---
title: "Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery"
description: "What does it mean to be a magical girl?  This is the question at the heart of ​ Lock and Key, a magical mystery set in a world shaped by your interpretation of "
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/24/107124.jpg"
---

# Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery

![Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery](https://t.vndb.org/cv/24/107124.jpg)

**Developer:** Studio Élan

**Release date:** Sep 30, 2025

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.8/10 (16 votes)

## Description
What does it mean to be a magical girl?

This is the question at the heart of ​ Lock and Key, a magical mystery 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 protege, 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.

[From [official website](https://vnstudioelan.com/games/lock-and-key/)]

## Characters
### Kealey Cohen
DOB: 7 March 1990 
Hobby: Knitting 
Favorite Food: Takoyaki 

Kealey always enjoyed the life of a Magical Girl more than her wife Sherri. Still making use of her shapeshifting abilities to the fullest, you'd never guess that such a soft and compassionate woman was one of the most successful cat burglars in Chicago.

Full of love, laughter, and zest for life, Kealey is a wonderful presence everywhere she goes.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Aliases:** Kealey Takada, Kiki
- **Birthday:** 7 March
- **Hair:** Brown, Long, Parted to Side, Sidehair, Braided Crown
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Overweight
- **Clothes:** Dress Shoes, Dress, Skirt, Knee-high Socks, Turtleneck Sweater, Ribbon Hair Tie
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Shapeshifting, Henshin, Theft
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Personality:** Shy, Friendly, Kind, Religious, Mischievous, Trans Woman
- **Role:** Wife, Mahou Shoujo, Mentor, Homosexual, Jewish
- **Items:** Whip

### Sherri Cohen
DOB: 7 January 1990 
Hobby: Collecting stuffed animals 
Favorite Food: Coffee Cake 

A former Magical Girl turned private eye, Sherri "Sherlock" Cohen uses her powers of clairvoyance to solve crimes nobody else can.

Logical, tough, and self-reflective, Sherri has a soft and sensitive side that only her wife Kealey is allowed to see. However, the uncertain future of a life without powers will test her resolve more than anything has before.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Sher, Sherlock
- **Birthday:** 7 January
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Curly
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Dark, Androgynous
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Necktie, Shorts, Thigh-high Boots, Tank Top, Leather Jacket, Formal Shirt
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Role:** Wife, Mahou Shoujo, Detective, Mentor, Homosexual, Psychometrist, Jewish, Therapist
- **Engages in:** Justifiable Homicide, Henshin
- **Personality:** Relaxed, Smart, Religious, Sensitive

### Nina Alencar
DOB: 6 April 1989
Hobby: Racquetball
Favorite Food: Strawberry Cheesecake 

What is there to say about Miss Nina that her avid fans haven't said already? A longtime friend and former Magical Girl partner of Sherri and Kealey, the bright and bubbly Nina went from a life of fighting Consumed to a life in the spotlight as one of the world's biggest pop stars. These days, "Chicago's favorite daughter" mostly uses her powers of teleportation to avoid paparazzi, but her magical girl style still influences her looks to this day! #stannina!

- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 6 April
- **Hair:** Blond, Pink, Twin Tails, Shoulder-length, Multicolored
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Claw
- **Clothes:** Dress, Gloves, Hair Tie, Choker, Over The Knee Socks, Off-The-Shoulder Shirt, Feather Boa, High Heeled Shoes
- **Personality:** Carefree, Cheerful
- **Role:** Friend, Mahou Shoujo, Idol, Popular, Famous, Serial Killer
- **Engages in:** Murder, Henshin
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Hospitalization, Homicide, Malevolent Possession, Completely Avoidable Death, Arrest
- **Eyes:** Pink, Unnatural Sclera

### Ruby Thompson
DOB: 1 February 2004 
Hobby: Writing Poetry 
Favorite Food: Popcorn 

Ruby "Nightshade" Thompson, a brand new Magical Girl, considers herself a true creature of the night as she uses her powers of invisibility to blend into the shadows. Fully immersed in her dark and mysterious role, the truth is that Ruby's edgy, persona masks a deep insecurity and anxiety about her new life. Will the guidance of three veteran Magical Girls give her enough strength to stand on her own? Or is she doomed to hide behind a mask forever?

