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Game
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DLC Quest
Developer Going Loud Studios
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. From the Steam store page
206 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
154 positive · 29 negative
95% range 78–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 154 | 29 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 0 | 15 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,787 of 4,390 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 152 yes, 29 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 181 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (5,493 of 6,230 positive).
Players praise the game as a funny and relevant satire of the gaming industry's DLC practices. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the gameplay basic and the joke one-note, making it a shallow experience. [4][5][6] Many note the game is short and simple, but still enjoyable for its humor and price. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
Incredibly superficial nothing game making a incredible heavy handed one note point. Its a basic as heck platformer (and not fun) that even 11 years ago you could have found some amazing projects for free with some actual depth to them. This should have been nothing more than an animation on youtube. The fact they charge for this only serves to be a hypocrisy of its own point really. Pretty sure I had this as part …
- [7]
I've been going through my library and hiding games I've either beat or are just shovelware I bought on my bundle buying sprees through the years and I came across this little gem. I never did finish this years ago when I started it so decided to install it and knock it out, It's a fun little indie that makes jokes about DLC in games. It is quick and easy to beat but a good one to play. Would be funny to see a …
- [3]
DLC Quest is a charming little satirical platformer that nails its one-joke premise — you literally can't move left or jump without buying the DLC first — and somehow keeps it funny throughout its brief runtime. It's the kind of game where you're grinning the whole way through, especially as the jokes escalate and start mirroring real industry practices that have only gotten worse since 2013. The first campaign is …
- [1]
This game is a joke about gaming industry in a year of 2013. Its still pretty funny but is outdated due to gaming industry going even further than we could imagine. (not in a good way)
- [2]
Gameplay wise nothing to write home about, but still hilariously relevant in terms of the video games industry. Good for a quick and cheap laugh.
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked DLC Quest talk about funny satire of DLC and industry trends; those who didn't talk about gameplay is basic and not engaging. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a joke about gaming industry in a year of 2013. Its still pretty funny but is outdated due to gaming industry going even further than we could imagine. (not in a good way)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Besides the cameo in the DLC Quest, fans would already expect Kyoko to have a role in the game from the game's credits, since she is credited with a voice shared with Alphamon, but neither was used in the base game (Both Japanese and English).
neutral · AI labelView post →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).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if only you knew how bad things would become
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been going through my library and hiding games I've either beat or are just shovelware I bought on my bundle buying sprees through the years and I came across this little gem. I never did finish this years ago when I started it so decided to install it and knock it out, It's a fun little indie that makes jokes about DLC in games. It is quick and easy to beat but a good one to play. Would be funny to see a sequel based off of season passes and live service games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay wise nothing to write home about, but still hilariously relevant in terms of the video games industry. Good for a quick and cheap laugh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy flaming corporate horse-sh*t, I played DLC Quest and I am cackling like a drunk demon at 4 a.m. This game is a glorious, middle-finger masterpiece aimed straight at the gaming industry. This thing is a platformer that basically says: “HEY GAMERS, WANNA JUMP? PAY ME FIRST, YOU LOOTBOX-LOVING GOBLIN.” And I LOVE IT. The whole damn game is split into two chunks of golden, satirical nonsense. The first half is cute, goofy, and easy as hell — like “grandma on training wheels easy” — but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredibly superficial nothing game making a incredible heavy handed one note point. Its a basic as heck platformer (and not fun) that even 11 years ago you could have found some amazing projects for free with some actual depth to them. This should have been nothing more than an animation on youtube. The fact they charge for this only serves to be a hypocrisy of its own point really. Pretty sure I had this as part of a humble bundle way back when, but this being in it adds no value, probably…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this was the first game I bought on Steam, took me years of building up to it to finally finish it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Important historical context: ( I can't believe I'm saying that for a game that's 10 years old) This game originally came out for the Xbox Indie Arcade, from here on out XIA. XIA had massive restrictions on what developers could do. It even had file size and Xbox 360 utilization restrictions. On top of these restrictions it also had a price cap, see the $3 price. This meant the game needed to be made with heavy restrictions imposed by Microsoft in a storefront that was kind of hard to find on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →has less DLC than payday 2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Small little game which works great as a satire of current trend in the gaming industry. Sadly didn't stop with the Horse Armor DLC :(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DLC Quest is a charming little satirical platformer that nails its one-joke premise — you literally can't move left or jump without buying the DLC first — and somehow keeps it funny throughout its brief runtime. It's the kind of game where you're grinning the whole way through, especially as the jokes escalate and start mirroring real industry practices that have only gotten worse since 2013. The first campaign is tighter and funnier, while the sequel 'Live Freemium or Die' drags a bit and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DLC quest is a dated, if well intentioned satire that overstays its welcome with its gimmick. The point it makes matter, but it's not an engaging game to play. And I don't mean that in the "The game that feels purposefully bad to play is bad to play and that makes it a bad game", I mean that on a "You could have made this a 5 minutes experience and it would have gotten the point across".
