The Key to Us
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
In a colorless world, three protagonists live their empty routines, trapped in an existence that brings them neither joy nor pain. They have no dreams, ambitions, or the strength to change their lives. But all of that is about to end.
Without warning, three strangers enter their lives—captivating, magnetic, and intense.
Each path is a dive into the unknown, where the line between passion and terror dissolves. Is there a way out? Or, deep down, was this always the only way to feel something real?
The game may be inappropriate for audiences under 17.
This game contains swearing, graphic depictions of blood and violence, use of alcohol, sexual themes, trauma, psychological horror elements, harassment, and death.
Player discretion is advised.
- 3 MCs
- 3 Love Interests
- 60k words (2~3 hours of gameplay)
- Multiple endings (7 endings)
- CG Gallery
- A dark and melancholic aesthetic, reflecting the character's gradual descent into chaos
- Self-voicing and ALT text for images
- Audio description/subtitles
- RenPy's accessibility menu for font features
- Press ENTER, LEFT CLICK, or SPACE to proceed through the story
- Press V to enable Self-voicing
- Press A to open RenPy's font accessibility menu
- Press H to hide the dialogue box
- Press S to take screenshots
Writer, Audio Director, Director, Producer, Script, Planning, Programming: DemonBear
Art, Character design, UI design, Producer, and Programming: Alex at the Moon
All music and SFX are CC/Public domain!
Eric also appears on TeachersLP. Play it here:
Caleb and Luna also appear on DiaG. Play it here:
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Development log
- The Key to Us is out now!1 day ago
- Game Guide/Walkthrough!2 days ago
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SO FAR I LOVE CALEBB, I DEF RECOMMEND THIS GAME!! AJAJJAJOISSI
AAA MEU DEUS JOGO NOVO
#Edit 1: Caleb's route got me giggling and kicking my feet, everytime he talked about something i was like "blah blah blah proper name place name backstory stuff"
#Edit 2: hell nah, Caleb is legit a freak menace
DILFs here I comeXD
i have a feeling i know who will hook me the minute i play this game
Ohhh who will it be? This time our LIs are a little... peculiar, I'm curious who your favorite will be 👀
I have the biggest crush on Alana ever, she's so sweet!! this game was so good. ;_;
I can't blame you! awn thank you so much!! ❤️❤️
The moment I saw this on my feed, I had too play it! This game was not what I had in mind honestly, the plot twist AND MORE plot twist was jaw dropping. Eric's route, especially one of the endings was just insane to read. It was so good though!!!
I wont lie, I haven't played DIAG yet, because its too expensive in my country (I will get it soon enough!) But even so, I could get an understanding for what Luna and Caleb's route meant, though its just a intuition. But those endings were just not what I expected!
So far, would recommend this! The storyline and plot, plus the CGS were amazing! 10/10! <3
(The walkthrough was super helpful)
(Not sure if it was a bug but I had problems with the saving slots, some wouldn't save and the others just copied my save file 3 times?)
Haha, we really took a different path this time. No romance! (And when there is, it's toxic 😂).
We were a bit worried about including three characters from paid games since not everyone has played them… but it was necessary, they’re iconic!
(Now you know Caleb is… well, I can’t say because of spoilers, but you get it 😆).
Hehe, thank you so much!!❤️
(Oh no! I’ll take a look! Thanks for mentioning it!)
Sorry, I know it just came out, but are you planning to release an Android version? :(
We worked until the last day of the deadline, so we didn't have time to make the Android version, but we will probably add it in the next update. 😁✌️