All Games > Adventure Games > Anodyne Franchise Franchise > Anodyne
Community Hub
Anodyne
In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack.
All Reviews:
Very Positive (890) - 86% of the 890 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Mar 22, 2013
Developer:
Publisher:
Analgesic Productions

Sign in to add this item to your wishlist, follow it, or mark it as ignored

Curator Review

Recommended
By Gold-Plated Games October 26, 2016

“Anodyne is an excellent adventure game from top to bottom, and one of the few to really do dreamscapes justice.”

Read the full review
Discuss this review
Features
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔
Japanese ✔
Korean ✔
Spanish - Spain ✔
Portuguese - Brazil ✔
Simplified Chinese ✔
Italian ✔
Basque ✔
See all 8 supported languages
Includes 6 Steam Achievements
View
all 6
Points Shop Items Available
View
all 10
Check out the entire Anodyne Franchise on Steam

Buy Anodyne

$9.99
Add to Cart

Buy Anodyne Franchise Bundle BUNDLE (?)

Includes 2 items: Anodyne, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Bundle info
-10%
$26.98
Add to Cart

Buy Analgesic Productions Catalog BUNDLE (?)

Includes 4 items: Anodyne, Even the Ocean, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, Sephonie

Bundle info
-10%
$62.96
Add to Cart
 

Reviews

"Anodyne’s puzzles are old-school in the best way, requiring NES-era logic and reasoning skills [...] The stirring, thoughtful narrative saves the experience. At its core, Anodyne is about alienation from the real world, particularly for gamers."
Polygon

"Anodyne can be as funny and charming as Link’s Awakening on occasion, but the overall tone is one of unease, with a subtle malevolence – the ‘something seems a bit off here’ factor – reminiscent of the indie horror Lone Survivor. Meaning is elusive, but themes and motifs soon begin to take form, in a game that feels increasingly personal the more you burrow into it."
PC Gamer

About This Game

Dive into the Dream World

In this classic Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious. Talk to bizarre characters and survive through Game Boy-styled dungeons, all evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack.



As you explore the world, more portals will open up within the Nexus, which connects all lands.



Search for mysterious cards to help you dive deeper into Young's mind!



Please note that the Steam Deck compatible version is on the 'beta' branch's 'remastered' version. We are planning to make this version the default later in October.

Check out the sequel, Anodyne 2, too!

Content Warnings (Light spoilers)

Low-res pixel art (like in the style of the screenshots of): Suicide by hanging, mild horror, murder by blunt objects, dead bodies, stabbing, blood stains, mentions of sex, unexpected killing of an NPC. Rare strong language. Note this isn't representative of the majority of the game, but it is unavoidable.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *:Windows XP
    • Processor:1.5 GHz, single core
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:Any
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    • Sound:Any
    • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
    Recommended:
    • OS *:Windows XP or better
    • Processor:(2.0 GHz, single core) or better
    • Memory:2 GB RAM
    • Graphics:Any
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    • Sound:Any
    • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS:10.6 or Newer
    • Processor:Intel 1.5 Ghz, single core
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:Any
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    • Sound:Any
    • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
    Recommended:
    • OS:10.6 or Newer
    • Processor:(Intel 2.0 GHz, single core) or better
    • Memory:2 GB RAM
    • Graphics:Any
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    • Sound:Any
    • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
    • Processor:1.5 GHz, single core
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:Any
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    • Sound:Any
    Recommended:
    • Processor:(2.0 GHz, single core) or better
    • Memory:2 GB RAM
    • Graphics:Any
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    • Sound:Any
    • Additional:This is not a GPU-intensive game.
View all

What Curators Say

127 Curators have reviewed this product. Click here to see them.

Customer reviews for Anodyne

Review Type


Purchase Type


Language


Customize
Date Range
To view reviews within a date range, please click and drag a selection on a graph above or click on a specific bar.

Show graph



Playtime
Filter reviews by the user's playtime when the review was written:



No minimum to No maximum

Display
Show reviews in selected display order





Learn More
Show graph
 
 Hide graph
 
Filters
Excluding Off-topic Review Activity
Playtime:
Played Mostly on Steam Deck
There are no more reviews that match the filters set above
Adjust the filters above to see other reviews
Loading reviews...