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Wife Quest cover art

Wife Quest

Pippin Games · 2021-09-30

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 16, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 16, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 16, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 16, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 16, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

A retro platform, side-scrolling game with gorgeous pixel art. Help Mia rescue Fernando, her husband, who has been kidnapped by a Dark Elf named Morganna and her pack of Monster Girls.

82%
positive of 434 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.16★
PlayStation Store rating (266 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

In humorous and often naughty action platformer Wife Quest, you’ll take the role of charismatic former warrior Mia as she sets off to battle the seductive monster girls who keep kidnapping her beloved husband Fernando! Explore the lands surrounding your marital home in vibrant side-scrolling pixel art style, slashing through enemies and fearlessly navigating a wide variety of hazardous environments. With each enemy boss she takes down, Mia gains new abilities to help her overcome the trials ahead. From goblins and witches to slimes and more, Mia will have plenty of monster girls to punish alo(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 27,869 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.7k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 434 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.50-75%
Microsoft Store$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.59 at IndieGala Store (2025-04-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 133 of 199 observed days · $0.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720212026Week of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$0.692021-09-302026-10-142021-09-30 — best price $5.092022-03-30 — best price $4.372022-09-18 — best price $3.892022-12-10 — best price $5.992023-04-20 — best price $5.992023-10-17 — best price $2.992024-02-21 — best price $2.992024-07-18 — best price $1.492024-09-14 — best price $2.392024-10-21 — best price $2.252024-11-21 — best price $2.992024-12-19 — best price $1.492025-01-18 — best price $5.992025-02-20 — best price $1.502025-03-21 — best price $1.202025-04-16 — best price $1.492025-05-21 — best price $5.992025-06-24 — best price $6.842025-07-26 — best price $5.992025-08-25 — best price $1.492025-09-26 — best price $5.992025-11-14 — best price $1.502025-12-03 — best price $6.872025-12-18 — best price $1.472026-01-12 — best price $0.772026-01-30 — best price $5.992026-02-19 — best price $6.922026-03-08 — best price $5.992026-03-24 — best price $6.822026-04-13 — best price $0.902026-05-01 — best price $5.992026-05-21 — best price $2.992026-06-12 — best price $6.812026-07-06 — best price $0.902026-07-23 — best price $5.992026-09-01 — best price $2.402026-09-28 — best price $5.992026-10-13 — best price $0.892026-10-14 — best price $1.50
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
86%
earned "JEALOUS WIFE"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-09-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7517%30
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)61815%20
PS4 (PlayStation)47154%21
PS5 (PlayStation)45947%21
PS5 (PlayStation)18343%21
PS4 (PlayStation)15743%21
PS4 (PlayStation)2157%21
Switch (Nintendo)130%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeFunnyMagicActionFantasyColorfulRelaxingAdventure

Census log

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

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