The company began after a lot of workers broke off from Tactics after the creation of the game One Kagayaku Kisetsu E, which has been adapted into a 3-episode Hentai OVA as well as a 4-episode all-ages OVA. They then created Kanon, which was incredibly hyped before its release and even today is considered one of the best romance games, as well as the game that made the plot-heavy Eroge just as marketably viable as its Porn Without Plot counterparts. Most of Key's games are of the Utsuge variety, with a lot of emphasis on melodrama and sad storylines. Key/Visual Art's' works include: