Finding All Medals and Recesses in Animal Well

• Find the S Medal in the top-right quadrant after defeating the Chameleon.
• Use the S Medal in the starting biome under the first telephone save point.
• Find the E Medal by using all nine Matches and opening a hidden chest.
• Use the E Medal near the Seahorse boss room to find the UV Lantern.
• Collect three K Shards from Kangaroos to obtain the K Medal.

Game Tips: Animal Well - Where to Find the Three Medals and Each Circular Recess

Don't Miss Out on These Three Optional Areas in Animal Well

By Timothy Monbleau

Published Tuesday 1:15 PM

As you explore the many biomes in Animal Well, you'll come across at least one enigmatic pillar called Circular Recess. The game gives you no explicit clue about what to do here, and you don't need to solve these puzzles to complete the first layer of the game.

This might lead you to try all sorts of wild maneuvers to uncover what these mysterious locations mean. Trust me, do not bother taking the M Disc and trying to slot that in a recess while the ghost dog chases you.

In actuality, each Circular Recess is a gate that leads to an optional area in Animal Well. To open these, you'll need to find three medals that correspond to each Circular Recess. Each of these areas hides unique items that you'll need to complete the game's second layer.

Here's how to find each of these medals in Animal Well:

Where to Find the S Medal in Animal Well

The S Medal is the simplest of the three to obtain. In the top-right quadrant of the map, you may remember facing off against a Chameleon to find one of the four flames.

Return to that initial room after finding the flame, and you'll find the Chameleon is no longer there to harass you.

Use the B Wand to jump past the Chameleon's former resting spot, and you'll find a chest that contains the S Medal.

Where to Use the S Medal in Animal Well

The S Medal's corresponding Circular Recess is easy to miss as you didn't have the means to access it when you first encountered it.

This one's located in the biome that you started the game in, which you can return to by entering the bottom-left head in the fast-travel room. Look for the room directly underneath the first telephone save point in the game.

Using the B Wand, you can easily jump from the bridge to the Circular Recess. With the S Medal in hand, you'll open a new path that will lead you to the Remote item.

Where to Find the E Medal in Animal Well

The second Medal in Animal Well is a doozy to find, depending on how thoroughly you've searched up to this point. To get this Medal, you'll need to find and use all nine Matches in the game.

Make sure to take notes on your map whenever you see a dark room but don't have a Match to light it up. Once all nine Matches are placed, return to the fast-travel room and enter the bottom-left head again.

In the room you emerge in, you'll see a door on the left side of the screen open. Use the B Wand to open the fish statue's mouth and then jump in.

In the room you drop into, uncover a crank hidden in the right-hand corner and use it to reveal a treasure chest. This will net you your very own E Medal.

Where to Use the E Medal in Animal Well

This Circular Recess is the hardest of the three to track down. If you jump to the left of the platform where the E Medal chest rests, you'll see the room that hides this Circular Recess.

A wall blocks you off from entering here directly, which means you'll need to do some backtracking. You'll need the Top item to access this Circular Recess, which you can earn by finding 32 eggs and returning to the egg room near the center of the map.

Make your way back to the Seahorse boss room in the bottom-left quadrant of the map. Move two screens to the right past where you got the Flame and into the room with the fish head statues and rising bubbles.

Instead of entering the fish's mouth, you may notice a path hidden in the top-right corner of the room. Use the B Wand to jump up to this location, taking care not to let the fish statue gobble up your bubbles.

From here, it may seem like you've hit a dead end. However, if you use the Top, you'll uncover a secret winding path that will take you to the Circular Recess. Beyond this point, you'll find another boss encounter and the powerful UV Lantern item.

Where to Find the K Medal in Animal Well

The final medal in Animal Well requires you to go on a bit of a hunt. You've almost certainly been surprised by a Kangaroo at least once, but you might not know that you can fight back against this marsupial.

By throwing a Firecracker at it, the Kangaroo will drop an item called K Shard. After collecting three K Shards, you'll automatically obtain a completed K Medal.

Where to Use the K Medal in Animal Well

To get to the K Medal's corresponding Circular Recess, you'll need to go on a bit of a hike. It's located in the top-left quadrant of the map, which you can access via the top-left head in the fast travel room.

You're looking for the room to the left of the dark room where the giant bat lurks, which you can find by following the path downwards from the room with the grass bowl. If you get stuck on the giant bat, you can shoo it away by throwing firecrackers.

Thanks to the giant Kangaroo in this room, you can't miss the Circular Recess once you're here. Use the K Medal to unlock the Kangaroo-shaped secret area, and you'll find the B Ball item ahead.