In Steamworld Quest you control a small group of heroes and follow them on their journey, along the way are all sorts of foes that you need to fight and secrets to find. Boss enemies every couple of chapters bring more dynamic into the gameplay and make the overall experience really enjoyable. Every hero has 8 cards and you will have many to choose from, found in secret chests, craftable and rewarded throughout the story line. There are also different weapons and other gear to collect, which will furthermore help your team in fights. In turn-based matches you fight against your opponent, both drawing cards and playing them to fight against each other.

In Steamworld Quest you and your small group of heroes are on a ever changing journey. Starting out in a small village, Copernica and Armilly go into the nearby forests to find a certain kind of mushroom, as Copernica, which is an alchemist, needs it.
This task proves itself to be more difficult as it sounded. After this task the two go back to their town, where their heroic destiny slowly unfolds and takes both them and you on a epic journey through the big diverse world of Steamworld Quest. On that journey you will find many other characters, some of them allies that even want to join your team. Every character has their own charm, they seem genuine, real and just adorable, each in their own way. The relations between the characters also feels very genuine and realistic.

The artstyle is different from other Steamworld games, drawn and more organic it is a nice change from the original rather simplistic a cubist artstyle other Steamworld games have. The different areas all look very unique and very beautiful, just as all the little details just as little icons and such. The character's personality fits very well with their pretty appearance and even the body language represents who they are and just makes them feel so genuine and organic. The artwork on the cards and the cards themselves also look very charming!

The soundtrack has well over 30 songs and I personally find them all very lovely. You can really hear that they put their soul into their work (and some of those fighting tracks are fire damn).

The secrets add quite a lot of fun and reward you for looking around places. Hidden passages that lead to chests can give you new gear, weapons or even new cards! For me personally they were a bit too easy to find but I was also trying hard to find them all from the start of the game, so that may vary.

I really enjoyed this game! So much in fact that the only thing I am unhappy with is that it is not certain if there will be a Steamworld Quest 2 yet :D (I am serious Image & Form please continue this series I fell in love with this game)

Gameplay: 10/10

• deck building aspect: 9/10
  
• rpg aspect: 10/10

Music: 9/10
Secrets: 7/10
Artstyle 10/10

• characters: 9/10
  
• animation: 9/10
  
• world: 10/10
  
• UI: 10/10
  
• cards: 10/10

Story: 9/10
Price(in €)/Time(in h): 0.68