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The Plucky Squire
Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Is The Plucky Squire an essential game? No, not really. But it is a fun, charming, light-hearted storybook romp in the vein of A Link to the Past. If you’ve heard stories about how it’s verbose, too easy, awfully paced,…”
“Such a cute & clever little game, there's a variety of mini-games within the game itself that cameo other, older, games. The story is nice, asking the question "what would happen if the big bad was able to rewrite the…”
“Absolutely LOVE this game!! It was really fun to complete and I enjoyed the humor they added, even the gameplay had a lot of variety with like fighting, puzzles and some rhythm sections. The 2D and 3D sections were fun,…”
44 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Really wanted to like the game, but where the trailers promise interesting and fun gameplay, the real game falls flat. Nothing is fleshed out and the story is a boring shell. Without the charming look nobody would have…”
“The look of this game is really amazing. I love the premise of the game and the art direction. It just feels like it plays too clunky for what it wants to be. Also, the mini-games had so much potential, but again the…”
“x-- 7/10 --x Very charming, reminded me of Swords of Ditto in a way.”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a cute & clever little game, there's a variety of mini-games within the game itself that cameo other, older, games. The story is nice, asking the question "what would happen if the big bad was able to rewrite the…”
“A love letter to adventure tales. Full of heart and charm.”
“This is an incredibly clever puzzle game, that stretches your brain a little without getting tedious or making me use a walkthrough. It's perfect balance. I thought that was all it was and put it down for a while, but…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Is The Plucky Squire an essential game? No, not really. But it is a fun, charming, light-hearted storybook romp in the vein of A Link to the Past. If you’ve heard stories about how it’s verbose, too easy, awfully paced,…”
“This is an incredibly clever puzzle game, that stretches your brain a little without getting tedious or making me use a walkthrough. It's perfect balance. I thought that was all it was and put it down for a while, but…”
“Loved it! Great story with many unexpected twists and turns. As a cozy gamer I liked the not too difficult puzzles and obstacles. As others have written, it is mostly a kids storybook come to life kinda game - which I…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“In general the game is nice. The graphics, the syncro (german) the mechanics -everything really nice. There are not even too many bugs. They still did not fix a level-breaking bug yet (since two years) even though the…”
“This game is exceptionally charming. What really stands out is the 2D spritework here; everything really looks just like it is out of a children's storybook with these beautifully drawn characters and environments. The…”
“The Plucky Squire . An amazingly beautiful game! A cute and cozy artstyle. Cool music. We are traveling through the pages of a fairy tale book It is very fun to play! . Controls: L Stick - movement R Stick - camera look…”
28 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Game concept is great. The execution is a total wreck. The is at best 60% constant interrupting dialog with maybe 20% moving and playing, and the final 20% aggravation and redoing what you have already done. Small…”
“Really wanted to like the game, but where the trailers promise interesting and fun gameplay, the real game falls flat. Nothing is fleshed out and the story is a boring shell. Without the charming look nobody would have…”
“The look of this game is really amazing. I love the premise of the game and the art direction. It just feels like it plays too clunky for what it wants to be. Also, the mini-games had so much potential, but again the…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“My final score is a 6/10. I unlocked all the achievements (some of them are unbearable, like the permadeath one). I recommend getting the game at a low price; it’s a simple game you play to disconnect, but some design…”
“- I'm not the target audience (children's perfect first game) - shallow new gameplay mechanics that might appeal to children but not adults - strongest when experimenting with 2D shapes like entering a mug - puzzles…”
“This game is very cute and imaginative. I really enjoyed the gameplay and story, though more so at the end than the beginning. I do think the game was quite easy, even easier than I expected, so if you're the type of…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Game concept is great. The execution is a total wreck. The is at best 60% constant interrupting dialog with maybe 20% moving and playing, and the final 20% aggravation and redoing what you have already done. Small…”
“- I'm not the target audience (children's perfect first game) - shallow new gameplay mechanics that might appeal to children but not adults - strongest when experimenting with 2D shapes like entering a mug - puzzles…”
“This is a FANTASTIC game! I love how it’s a simple single-player experience like the ones I grew up with. It’s also nice to just sit down, pick it up, and go at my own pace. It didn’t feel like a chore to collect…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Really wanted to like the game, but where the trailers promise interesting and fun gameplay, the real game falls flat. Nothing is fleshed out and the story is a boring shell. Without the charming look nobody would have…”
“I would really like to play the game, it's funny and cute, but sometimes it's way too childish, repeats itself and MY GOD the UE4 crashes... AND THE SAVEPOINTS (f.e. crash after bossfight, have to restart 2 min in front…”
“charming for sure but some of the dialogue feels like reddit humor (not a good thing). gameplay feels great but definitely potential for more. nonetheless super creative and worth the buy if the trailer looks…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game concept is great. The execution is a total wreck. The is at best 60% constant interrupting dialog with maybe 20% moving and playing, and the final 20% aggravation and redoing what you have already done. Small…”
“I feel like this game is how my teachers in high-school would grade my work - creative and ambitious, but with some technical issues. And boy, were there were some pretty bad issues, like getting soft locked in the…”
“I would really like to play the game, it's funny and cute, but sometimes it's way too childish, repeats itself and MY GOD the UE4 crashes... AND THE SAVEPOINTS (f.e. crash after bossfight, have to restart 2 min in front…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 3 and Samsung Odyssey 3D G90XF[/h1] I'm giving a tepid recommendation for this game. I don't think it deserves a negative review. However, I really question the value at the normal price of $29.99 USD. There's no enough high production values…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“[h1]Plucky Squire was a great Platformer and Visual Novel. [/h1] I played through the story in challenge mode. The humor was fun, I especially appreciated the section where there was funny art references and the metal music section. The minigames added variety and I had quite…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I wanted to write a good review for this game, because even though it didn't fit my usual vibe for games - it was still cute, the artwork and style were neat and the mini-games were pretty funny. I really can't though because even after it's been out like a year and a half it…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 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
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Challenge Update - Now Available!
Hello Squires! We're landing a huge game update packed with new features that will completely change your experience with The Plucky Squire! This update introduces two new game modes— Challenge Mode a
New Bug Reporting Form
Hey everyone, The dev team has set up a new bug reporting form so that you can directly send your bugs and save files. If you're still encountering issues in the latest version, please send them over
Version 1.15.12
Hello everyone! Here's a new patch that addresses a crash in Chapter 7 and that visual issue we mentioned in the last notes. Fixed a crash when using the bomb stamp in Chapter 7 Fixed the graphical is
Version 1.15.11
Hey everyone! We've resolved an issue that was impacting save files from before version 1.15.1. If your save was getting stuck, you can try it again now. If it doesn't work immediately, please try a f
Version 1.15.1 adding Streamlined Mode!
Hello Squires! We’ve added a brand new mode to The Plucky Squire in today’s update. In Streamlined Mode , you’ll play through Jot’s adventures at a quicker tempo! We’ve been looking at the feedback ab
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · 3D Platformer · Action-Adventure · 2D Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · 2D · 3D · Cartoony · Cute · Family Friendly · Singleplayer · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | https://thepluckysquire.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 x64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i3-4160 / AMD FX-4350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 (4096Mb) / Radeon RX 460 (4096Mb) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 27 GB available space Additional Notes: Low Quality setting, 1080p, producing 40+ FPS