Bestiary

About

Bestiary casts you as a researcher scrambling to document bizarre animals from a distant land. All you have to work with are blurry photos and cryptic notes sent by overeager scouts. You’ll assign names, sketch diagrams, and scribble observations before the next batch of images floods in. The interface clutters fast as you juggle incomplete details, misidentified species, and the growing sense that the creatures you’re cataloging might be lying about their habits. The game leans into its deadpan absurdity with creatures that defy logic, think jellyfish with teeth or birds that photosynthesize. While it lacks long-term depth, players on forums often joke about how it captures the chaos of academic work with a side of dark humor. Released in 2019, it’s a brief but oddly satisfying exercise in organized panic for PC.