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Keeper

Keeper is a wordless third-person puzzle adventure developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios, released on Windows and Xbox Series X|S on October 17, 2025 and later brought to PlayStation 5. The player controls a long-dormant lighthouse that wakes on a remote stone island, led by a seabird companion named Twig, and walks the island's surreal formations to relight a chain of beacons. Puzzle solving runs through the lamp: the beam and its focus function restore life to the island, open routes through stone and growth, and interact with the corrupted water, while a dash and Twig's ability to reach places the lighthouse cannot complete the moveset. The story is told entirely through imagery and animation, with twelve hidden stone statues acting as the collectible layer and a chapter select available for replaying missed sections. The art direction, rather than difficulty, is the game's calling card, with launch reviews consistently leading on its sculptural, dreamlike environments.

• The Lamp: the lighthouse's beam is the primary interaction tool, used to reveal, restore and reshape the environment.
• Focus Beam: narrowing the light into a focused beam is what starts most puzzles, letting the player burn, trigger or align distant objects.
• Twig the Seabird: the companion bird is sent into spaces the lighthouse cannot reach, acting as a second viewpoint and as a switch-flipper.
• Dash and Movement: the lighthouse walks and dashes around each arena, so positioning against the sculpture-like level geometry is part of every solution.
• Water and Boat Traversal: later sections hand the player a boat and split the water into clean and corrupted states that change what the route will allow.
• Stone Statue Collectibles: twelve hidden statues across the island pay out achievements and trophies, and each one sits off the critical path.
• Wordless Storytelling: no dialogue, text or narration carries the plot; every story beat is delivered through animation, lighting and environment.
• Chapter Select: finished chapters can be replayed from the menu, which is how missed statues are recovered after the credits.