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Xploquest is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Jean-Sébastien Nouveau and was released on December 6, 2017. It received positive reviews from players.

Xloquest is a little retro RPG game and is perfect for a break between two big games sessions.

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89%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
graphics3 negative mentions

  • Engaging and simple RPG with solid character progression and a good sense of advancement.
  • Free to play with no bugs, providing several hours of gameplay and replayability.
  • Intuitive settlement and resource development system with diverse races and strategic depth.
  • Combat is slow, with low hit chances and little strategic complexity, making it feel repetitive.
  • Basic and lackluster graphics with no widescreen support and locked resolution and controls.
  • Limited variety in map design and lack of story, plot, or character development reduce immersion.
  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game features no traditional story or character development, focusing instead on straightforward exploration and simple quests centered on character progression. Its quest system is procedural and repetitive, primarily involving travel or combat tasks without narrative depth.

    • “The game also has an extensive and elaborate quest system, which appears to be procedurally generated.”
    • “There are travel quests which ask you to go to a city, and there are combat quests which ask you to go somewhere and kill something.”
    • “This is an RPG boiled down to its very core element, which is character (power) progression.”
    • “This is a casual RPG game without any fancy bells and whistles such as plot or dialogue.”
    • “There's no story, you just explore, do simple tasks, and fight.”
    • “Don't bother if you care about storytelling, character development, or even gameplay balance; this is an RPG boiled down to its very core element, which is character (power) progression.”
  • gameplay

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

    Gameplay centers on classic RPG elements like open-world exploration, dungeon crawling, monster battles, and character progression through leveling and equipment upgrades. It emphasizes core mechanics and power progression over storytelling or character development, delivering solid and engaging gameplay within a compact experience.

    • “Gameplay consists of exploring an open world map, fighting monsters, exploring dungeons, leveling up, returning to town, and buying equipment and potions.”
    • “This is an RPG boiled down to its very core element, which is character (power) progression.”
    • “Better gameplay than other RPGs.”
    • “Gameplay consists of exploring an open world map, fighting monsters, 'exploring' dungeons, going up levels, going back to town and buying equipment and potions and so on.”
    • “Don't bother if you care about storytelling, character development or even gameplay balance; this is an RPG boiled down to its very core element, which is character (power) progression.”
    • “9 MB on hard drive = 8 hours of gameplay!”
  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are described as rudimentary and plain, with retro pixel 2D visuals considered lackluster and somewhat placeholder-like. While not visually impressive, some users find them decent enough for a free RPG experience.

    • “The game looks very plain but I found it to be decent enough. Ignoring the visuals, the game won't be for everyone, but if you can handle rudimentary visuals in a completely free RPG, you should check this out.”
    • “The retro pixel 2D graphics are lackluster and feel like they're just placeholders or 'it'll do' attempts.”
    • “The game looks very plain, but I found it to be decent enough. Ignoring the visuals, the game won't be for everyone, but if you can handle rudimentary visuals in a completely free RPG, you should check this out.”
    • “Skyrim even has 3D graphics.”
  • grinding

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

    Players note that grinding requires additional resources, such as a second live, indicating it may be time-consuming or demanding.

  • character development

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

    Character development in the game is minimal and primarily focused on power progression rather than storytelling or deeper narrative growth. Players seeking rich character arcs or balanced gameplay may find this aspect lacking.

    • “Don't bother if you care about storytelling, character development, or even gameplay balance; this is an RPG boiled down to its very core element, which is character (power) progression.”
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Play Times

7h Median play time
6h Average play time
4-8h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs
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Xploquest is a role playing game. Common tags for Xploquest include free to play.

Xploquest is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 6 hours playing Xploquest.

Xploquest was released on December 6, 2017.

Xploquest was developed by Jean-Sébastien Nouveau.

Xploquest has received positive reviews from players. Most players disliked Xploquest for its story.

Xploquest is a single player game.

Similar games include Xploquest 2, Defenders of Tetsoidea II, The Last Journey, A dead world's dream, Pre-Strike and others.