Obscure

Master Key

89% positive of 247 Steam reviews

To finish: 10 h
To 100%: 30 h
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG

Made by Achromi.

About the game

Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

Tagged by players

Metroidvania
Minimalist
1980s
Nonlinear
Retro
Pixel Graphics
Old School
Open World
Top-Down
Exploration
Action-Adventure
Cute

What players say

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Master Key

89% positive of 247 Steam reviews

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To finish: 10 h
To 100%: 30 h
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG

Made by Achromi.

About the game

Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!

Tagged by players

Metroidvania
Minimalist
1980s
Nonlinear
Retro
Pixel Graphics
Old School
Open World
Top-Down
Exploration
Action-Adventure
Cute

What players say

Recommended
A very fun and quite well made top-down metroidvania (or at least the progression very much feels like so) inspired by Zelda games (never played one, but I assume so) with secrets at every step. The abilities and progression feel very good, altough it's hard to remember stuff when the map is so big. Well, there is an in-game map, but it pixelates if you zoom out a little bit and overall I didn't find it that much…
19 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
If I could give this game a neutral rating I would. I feel like it wants to be a cozy Zelda-like but all-too-often the obtuse direction, impossibly cryptic puzzles and tedious, imbalanced combat bring progress and enjoyment to a grinding halt. It's a shame because the music, art style and world design are fantastic. With some adjustments this game could be a consistent, fun experience.
9.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Mostly neutral review, leaning towards negative. I was going to let the game off the hook since it's not very pricey, but most of my thoughts on it turned out to be negative when I put them on the proverbial paper. Master Key is a basic, casual zeldalike. Its biggest positive is that playing it doesn't involve constantly going into the menu to adjust your equipment like too many other zeldalikes have you do. The…
33 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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