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Pesterquest
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
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— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“MC's personality and actions were a complete turn-off for me, good game though”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“this game is so tuff i love seeing dirk and like busting a nut to him because like hes really hot also nepeta is so cute in this”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Pestersim Available Now!
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Pesterquest 80% off in the Fellow Traveller Publisher Sale!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Indie · Adventure · RPG · Visual Novel · Story Rich · Time Travel · Comedy · LGBTQ+ · Funny · Sci-fi · Great Soundtrack · Anime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.hiveswap.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10 Processor: Dual core 2.2GHz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB VRAM Storage: 1 GB available space