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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
  • Retro
  • Nonlinear
  • Open World
  • Old School
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Top-Down
  • Exploration
  • Action-Adventure
  • Cute

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Very Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    I enjoyed how seamingly simple the game is and yet hides some many things in plain sight.

    21 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Scratches that Link's Awakening itch in all the right ways.

    1.7 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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