{"id":348239,"date":"2025-09-18T13:51:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/keeper-double-fine-has-been-holding-back-a-secret-exclusive-first-hands-on\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:51:44","slug":"keeper-double-fine-has-been-holding-back-a-secret-exclusive-first-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/keeper-double-fine-has-been-holding-back-a-secret-exclusive-first-hands-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeper: Double Fine Has Been Holding Back a Secret \u2013 Exclusive First Hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Xbox Wire got an exclusive hands-on with the opening hours of Double Fine\u2019s <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/keeper\/9NCJWHHMVHR0\">Keeper<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>There seems to be more to this game than we\u2019ve been shown so far \u2013 read on to find out more.<\/li>\n<li><em>Keeper<\/em> arrives for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud, Game Pass, and Steam on October 17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Double Fine seems to have a surprise in store for us. Every time we\u2019ve seen <em>Keeper <\/em>since its reveal earlier this year, this psychedelic adventure has shown off its hero \u2013 a walking lighthouse \u2013 exploring surreal landscapes and solving puzzles alongside Twig, its bird companion. But having now played its opening hours, I\u2019m left with the distinct impression that this is far from all the game has in store \u2013 <em>Keeper<\/em> seems to be hiding something unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s begin at the beginning, because this is new to us, too. <em>Keeper<\/em> is a narrative adventure told without a key component \u2013 no one speaks (at least, no one speaks in a human language), and the only legible text you\u2019ll find comes in the form of rare onscreen control prompts. From the very beginning, it thrives on atmosphere and player intuition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-style-wide\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Keeper: A Deep Dive Into The Beauty of Weird But Chill | Official Xbox Podcast\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EfaGOS1gUd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the game opens, we see Twig and a flock of other birds being chased by what its developers call The Wither, a bee-like swarm of threatening, purple\u2026 matter. Twig is taken off course, and lands with a thump on the Lighthouse, which activates its beacon, warding the darkness away. Many games open with tutorials, but I\u2019ve seen very few that literally see your character learning to walk.<\/p>\n<p>In a lovely introduction to how the game teaches the player without simply telling them what to do, you realise that your left thumbstick causes the lighthouse to lean. Naturally, you\u2019ll test this out a little \u2013 until it abruptly snaps off at the base and, through a process we\u2019re left to guess at, grows four spindly legs. From here, you get up, and \u2013 like a nature documentary about a baby giraffe \u2013 send your lighthouse tottering downhill, working out how exactly to operate its new limbs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tutorial pitched like a comedy \u2013 as you struggle to gain control, the lighthouse skitters into abandoned cars and rundown houses, smashing them to pieces in its efforts. Eventually, it learns to walk, then run, and we begin a journey with no objective other than the subtle implication to find out: \u201cwhat\u2019s up that mountain?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/09\/18\/keeper-double-fine-preview-hands-on\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Summary Xbox Wire got an exclusive hands-on with the opening hours of Double Fine\u2019s Keeper. 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