Zoonomaly
You must survive a monster infested zoo while searching for key shards that unlock the truth to its origin. Collect all the key shards by solving puzzles throughout the grounds and put a stop to the monster mayhem.
Zoonomaly is a exploration, horror and puzzle game
developed and published by LIGHTS ARE OFF LLC.
Released on March 06th 2024 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 716 reviews of which 539 were positive and 177 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game includes graphics settings to aid lower end devices.
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Please let us explore after the game is over, similar to how cool it'd be to see all those animals healed up once we've taken down the final boss. It would make completing this game that much more satisfying. Anyway, great job!
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So after having just finished this game, I think I can give it a fair and informative review. The ambiance? Good. Sounds? Good, if not a bit grating at times (though monster volume can be turned down and even muted in the settings). Monster design? Good. There are a few creatures that definitely stand out, and I liked coming across new ones as I moved around the zoo. With that out of the way, lets get into the actual game-play. The first thing that I want to say about it is that this game is 90% trial-and-error. I spent the first 30 minutes echoing the sentiments reflected in this game's bad reviews; each time I fell from a scaffold or missed my target and had to traverse the entire puzzle again (and depending on the enclosure, avoid being mauled by the residents) I found myself becoming more and more frustrated. I don't think I would have left a bad review, but I certainly wouldn't have said much if not for one fairly obvious revelation that ultimately saved my play-through. You can save at any point, and it only takes a few seconds to quit to the menu and reload your save. I recommend the following: each time you reach a new platform or make a successful jump, save your game. If you fall, just quit and reload. It takes very little time to reload a save and it saves you from having to traverse the puzzle again and collect more light bulbs in order to do so. Having figured this out, the game is actually quite fun if you don't mind a bit of trial-and-error in your puzzles. If played this way, you'll find that this game is a fun little atmospheric puzzle game with non-linear progression and an interesting concept. The one thing that I will say regarding this method is that you can't really use the save-and-reload method during the final boss fight, because each time you reload the game the door to that area is reset and you have to use the key open it again. I reloaded inside the room and was effectively locked inside, and the boss only spawns after the door is unlocked, so I couldn't even allow it to kill me in order to respawn outside. Having said that, it's not quite a soft-lock. I was able to unlock the door from the inside after pressing myself against the door and trying a few times. I'm not sure how, but I will say that it's possible; I fired a bloom-blast at the door around the time that it seemed to work, so if you find yourself in a similar situation give it a shot. If you play the game without saving/reloading then it's maybe a solid 3/10. If you go into it with that knowledge, it'd rate it as high as a 7/10 if you like finding new weird anomalous monsters and getting launched between platforms. I think the price is reasonable, but if you're not sure wait for it to go on sale. Overall? I had fun - thumbs up.
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This game was quite fun and took me a while to beat. I would recommend getting it on sale though. But there still are some problems and things that should be added. Here are some current issues that I saw: 1. I hated that the enemies would camp the "safe zones" so I would have to waste a lightbulb. 2. The puzzles became a bit repetitive but there was still some ones that were slightly different. 3. The boss fight teleports you miles away if you died and even though I saved next to the boss fight it just reset everytime. 4. There are no autosaves so if you don't manually save then you will have to restart or go back to your last save. 5. The weapon took so long to charge up and I died several times because of it. I do understand that this is the creator's first game but I hope he releases patches to fix these issues. There are several things that should be added: 1. Multiplayer: This would be a cool game to play with friends, you can play the main story with friends or there could be a PvP mode where one player is a monster. There would also be more shards in multiplayer. 2. Randomly Generated Puzzles: This would make the puzzles a bit more unique and add more replayibility. 3. Steam Workshop: Custom made maps with these creatures would be fun and would add even more stuff to do in multiplayer. There would also need to be a level maker too. 4. Upgrades: This could make the weapon much more powerful and stun enemies much longer. 5. Some New Mechanics: The mechanics in this game get a little old after a while and it would be nice if there was more tools that could be used. Maybe a shotgun or something. Well, overall I still enjoyed it and may replay it eventually.
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I like it! It's creative, it has a rogue like feel and it's good at being scary! I absolutely love the light bulb mechanic as it feels like you're being forced to strip the world of it's natural light in order to use it as a defense mechanism. Now, given that it's LightsAreOff's first game, I won't go too harsh on some things it needs, but there are a few QoL changes I would like to see. Being able to cancel the Bloom o Bang while it's fully charged without wasting the light bulb would be nice, as well as hints towards items like keys that you need to obtain some of the key shards. Maybe a scrawled arrow to point you in the right direction. Some more control options would be great to see as well. Sensitivity and the ability to turn off motion blur are definitely musts. I was also a little disappointed to see that a lot of the monster designs feel too similar. Almost all of them share features of a big mouth with sharp teeth. Would have loved to see some more unique monster designs that you see alot of in his animations on TikTok and YouTube that make them all feel different from one another. Now, all that constructive critism, lets go back to the good things! Graphics are great, a little poorly optimized, but again, first game, so nothing unexpected. The controls are well made and gameplay is unique and creative! The bloom o bang being an all in one survival tool was a great way to make the game have alot too it, but also not bog the players down with a million different tools. Overall I'm really happy with it and I would say it was worth the wait and the price. solid 7/10
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This is both terrifying and fun! I've been following lights are off on social media for a while, and I have to say that I was very excited for this game, being able to explore a world of their creation is an amazing feeling! I'm certainly not disappointed by what I've seen so far, and I'm excited to see all that this game has to offer!!!
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Online players
16
Developer
LIGHTS ARE OFF LLC
Publisher
LIGHTS ARE OFF LLC
Release
06 Mar 2024
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