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The Unexpected Quest

Rionix · 2020-11-27

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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.

The Unexpected Quest is an Adventure Casual Indie Simulation game released in 2020, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 205 reviews).

0
playing now
79%
positive of 205 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.73★
PlayStation Store rating (11 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 205 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 3 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920202026Week of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.942020-11-272026-10-102020-11-27 — 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 $14.992026-09-12 — best price $14.992026-09-26 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
92.1%
earned "First Step"
58.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)23321%15
Xbox One (Xbox)119%14
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

RTSPuzzleClickerFantasyBuildingCraftingMedievalStrategyAction RTSManagement

Census log

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

Recent updates

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