What does it mean to be a magical girl?
This is the question at the heart of Lock and Key, a magical mystery visual novel set in a world shaped by your interpretation of the magical girl genre.
Sherri and Kealey Cohen, now a married couple in their late 20s, left the title of magical girls behind them over a decade ago. Now on the verge of losing their powers and entering a life of true normalcy, a string of unexplainable murders forces them to come out of retirement for one last adventure. Together with Nina, their old friend, and Ruby, a new protégé, Sherri and Kealey will have to face a mystery connected both to their past and future. In the world of Lock and Key, the player shapes their path... and more importantly, determines where that path will end.
Since this is a visual novel, you the reader are in control! The decisions you make in-game will determine the outcome of the story, and the fates of the characters in it.
Characters
Features
Incredible character artwork by milkgrrl
A gripping narrative that's a love letter to classic magical girl shows and manga
Multiple endings shaped by the player's beliefs and choices
An original soundtrack by Sarah Mancuso
Data viewer with expanded lore and character biographies
Definitely no monsters or anything, we promise
Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery's updated demo is now available to everyone! We've completely overhauled the look of Lock & Key, featuring brand new character artwork by milkgrrl, an updated UI, and more. It was previously released for Patrons on our Demo Access tier , which gives Patrons early access to demo & beta builds for some of our games.
This new demo comes out to mark the beginning of our Kickstarter campaign ! We have physical game copies, an artbook, keychains, and more up for preorder as part of the campaign.
We also have a few stretch goals to improve the game we'd like to hit - and with your support, we can!
Thank you everyone for your support. If you want more frequent updates on Lock & Key, we're doing monthly update posts on our Patreon .
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- OS: Debian or RHEL-derived distribution
- Processor: 2 GHzMemory: 2048 MB RAM
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: Debian or RHEL-derived distribution
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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