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Animal Well

Original title: Animal Well - May 9, 2024
Animal Well
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Director:Billy Basso
Studio:Bigmode
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The Game Awards
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The Game Awards − Best Debut Game
Nominee
2024
The Game Awards
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The Game Awards − Best Indie
Nominee
2024
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Shared Memory
PublisherIGDB
Bigmode
Studio
Bigmode
GenresIGDB
Adventure, Puzzle, Platform, Indie
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Release DateIGDB
May 9, 2024
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
90
Game Engine
Proprietary Engine
StoryIGDB

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 beautiful and unsettling, and try to survive what lurks in the dark.

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Crew & Contributors 3
Billy Basso
Billy Basso
Direction • Game Director
Billy Basso
Billy Basso
Production • Producer
Billy Basso
Billy Basso
Writing & Narrative • Writer

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The Game Awards
Game
The Game Awards − Best Debut Game
The Game Awards
Nominee
2024
The Game Awards
Game
The Game Awards − Best Indie
The Game Awards
Nominee
2024
Award
Game
Indie Game Award for Game of the Year
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Nominee
2024
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Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026
Time to Beat
Main Story6h
Main + Extras10h
Completionist20h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
Chinese (Simplified)
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German
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Portuguese (Brazil)
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Italian
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Japanese
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Spanish (Spain)
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Russian
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English
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French
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Portuguese (Portugal)
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Korean
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Ukrainian
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Content Rating
Mild Fantasy Violence
Fear
Horror
Threatening
ACB PG
CLASS_IND L
USK 12
PEGI 7
ESRB E
GRAC ALL
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 10
CPU:1 GHz
RAM:512 MB RAM
Storage:20 MB available space
DirectX:Version 11
Available On
PlayStation Store
Nintendo eShop
Steam$24.99US
Official Website
Community & Media
Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026