Master Key
2D action-adventure with open exploration, puzzles, and secrets
Achromi · Released May 17, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 292
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Apr 4, 2025
What is Master Key?
In this 2D action-adventure, you find an old key in a cave and search an open world for what it unlocks. You fight enemies, solve puzzles, collect items and upgrades, and explore dungeons without a fixed story route.
For you if...
- +you like searching for secrets without much guidance
- +you enjoy dungeon puzzles and retro pixel art
Not for you if...
- −you want a story with clear directions
- −you prefer exploration without challenging fights
What players say
91% of 292 reviews are positive
Players praise the dense world, its many secrets, the puzzles, and the music. Common complaints focus on frustrating combat and puzzle clues that can be hard to interpret.
How many players finish Master Key?
26% of Steam players have unlocked «Master Key», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Master Key system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 1 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Master Key?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- windows 10
- Processor
- i3
- Graphics
- intel HD 4000
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Try the demo, if it runs, then the game runs.
Does Master Key have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Master Key run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Danish, Spanish - Latin America, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Czech, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Does Master Key use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Minimalist
- Metroidvania
- Exploration
- Adventure
- Open World
- Action
- Cute
- Action-Adventure
- Top-Down
- 1980s
- Old School
- Nonlinear
Recent updates
- Aug 6, 2024 · Cloud saves
- May 23, 2024 · Difficulty Update
2 DLC available.
