Anomalies
Experimental art toy linking randomly generated shapes with sound
Schmidt Workshops · Released Oct 28, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 55
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 months ago
- Jan 22, 2026
What is Anomalies?
An experimental art toy for creating and exploring abstract virtual sculptures. You generate them randomly or adjust sliders that change their appearance and sound, with a timer available to cycle through creations automatically. You can save and reload individual creations or capture screenshots.
For you if...
- +you enjoy psychedelic imagery and a relaxed, self-directed pace
Not for you if...
- −you want a story, levels, or score-based challenges
What players say
84% of 55 reviews are positive
Players praise experimenting with the controls and discovering unusual visuals and soundscapes. Negative reviews describe it as a visualizer with little else to do.
Screenshots and trailer
Anomalies system requirements
Minimum: 64 MB 3D, 1 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Anomalies?
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / Win 7 / Win 8 / Server 2008 / Server 2012, 32 Bit or 64 Bit; DirectX 9.0c or above.
- Processor
- No processor specified
- Graphics
- 64 MB 3D video card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Anomalies is made with 3D GameStudio A7 Engine - specs are based on 3dgamestudio's website
Recommended
- Graphics
- 256 MB video card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Notes
- Shader 2.0 support
Does Anomalies have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Anomalies run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 2
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Anomalies use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Atmospheric
- Psychedelic
- Procedural Generation
- Music
- Real-Time
- Surreal
- Relaxing
- Music-Based Procedural Generation
- Casual
- Simulation
- Stylized
- Colorful
- Abstract
- Idler
- Moddable
- Futuristic
Recent updates
- Nov 19, 2019 · Another Little Update
- Nov 8, 2019 · Anomalies Update
- Jan 10, 2018 · Update 01/09/2018 - New Save Protocol
- Jan 10, 2018 · Update 01/09/2018 - New Save Protocol
- Jan 3, 2018 · Small Update 01/03/2018
3 DLC available.