[OpenCritic] Animal Well Reviews (89 Top Critic Average 100% Critics Recommend) ( opencritic.com )

Kelly , 10 days ago

The screenshots haven't sold me on the aesthetic but if its placed in 99th percentile its worth giving it a go.

steeznson , 10 days ago

It looks like a strange combination of Hollow Knight, Baba Is You, and Rain World to me. Those games are certified indie classics though so big shoes to fill.

I picked up a copy on Steam today but had to work late. Looking forward to cracking into it at the weekend!

prole , 10 days ago

I picked it up last night after watching a few min of a playthrough, and as someone who wasn't sold on the aesthetic, I changed my mind after like 5 minutes... It is just dripping with atmosphere.

casmael , 10 days ago

I am most impressed by the fact that it is 34mb in size

steeznson , 10 days ago

I wonder what engine would produce results that lightweight? I thought it looked like GameMaker originally but 34MB is closer to the size of a game implemented with pure SDL.

ieatpwns , 10 days ago

Wikipedia says it’s a custom engine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Well

casmael , 10 days ago

Based af

khab , 10 days ago

Dunkey’s promo vid had the dev say he wrote it himself.

casmael , 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago)

Somewhat concerned that it’s been released by this publisher - isn’t the guy a huge asshole?

Edit: thanks for the downvotes with no explanation, naturally I had confused videogamedunkey with someone else. I know little of vidya, and nothing of ‘game donkey’

Zugyuk , 10 days ago

Pretty sure that's a joke. He is leading the publisher.