Platforms
- PCMay 09, 20248.9playscore8.923 Critics9.616.4K Players
- PlayStation 5May 09, 20248.6playscore8.712 Critics9.16.48K Players
- Xbox Series X|SOct 17, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
- Nintendo SwitchMay 09, 2024NAplayscore8.910 CriticsNA0 Players
47 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- 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.
Josh Wise · Oct 22, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - 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.
Salvatore Pilò · Sep 28, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - 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.
GC Staff · Jun 19, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - 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.
Josh Wise · May 20, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - '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.
Manu Delgado · May 20, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - 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.
Mitchell Demorest · May 18, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Animal Well è un metroidvania atipico e irriverente verso le più trite convenzioni di un genere che sempre più spesso dà segni di stanca. Niente paura: ci pensa Billy Basso a guardare verso le stelle dal fondo di un pozzo, spernacchiando con classe produzioni ben più blasonate e investimenti miliardari. E che pozzo: splendido da vedere, impareggiabile nell'uso degli effetti di luce, inquietante il giusto e sorprendente da ascoltare, l'opera è un colpaccio per il publisher Bigmode, che con Animal Well muove un passo clamorosamente riuscito nel mondo indie. Impossibile fermarsi ai titoli di coda: a ogni schermata si vuole spingere l'oscurità un po' più in là, disvelando man mano un mondo che sa essere gentile e spietato allo stesso tempo. Mai ingiusto, Animal Well premia spirito d'osservazione e capacità critica, mettendo in gioco il pensiero laterale e la naturale curiosità dell'essere umano. E allora viva i videogiochi, viva chi li crea con amore come Billy Basso, viva i giocatori che stanno premiando un metroidvania che scombina le carte in tavola e le ricompone in un quadro d'una bellezza e di un'originalità assolutamente eccezionali.
Giulia Martino · May 16, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Spielerisch und atmosphärisch fesselndes Abenteuer ohne Kampf, aber mit einfallsreichen Herausforderungen und liebevollen Ideen. Das Entdecken einer mysteriösen Welt hat selten so viel Spaß gemacht!
Benjamin Schmädig · May 16, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - The pixels are of 8-bit size and the coloring is dark with a focus on dull purple tones and lots of dark green details, which I really like. The only thing I might not really like is the lack of music. Initially it builds atmosphere, not least because the environmental sounds are brilliant in their design, but 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.
Petter Hegevall · May 15, 2024 Reviewed onRead full review - Animal Well zit bomvol fantasie en plezier. Het gebrek aan een verhaal is geen enkel probleem dankzij de levendige wereld en puzzels die je brein net genoeg laten kraken. Wanneer de credits verschijnen ben je ook nog lang niet klaar, want in de dieptes zijn nog vele geheimen te ontdekken.
Dunke Van Boekel · May 15, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review
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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.
Developer: Shared Memory