A potentially fun game is marred by bad implementation. If you retry a level more than a few times, you're rewarded with a steaming pile of poo as your rating. Expect to die many times due to bad jumping mechanics, especially when standing in mud/quicksand. You can't jump in this muck, which unfortunately seems to transfer to the patch of ground next to it, causing extra suffering. You can push blocks but not pull them. You can pick up select items but not jump while carrying them. Too much trial and error for a game that deducts points for the time it takes to solve and number of attempts is just bad. I was expecting Adventures of Lolo gameplay, where restarts were expected but you weren't punished. This game unfortunately falls short, which is a shame as the sounds and animations are pretty decent.
Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol
- Release Date:
- Aug 8, 2014
- Developer:
- A Jolly Corpse
- Publisher:
- A Jolly Corpse
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac Linux
Game Tags
About This Game

Take control of two rookie treasure hunters as they adventure into an ancient Amazonian temple! Use teamwork to advance through 6 fiendishly difficult puzzle worlds - from a cannibalistic pygmy village to an active volcano. Dodge poisonous darts, venomous snakes, and deadly spike traps and use dynamite to blast through crumbling walls and floors. Discover hordes of hidden treasure, challenging secret levels, and even a mythical pygmy hat salesman.
Wyv and Keep is a game of action and puzzle-solving, where up to two players guide the treasure hunters through a gauntlet of confounding puzzles in search of the legendary lost idol. The game is presented in a style that would feel right at home on the 16-bit consoles of old, with beautiful pixel art, a catchy soundtrack, and finely tuned platforming gameplay.
Featuring
- Fully Co-operative - Innovative dual-character gameplay enables both characters to be controlled by either one or two players.
- Online Enabled - Play the entire game through with a partner from halfway around the world.
- Challenging Gameplay - Over 60 exciting levels, spanning around 20 hours of brain-teasing gameplay.
- Hidden Secrets - Collect hoards of hidden treasure, discover challenging bonus levels, and unlock all six different endings.
- Stunning Pixel Art - Lovingly handcrafted characters and environments.
- Fantastic Music - Featuring a full 20-track OST by accomplished musician Luke Thomas.
- High Fashion - Discover the secret in-game pygmy shop, and collect a wide assortment of stylish hats.
- Cupcakes - They're a girl's favorite!

"Intense puzzles... Stellar level design." - Co-Optimus
"I felt like the cleverest man in all the world when I beat a level." - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Developer Notes:
Thank you for playing! Please let us know of any issues or give suggestions for what you'd like to see next! :)
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User Reviews
The game works fine, I loved the Pixel art, the puzzles and the music. Multiplayer is broken and devs don't give a fix (seems they doesn't care anymore). A shame. I hope this game gets fixed. For now, I want a refund.
This game is brilliant, but online connection is broken now and multi nor co-op don't work anymore :( Also autors don't respond and even official webpage seems dead. Game is awesome, but completely abandoned, pity :(
Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol is a fun, comical, co-op, puzzle platformer game. Each puzzle takes place on a single screen and has a kind of Sokoban-style gameplay. If you play in single player mode, you switch between each characters. If you play with a friend either player controls a character. The price might be a little high at the current $15 for the depth of the game play, but there is a lot of content here if you enjoy the puzzles. I played with a friend, so my experience with this game is from that point of view. I have not tried single player. The game consists of moving around crates to reach new areas, activate buttons, block traps, and eventually open up the exit which both characters must reach. New obstacles are added in each set of levels, such as arrow traps, spikes, enemies, and lava. In addition, there are new objects to play with such as dynamite and crates hanging from ropes that must be cut down. Without giving away any spoilers, if you make it to the ...
A game with a very nice and animated pixel aesthetic and a funny story that is followed with some interest. However, it is still the classic puzzle game programmed a thousand times, which consists of pushing boxes, pressing switches, collaborating between characters ... The puzzles are good, but it is a game mechanic that is already very hackneyed. In addition, the price is too high for what the game offers, since you can find similar games much cheaper or even free. I recommend buying at a discount .. I bought it with a 90% discount. 6.5/10 Hey, if this review has been useful to you, you can follow me on: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38997970/
Really fun co-op game. Plenty of puzzles that require thought but levels are short enough that you can keep going forward.
I haven’t finished this game (lost my save twice, my own fault). So I can't speak for the later parts of the game. I played this the only right way. Which is in couch co-op. The levels has a easy-normal challenge to them but they’ve added the challenge to get all the treasure in the levels. This gives you an extra difficulty if you want it. Perfect. the controls work just as you expect them to and except for being puzzling the game is fun. The graphic is great, the music on par and the humor childish but fitting. I recommend this to everyone except Terry. Terry shouldn’t play anything. This is of course a Linux game!
A charming puzzle platformer, best played in co-op. Clever and funny. (I had this on Desura, as to why my time is low)
First of all; this game is meant to play co-op, preferably in the same couch. The game has similarities to Lost Vikings for you who have played that. It's a puzzle-platformer by the true meaning of it. You need to think logical to calculate which boxes you will move where and who goes to which platform. Control is good and if you die you have yourself to blame. Every level is a little bit harder than the last and it's a good idea to pause the game in the beginning of every level to discuss with your partner who will do what. It's really fun when you need to think a lot to beat the level and you feel smart when solving the levels which at first seems impossible to beat. Nice pixel graphics, good control (I prefer to play with game pad) and nice music. Every level also have extra challenges you can try. Beat the level under a certain time, take all the coins/diamonds and clear it without dying. Because you need to think logically the speed of the gameplay is sometimes slow, but I woul...
It's a puzzle platformer with a few cute notes. My first blind impressions are linked below - felt a bit simple early on, but gets more complex and interesting with more play. http://youtu.be/Qq6LOU4IvPk
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
- Processor: 1.66 GHz Dual Core Processor or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated Sound
- Additional Notes: Gamepad recommended for best experience
Recommended
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
FAQ
How much does Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol cost?
Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol costs $14.99.
What are the system requirements for Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 8/7/Vista/XP Processor: 1.66 GHz Dual Core Processor or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 512 MB available space Sound Card: Integrated Sound Additional Notes: Gamepad recommended for best experience Recommended: Recommended: Network: Broadband Internet connection
What platforms is Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol available on?
Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.
Is Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol worth buying?
Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol has 83% positive reviews from 29 players.
When was Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol released?
Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol was released on Aug 8, 2014.
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