2D pixel art adventure Animal Well gets May release date
Animal Well — the 2D pixel art adventure from developer Billy Basso — will launch this May.
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2024’s best Metroidvania Animal Well might not get a sequel, but its creator wants to make another game in the same 8-bit universe
In a year already bursting with killer Metroidvanias to sink into, Animal Well managed to tower over its competition and became the year’s second-best-reviewed game when it came out earlier this month. Now, as players are mopping up the minimalist world's last remaining secrets, the game's creator is turning his gaze toward an Animal Well follow-up, which may or may not be a proper sequel.
Animal Well developer Billy Basso hints at a new game that will 'be in the same universe but may not be a direct sequel'
Animal Well has achieved incredible success over the last few weeks since its release and is shaping up to be one of the most acclaimed Metroidvanias since Hollow Knight. At the tail end of this success, developer Billy Basso has hinted at the possibility of an upcoming game that dives back into its secret-laden world.
Animal Well's solo dev casually reveals that the breakout metroidvania left 'at least twice as many rooms that are in the game' on the cutting room floor
Goodness, hasn't Animal Well done… well? Launching to almost universal acclaim, the breakout metroidvania looks like it's teed itself up to become the next Hollow Knight. The game was funded by Bigmode, an outfit created by popular YouTuber Dunkey to, quote, «publish some of the very best games out there».
Animal Well speedrunners are already beating the game in under five minutes
Animal Well is one of the hottest games around. It quickly shot to the top of Steam's top-seller chart after it was released to glowing reviews last Thursday.
Animal Well is shaping up to be the most acclaimed metroidvania since Hollow Knight
One of the best-reviewed games of the year so far launched on Steam today. In his 90% Animal Well review for PC Gamer, Shaun said that the 2D metroidvania «may go down in history as one of the genre's best,» and other critics agree. Here's a smattering of the acclaim:
Animal Well review: must-play Metroidvania is full of rewarding secrets
Animal Well MSRP $25.00 Score Details Pros
PlayStation Plus Subscribers, Clear Your Schedule On May 9
PlayStation Plus subscribers have a lot to look forward to in the near future, and May 9 is one date that marks a particularly exciting addition to the service. PlayStation Plus offers both a rotating library of monthly games and, on its Extra and Premium tiers, a less transient catalog of titles both classic and new. Accessing any PlayStation Plus perks requires a subscription, but that also throws online access for multiplayer services and more into the mix.
After almost 7 years of solo development, exceptionally cool off-beat Metroidvania gets an increasingly disturbing trailer to celebrate upcoming launch
After being developed by a solo developer for nearly seven years, the Creepy Metroidvania-inspired game Animal Well will finally be released later this year on May 9.
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