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Quern - Undying Thoughts
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 100 reviews raise this.
21 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This structurally looks like Myst/Riven but is much denser with mini-puzzles. These feature many classical logic puzzles as well as some unique ones. Many of these were enjoyable but a few are demanding to the point of…”
“What a pleasant surprise, it was really good! I went into it with a bit of skepticism because recently i've played Neyyah which was really horrible while promising to be a Myst like experience and people in there…”
16 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Amazing game! Beautiful story and amazing puzzles.”
“Wow. What a worthy tribute to the Myst games series! My brain is still smoking, after having replayed it 3 times straight. Immersive & peaceful ambiance, great graphics-sounds-music, intense series of increasing…”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“If you're a puzzle gamer, this is a must play. Better than Riven/Myst, it is top notch in puzzle uniqueness, visual effects, endless discovery, and plenty of sleepless nights thinking about solutions. Some caveats,…”
“Wow. What a worthy tribute to the Myst games series! My brain is still smoking, after having replayed it 3 times straight. Immersive & peaceful ambiance, great graphics-sounds-music, intense series of increasing…”
“Genuinely well-done mixture of Myst and Hidden Object Puzzle type games, where the concept is interesting, and the puzzle design is good. What surprised me most was that the game was not even trying to be different from…”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Wow. What a worthy tribute to the Myst games series! My brain is still smoking, after having replayed it 3 times straight. Immersive & peaceful ambiance, great graphics-sounds-music, intense series of increasing…”
“Really enjoyed this game. Loved the ability to highlight interactable objects and avoid random screen clicking on everything so as not to miss something. I wasn't used to having an inventory but the designers managed it…”
“Pretty fun! Well done story and atmosphere. Visuals are great, somewhat reminiscent of old pre-rendered games but in real 3D. 12 hours to beat is perfect. The puzzles are not overly hard, nor are they easy - mostly…”
26 of the 100 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
“The puzzles became very difficult and strange and so I had to rely on a guide which kind of wasted the experience for me. There should have been a tips system in the game like other puzzle games that help you out when…”
“This structurally looks like Myst/Riven but is much denser with mini-puzzles. These feature many classical logic puzzles as well as some unique ones. Many of these were enjoyable but a few are demanding to the point of…”
“If you're a puzzle gamer, this is a must play. Better than Riven/Myst, it is top notch in puzzle uniqueness, visual effects, endless discovery, and plenty of sleepless nights thinking about solutions. Some caveats,…”
18 of the 100 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“The puzzles became very difficult and strange and so I had to rely on a guide which kind of wasted the experience for me. There should have been a tips system in the game like other puzzle games that help you out when…”
“Puzzles are unsatisfying, there is A LOT of backtracking required as the game progresses and at times the controls are infuriating. Its an interesting concept but the execution made it more frustrating than anything…”
“If you're a puzzle gamer, this is a must play. Better than Riven/Myst, it is top notch in puzzle uniqueness, visual effects, endless discovery, and plenty of sleepless nights thinking about solutions. Some caveats,…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“If you're a puzzle gamer, this is a must play. Better than Riven/Myst, it is top notch in puzzle uniqueness, visual effects, endless discovery, and plenty of sleepless nights thinking about solutions. Some caveats,…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's basically Myst, which is great. Look past the bland graphics, the puzzles are what make this game.”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Puzzles are unsatisfying, there is A LOT of backtracking required as the game progresses and at times the controls are infuriating. Its an interesting concept but the execution made it more frustrating than anything…”
“Wow. What a worthy tribute to the Myst games series! My brain is still smoking, after having replayed it 3 times straight. Immersive & peaceful ambiance, great graphics-sounds-music, intense series of increasing…”
“Interesting story line and puzzles. I like that there's no time limit to solve anything (at least not so far). What I don't like is the controls. There are too many degrees of freedom, so navigating the map feels like…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A fairly solid recommendation for a flawed but very well made game. Okay, so it's like Myst. Except I don't get to make that comparison, really, because I don't recall exactly how Myst was; because I was a little kid when I played this game on PC and didn't understand sh*t about…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Was really fun and nicely long, with lots of puzzles and a solid storyline. There is a lot of running back and forth, which adds to the exploration, but I sometimes found myself getting lost or forgetting what I needed to do next. Some puzzles were extremely difficult as well,…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“This was an excellent puzzle game. A large variety of rather intricate puzzle. Most were absolute hits that i felt such gratification upon solving. The were however some misses. A few puzzles were left up to your own interpretation of things like directions and sound. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Puzzle · Mystery · Atmospheric · Exploration · Walking Simulator · Singleplayer · First-Person · Story Rich · Narration · 3D · Investigation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Hungarian, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Czech, Polish, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Official site | http://querngame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB Storage: 9 GB available space