--- title: Keeper date: 2025-06-08T11:10:00-07:00 author: Tom Kiss canonical_url: "https://www.doublefine.com/games/keeper" section: Games --- # Keeper From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding. ## Key facts - **Developer:** Double Fine Productions - **Release date:** October 17, 2025 - **Genre:** Adventure, Puzzle, Third Person - **Platforms:** Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 - **Age ratings:** ESRB Everyone 10+ (Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence); PEGI 7 (Provisional) - **Xbox Game Pass:** Included - **Awards:** 17 won, 10 other nominations ## About Keeper On an island in a long-lost sea, a forgotten lighthouse stands dormant in the shadow of a distant mountain peak. As withering tendrils spread and coalesce, it awakens. Taken with a mysterious sense of purpose and joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, an odyssey of mystifying metamorphosis, and an unexpected journey towards the center of the island, into realms beyond understanding. ## Trailer - [Keeper - Accolades Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fj-AtpxBiw) (YouTube) - [Watch on Double Fine TV](https://www.doublefine.com/dftv/keeper-accolades-trailer) ## Where to buy - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3043580/Keeper) - [Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9ncjwhhmvhr0) - [PlayStation Store](https://store.playstation.com/product/UP2154-PPSA39326_00-0567159384498331) - [GOG](https://www.gog.com/en/game/keeper) - [Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/keeper) ## Awards ### Won - **Webby Awards 2026:** [Technical Achievement](https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/games/games-excellence/technical-achievement) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [PC Game - Best Animation (Grand)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4565) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Microsoft Xbox Game - Adventure (Gold)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4570) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [PC Game - Adventure (Gold)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4564) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [PC Game - Best Art Direction (Gold)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4566) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Microsoft Xbox Game - Best Animation (Gold)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4568) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Microsoft Xbox Game - Best Art Direction (Gold)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4569) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Best Developer (Gold)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4598) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Game Design - Environment Design (Silver)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4597) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Best Visual Art & Design Team (Silver)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4599) - **NYX Game Awards 2026:** [Best Music Composer (Silver)](https://nyxgameawards.com/winner-info.php?id=4600) - **RoundTwo (Italy) 2025:** [Best in Show Gamescom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4C_MKhI6VI&t=1510s) - **Game Informer 2025:** [Best Art Direction](https://gameinformer.com/best-of-2025/2025/12/16/game-informers-best-of-2025-category-winners) - **Metro Video Game Awards 2025:** [Best Visuals](https://metro.co.uk/2025/12/29/metro-video-game-awards-rewarding-unsung-gaming-heroes-2025-25715757/) - **Giant Bomb 2025:** [Steve Saylor's Accessibility All-Stars](https://giantbomb.com/articles/steve-saylors-accessibility-all-stars-of-2025) - **Eurogamer 2025:** [The 50 best games of 2025 (#21)](https://www.eurogamer.net/the-50-best-games-of-2025-ranked) - **NAVGTR 2025:** [Art Direction, Fantasy](https://navgtr.org/2025-nominees-clair-obscur-and-three-games-lead-with-double-digits/) ### Nominated - **Annie Awards 2026:** [Best Character Animation – Video Game](https://annieawards.org/nominations) - **GDC Choice Awards 2026:** [Best Visual Art](https://gamechoiceawards.com/) - **L'Académie des Arts et Techniques du Jeu Vidéo 2026:** [Best international game](https://soumission-pegases.academiejeuvideo.org/public) - **Webby Awards 2026:** [Best Art Direction](https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/games/games-excellence/best-art-direction) - **Webby Awards 2026:** [Best Music/Sound Design](https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners/games/games-excellence/best-musicsound-design) - **London