Keeper Interview: Shining A Light On Double Fine's Weirdest Game So Far

Keeper is the type of game Xbox has been missing for so many years.

Recently launched on Xbox Game Pass, Keeper was developed by Double-Fine, the studio that brought you games like Psychonauts, Brütal Legend and more. What defines a Double Fine game, at least in my opinion, is an emphasis on experimentation and Keeper is arguably the best example of Double Fine’s knack for out-of-the-box game design so far.

Keeper’s lead protagonist is a lone, old, decrepit lighthouse standing vigil at the edge of an island. After a chance encounter with a bird named Twig, the lighthouse topples over before sprouting vine-like legs and wooden eyebrows before standing up and taking its first steps. The lighthouse’s motives aren’t explicitly stated but after stumbling around and getting used to its new app