QUESTER (2023)

Developer: Thousand Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 199 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 16 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Questing through a pixelated post-apocalyptic dungeon feels like a deep, challenging retro RPG with turn-based combat and a mysterious lost-world story.

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What players say

Players praise this as a minimalist, old-school dungeon crawler with fast combat and heavy resource management. It is challenging but fair, with a brisk 10-to-15-hour campaign and New Game Plus. The story is very light, and the combat takes some adjustment, but the game rewards planning and experimentation.

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