The Quest for the Big Key

Developer / Publisher: hOSHI

Jan 30, 2018

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Combat

no combat

Themes

fantasy

Sub-Genre

MV Lite / Adjacent
Zelda-like

Summary

The Quest for the BIG KEY is highly inspired by NES classics that you will no doubt recognize. It focuses more on the exploring part. It comes completely without Enemies and Battles. So if you like finding secret passages and collecting items that allow you to progress in different parts of the map, ...

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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The Quest for the Big Key

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