Well Dweller

unreleased

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Publisher: Top Hat Studios

2026

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear
Has Hub

Combat

action

Features

equipment

Summary

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.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
- Demo
Nintendo
- Switch

Resources

Links

Other

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- interconnected map
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- action
- Differences
- boss gated
- contact damage
- difficulty options
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96%

Overwhelmingly Positive

605 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- action
- Differences
- boss gated
- no combat
- difficulty options
- isolation
- relaxed
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- hand drawn
- side scroll
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385 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- equipment
- Differences
- pixel
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- Differences
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- top down
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- action
- equipment
- Differences
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- cat
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- equipment
- Differences
- post apocalyptic
- Sci-Fi
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- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- Differences
- pixel
- fantasy
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To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- action
- equipment
- Differences
- fantasy
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- action
- Differences
- item gated
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- Sci-Fi
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- equipment
- Differences
- Semi-Linear

Well Dweller

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