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The Unexpected Quest

Rionix · 2020-11-27

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 27, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Nov 27, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 23, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 27, 2024 (Xbox One), Nov 27, 2020 (Mac)

Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. Embark on quests, hunt down treasures and manage your resources as you build, battle, cast magic and brew potions to bring order to the world.

1
playing now
79%
positive of 204 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$12.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 55% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 204 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.94 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days · $13.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.942020-11-272026-08-292020-11-27 — best price $10.392021-02-11 — best price $10.392021-04-04 — best price $10.392021-06-24 — best price $9.742021-08-13 — best price $9.092021-10-28 — best price $8.702021-11-24 — best price $8.442022-01-27 — best price $7.142022-05-09 — best price $7.142022-06-23 — best price $6.492022-09-08 — best price $5.842022-11-22 — best price $5.842022-12-22 — best price $5.192023-01-23 — best price $5.192023-03-16 — best price $5.192023-05-09 — best price $4.542023-06-30 — best price $4.542023-08-28 — best price $4.282023-11-22 — best price $3.892023-12-21 — best price $3.242024-01-16 — best price $6.492024-03-14 — best price $6.492024-04-16 — best price $12.992024-06-10 — best price $12.992024-06-27 — best price $6.492024-07-29 — best price $8.702024-09-27 — best price $3.242024-11-27 — best price $6.492024-12-19 — best price $3.242025-03-13 — best price $6.492025-06-26 — best price $3.242025-10-01 — best price $3.242025-12-18 — best price $1.942026-03-19 — best price $3.242026-04-20 — best price $2.592026-08-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese

Player tags

RTSPuzzleClickerFantasyBuildingCraftingMedievalStrategyAction RTSManagement

Census log

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

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