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Milo's Quest

Milo’s Quest is a fun and cute game that plays like a simple RPG with a dog protagonist. There’s a lot to like for the budget price, though it does lack some variety and is over rather quickly.
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61%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
86% User Score Based on 14 reviews
Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

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About Milo's Quest

Milo's Quest is a single player arcade action adventure game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by lightUP and was released on July 29, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

Milo's Quest is a retro inspired, top-down, adventure puzzle game. The young puppy, Milo, is enjoying his time in the park and sees a delicious bone to chew on! This bone is cursed and sets free the Evil King Old Skull. Now it's up to Milo to go on an adventure to save the world by stopping the curse!

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86%Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews
music2 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions

  • Charming and cute pixel art style with vibrant colors and nice chiptune music.
  • Simple and accessible gameplay combining action-RPG and Sokoban puzzles, suitable for all ages and perfect for short gaming sessions.
  • Multiple modes and adjustable difficulty settings allow players to tailor the experience, with well-designed levels and a variety of enemies and bosses.
  • Puzzle mechanics can be frustrating due to lack of a puzzle reset button and janky box movement, forcing players to leave and re-enter rooms which respawns enemies.
  • Combat is limited and can feel finicky, relying mainly on a single dash attack that requires cautious timing.
  • The game is relatively short and lacks depth in upgrades, unlockables, and variety of abilities, with some rough translation in dialogue.
  • story

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The story of Milo’s Quest is simple and light, serving mainly as a charming backdrop for its cute character design and pixel art. The narrative and overall adventure are straightforward and unremarkable, making it a brief, pleasant experience without deep complexity or strong emotional impact.

    • “Milo's Quest is a cute 2D top-down game that mixes Zelda inspiration with Sokoban (box pushing) puzzles.”
    • “Milo’s Quest is a fun and cute game that plays like a simple RPG with a dog protagonist.”
    • “Milo’s Quest is a brisk little journey whose main appeal is its cuteness, and its character design and pixel art locations ensure that is delivered on even if there’s not much to the adventure.”
    • “Milo’s quest is far too plain if you remove one half of its gameplay, but going between fighting and pushing blocks on a regular basis means this breezy little adventure is a fine way to spend a small bit of time even if it’s rather unexceptional.”
    • “Most of what the game offers is seen in the first area and it does about all it wants to by the time the two to three hour experience wraps up, so besides the little issues with the dash attack, Milo’s quest ends up a fine but rather basic adventure.”
    • “Milo’s quest falls pretty squarely into the kind of snack-style gaming where it’s fine to pick up and play for a bit if you want something small that you don’t have to invest a lot of time into, but it doesn’t provide much that would make you want to go out of your way to get it.”
  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay is simple and accessible, blending puzzle-solving with light combat, making for a charming and fast-paced retro-style experience. While enjoyable and easy to pick up, some find it a bit too straightforward and wish for more depth through upgrades, unlockables, and secrets. Overall, it's a pleasant and breezy adventure, though not particularly exceptional.

    • “Good puzzles and good gameplay.”
    • “Going between fighting and pushing blocks regularly makes this breezy little adventure a fine way to spend a small bit of time.”
    • “It's a bit too simple at times, but the very cute graphics and speedy gameplay make this a mini retro throwback worth checking out.”
    • “Milo’s quest is far too plain if you remove one half of its gameplay, but going between fighting and pushing blocks on a regular basis means this breezy little adventure is a fine way to spend a small bit of time even if it’s rather unexceptional.”
    • “Simple gameplay that does not require training.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music features a fitting chiptune style that complements the game's nice visual aesthetic, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “Nice visual style and music.”
    • “The chiptune music is pretty nice and fitting as well.”
  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are simple yet charming, featuring cute visuals that complement the fast-paced gameplay. Additionally, the diverse level aesthetics add variety and appeal to the overall retro-inspired design.

    • “It's a bit too simple at times, but the very cute graphics and speedy gameplay make this a mini retro throwback worth checking out.”
    • “The levels are diverse in aesthetics.”
  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development in Milo’s Quest is minimal but charming, with appealing character design and pixel art that enhance the overall cuteness of the journey despite a lack of depth in the adventure.

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Milo's Quest is a arcade action adventure game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Milo's Quest include sokoban, indie, pixel graphics, supernatural, retro and others.

Milo's Quest is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Milo's Quest was released on July 29, 2020.

Milo's Quest was developed by lightUP.

Milo's Quest has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Milo's Quest for its music but disliked it for its story.

Milo's Quest is a single player game.

Similar games include Sparklite, Gato Roboto, Anuchard, Super Panda Adventures, Trifox and others.