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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“It's basically existentialist Zelda on acid with less combat. This is a weird game. It's got the appearance of a classic zelda game, but there are more areas where you just wander around and talk to random people. You also don't so much unlock sexy new combat abilities and…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Writing this review such a long time after finishing Anodyne leaves me grasping to describe the game. Zelda by way of Earthbound seems to be a good summary though. Basic combat, sometimes awkward controls and movement set in a very unusual world that often tries to throw bizarre…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“This is a top down action adventure game ala the original Zelda or more specifically the game feels like Zelda: Link's Awakening with the simple color pallet, and music. The screen doesn't scroll. When you get to the edge, you go into a new screen, just like Zelda. Its very…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Anodyne 1 Fan Book on sale now + Merch Sale!
Hello! We have a fan book containing fan art about Anodyne 1, as well as many fan memories and thoughts about the games (and answers from Marina and I, the devs!) You can get it at our merch store: ht
Danchi Days Demo - check out our new summer adventure!
Hello, Analgesic fans! Melos Han-Tani here. Did you know I've been working on a 2nd game in addition to Angeline Era? It's called Danchi Days! And we have a demo out now: https://store.steampowered.co
The sequel, Anodyne 2 is on sale!
Hi there Anodyne fans - have you played the sequel yet...? You can now, and it's on sale! https://store.steampowered.com/app/877810/Anodyne_2_Return_to_Dust/
The Analgesic Productions Holiday Merch Sale is here!
Store link: https://analgesicproductions.bigcartel.com/ Melos from Analgesic here! Our merch store is running a discount for the holidays - and we've released new products too! Try on the stylish Anod
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Atmospheric · Surreal · Action-Adventure · Top-Down · Dark · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Dungeon Crawler · Retro · Psychological · Exploration · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Basque |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | https://www.anodynegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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.