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Game description
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Basic info
| Developer | Kyle Thompson |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kyle Thompson, Top Hat Studios, Inc., Doyoyo Games |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Verified✓ |
| Release date | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Price |
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Minimum specs
| OS | Windows 10 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000), AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e (2 * 2300), or equivalent |
| Memory | 4 GB |
| Graphics | GeForce GT 220 (1024 MB), Radeon HD 4650 (1024 VRAM), or equivalent |
| Storage | 1 GB |
Review Analysis Score
Based on 466 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)
Players call Well Dweller a charming metroidvania that respects their time; it scores 91.5 from 4,486 Steam reviews, top 10% of games we analyzed.
👍 Strengths
Visuals & Sound ranks 127th of 1249 and Gameplay 133rd of 1396. 117 reviews praise the art and visuals, and the most upvoted also singles out the map design. 95 say they enjoy it, with the most upvoted calling it incredibly charming and free of punishing mechanics. 54 praise the controls and feel, some citing tight platforming. Players also enjoy a dark fairy tale atmosphere and boss patterns that feel right on hard difficulty. Pricing & Fairness ranks 117th of 1399, and Story & World 238th of 1096.
👎 Where it falls short
The complaints are about challenge and length. 56 reviews find it too easy, some even on the higher difficulty, and 28 find it short, with the most upvoted putting it under ten hours. 19 point to repetitive rooms and a formulaic level structure. Others find the abilities generic, with limited combat variety, or mention small issues with bosses and enemies.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“art 10/10 and best map design of any vania game” · 117 reviews
“incredibly charming metroidvania that respects your time and avoids punishing mechanics” · 95 reviews
“tight controls and level design, engaging platforming” · 54 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
Dashboard
Based on 466 reviews from the past 1 year
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Since launch 466 reviews
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Steam review activity
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Across 10 languages, players disagree most about Content Volume.
English
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Based on 187 reviews from the past 1 year
Chinese
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Based on 88 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
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Based on 65 reviews from the past 1 year
Spanish
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Based on 50 reviews from the past 1 year
Portuguese
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Based on 19 reviews from the past 1 year
Japanese
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Based on 17 reviews from the past 1 year
Korean
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Based on 9 reviews from the past 1 year
French
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Based on 7 reviews from the past 1 year
German
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Based on 6 reviews from the past 1 year
Ukrainian
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Based on 6 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 605 review reasons · 10 languages · data as of Oct 6, 2026
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Basic info
| Well Dweller | Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | |
|---|---|---|
| Players now | 123 | 177 |
| Genre | Action · Adventure · Indie · RPG | Action · Adventure |
| Developer | Kyle Thompson | Ubisoft Montpellier |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Verified✓ | Verified✓ |
| Price | $19.99 · Steam store ↗ | $29.99 · Steam store ↗ |
| Release date | Sep 22, 2026 | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Tags | 5 in common | |
| Only this game | Only this game | |
Review scores
| Well Dweller |  Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | +2.40 | +1.74 |
| Story & World | +3.38 | +1.43 |
| Content Volume | +1.09 | +1.16 |
| Visuals & Sound | +4.01 | +3.20 |
| Multiplayer | +4.00 | +3.97 |
| Pricing & Fairness | +0.18 | -0.17 |
| Tech & Support | +0.14 | -0.44 |
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