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Lock & Key

You are locked in a cell, a position that is not unfamiliar to you- it's one of the hazards of the job. You decided to try one last, big job, and now you are locked in the deepest, darkest dungeon of King…

1 January 2002

Lock & Key is an adventure developed by Adam Cadre, released 1 January 2002 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Lock & Key is

Lock & Key is an adventure game developed by Adam Cadre and released in 2002. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Inform.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are locked in a cell, a position that is not unfamiliar to you- it's one of the hazards of the job. You decided to try one last, big job, and now you are locked in the deepest, darkest dungeon of King Tyrak II. This time they seem to actually be taking your incarceration more seriously than usual. There also seems to be no intention of ever letting you out, even for a rigged trial, so you will need to take your escape very seriously.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Lock & Key launched on 1 January 2002, within three weeks of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams and Ikaruga.

Released around the same time: Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga.

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When did Lock & Key come out?
Lock & Key was released on 1 January 2002 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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