Highlights
In a 12 months that has already been unbelievable for indie video games, Animal Nicely has been a standout hit. Printed by YouTuber Dunkey’s new publishing label, Bigmode, the solo-developed recreation was launched to essential acclaim and acquired promising participant numbers on Steam.
![Animal Well protagonist being chased by an ostrich](https://static1.dualshockersimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/animal-well-featured.png)
Now, throughout a current Reddit AMA, solo developer Billy Basso has given some perception into the way forward for Animal Nicely and what he’ll be engaged on subsequent.
A Recreation In The Identical Universe
Throughout the AMA, Basso was requested if he felt Animal Nicely was a “one-off a-la Fez” or if he had plans to do one thing else “gaming-related subsequent.” He responded, saying: “I am presently planning to make a recreation that shall be in the identical “universe” however might not be a direct sequel.” Replying to a different query, Basso added, “There’ll by no means be any DLC for Animal Nicely.”
I am presently planning to make a recreation that shall be in the identical “universe” however might not be a direct sequel.
It appears like Billy will proceed to make his subsequent title a solo challenge. He stateed that he finds “collaborating with lots of people to be aggravating and want to proceed treating improvement as a method to calm down.” He goes on to say, ” My intention is to proceed largely working alone for the following challenge.”
Working utilizing his personal engine is one other profit that Basso finds with solo growing, that means he would not have to fret concerning the “bloat of one other engine.” This is without doubt one of the methods he managed to make Animal Nicely’s miraculously small file measurement, with the complete recreation clocking in at beneath 50mb.
![Image of several statues from Animal Well with the Ghost Dog floating in the middle.](https://static1.dualshockersimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2024/05/my-soldiers-rage-27.jpg)
Basso attributes a few of Animal Nicely’s success to his publishing label, Bigmode. He informed a consumer, “Animal Nicely is not the simplest recreation to understand with out enjoying at the very least a bit bit. So having the Dunkey endorsement was essential for extra individuals to provide it an opportunity.”
Basso has beforehand talked about that Animal Nicely took round seven years to make, so if this challenge is anyplace close to as advanced as that, do not count on it any time quickly.
![Animal Well](https://static1.dualshockersimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sharedimages/2024/04/animal-well.jpg)
Launched Might 9, 2024
Developer(s) Shared Reminiscence
Writer(s) Bigmode