Well Dweller

September 22, 2026 Kyle Thompson Top Hat Studios
Platform Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Indie
Series X|S Switch 2 PC PS5 Switch
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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.
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Release Date September 22, 2026
Developer Kyle Thompson
Publisher Top Hat Studios
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Fantasy, Horror
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