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DLC Quest

Going Loud Studios · 2013-03-18

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 18, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 18, 2013 (Mac), Nov 02, 2011 (Xbox 360)

What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

DLC Quest is a 2013 Indie title priced at $2.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 6229 reviews).

0
playing now
88%
positive of 6.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (57 ratings)
3.6h
to beat · completionist 2.9h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

DLC Quest trailer thumbnail

DLC Quest

≈453,143 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 49,602 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 249k–498k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,230 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.59 at Humble Store (2014-12-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1941Mar 2013Jun 2024Mar 2013 — avg 194 · peak 609Jul 2013 — avg 97 · peak 574Nov 2013 — avg 18 · peak 113Mar 2014 — avg 10 · peak 29Jul 2014 — avg 58 · peak 741Nov 2014 — avg 13 · peak 59Mar 2015 — avg 9 · peak 27Jul 2015 — avg 15 · peak 144Nov 2015 — avg 11 · peak 64Mar 2016 — avg 7 · peak 22Jul 2016 — avg 10 · peak 34Nov 2016 — avg 6 · peak 25Mar 2017 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2017 — avg 6 · peak 22Nov 2017 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2018 — avg 5 · peak 12Nov 2018 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 4Jun 2024 — avg 1 · peak 6

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jun 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$2.99$0.592015-01-012026-08-132015-01-01 — best price $0.982015-04-13 — best price $2.992015-06-22 — best price $2.992015-08-31 — best price $0.592015-12-22 — best price $0.982016-02-05 — best price $1.492016-07-14 — best price $2.992016-09-05 — best price $0.742016-11-25 — best price $0.742017-05-25 — best price $2.992017-11-28 — best price $2.992018-06-28 — best price $1.492018-11-15 — best price $1.492019-01-24 — best price $2.992019-06-17 — best price $2.992019-11-01 — best price $2.992020-02-19 — best price $1.492020-10-29 — best price $1.792021-02-11 — best price $1.492021-11-19 — best price $1.492022-01-27 — best price $1.492022-11-22 — best price $1.492023-04-10 — best price $1.492023-07-07 — best price $2.992023-11-21 — best price $1.492024-03-07 — best price $1.492024-05-21 — best price $2.992024-07-25 — best price $2.992024-12-04 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $2.992025-07-10 — best price $2.992025-10-23 — best price $2.992026-01-29 — best price $1.492026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-08-13 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
94%
earned "These Used To Come Standard"
43.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,3477%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieRetroShortCasualComedySatireParody Adventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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