Animal Well release date set for May, new trailer
Today, publisher Bigmode and developer Shared Memory announced the release date for Animal Well. Switch is getting the game on May 9, 2024.
Animal Well was revealed for Switch last April. At the time, it was given an early 2024 launch window.
In case you missed our previous coverage, here’s an overview:
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.
Developer Billy Basso said: “I started development on Animal Well seven years ago and spent the majority of my evenings and weekends since that time working on it. I quit my day job about two years ago to finish the game and couldn’t be prouder of how the game turned out. This has been my passion for a long time, and I’m so excited to finally share it with the world.”
We have a new release date trailer for Animal Well below.
Release Date Trailer
The game will be sold digitally on the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $24.99 / £20.99 / €24.50.
