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Announcing Animal Well: Design Works 🐇May 8, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsIn 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 years to come. From forgotten prototypes and years of solo development, to awards and critical acclaim, Animal Well: Design Works chronicles the incredible journey of this beloved puzzler over 200+ pages. Crafted alongside Billy Basso, Dan Adelman, and the Bigmode team, Animal Well: Design Works dives deep into what makes this title so special. Through screenshots of various game builds, developer insight and in-depth analysis, we chart the rise of one of the finest indie games around. Reflecting on the project, developer Billy Basso said “Lost in Cult has assembled a beautiful collection and the definitive record of Animal Well’s development. This is something I would have wanted for any game I’ve ever loved.” Alongside our premium Design Works book, we have crafted a series of Deluxe Edition extras to draw you further into the well. From a UV reactive hardcover to a Famicom-inspired pin badge box, we have designed a series of extras to compliment our chronicle of Animal Well. Animal Well: Design Works is available to pre-order now. Our Deluxe Edition is campaign exclusive, and is only available until our campaign ends on 1 July 2025. Also announcing: in its physical debut, Billy Basso’s mesmeric Animal Well soundtrack arrives on vinyl! More information below. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/84a9b1e4faa8fc20532bdd89b8ae99f72ee14cb8.jpg Standard Edition {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/ffb7482eb76426ff8a2d68d9a7bfec69984ee6ab.jpg Crafted alongside the game’s creators, our official Animal Well: Design Works book documents the development of the title that spawned its own collective puzzle-solving movement. Uncover never-before-seen prototypes and development screenshots, all accompanied by insight from developer Billy Basso, marketing and business extraordinaire Dan Adelman, and YouTube legend Dunkey’s publisher Bigmode, we showcase how Animal Well came to be. In keeping with the title’s air of mystery, its cover glows in the dark, highlighting key elements of the cover illustration by Drew Wise. Designed with signature Lost In Cult flair and attention to detail, this 200+ page section-sewn premium artbook is an essential for those spelunking into the depths of the well. Deluxe Edition {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/b1c80255dbe1295e76b20a083f22d87a4ba77390.jpg For the Animal Well completionists, we have created the ultimate tribute to Basso’s modern classic. Complimenting th...The Making of Animal WellFeb 27, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsIt'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.pngGroundhog Day 20% Discount CelebrationFeb 2, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsSix more weeks of winter... but at least you can play Animal Well! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/b675a30409c01a00eb2c860796f10747b5969936.pngIf you can put Balatro down for half a second, the lead dev behind it has recommended some other stunning indies with a very low-key awards ceremony of their ownJan 5, 2025 - VG247Balatro 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 ANIMAL WELL in The Steam Awards!Nov 28, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThis 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.jpgANIMAL WELL MERCHNov 18, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWe 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!ANIMAL WELL is nominated for the Golden Joystick Awards!Oct 22, 2024 - Community Announcements{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/ Minor change to input handlingOct 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsInput 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.ANIMAL WELL figure pre-orders open!Sep 20, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsFeaturing 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 all your favorite Bigmode icons! Original sculpts made by design mastermind Mushbuh. Vinyl figure with PVC base is 3.5" high total. Base measures 2.75" deep by 2.75" wide. ***Pre-order window closes September 23rd.***Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree beats all the bosses to become both highest rated game of 2024 so far, and the highest rated DLC everJun 19, 2024 - VG247Hi. 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 gave one GOTY award to warrants us all dispensing another one. Seriously though, given the very high expectations folks had for it, From's done a pretty amazing thing here. If you head over to Metacritic, the place you go when you've run out of ways to say a game's good during an argument with your mates, you'll see that Shadow of the Erdtree's currently sitting at a critic rating of 95, with our own review being a part of the sample of 56 which've led to that number being a thing. Read more More minor fixesJun 13, 2024 - Community Announcements-- 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 discMore small fixes and adjustmentsJun 5, 2024 - Community Announcements-- 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 sparklesSome small fixes and adjustmentsJun 3, 2024 - Community Announcements-- Fixed bug where player could reach zero heath and not die in a specific situation -- Added another fix for save files that experienced missing mock disc bug in past and never got fixed -- Added tiny hint that a certain situation is dangerous -- A certain creature can now walk on waterLowered SSE4.1 requirement for CPU to SSE3May 28, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsPreviously the game required SSE4.1 to run. I've now made some slight modifications so as to only require SSE3. This will improve compatibility with some older CPUs.Added Controller Speaker ToggleMay 27, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsYou no longer need to put tape over the speaker.Small FixesMay 27, 2024 - Community Announcements-- Added better error message to let players know their video card or driver doesn't support dx12 -- Fixed issue where player could clip through a wall while climbing ladders in a couple spots -- Fixed a certain entity sometimes appearing in a space it was not supposed to -- Fixed exploit involving the flute, and a very specific secret areaSome more small fixesMay 23, 2024 - Community Announcements-- fixed potential soft lock when breaking large stalactite in bat cave -- fixed potential flickering in very very very late game area -- adjusted a few vines to remove some misleading single pixels gaps in map visibility -- fixed issue where kangaroo would on one occasion spawn one tile above the ground -- fixed black screen when exiting from a certain area and starting a new game {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41935629/f4bab5e3342a2f70b9957a5d04d3d7bbca352715.pngAnimal Well developer Billy Basso hints at a new game that will 'be in the same universe but may not be a direct sequel'May 23, 2024 - PC Gamernimal 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... Read more.Fixed startup crashMay 20, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThis should hopefully fix a startup crash that some people were seeing! If you are still having issues let me know. Thank you for your patience!More fixes!!!May 20, 2024 - Community Announcements-- In rare situations where you missed out on a certain late game event, in previous builds, you now have another chance to access it. -- Added an additional point where the speedrun timer flashes on screen -- adjusted collider width of fish head by one pixel -- added more detailed error messages for when the game fails to start -- fixed missing glyphs in credits in some other languages This patch, does not fix the startup crash some people have been experiencing, but I am now setup to more easily debug it. If you are one of the people experiencing it, I would greatly appreciate if you could go into the Windows Event Viewer, and share the error details with me! Once again, I'm sorry this has been taking a while and really appreciate everyone's patience!

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