Zoonomaly is a horror puzzle game set in a twisted version of a zoo where nothing is as it seems. You are sent in alone to uncover the reason behind a monstrous outbreak that has overtaken the grounds. The zoo, once a place for families and animals, is now filled with unnatural shapes, eerie silence, and puzzles hidden within its abandoned enclosures. Your mission is to collect scattered key shards by solving environmental challenges while avoiding deadly creatures that roam freely. The structure is nonlinear, giving you freedom to explore the zoo in any order.
Navigate And Survive
You are free to walk the open paths of the zoo, choosing where to go and when to engage with a puzzle. Each animal enclosure contains a unique challenge tied to a key shard, which is needed to unlock the final gate to the anomaly’s origin. But exploration comes with risk. Monsters move unpredictably and cannot be destroyed, making avoidance essential. With no set path, players must stay alert and be ready to flee at any moment.
Tools And Core Mechanics
Your survival and progress rely on a mix of exploration and careful use of your equipment:
- Open-world structure with no required sequence
- Hidden key shards tied to puzzle completion
- Stealth-based movement to avoid monsters
- Bloom O’Bang tool for temporary protection
- Invisible monster auras visible only with your device
Each of these mechanics ties into the atmosphere of uncertainty. The Bloom O’Bang serves as both a defense mechanism and a tool to spot unseen threats, making it critical for navigating the zoo’s dangers.
Puzzle Solving And Progression
Puzzles vary by location and range from logic-based challenges to environmental observation tasks. Some require timing, others involve decoding symbols or interacting with specific objects. No two enclosures are the same, and the solutions are integrated into their unique themes. The sense of reward comes from solving a problem, and from knowing it brings you one step closer to confronting the source of the infestation. Every puzzle solved grants a shard, and only with all pieces collected can you proceed to the final stage.
Zoonomaly offers a blend of horror and puzzle solving in an unpredictable open-world setting. By combining exploration, stealth, and logic-based gameplay, it builds tension without relying on traditional combat. The zoo becomes a maze of fear and discovery, where each step forward requires thought, timing, and awareness.
