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DLC Quest

DLC Quest

What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

Released Mar 18, 2013 Developer Going Loud Studios Platforms Windows · Mac PlatformerIndieSatireComedyShort
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.3%positive6,244 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“A silly & entertaining satire piece but also a fun & easy lil platformer on it's own (the speedrun achievements are kind of a b tho lol).”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“while i find the game fun and comedic because i get the satire, its a one and done kind of game.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It’s a cute concept and fun for a few hours, but it doesn’t have much depth. The whole game is built around making fun of bad DLC practices, and that joke actually works alright. Unlocking basic things like jumping, sound, or pausing with in game “DLC” is funny at first and…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

22achievements
43.9%median completion
3.6%rarest: Man That's Really Fast!
94.0% of players 90.8% of players 85.5% of players 85.3% of players 78.4% of players 76.4% of players 73.0% of players 66.4% of players 66.3% of players 56.3% of players 45.0% of players 43.9% of players 40.4% of players 37.6% of players 30.0% of players 27.1% of players 22.6% of players 19.6% of players 18.2% of players 15.2% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 94.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.0%These Used To Come Standard — Purchased the pause screen, animation and audio DLC packs.
90.8%Big Spender — Spent one hundred coins.
85.5%I've Got a Ruddy Gun! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
3.6%Man That's Really Fast! — Hidden achievement
3.8%Man That's Fast! — Hidden achievement
15.2%Master of Unlocking — Found all the hidden DLC packs in Live Freemium or Die.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 17, 2017
Loot Box Quest now available!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4586827/c43b034cf1dc3f0a2e2f0da552aa94f6db216a23.jpg Hi DLC fans (or perhaps enemies)! I've recently released a new game you migh

Dec 17, 2017
Loot Box Quest now available!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4586827/c43b034cf1dc3f0a2e2f0da552aa94f6db216a23.jpg Hi DLC fans (or perhaps enemies)! I've recently released a new game you migh

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie
Player tagsPlatformer · Indie · Satire · Comedy · Short · Parody · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Singleplayer · Funny · Retro · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements22
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.dlcquest.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.6 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9, Shader Model 2.0, 128MB Hard Drive: 200 MB HD space