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The Unexpected Quest

The Unexpected Quest

Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. Embark on quests, hunt down treasures and manage your resources as you build, battle, cast magic and brew potions to bring order to the world.

Released Nov 27, 2020 Developer Rionix Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux FantasyBase BuildingExplorationAction RTSIncremental
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

79.0%positive205 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It says it's inspired by classic games like The Settlers and Warcraft 3 and yet it doesn't feel like either of those games at all. It's more like a puzzle game than anything.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 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 2026-09-27.

15achievements
58.9%median completion
10.4%rarest: Perfection
92.1% of players 86.3% of players 76.1% of players 71.5% of players 62.5% of players 60.8% of players 60.5% of players 58.9% of players 55.8% of players 33.2% of players 32.9% of players 30.5% of players 19.9% of players 17.4% of players 10.4% of players 92.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.1%First Step — Complete the first chapter.
86.3%Treasure Hunter — Locate the treasure and collect a mysterious helmet in Chapter 1.
76.1%Mysterious Stranger — Use one of the following: the Mysterious Miller or the Mysterious Lumberjack.
Rarest badges of honor
10.4%Perfection — Earn three stars in every chapter.
17.4%Clean Beach — Pick up after yourself on the beach in Chapter 6. Let's look after nature!
19.9%Nice to Meet You! — Thank you for stopping by to meet the people who made this game. We were delighted to see you!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$12.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US12.99 USD
EU12.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia18.95 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,500 JPY
Brazil41.99 BRL
China52.00 CNY

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

China≈$7.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Aug 19, 2026
The Unexpected Quest continues… in an unexpected way.

Remember the crew from The Unexpected Quest? They’re back! You remember the little workers? You remember clearing the roads? You remember building bridges? Now they have even more work to do - and ple

Sep 28, 2024
Linux build and Japanese localization.

Hello again, everyone! We've got some great news for you and a new update for The Unexpected Quest. Linux build is ready and available! Now you can play the native version of the game on your Steam De

Sep 27, 2024
We're coming out on consoles!

Hello again, everyone! We've got some great news for you and a new update for The Unexpected Quest. Let's start with the first one. We're excited to announce that the game is now available on all plat

Jan 16, 2024
Verified on Steam Deck!

With the latest patch, our game has reached verified status for Steam Deck! We are very happy about this! We hope you will be interested in playing it in portable mode as well. In addition, there were

Dec 13, 2023
New version 1.3.0 is available now!

Hello adventurers! We’ve created an update for the new year that we hope you enjoy. Our focus has been on optimizing for devices with small screens, such as the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG. The complete l

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsFantasy · Base Building · Exploration · Action RTS · Incremental · City Builder · Puzzle · Management · Medieval · Building · Crafting · Time Management (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Official sitehttps://www.rionix.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1/10/11 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 750ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 768 MB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card