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Game entry

Animal Well

2024 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Horror, Action-adventure, Survival, Puzzle · PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S · Bigmode

GameForever voters place Animal Well no. 2,202 in the world ranking, with 1,489 ELO points and 33% of wins across 153 duels settled. Batman: Arkham City is the rival it has faced most: 8 duels, 0 wins and 8 losses. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 41 out of 108 (2024).

World rank

no. 2,202

ELO score

1,489

Wins

33%

Duels played

153

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About Animal Well

What lurks beneath the surface of this deceptively minimalistic adventure? In Animal Well there is more than what you see. 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, and try to survive what lurks in the dark.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,489 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Animal Well sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,199 Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight 1,489
  2. 2,200 Duke Nukem Forever 1,489
  3. 2,201 Prey 1,489
  4. 2,202 Animal Well 1,489
  5. 2,203 Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood 1,489
  6. 2,204 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 1,489
  7. 2,205 Dicey Dungeons 1,489

Released in 2024

The standing

Where Animal Well ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Animal Well stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 41 out of 108 (2024).

Where Animal Well ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,202 5,046
Metroidvania 48 95
2020s 338 866
2024 41 108

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