<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
puzzle-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Stonewheat	O
&	O
Sons	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sold	O
Out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
later	O
releasing	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
ports	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
follows	O
Jeff	O
and	O
Debra	O
,	O
two	O
kiwis	O
working	O
at	O
the	O
Bungalow	O
Basin	O
Telepost	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
was	O
prototyped	O
during	O
the	O
2018	O
Global	O
Game	O
Jam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
inspired	O
KeyWe	B-Application
's	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
three	O
seasons	O
:	O
Summer	O
,	O
Wickertide	O
,	O
and	O
Winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
level	O
,	O
Kudzu	B-Application
vines	I-Application
have	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
to	O
move	O
boxes	O
around	O
the	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
US	O
developer	O
Stonewheat	O
&	O
Sons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
drew	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
bird	O
wearing	O
a	O
headset	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
later	O
decided	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
two	O
birds	O
sending	O
telegrams	B-Application
by	O
typing	O
with	O
their	O
butts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gessel	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Terry	O
Pratchett	O
's	O
Going	O
Postal	O
,	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
a	O
conman	O
who	O
is	O
given	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
postmaster	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Fur	I-Application
Day	I-Application
were	O
inspirations	O
for	O
KeyWe	B-Application
's	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
,	O
Sold	O
Out	O
announced	O
KeyWe	B-Application
for	O
PC	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sold	O
Out	O
showcased	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
their	O
booth	O
at	O
Pax	O
East	O
2020	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Disjunction	O
,	O
No	B-Application
Straight	I-Application
Roads	I-Application
,	O
Gestalt	O
:	O
Steam	O
&	O
Cinder	O
,	O
and	O
Radical	O
Rabbit	O
Stew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
KeyWe	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
55	O
games	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
Wholesome	O
Direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
at	O
The	O
Escapist	O
Indie	O
Showcase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
KeyWe	B-Application
's	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
31	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
Wholesome	O
Direct	O
of	O
E3	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
's	O
demo	O
was	O
available	O
during	O
the	O
Steam	O
Next	O
Fest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
PC	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
100th	O
Annual	O
Grand	O
Ol	O
 '	O
Telepost	O
Tournament	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
W.A.S.D	O
2022	O
,	O
KeyWe	B-Application
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
at	O
Fireshine	O
's	O
stand	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Silt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
GeForce	O
Now	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Shacknews	O
,	O
Sam	O
Chandler	O
wrote	O
that	O
KeyWe	B-Application
"	O
something	O
special	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
charming	O
,	O
yet	O
challenging	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slant	O
Magazine	O
's	O
Aaron	O
Riccio	O
wrote	O
that	O
KeyWe	B-Application
"	O
turns	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
operating	O
a	O
telepost	O
into	O
a	O
noble	O
calling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Tailby	O
from	O
Push	O
Square	O
rated	O
KeyWe	B-Application
7/10	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
cooperative	O
challenges	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	O
Central	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
social	O
and	O
co-op	O
games	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS5	B-Device
in	O
2022	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KeyWe	B-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Gamescom	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
KeyWe	B-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Best	O
Social	O
Game	O
at	O
TIGA	O
's	O
UK	O
Games	O
Industry	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
