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Dad Quest

Sundae Month · Excalibur Publishing · 2018-08-17

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 23, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on a great Dadventure in this unique comedy, story-based 2D platformer. Raise your child to become the weapon they were always meant to be.

Dad Quest is an Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2018, priced at $2.59, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 180 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 180 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.59
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 31% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.5k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 180 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.95 at GamersGate (2024-08-01) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 13 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920172026Week of 2017-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.09$1.952017-02-232026-08-172017-02-23 — best price $5.262017-05-08 — best price $5.592017-11-22 — best price $5.352018-06-15 — best price $5.192018-08-24 — best price $12.492018-12-18 — best price $3.902019-04-01 — best price $3.902019-07-29 — best price $12.992019-11-21 — best price $3.892020-01-20 — best price $3.892020-04-19 — best price $3.302020-06-10 — best price $10.812020-07-25 — best price $3.902020-09-15 — best price $12.992020-10-16 — best price $11.582020-12-08 — best price $3.312021-01-25 — best price $3.892021-03-02 — best price $10.942021-04-18 — best price $9.542021-05-29 — best price $12.992021-08-15 — best price $3.332021-11-08 — best price $12.992022-02-03 — best price $12.992022-04-23 — best price $3.332022-07-07 — best price $9.542022-11-18 — best price $3.892023-03-23 — best price $12.992023-07-10 — best price $2.922023-10-12 — best price $3.892024-01-22 — best price $12.992024-05-11 — best price $9.542024-11-22 — best price $3.122025-03-13 — best price $3.892025-08-16 — best price $10.282026-03-31 — best price $12.992026-08-17 — best price $2.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
47.8%
earned "Get Shot!"
8.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Player tags

2DRPGCuteFunnyArcadeLGBTQ+Parody PlatformerStory RichDark Comedy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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