, Reveal

Many surprises await— observation and experimentation will be rewarded

Illustration of a hedgehog sniffing a colorful egg.

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