About Anodyne
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Explore a surreal dream world, talk to its strange characters A 2D action-adventure through the surreal subconscious world of the human Young. Explore dungeons set in apartments and hotels, and atmospheric lands, all evoked by a dream-like music and visuals. Talk to bizarre characters and navigate puzzle-and-combat-filled dungeons. Can you help Young wake up?
Solve puzzles and defeat enemies in dungeons
Explore the world's fields, caves and dungeons in order to open up portals in the Nexus, connecting you to other lands. You'll have to solve puzzles and defeat enemies along the way.
Find treasures and items to unlock deeper areas Search for mysterious cards to help you dive deeper into Young's mind! Health upgrades will help you survive deeper reaches of the dream.
Check out the sequel, Anodyne 2, too! Discover secrets of a mysterious, moody world In a surreal dream world, a nonlinearly connected land of natural locations (forests, cliffs), abstract places (space), urban locations (hotels, temples), and more.
Use your broom to defeat enemies, and solve puzzles in multiple large dungeons and mazes.
Talk to strange NPCs, and gain insight into the psyche of the silent protagonist, Young.
Find mysterious Cards scattered throughout the game in order to unlock deeper reaches of the world.
A 6-8+ hour action-adventure, with plenty of surprises after the credits roll...
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How long does it take to beat Anodyne?
Players report about 3 hours of playtime on average for Anodyne. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Anodyne?
Anodyne is an Adventure, Action, RPG, Arcade, Indie game, released in 2013.
Is Anodyne worth playing?
Anodyne is an adventure game from 2013. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Hogwarts Legacy, Exiled Kingdoms, Nobody Saves the World. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.
What games are similar to Anodyne?
Games similar to Anodyne include: Hogwarts Legacy, Exiled Kingdoms, Nobody Saves the World, Ember Knights, Fran Bow, Hyper Light Drifter, Felvidek, CrossCode, Ys I & II Chronicles, Death's Door. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.