The Bottom of the Well

Red Nettle Studio

Released: Mar 3, 2016
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Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 09:42 GMT

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31 Jul 2018Developer post
New Steam Developer's Page, updates to Beta branch.
Playing through the game will now see Alice's desktop come a little more alive. Chat logs, unlockable pictures, maybe even a secret or two? More is still to come, but this should work as a preview! We've also set up a Steam developer group for Red Nettle Studio, where you'll be a
05 Jul 2018Developer post
[beta] A working desktop (and new chat)
Remember that desktop we see briefly in the beginning of the game, during the intro? What if that desktop was fully functional, with windows that can be opened, mp3-players that you can pick a song on, and notes that persist from playthrough to playthrough? Well...now you can! Th
07 Jun 2018Developer post
Skill Checks!
Work continues on skill checks, and showing them visually: Gif! The same works for items. This should hopefully reduce the sense of not knowing why you failed/died, as it'll (hopefully) tell you directly what skills are checked and fail. It's not entirely perfect, and sometimes y
17 May 2018Developer post
Checkpoints in Beta (beta-testers needed!)
Has it really been two years? Time flies! One of the most-asked-for features for The Bottom of the Well has been to implement some way to save your progress, rather than having to start over from the very beginning every time. I was afraid it would be an insurmountable hurdle due
16 May 2016Developer post
Update 1.5.1 (unlock resolutions)
Hey all, By popular request, I've now pushed a small small update that unlocks the resolution options in the launch screen for people with non-standard resolutions. You can now also launch it in Windowed mode, and freely resize the window: hopefully this will at least allow every
16 May 2016Developer post
Update 1.5.1 (unlock resolutions)
Hey all, By popular request, I've now pushed a small small update that unlocks the resolution options in the launch screen for people with non-standard resolutions. You can now also launch it in Windowed mode, and freely resize the window: hopefully this will at least allow every
20 Apr 2016Developer post
Soundtrack and Wallpapers Bonus (+ update 1.15)
Hello everyone! After much wrangling, I think we've finally managed to make the soundtrack as well as a bonus pack of artwork from the game compiled by our artist available as DLC download on Steam; free of charge, of course. You should find these in the list of DLCs under the ga
20 Apr 2016Developer post
Soundtrack and Wallpapers Bonus (+ update 1.15)
Hello everyone! After much wrangling, I think we've finally managed to make the soundtrack as well as a bonus pack of artwork from the game compiled by our artist available as DLC download on Steam; free of charge, of course. You should find these in the list of DLCs under the ga
27 Mar 2016Developer post
Patch now -actually- live (1.14)
Hey all, So apparently the patch a few weeks back (1.14) did not actually get pushed properly, and a lot of people seem to have been unable to download it. We've now rectified this, so hopefully everyone's games have been updated now. You can check by going into the help/About se
27 Mar 2016Developer post
Patch now -actually- live (1.14)
Hey all, So apparently the patch a few weeks back (1.14) did not actually get pushed properly, and a lot of people seem to have been unable to download it. We've now rectified this, so hopefully everyone's games have been updated now. You can check by going into the help/About se
21 Mar 2016Developer post
Soundtrack download! (and blog)
Hello again all and sundry, You asked for it, and here it comes: the soundtrack. Our composer Jussi Elsilä has kindly decided to give you the chance to download a high-quality version of the official soundtrack, free of charge! Just head on over to our Community page at www.redne
21 Mar 2016Developer post
Soundtrack download! (and blog)
Hello again all and sundry, You asked for it, and here it comes: the soundtrack. Our composer Jussi Elsilä has kindly decided to give you the chance to download a high-quality version of the official soundtrack, free of charge! Just head on over to our Community page at www.redne
17 Mar 2016Developer post
2-week update: bug fixes!
ATTENTION Quick edit: A few oopsies were found right after uploading, and then fixed, and then a new build was reuploaded. Apologies to those of you who managed to download it in the meantime! We released the first proper patch for The Bottom of the Well today (once this post is
17 Mar 2016Developer post
2-week update: bug fixes!
ATTENTION Quick edit: A few oopsies were found right after uploading, and then fixed, and then a new build was reuploaded. Apologies to those of you who managed to download it in the meantime! We released the first proper patch for The Bottom of the Well today (once this post is