![]() Imagine two people trying to type the same phrase on a keyboard simultaneously using only one hand each oh, and they each have a much-different WPM. ![]() (The game is playable solo, with a hot-swap and dual-wield option, but I can’t imagine.) It’s partially a visual challenge, sure (which for me is easier to communicate), but the puzzles are frequently wordy, too. Straight up, this can be a deceptively tricky game, not just in terms of hitting the right button at the right time - you’ve got a chirp, peck, jump, dash, and a butt-slam - but also in terms of talking it out with your partner. Unlike a lot of the Overcooked admirers and imitators, which tend to involve running around and one or two button inputs at most, KeyWe is not afraid to test players. This is an interesting concept for a communicative co-op game in general - where you have to break off to accomplish tasks individually, and then circle back together every so often - but the fact that you’re controlling two little kiwi birds makes it extra special. In other stages, you have to lug around boxes so they slide into their correct bin, or compose a message with butt-stampable word fragments, or pack boxes with the right shipping info and warning labels. Sometimes, you’ll have to work together to type out messages one word - and ultimately one letter - at a time by stomping on keys. These new hires have to get the mail where it needs to go, and that’s a tall order. Released: Aug(Switch, PC), TBA 2021 (PlayStation, Xbox) #KEYWE ALL COLLECTIBLES SERIES#KeyWe (Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) It’s a little ditty about Debra and Jeff, a pair of tiny kiwis who have their mailroom work cut out for them. From the moment I first saw it, KeyWe seemed fresh. ![]() ![]() But it’s always nice to see something more original in the subgenre. We’ve seen a lot of Overcook ed-inspired hectic co-op games in recent years, and honestly, I’m not tired of them yet. Panic-inducing puzzles for you and a friend ![]()
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