Engadget, "The best Playdate games" (updated 12 May 2025). "a good mix of story and puzzles… both dark and funny at times. By the end, it becomes unexpectedly sentimental."
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/best-playdate-games-190049201.htmlGames / Catalog / The Keyper
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The Keyper
Adventure / PuzzleCrank: none$3
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What it is
"Many secrets lay behind the many doors of a building older than the city itself." In The Keyper you're the new caretaker of the Winchester 21 building, after the last one mysteriously disappeared, and you have none of the keys. You explore floor by floor, collecting keys, meeting "wacky dwellers" and opening door after door. Along the way you solve a murder, search for treasure, reunite two lost lovers, climb a sorceress's tower and run errands for "an annoying mouse-person". Simberg says it has "one of the wildest maps I've seen in a game in the modern era". There's no crank and no precise input, and an official 99% completion guide is available. The content note mentions skeletons and "subtext for mature themes".
It's by Cool Lemon Club. It's made in Pulp (215 KB) and has been in the Catalog since September 2023 for $3 (and $2.99 on itch.io). Panic lists it in "Great Stories".
Who made it
What others are saying
Playdate: The Unofficial Website (Nick Simberg). "The Keyper stands among the best Pulp games ever created, with a singular vision."
https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/the-keyperCallout (?): No review yet. We haven't reviewed The Keyper yet. This page is an overview built from official and press sources.
Sources
Checked 12 Oct 2026.
- Official Catalog page (description, credits, size, dates, content/AI/accessibility notes). https://play.date/games/the-keyper/
- Engadget, "The best Playdate games" (updated 12 May 2025). https://www.engadget.com/gaming/best-playdate-games-190049201.html
- Playdate: The Unofficial Website, Nick Simberg. https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/the-keyper
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You're the new caretaker of the Winchester 21 building, older than the city itself. Collect keys, open door after door, and solve the strange things going on inside.
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