Great game, I really enjoyed it. A bit all over the place sometimes but really fun. Quick question: MINOR SPOILER ALERT: If you used the secret key, is there something else left to do or is that the last thing in the game?
Ok thanks, I asked because I was wondering if I’d missed something. I could’nt reach this ladder on the left and thought it was important to get to the gold. :)
Hey Cool Lemon Club! Just wanted to drop a quick note to say I really enjoyed playing The Keyper! It’s the kind of game I was hoping to find on the Play date — engrossing, good for short play bursts, staying power to keep me coming back, a wonderful story, challenging by not debilitating and tons of indie charm. It’s a wonderful little adventure game, made even more charming by the minimal art style that puts the story on center stage. If anyone is on the fence, I give this game two thumbs way up! (Also, did I read somewhere there is a sequel in the works?)
I just wanted to say I loved this game. I saw someone start it online and I just had to finish it. The story really touched me, especially the ending. The music is great. The locations are great. It's not super long, but in the short time I played it I'll always remember it in my heart. Thanks for making it!
The Keeper reminds me of old adventures like Colossal Cave or Mystery House by exploring, getting lost, and slowly finding new things to progress through the game. Loved it! I also appreciate that even when I got to "the end", I was still allowed to go back and keep exploring, since I still hadn't found all of the keys and unlocked all of the secrets.
Side issues:
When I tried to buy this game through Catalog, my bank kept declining the purchase (perhaps because I had just purchased several other Playdate games, so maybe something was flagged as suspicious). Fortunately, I was able to purchase the game through itch.io with no issues.
I encountered several bugs in the games, such as keys appearing again in rooms even after I had obtained them. After going back at "the end", the elevator wasn't accessible. Also if the service elevator had been moved to another floor, you enter it and exit it, you end going out the previous location.
Thank you for making this game! I love the creativity and weirdness we see with Playdate games which might not be feasible on the bigger platforms.
We are talking about The Keyper on an upcoming podcast and one of our hosts finished it in about 4 hours. I have to ask about the exclusion of a save feature...? Thanks!
Great game! I wasn't expecting nearly this level of detail. Very charming and creative, reminds me of playing early 2000s RPGMaker adventure games in the best way.
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Great game, I really enjoyed it. A bit all over the place sometimes but really fun. Quick question: MINOR SPOILER ALERT: If you used the secret key, is there something else left to do or is that the last thing in the game?
Last thing.
Congratulations!!
Ok thanks, I asked because I was wondering if I’d missed something. I could’nt reach this ladder on the left and thought it was important to get to the gold. :)
Weird, because you should be able to get there. Rest asured, that path leads to an exit.
A cool one though
Hey Cool Lemon Club! Just wanted to drop a quick note to say I really enjoyed playing The Keyper! It’s the kind of game I was hoping to find on the Play date — engrossing, good for short play bursts, staying power to keep me coming back, a wonderful story, challenging by not debilitating and tons of indie charm. It’s a wonderful little adventure game, made even more charming by the minimal art style that puts the story on center stage. If anyone is on the fence, I give this game two thumbs way up! (Also, did I read somewhere there is a sequel in the works?)
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How happy we are to hear that you enjoyed our little game. Did you find the secret room?
a lovely game, very much recommended!
I just wanted to say I loved this game. I saw someone start it online and I just had to finish it. The story really touched me, especially the ending. The music is great. The locations are great. It's not super long, but in the short time I played it I'll always remember it in my heart. Thanks for making it!
Thank you for your kind words. We are really, really glad you enjoyed it.
Hello. I may have found an error but I'm not sure. Are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floor keys supposed to be in Catalan?
Hello! At first those were placeholder texts.
Then we said, why don't we keep them? They read a lovely poem after all.
thank you for the clarification! And it is lovely ♥️
The Keeper reminds me of old adventures like Colossal Cave or Mystery House by exploring, getting lost, and slowly finding new things to progress through the game. Loved it! I also appreciate that even when I got to "the end", I was still allowed to go back and keep exploring, since I still hadn't found all of the keys and unlocked all of the secrets.
Side issues:
Thank you for making this game! I love the creativity and weirdness we see with Playdate games which might not be feasible on the bigger platforms.
There may be a bug. After toggling the switches in the dark room, nothing happens. And yes, I've tried all 16 combinations.
You need to toggle them all! They blink if they are turned off
if you sideloaded before the cat release, how can you get the updates?
Hello!
You will need to download the new version, delete your game from the console and sideload it again.
Check the help page: https://help.play.date/games/sideloading/
Surely worthy of a Catalogue release? @panic
We are talking about The Keyper on an upcoming podcast and one of our hosts finished it in about 4 hours. I have to ask about the exclusion of a save feature...? Thanks!
Hello!
We'll give very exciting news in a few days and, among other amazing stuff we'll add a save system really soon. Keep tuned!
Whoa! That's awesome! We record tomorrow, but I'll make a note
Great game! I wasn't expecting nearly this level of detail. Very charming and creative, reminds me of playing early 2000s RPGMaker adventure games in the best way.
Great game, it is hard to discover all the lore, but fascinating!
...honestly, this sounds really delightful.