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Gemstone Keeper

Gemstone Keeper is a twin stick shooter where avid explorers go down into the Cistershire Caverns, a large, dangerous and mysterious set of caves and caverns that are filled with vast amounts of rare and…

31 March 2017

Gemstone Keeper is an adventure developed by Gamepopper, released 31 March 2017 on Nintendo Switch, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Gemstone Keeper is

Gemstone Keeper is an adventure game developed by Gamepopper and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gemstone Keeper is a twin stick shooter where avid explorers go down into the Cistershire Caverns, a large, dangerous and mysterious set of caves and caverns that are filled with vast amounts of rare and valuable gemstones. This game combines the quick and reactionary feel of a shooter with the exploration and decision making of classic roguelikes.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gemstone Keeper launched on 31 March 2017, within three weeks of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games.

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When did Gemstone Keeper come out?
Gemstone Keeper was released on 31 March 2017 for Nintendo Switch, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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