Underplayed Gems

OctoQuest (2021)

OctoQuest cover
Genres
Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 26 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A trippy, exploratory swim through colorful ruins with a pulsing bass-heavy soundtrack.

colorfulatmosphericsurrealpsychedelicexploration2d platformeraction-adventuremetroidvania

What players say

Players describe OctoQuest as a short, weird retro mashup with platforming and light RPG mechanics that takes some getting used to, but grows on you quickly thanks to mushroom power-ups and a surprising amount of depth. A small speedrunning community has formed around it.

Screenshots

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