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Pesterquest

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App ID 1144030
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Franchise Homestuck Universe
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 30981763
Last Record Update 7 September 2025 – 04:14:43 UTC ()
Release Date 4 September 2019 – 14:52:37 UTC ()
😎 85.40%
1k reviews
5
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🎲 RPG 📚 Visual Novel 📚 Story Rich ⏳ Time Travel

Embark on a quest of epic importance in Pesterquest, a grimsical episodic visual novel adventure set in the darkly funny Homestuck / Hiveswap universe, created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie.

Additional Information

Developer What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Fellow Traveller
Store Release Date 4 September 2019 – 14:52:44 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 4 September 2019 – 14:52:37 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 10 August 2024 – 05:19:12 UTC () (1723267152)
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Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
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  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
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  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 7 December 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4862199
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
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First seen on SteamDB 14 August 2019 – 17:06:30 UTC (), in changelist #6727134
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🎲 RPG 📚 Visual Novel 📚 Story Rich ⏳ Time Travel 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🤡 Comedy 😃 Funny 🚀 Sci-fi 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

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timestamp15 September 2025 – 14:27:18 UTC

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timestamp 1 April 2020 – 15:23:32 UTC

Steam charts

  • 5 players right now
  • 11 24-hour peak
  • 772 all-time peak 1 April 2020
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 284 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 85.40% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,324 89.8% positive reviews
  • 150 10.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
4 September 2019 Steam Release -
16 June 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Fight for Racial Justice Bundle -
2 March 2021 ⇄ Humble Bundle: March 2021 Humble Choice (#16) -

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How many players are playing Pesterquest right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing Pesterquest on Steam.

Pesterquest had an all-time peak of 772 concurrent players on 1 April 2020.

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