The Game Census
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Dad Quest

Sundae Month · Excalibur Publishing · 2018-08-17

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

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.

0
playing now
82%
positive of 179 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)
$2.59
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 57% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.5k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 179 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.59-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 16 of 28 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 09:00 — 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).

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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