Complete Guide

Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania. Play as Glimmer, a tiny bird armed with a matchstick, and burn the wicked queen to save his family.

Well Dweller

Characters

NameRoleSummary
GlimmerPlayable characterA tiny bird armed with a matchstick who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
IldaCharacterA tiny mouse who is on the run from the queens grasp.
LooterCharacterA mysterious scavenger who searches the kingdom for the best wares to steal.

Glimmer

Glimmer

A tiny bird armed with a matchstick who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.

Ilda

Ilda

A tiny mouse who is on the run from the queens grasp.

Looter

Looter

A mysterious scavenger who searches the kingdom for the best wares to steal.

Core Mechanics

Light up your matchstick to illuminate the world and aid in combat. Collect trinkets to upgrade your abilities, and mix-and-match them to customize your game play. Battle terrifying beasts and gain new abilities to expand your map. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and unravel the mysteries that lie in this rotted kingdom.

Light up your matchstick

Light up your matchstick to illuminate the world and aid in combat.

Collect trinkets

Collect trinkets to upgrade your abilities, and mix-and-match them to customize your game play.

Gain new abilities

Battle terrifying beasts and gain new abilities to expand your map.

Solve puzzles

Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and unravel the mysteries that lie in this rotted kingdom.

Well Dweller Hollow Knight

Well Dweller is made by the creators of Crypt Custodian and Islets. It is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania with a matchstick weapon, trinkets, puzzles, secrets, and bosses.

A third-party comparison describes Well Dweller as focusing on speed, movement, and skill mastery, but that comparison is not an official source.