Games Fest 2026:** [Official Selection](https://festival.games.london/newgameplus/keeper) - **The Besties Podcast 2025:** [Game of the Year](https://thebesties.substack.com/p/fixed-vote-in-the-2025-besties-bracket) - **IGN 2025:** [Best Xbox Game of 2025](https://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-xbox-game-of-2025) - **New York Game Awards 2025:** [Best World](https://nygamecritics.com/awards/) - **NAVGTR 2025:** [Use of Sound, New IP](https://navgtr.org/2025-nominees-clair-obscur-and-three-games-lead-with-double-digits/) ## Reviews - "A Mind-Blowing Adventure" (100/100) - [Christopher Byrd, The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/arts/keeper-review.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk8.AGMn.HtaWGLz3AThv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) - "A truly magical jaunt through one of the most beautiful video game worlds ever made" (5/5) - [Matt Wales, Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/keeper-review) - "Blending a kaleidoscopic art style with nostalgic adventure game mechanics, Keeper hides an emotional story underneath all of its visual pizzazz, delivering a brain-tickling odyssey that’s stuck with me far beyond the credits." (9/10) - [Sarah Thwaites, IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/keeper-review) - "Keeper is Double Fine at its most confident: a visual feast, a tone poem, an exploration of movement mechanics, a fable about the world and what we owe to it." (9/10) - [Steve Watts, Gamespot](https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/keeper-review-this-ones-a-keeper/1900-6418424/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f) - "Keeper is like taking all the best psychedelics in the world all at once, and it's pure artistry" (5/5) - [Zachary Boddy, Windows Central](https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/keeper-review) - "With Keeper, Double Fine has created a masterpiece. A game that seeks not to shine through performance, but through poetry. It cannot be explained: it must be lived, felt, and treasured. It is a bizarre, moving, and profoundly human experience despite its total lack of words. And above all, it is a reminder that even lighthouses sometimes need guidance." (5/5) - [Auk, Gamatomic](https://www.gamatomic.com/reviews/13470/keeper) - "It really feels like a Double Fine dark ride in the most complimentary way" - [Wesley LeBlanc, Game Informer](https://gameinformer.com/gamescom-2025/2025/08/20/keeper-is-a-salvador-dali-inspired-surrealist-adventure-with-no-dialogue) - "In an industry obsessed with sequels, remakes, and 'proven formulas', DoubleFine is out here saying - What if we made something completely bonkers instead?" - [Harmony Daniels, Yard Barker](https://www.yardbarker.com/video_games/articles/double_fines_keeper_a_walking_lighthouse_adventure_thatll_make_you_go_wait_what/s1_17458_42615527) - "One of the most wonderfully bizarre games I've ever played – a stunning slice of magic" (4.5/5) - [Same Loveridge, Gamesradar](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/adventure/keeper-review/) - "...an entire experience that feels like exploring a surrealist painting: a trip through a hazy alien-looking planet that glows with pinks and greens and oranges, starring a sentient lighthouse with spider legs. Keeper is an adventure nobody else could make, and one of Double Fine's best." (90/100) - [Tyler Colp, PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/keeper-review/) - "Keeper is an amazing puzzle-fuelled adventure with a simple yet heartfelt story to tell, and it pulls out all the stops doing so. In every sense, Keeper is an artistic achievement." (5/5) - [Aaron Potter, The Daily Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/gaming/keeper-review-artistic-visually-arresting-36071848) - "Keeper is Double Fine at its absolute best; a breathtaking, wordless journey that proves emotion and artistry can speak louder than dialogue." (5/5) - [James Clarkson, The Outer Haven](https://www.theouterhaven.net/keeper-review-xsx/) - "Whether intentionally or not, Keeper feels like a quiet rebuke to the current games industry and its devaluing of human craft. A towering testament to the joyous, creative and novel search for meaning that games can elicit with a subtle focus on the hands that craft such worlds." (100/100) - [Cass Barkman, Checkpoint Gaming](https://checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025/10/keeper-review-through-the-lighthouses-looking-glass/) - "Keeper