Keeper: A Deep Dive Into The Beauty of Weird But Chill | Official Xbox Podcast

Sep 18, 2025
32 mins

Episode Description

In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're in San Francisco, California at Double Fine Productions, and we’re getting an inside look at the highly anticipated game, Keeper. We get to play the game, and then, we sit down and talk to a few of the devs about this beautiful and weird third-person adventure game all about connection and growth.


00:00 Introduction

01:16 What is Keeper?

02:11 What does it mean to play a lighthouse?

05:02 Puzzles

06:38 Where did the inspiration come from?

07:55 Building the emotional connection between Twig and the Lighthouse

10:43 How to tell a story without dialogue or traditional HUD

12:36 "Weird but chill" vibe

15:03 Aesthetic inspiration

19:31 Special area of gameplay

21:37 Building emotions with music

24:54 Game design

28:15 What are you most excited for players to experience?

31:09 Final thoughts

32:01 Outro


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