2026-04-16 19:53 UTC · Community Announcements · selina
The Hidden Depths bundle is out now on Steam!If you like games that make you whip out your pen and notebook, the hit indie titles in the Hidden Depths bundle are for you! Blue Prince, Fez, Outer Wilds, Tunic, and Animal Well, are now bundled together for all of your highly acclaimed and award-winning puzzling needs. Playing these will make you feel like you're going down the well again for the first time.Animal WellAnimal Well is an action-adventure game about exploring a dark, dense labyrinth. Collect items, interact with its mysterious denizens, and see what lurks at the bottom of the well.B
2026-02-18 17:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
Official Animal Well plushies (and a very beautiful sweater) from Fangamer are now available! These have been in the works for a long time, and have turned out extremely well! They are made with quality materials and feature many secret details that are enjoyable to discover.Weiner Dog Plush Player Character Plush Peacock's Treasure Sweater Thank you again for being the best fans!
2025-07-29 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
I know a lot of people were sad to realize they missed the limited physical release last year -- but today is a new day, and you needn't be sad any more. We've partnered with both Super Deluxe and Lost in Cult, to bring retail versions of Animal Well all over the world.Lost in Cult is publishing in America, and Europe. You'll be able to order it from their website, or pick it up at a variety of retail stores later this year.The Lost in cult retail edition feature a new cover by the very talented @Madebyabra, in a really nice clay-mation kind of style.If you order from Lost in Cult's website, y
2025-05-08 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
In honor of the one year anniversary of ANIMAL WELL's launch, we are extremely excited to announce a new collaboration with Lost In Cult. Please enjoy the official press release below: To be enjoyed long after the world loses its internet connection. Lost In Cult x Billy Basso x Bigmode proudly present Animal Well: Design Works. Unearth the creation story of one of the decade's most ingenious indies. Developed over a seven year period by its remarkably talented creator Billy Basso, this is a development story for the ages, and one that deserves to be detailed, documented and discussed for year
2025-02-27 13:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
It's been in production since last summer, but I recently got to see a near final edit and it turned out great. Today we finally get to watch it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/08ee0db6b1879cb27a1ce3ed080a065fb7711f0d.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/18a7a08bde542883f1c80bf50f1338159abcab25.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/1d081dd4acf6af660ce087dce860d385c1c1d8aa.png
2025-02-02 18:09 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
Six more weeks of winter... but at least you can play Animal Well! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/b675a30409c01a00eb2c860796f10747b5969936.png
2025-01-05 15:55 UTC · VG247
Balatro is obviously one of the best games from 2024, and now the dev behind it has shared what they think are the top titles from last year. Read more
2024-11-28 18:45 UTC · Community Announcements · biggy
This year has been completely wild. The response to ANIMAL WELL has been more than I ever could have imagined. If you’ve been enjoying it, and find it appropriate within your heart, consider nominating ANIMAL WELL for some Steam Awards! Also, to celebrate, ANIMAL WELL is currently 20% off Thank you, as always, and enjoy your gaming. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/46847c2a6c25cc26a0adb71e4d6b253aaa0cc387.jpg
2024-11-18 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
We are happy to announce that we've been secretly working with Fangamer on some very desirable merchandise, and it is available to you right at this moment! Clandestine Creatures - T-shirt Ghost - Lenticular Pin Effigies in the Depths - Desk mat {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/ae41d164975d673a1c63006eeeee4a8153fb864c.png Thank you all for being the best fans!
2024-10-23 00:39 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/ab5632aca65c24dc6d8dec3d45af5c7ce238f65f.png It's with a great big smile that we get to announce that ANIMAL WELL has been nominated for two Golden Joystick awards: Best Indie Game, and PC Game of the Year! If you've been enjoying playing it this year... Vote here! https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/ Thank you so very much for the continued support! Update: ANIMAL WELL is now also nominated for ULTIMATE Game of the Year! https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/
2024-10-22 19:12 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
Input is now accepted from all connected gamepads, regardless of player index. This should result in a smoother experience when multiple gamepads are connected. You can even play with multiple gamepads at the same time if, for whatever reason, you wanted to do that.
2024-09-20 15:15 UTC · Community Announcements · biggy
Featuring game-accurate tufts of grass! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/c3035017021abbbaf3d11e705bd8ead735eb2217.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/2f8d1392f15fecf527e9c351ef4fb978a8ec9947.jpg Visit the BIGMODE website to pre-order your ANIMAL WELL figure- https://bigmode.com/shop/animal-well-modo Add an air of mystery and playfulness to your space with the exclusive ANIMAL WELL Modo. The familiar blob peers up curiously at an unsuspecting white rabbit, surrounded by vibrant blades of grass which are akin to the exact tufts found in game. Bigmode Modos are collectible clay-model styled statuettes of
2024-06-19 09:24 UTC · VG247
Hi. There's an expansion coming out this week. It's called Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree and you probably haven't heard much about it. Anyway, within a day of the reviews of it coming out ahead of its arrival on June 21, it's casually become the highest rated game of 2024 and the highest rated DLC ever among critics on Metacritic. Yup, Miyazaki and co have basically succeded in making us hold their beer as they casually make an expansion that's a good bet to get plenty of Game of the Year votes from folks who're determined to argue that getting more of a thing pretty much everyone already g
2024-06-14 00:34 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
-- Improved Korean localization, along with other small adjustments to others languages -- Fixed softlock where player could get trapped behind fallen stalactite without the ability to reach their disc
2024-06-05 16:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Billy Basso
-- improved Korean localization -- fixed bug where walking through a certain door at a certain time would result in player exiting in the wrong place -- Sack now sparkles
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