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Nightshade
- **Birthday:** 1 February
- **Hair:** Black, Violet, Bun, Parted to Side, Gradient Colored Hair, Curly, Afro-textured
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Dark
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Cloak, Hoodie, Gothic, Suspenders, Off-The-Shoulder Sweater
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Personality:** Stoic, Reserved, Mysterious
- **Role:** Mahou Shoujo, High School Student, Bisexual, Apprentice, Temporary Protagonist
- **Engages in:** Justifiable Homicide, Henshin, Invisibility

### Natasha Rubinsky
A forensic scientist specializing in on-site crime scene investigation, Natasha "Nat” Rubinsky is Sherri's longtime acquaintance and key source of information about police activity in the city. While the two are far from friends, Sherri's consistent ability to get results and Nat's authority to keep the cops away from her make for some very effective teamwork. Nat is aggressive, argumentative, caustic, and an overall pain in the ass...but at least she's got enough common sense to know what it takes to get results. Doesn't mean she's gonna be friendly about it, though.

[From in-game bio]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Nat
- **Hair:** Red, Short, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Personality:** Rude
- **Clothes:** Jumpsuit, Surgical Mask
- **Role:** Coroner

### Elle Byrne
Sherri, Kealey, and Nina's former Magical Girl ally. Always the baby of the group, she was the whole team's little sister and loved dearly by her three closest friends. Sadly, she passed away in 2007, long before her time. Elle Byrne was fifteen years old when she died, and the shock of that death changed her three friends forever. But how did she die? What happened that fateful night? And why couldn't Sherri, Kealey, and Nina stop it?

[From in-game bio]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Long, Wavy
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Freckles
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Role:** Friend, Mahou Shoujo
- **Subject of:** Pre-Story Death

### Jude
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Alias:** Sparksis
- **Hair:** Blond, Odango
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Gloves, Blouse, Lolita Hairband, Puffy Sleeves
- **Role:** Mahou Shoujo, High School Student

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://vnstudioelan.com/games/lock-and-key/)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803850/)
- [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/vnstudioelan)
- [Itch](https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/lock-and-key)

## Releases
### English
- **2022-06-29**: Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery - Demo - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2073360/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2073360/info/), [Itch.io](https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/lock-and-key), [Patreon post](https://www.patreon.com/posts/119036131), [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/vnstudioelan)
- **2025-09-30**: Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery - Download Edition - [Official website](http://vnstudioelan.com/games/lock-and-key/), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803850/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1803850/info/), [Itch.io](https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/lock-and-key)
- **2026-01**: Lock and Key: A Magical Girl Mystery - Physical Edition

## Tags
ADV, Female Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Murder Mystery, Mahou Shoujo Heroine, Lesbian Heroine, Private Detective Protagonist, Thief Heroine, Protagonist with a Face, Mahou Shoujo Protagonist, Modern Day United States of America, Built-in Encyclopedia, Colored Name-tags, Protagonist's Wife as a Heroine, Female Friend, Protagonist with a Sprite, Transgender Heroine, Girl x Girl Romance Only, Music Recollection, Lesbian Protagonist, Contemporary Fantasy, Ending List, Character Profiles, Dark Skinned Protagonist, Completion Status Indicator, Androgynous Protagonist, 2010s, Androgynous Heroine, Thief Protagonist, Dark Skinned Heroine, Transgender Protagonist, Location Display, Date Display, Urban Fantasy, Photographic Backgrounds, Bloody Scenes, LGBTQ Issues, Floating Textbox, Possession, Religion/Faith, Descriptions of Violence, Only One Good Ending, Bad Endings with Story, Body Horror, Off Screen Sex Only, Romance Between Protagonists, Mourning, Psychological Problems, Betrayal, Multiple Protagonists

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