Animal Well is also my game of the year.

No other game was more interesting and exciting when you found something new. Or solved a puzzle.

While on the surface it’s a simple Metroid style game, once you start noticing things it becomes so intriguing. I have a document on my iPad full of handwritten notes and maps. It felt so novel to return to a feeling of the late 80s where paper maps and notes were king.

While there were a lot of great games last year, I put so much more brainpower into Animal Well, and it felt so good to do so.