Animal Well confirmed for physical release on Switch

Animal Well is almost here, and just ahead of the launch, Limited Run Games has confirmed plans for a physical release.

The title will be sold standalone, but a collector’s edition is also planned. Those opting for the latter will receive rainbow lithographs, holographic stickers, an acrylic display, a full map of the game, and more.

Animal Well will initially launch for Switch as a digital download this Thursday. Read more about the game below.

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, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Key Features

Explore: Illuminate the Dark

• Dense atmospheric puzzle box world with attention paid to every detail.
• Light candles for safety and gradually fill out your map.
• Nonlinear – explore and collect items in whatever order you choose.
• Tons of secrets.

Solve Puzzles: Observation is Rewarded

• Enemies, environment, and items interact in surprising and systemic ways.
• All items have multiple uses.
• Learn how innocuous details can become meaningful.
• The main game is just the beginning. Players will be discovering hidden puzzles for years.

Survive: Tread Carefully

• You must assess for yourself what is safe and dangerous.
• Focus on tension and suspense rather than action.
• You are disempowered, but can make clever use of your environment and items.

Limited Run Games is kicking off pre-orders for the Animal Well Switch physical release on May 24, 2023. You’ll be able to reserve both version here.