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Quest Giver

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67%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
84% User Score Based on 31 reviews

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Quest Giver is a single player casual role playing game with fantasy, comedy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by DarZal Games and was released on December 1, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Welcome to your new job, NPC: Giving out quests to local adventurers! Choose quests which are appropriate to their level to help them become mighty, and perhaps some day one of your clients will become the hero of the town. Each With Multiple Endings: Get Fired Get Assassinated Destroy the Entire World Join a Cult Start a Mutiny ... and More! (A full playthrough is 3-5 hou…

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 31 reviews
story8 positive mentions
  • Charming pixel art style and catchy 8-bit inspired music that enhance the game's atmosphere.
  • Funny, witty, and well-written dialogue with sharp, tongue-in-cheek humor that provides many laughs.
  • Engaging narrative with multiple endings and scenarios, offering fun replayability and unique characters.
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive and somewhat mechanical, with trial-and-error mechanics leading to frequent restarts.
  • Lack of depth in quest assignment mechanics, sometimes resulting in uninteresting choices and slow pacing.
  • Some control issues and clunky UI elements, such as a difficult-to-read mission select map and sluggish dialogue flow.

  • story

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The story of "Quest Giver" is humorous and charming, centered on playing as an NPC who assigns quests rather than being the hero. While choices impact outcomes, the decisions often lack complexity, but the engaging dialogue, multiple endings, and playful tone make the narrative enjoyable and worth experiencing.

    • “I loved the concept of giving quests to heroes instead of being a hero, for once.”
    • “You have the choice to either give the right quest to the right person, the wrong quest to the wrong person, or even no quests at all, if you want to just phone it in. There are consequences either way, and bonuses if the quest fits well with the character type.”
    • “It's really funny and cute; there's a sidekick, a happy ending, many scenarios, and it's the perfect length and a good price with great art, story, and writing.”
    • “I wouldn't really call 'NPC' a character which decides to which hero to assign which quest and whose choices change the fate of the world around them.”
    • “However, despite how it looks when you do your first mission, giving quests is not going to be a challenge.”
    • “The main critique I have is that sometimes the list of quests I can assign and heroes to give them to does not leave me with interesting trade-offs or decisions to make.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is consistently praised for its witty, tongue-in-cheek dialogue and amusing achievements, making the story engaging and entertaining throughout. Players appreciate the lighthearted, cute tone and find the funny conversations and characters a strong highlight, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience.

    • “The characters, dialogue, and storyline are so funny - I definitely recommend this one :)”
    • “The game's dialogue is sharp and tongue-in-cheek, and I found myself chuckling out loud as I played through.”
    • “Overall it's cute and fun and definitely worth checking out for the story and really funny dialogue!”

  • gameplay

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a decent premise with an interesting formula that changes across levels, providing a chill and calming experience. However, it is hindered by trial-and-error stages, slow replay due to unskippable dialogues, and a shallow, repetitive quest assignment mechanic that lacks depth and can feel confusing and arbitrary.

    • “The formula for the gameplay gets tweaked in various interesting ways in each level.”
    • “Nice, chill, calming gameplay.”
    • “I'd prefer a continuous game that gives me a chance to learn from and correct my mistakes without repeatedly restarting, and an in-game mechanic that tracks things like 'hunting bats gives this class hero extra xp'.”
    • “I'd prefer a continuous game that gives me a chance to learn from and correct my mistakes without repeatedly restarting, and an in-game mechanic that tracks things like 'hunting bats gives this class hero extra XP.'”
    • “The core issue gameplay-wise though is that each stage has some trial-and-error components (and one mistake can mess up the whole level) and multiple possible endings and achievements, but replaying through stuff is pretty slow as there is no way of fast-forwarding already seen dialogues.”
    • “This is even worsened by the fact that after a few levels, the assign-quests mechanic becomes pretty mechanical as it has no depth.”

  • music

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally well-received, with many players praising its catchy, thematic, and charming 8-bit inspired tunes. Volume sliders for music and sound effects are available, allowing players to adjust audio to their preference, though a few found the music annoying enough to mute. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the game's fun and polished atmosphere.

    • “The graphics, music and writing are all charming and polished.”
    • “The music is also a winner, every scenario throws in a unique and thematic tune that are pretty catchy.”
    • “Worth playing just to listen to some of the 8-bit inspired music.”
    • “The music was so annoying I had to mute it just to tolerate playing the game.”
    • “• the music and sfx have adjustment sliders.”
    • “• volume sliders for the music and sfx.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a fun, distinctive, and charming pixelated art style that players find polished and visually appealing. Combined with catchy chiptune music, the overall aesthetic contributes to an engaging and enjoyable experience.

    • “The graphics, music and writing are all charming and polished.”
    • “From its charming pixelated art style to its catchy chiptune score, it is a supremely good time and well worth the price.”
    • “I'm addicted to the cute graphics.”
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Quest Giver is a casual role playing game with fantasy, comedy, medieval and historical themes. Common tags for Quest Giver include indie, lgbtq+, 2d, choices matter, narrative and others.

Quest Giver is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, Windows and others.

Quest Giver was released on December 1, 2023.

Quest Giver was developed by DarZal Games.

Quest Giver has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Quest Giver for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Quest Giver is a single player game.

Similar games include Quest Giver, Pilgrims, Tiny Bookshop, Is This Seat Taken?, Toem and others.