KeyWe Reviews

Ever since Overcooked, I've noticed a ton more co-op games on the market; some blatant Overcooked clones with a change of setting, and others trying something a

Although playable in single-player, it’s hard to recommend KeyWe as a solo experience. This has been very much designed with co-op play in mind, so unless you have someone to play with, don’t bother picking it up. It’s a commendable concept and fun can be had in short bursts, but ultimately the tasks given to these adorable kiwi birds boil down to nothing but repetitive busywork.

I love co-op games and 3D platformers and KeyWe is here to combine the 2 into one super-fun formula that you can enjoy with a chum.

Even if I have complaints here and there, all told, KeyWe is a delightfully panic-inducing co-op puzzle game. The level objectives are fun, the hazards are varied, the scattered story scenes are super cute, the cosmetic unlocks are worthy rewards, and the mini-games are meaningful enough to keep coming back to. If you’re feeling lucky, make it a date.

We live in an age of digital marvel where work and friends are only a zoom call or message away. But we still rely on our dedicated postal workers to deliver everyday basic needs, impulse buys and everything in-between. KeyWe let’s us take a step in the shoes (or claws) of post office workers in a colourful and playful setting.

One small gripe I have, that I feel I must air, is based on the game’s setting. There are kiwis and cassowaries in KeyWe, two birds that are native to very specific locations in the southern hemisphere. And yet, in-game, as the season shifted from summer to autumn, the calendar was labelled as “fall” and then as the snow began appear in winter, Christmas-like directions were strung up around the post office. These are two identifiers of a northern hemisphere setting. It’s just disappointing to feel like your small corner of the world is being presented to a wider audience only to have small details succumb to Americanisation and have the feeling of, “Oh, this isn’t actually set where I’m from.”

There are many cute details in this co-op kiwis-running-a-post-office puzzle game, but ultimately its puzzles become frustrating too often to be properly fun.