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Anodyne

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

Release date
March 21, 2013
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Analgesic Productions LLC
Publisher
Analgesic Productions LLC
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★ 7.2/10GOG · 236 ratings
GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
Anodyne is good until it ends, but it's great once it did. Let me explain. At first I had a decent amount of fun with…
★ 5 / 5
I absolutely love this game. However, I would say it falls in the same category as things like "The Stanley Parable", that are really asking…
★ 4 / 5
I'm having lots of fun with this game. The default keyboard bindings may be quite cumbersome but you can change it no problem. As for…
★ 3 / 5
I must say that I really enjoyed the Zelda-like part (except for those platformer wannabe occasional rooms) and the music. The story is not so…
★ 3 / 5
Pros: Atmospheric music, cute and colorful 16-bit world, clever clever/silly jokes you'll find through the game, some extras after defeating the final boss. Cons: Collecting…
★ 4 / 5
While I appreciate that the other reviews make note to reference that Anodyne looks and plays a lot like the 16-bit Zelda titles from a…
★ 5 / 5
I personally enjoyed this game. The environments are pretty and well designed despite the pixelated graphics. The game contains a expansive world and has a…
★ 4 / 5
It's a nice little game, but it could have been a lot better. First, there is no story. The game takes place in the protagonist's…

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★ 5 / 5
Anodyne is unusual. I'd compare it to a playable dream more than anything else. Now the raw gameplay loop is pure classic Zelda, and it's…
★ 5 / 5
the movement feels nice and tight, especially for a zelda-like, and all the characters and environments are mysterious and weird in all the right ways.…
★ 5 / 5
I went into this game expecting a quick 2D Zelda clone to play between other games. What I found was an incredible game that stands…
★ 5 / 5
been enjoying this immensly. it's a cute little gaem not to dissimilar to link's awakening and other gameboy rpg like games.
★ 3 / 5
I beat the game in less than a week. It was amusing for a bit, but it lacked an overall plot + motivation to keep…
★ 5 / 5
The game is awesome and the story ist very good. The Puzzels in this game ary difficult in some playces but doable. I am already…
★ 2 / 5
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.…

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