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ANIMAL WELL

by Shared Memory

  • Released May 9, 2024
  • $24.99
  • 6 h to beat
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox Series X|S

96%positive reviews

23,761 positive1,061 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Dense, deep metroidvania with secrets

  • Brilliant puzzles and layers

Cons

  • Too many health and run backs

  • Lost interest in later parts

Mixed

  • Some call it the best metroidvania in years, others say it wears thin

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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What lurks beneath the surface of this deceptively minimalistic adventure? In Animal Well there is more than what you see. Explore a dense interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both…

Ratings

  • 82IGDB players124 ratings
  • 89Critics4 reviews
  • 85Overall128 scores

Time to beat

  • 6 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 9.7 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 19 hCompletionist100%

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Spain)
Ukrainian