Games like ANIMAL WELL
If you like ANIMAL WELL (metroidvania, puzzle and mystery), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
FEZ
- In common: exploring and thinking
When you want to explore with no pressure: nothing attacks you and a fall just sends you back to the last solid ground.
Outer Wilds
- In common: exploring and thinking
- Difference: more story
When you feel like exploring and thinking calmly, with at least an hour ahead of you. Every loop ends with a discovery.
The Witness
- In common: thinking and exploring
When your mind is sharp and you want to think deeply, with no rush or pressure.
TUNIC
- In common: exploring and thinking
- Difference: more action
When you feel like exploring, deciphering and fighting, with at least an hour ahead of you.
Hollow Knight
- In common: exploring and a challenge
- Difference: more action
When you feel like exploring thoroughly and have the energy for a challenge: discovering a shortcut or a secret area is a constant reward.
SteamWorld Dig 2
- In common: exploring
- Difference: less thinking
When you want a spell of digging and upgrading with no complications: every trip down the mine brings something new.
Dungeons of Hinterberg
- In common: long sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you have a spare half hour: each dungeon takes about 20-30 minutes and there's no day limit to finish it.
SteamWorld Dig
- In common: exploring
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a couple of free evenings and fancy a short adventure of digging, selling and upgrading your gear.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- In common: exploring and a challenge
- Difference: less thinking
When you want to explore a stunning world with a moderate challenge and sessions of one or two hours.
The Talos Principle
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less exploring
When you want to think calmly through well-designed puzzles and reflect a little along the way.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About ANIMAL WELL
A tiny creature explores an eerie well full of animals, lights and secrets. There's no combat: you progress with unexpected items and by solving puzzles. Beneath the surface there are layers upon layers of mysteries.
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