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Anodyne

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3.6/5

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3.6

34 Reviews

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Anodyne
Description
In Anodyne, the character Young wakes up in a mysterious void filled with geometric white platforms, guided only by the voice of the mysterious character, Sage. Take the role of Young as you explore and fight your way through over twenty nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's...
Genre:
Action - Role-playing - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Indie, Fantasy, Atmospheric, Role-playing, show 10 more... 2D, Exploration, Puzzle, Classic, Dark, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Top-Down, Surreal, Philosophical
Critics reviews
46 %
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4/5 stars
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3.6/5

( 34 Reviews )

3.6

34 Reviews

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Product details
2013, Analgesic Productions LLC, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, 1.5 GHz, single core, 1 GB RAM, Any, 100 MB HD space, Any, This is not a GPU-in...
Time to beat
6 hMain
6.5 h Main + Sides
9.5 h Completionist
6.5 h All Styles

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Description
In Anodyne, the character Young wakes up in a mysterious void filled with geometric white platforms, guided only by the voice of the mysterious character, Sage.

Take the role of Young as you explore and fight your way through over twenty nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, ranging from diverse, monster and trap filled dungeons, to passive and friendly pastoral landscapes. Anodyne's aesthetics are presented with a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. Are you ready for a nostalgic adventure in the land of classic pixelated action-RPGs? Are you up for some deep and moving storytelling? All this and more awaits you in Anodyne.
  • An adventure through a meticulously crafted world representative of the human Young's subconscious.
  • Features 70+ minutes of original music in over 20 nature, abstract, and urban influenced areas.
  • Fight and explore your way through multiple dungeons and landscapes.
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avatars wallpapers soundtrack concept arts design documents
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
6 hMain
6.5 h Main + Sides
9.5 h Completionist
6.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - Role-playing - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Indie, Fantasy, Atmospheric, Role-playing, show 10 more... 2D, Exploration, Puzzle, Classic, Dark, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Top-Down, Surreal, Philosophical
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'2013-02-04T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Analgesic Productions LLC / Analgesic Productions LLC
Size:
164 MB
Links:
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Game features
Controller support
Single-player
Languages
English
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español
audio
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Português do Brasil
audio
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中文(简体)
audio
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日本語
audio
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한국어
audio
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Critics reviews
69
Top Critic Average
46 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
TrueAchievementsby Ethan Anderson
4/5 stars
Anodyne is indeed reminiscent of 2D Zelda titles, but it manages to not be bound by comparisons as it offers a fresh and welcome take on this style of game.
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Posted on: March 26, 2024

Lifthrasil

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 45

Nostalgic, pretentious and boring

This could be a good game if the gameplay itself wasn't that tedious. The game evokes nostalgia and feels like one of the old classics. At the same time it tries to be funny by self deprecating humour, but that falls flat and just seems wannabe clever. That wouldn't be so bad, clumsy humour can be funny too. But for that, the game would need to be interesting. Which it isn't. The actual gameplay is just tedious and the story is so thin and meta that it is just boring.

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Posted on: October 31, 2024

przekot

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Games: 1239 Reviews: 28

really good

Really good and fun game, recommend

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Posted on: March 21, 2013

tokisto

Games: Reviews: 2

Far from "Zelda style"

Played the demo a time ago, and being supposedly so inspirated in the graph and mechanics of Zelda (words from the own devs), I was expecting at least a better plot. You just got around the game with no clue about (being no linear doesn´t mean empty story ties). For the ones that love this type of game, can be satisfying. It´s just not for me. The game is more like The Binding of Isaac than Zelda though. And, besides being a "inspired 90´s consoles rpg" (not much rpg in this one, is more adventure), the graphs could be more polished and still 16-bits.

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Posted on: March 21, 2013

achompas

Games: 14 Reviews: 1

Excellent action-adventure, great music!

Unique take on the top-down, action-adventure, Zelda-style genre. Would love to see more from these guys!

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Posted on: August 19, 2018

Tolkuhn

Verified owner

Games: 9 Reviews: 1

controller issues

computer bluetooth recognize controller, also joy2key (i can succesfully map the controller), anodyne's config joypad doesn't work -.-

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