Summary Double Fine’s new game, Keeper, will launch on Oct 17 on Xbox, PC, PS5, and Game Pass.

Keeper is a third-person adventure set on a post-apocalyptic island following a sentient lighthouse and bird.

The game features HDR picture options, supports 25 languages, and recommends a controller for gameplay.

Xbox players will soon have a brand-new IP to enjoy, as Double Fine revealed Keeper as their latest game during the June 8 Xbox Games Showcase. Double Fine confirmed that Keeper will launch on October 17 on Xbox consoles, along with simultaneous releases on PC, PS5, and Xbox Game Pass.

As the latest game in Double Fine’s repertoire, Keeper is a third-person atmospheric adventure game that tells a story without any words. The new Double Fine IP takes place on a post-apocalyptic island where humanity has long gone. Players will assume control of a lighthouse that has sprouted legs and learned to walk on its own. After standing alone for years on end, a mysterious purpose drives the lighthouse to set a course to a mountain in the middle of the island. The lighthouse eventually teams up with a bird to solve puzzles and overcome the world’s perils. Keeper is directed by Lee Petty, the former lead artist behind Brutal Legend.

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During the June 8 Xbox Games Showcase, Double Fine stated that Keeper would be released worldwide on Friday, October 17. Keeper will launch on Xbox consoles and PC, along with PS5 and the Xbox Game Pass day one lineup. Although other details about Double Fine’s new project remain elusive, Keeper’s Steam page stated that high-dynamic range picture options and over 25 supported languages for the user interface will be included. Double Fine also recommended that Keeper be played with a controller. Double Fine shared a short trailer with gameplay during the showcase to give viewers a small taste of what to expect when playing Keeper. Colorful environments and fantastical beings were shown throughout the video, though it remains to be seen how the lighthouse and the bird will interact with them.

The reveal of Keeper came at a busy time for Double Fine. Earlier in the spring, the studio celebrated the 20th anniversary of its hit title Psychonauts with a sale that brought the hit 3D title down to 89 cents on Steam for a week. Although the Psychonauts series hasn’t seen any activity since 2021’s Psychonauts 2, it remains a consistent fan-favorite.

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Keeper’s October 17 release also falls days before Koei Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden 4, with both titles also listed as Day One Xbox Game Pass launches. All in all, Double Fine fans will have plenty to look forward to later this year.

Today, developer Double Fine Productions alongside Lee Petty and publisher Xbox Game Studios have announced that their third-person atmospheric puzzle adventure title ‘Keeper’ will land on PC via Steam/Xbox PC and Xbox Series consoles (Play Anywhere supported) on the 17th of October-a Day One Game Pass launch title.

From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding.

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From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, creators of Stacking, Headlander, RAD, and Psychonauts, Keeper is a beautiful and surreal third-person, atmospheric, puzzle adventure, and a story told without words.

On an island in a long-lost sea, a forgotten lighthouse stands dormant in the shadow of a distant mountain peak. As withering tendrils spread and coalesce, it awakens. Taken with a mysterious sense of purpose and joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, an odyssey of mystifying metamorphosis, and an unexpected journey towards the center of the island, into realms beyond understanding.

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Double Fine is back doing what they do best: making the kind of game no one else would dare to dream up. Keeper, their newest third-person adventure, arrives October 17, and the first trailer already feels like a lucid dream. It’s weird. It’s beautiful.

Guess WHAT? It features… a lighthouse that walks. The story begins when a long-dormant lighthouse collapses into rubble, then suddenly reassembles itself and walks upright, ready to explore a strange island teeming with mystery.

You play as that lighthouse, casting beams of light that shift the world around you, opening pathways and revealing secrets. A feisty seabird companion tags along, and together you set off toward the heart of an unknowable island that seems to react to your every move.

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The trailer doesn’t give too much away—and honestly, that’s part of the appeal. There’s a surreal energy to it all, a sense that you’re about to take a journey that won’t explain everything, but will definitely make you feel something. Think Journey meets Inside with a dose of psychedelia and just enough Double Fine oddness to keep you wondering what’s coming next.

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It’s not Psychonauts 3, but Keeper already looks to be a visually stunning and highly original gaming experience. Double Fine Productions and the company’s art director Lee Petty showed off the official announcement trailer for its latest title during the Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2025. It’s not as hype as the news of Persona 4 Revival or The Outer Worlds 2, but this quirky third-person adventure game looks like a fun departure from your typical AAA title.

As seen in the trailer, Keeper puts you in control of a magically reassembled lighthouse that’s since grown legs and has a strange desire to venture towards the central mountain peak of the island. There’s no dialogue for this game, but you won’t be alone since an equally adventurous seabird joins you on your mysterious mission. There’s little revealed about the storyline, but the trailer shows that the lighthouse’s beam of light can interact with the island’s wildlife, while your trusty winged companion can take care of anything out of your reach.

For diehard fans of the Psychonauts franchise, Keeper’s vibrant and striking visuals might be the only thing to scratch that itch for a while. Double Fine Productions previously confirmed in June 2023 that it’s not working on Psychonauts 3, following hints at a potential reveal that summer. Double Fine’s Keeper will be available on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud, Xbox Game Pass and Steam on October 17.