plays like a dream come true. The scenario, featuring a walking lighthouse that embarks on a fantastic journey with a bird, is wonderfully fresh. Add to that a pinch of friendship and melancholy, and you have a feast that will keep me satisfied for a long time to come." (5/5) - [Philipp Rüegg, Digitec Magazine](https://www.digitec.ch/de/page/40023) - "Keeper from Double Fine is a visually stunning and deeply atmospheric journey about companionship and renewal in a ruined world. Its ever-changing puzzles, intuitive design, and heartfelt tone create a unique experience that's as touching as it is imaginative." (10/10) - [Matúš Štrba, Sector.sk](https://www.sector.sk/recenzia/40256/keeper.htm) - "Keeper takes a straightforward puzzle-based walking sim and elevates it tenfold with an unbelievable level of interactive storytelling." (9/10) - [Jordan Biordi, CGM](https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/game/keeper-pc/) - "Keeper is a wonder, a work that speaks to us of permanence and mutability, of the need to be with loved ones and to commit ourselves to their well-being; a sequence of moments that reach the soul and that shows itself as a balm for the scars and wounds of day to day in the real world." (9/10) - [Rafa Del Río, IGN Spain](https://es.ign.com/keeper-1/222321/review/analisis-de-keeper-double-fine-vuelve-a-conseguirlo) - "a fantastic wordless journey accompanied by a beautiful art style that delivers a short, yet excellent narrative that will stick around in your mind for a very long time." (9/10) - [Julio La Pine, The Nerd Stash](https://thenerdstash.com/keeper-review-a-lighthouses-duty-never-ends/) - "Keeper is a small yet grand work of video game poetry. Double Fine once again manages to surprise with an intensely emotional artistic vision that speaks through light, gestures, and silence. It’s a journey that leaves a deep mark, capable of making you reflect without ever raising its voice" (90/10) - [Luca Saati, Console-Tribe](https://console-tribe.com/recensioni/keeper-324449/) - "It’s short, yes, but meaningful from the first frame to the last. And when it’s over, it lingers. The kind of game that doesn’t just end, it stays with you." (9/10) - [Lander Van der Biest, Gaming Boulevard](https://gamingboulevard.com/2025/10/review-keeper/) - "A profound and detail-rich adventure, proving that beauty and creativity can often be found in simplicity and the clever use of ideas." (9/10) - [Braham Aimen Rayan, Just Play It](https://justplayit.info/reviews/keeper-review/) - "...it’s a memorable, mesmerizing trip that never stopped delighting me from beginning to end." (92/100) - [Jack allin, Adventure Game Hotspot](https://adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5337/keeper) - "Keeper effortlessly stands out as one of the most visually striking artistic directions of the year." (90/100) - [Gamekult](https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/keeper-3050888607/test.html) - "It’s like a cross between the wordless storytelling of Wall-E and the cinematic platforming of Limbo, with a psychedelic splash of Lisa Frank’s paints coating it all. It’s also a game that proves to be much more than it first seems." - [Andrew Webster, The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/games/801563/keeper-review-xbox-double-fine) - "Keeper seems to seek a poetics of introspection, of luminous solitude, as if the light of the lighthouse were a way to clarify not only the world around us, but also the inner one. Once again, Double Fine shows that the video game can be an artistic language capable of touching deep strings without saying a word." (8/10) - [Arturo Perrotta, IGN Italy](https://it.ign.com/keeper/221356/review/keeper-la-recensione) - "Keeper is a good reminder about the artistic core of Double Fine as a studio and what gaming can do when it’s willing to experiment with style and form." (4.5/5) - [Comicbook.com](https://comicbook.com/gaming/review/keeper-review-xbox/) - "An alluring swan song for Double Fine's Xbox tenure, Keeper is resplendent in its ferocity, boldness, and beauty." (10/10) - [Ben Sheene, Digital Chumps](https://digitalchumps.com/keeper-review/) ## More about Keeper - [News](https://www.doublefine.com/games/keeper/news) - [Accolades](https://www.doublefine.com/games/keeper/accolades) - [Videos on Double Fine TV](https://www.doublefine.com/games/keeper/dftv) - [Making of](https://www.doublefine.com/games/keeper/making) - [Extras](https://www.doublefine.com/games/keeper/extras) - [Support](https://www.doublefine.com/games/support/keeper)