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of today, Back to the Future - The Game (2010) is the 470th best game of all time according to me, directly below DLC Quest and directly above Plug & Play. It is part of Tier 21. There are 25 tiers and 565 games in the list #PixelRankings
positive · AI labelView post →Watching the game is enough to give you the idea. If this idea was taken to a larger level, I am sure you got yourself a fun game play experience. I just look back at this game, not wanting to replay it. Going through and buying the DLCs the first time was fun and interesting; but, since there is only so much to buy and so much to do. You reach the end very quickly. So if you want to experience this game I would suggest watching some one else play it. If this doesn't stop you. Then I believe…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only case when pay-to-win is appropriate DLC Quest is a fun little metroidvania, where you need to buy DLCs to get different abilities, most of them are absolutely useless though and added just for a meme. This product actually gives you two games, first one is regular DLC Quest and it's second part named Live Freemium Or Die. Regular DLC Quest is very basic, you can't die there, it takes about 30-40 minutes to complete 100%, but it is still pretty nice, funny jokes are definitely the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They warned us..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bit of a Meme idea but short and sweet DLC Quest is a charming indie game and satirical platformer that will have you smile again and again. Its silly premise is basically one joke, that DLC is literally required for everything and to complete the game. It's a joke of course with quests masked as DLC. It's a very short game but if you like retro styled platformers with a bit of humor then you may enjoy the quest for DLC! The gameplay is pretty simple but that's not really the point.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →erm..this game aged well..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of today, DLC Quest (2013) is the 444th best game of all time according to me, directly below NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits and directly above Back to the Future - The Game. It is part of Tier 42. There are 48 tiers and 539 games in the list. #PixelRankings
positive · AI labelView post →---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is! ☐ Beautiful ☐ Amazing for its age ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☑ Bad ☐ Paint.exe ☐ Don‘t look! ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☑ Meh ☐ Staring at walls is better ☐ Just.. don‘t. ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Human ---{PC Requirements}--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the only good game with required dlc
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →veggietales level of cosmic prediction weed eater
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a fun little satire game more than worth the price, but be aware if you are a cheevo hunter, going full 100% is surprisingly difficult for a game that is fairly concise.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →why did i buy this
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy DLC's to win, true real life simulator.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Going live with a dual-feature! Playing some DLC Quest for silly fun, then we begin Knights of the Old Republic 2 for the first time! www.twitch.tv/multidarksam...
neutral · AI labelView post →Also in terms of games that are a commentary on buying and playing games for internet points none of these are going to be as good as DLC Quest and Open World Game
positive · AI labelView post →The game is dumb as hell and all members of EA should play it to get a taste of their own medicine. *To see this full review, please buy the DLC for 19.99€*
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A delightful mocking of DLC. A enjoyable platformer that developes as you unlock features (DLC). I'm proud to have purchased this game and in turn supported the developers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game 5, DLC Quest, Live Freenium or Die (7/10) I unironically love this game. I genuinely don't know why, especially as it shared many problems with the first which I didn't like that much, but this game makes me happy. The wall jump leads to playfully janky platforming puzzles, the humor
positive · AI labelView post →OK LET ME TELL YOU WHY YOU SHOULD BUY THIS GAME! FIRST.... sorry, you need to unlock the DLC to see full review.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is older than my nephew, 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay fuck, no, we absolutely need this in life. Just absolutely wring every last drop of potential out of that. Like DLC Quest but insane pervert game design
neutral · AI labelView post →this game predicted the future perfectly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy the DLC to unlock this review! It's sad how this game is literally the late 7th gen - present in a nutshell...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jerma985 is a Liar.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That's how EA works
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DRAGON'S DOGMA 2: DARK ARISEN - PART 6 - Return to NG+ and DLC Quest Unlock youtu.be/nKJ6HNB7wzY Part 2 of yesterday's session, turn in the base game quests and finally unlocking the Dark Arisen DLC Quest! #DD2DA #DragonsDogma2DarkArisen #playthrough
neutral · AI labelView post →As of today, DLC Quest (2013) is the 498th best game of all time according to me, directly below NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits and directly above Back to the Future - The Game. It is part of Tier 21. There are 25 tiers and 597 games in the list #PixelRankings
positive · AI labelView post →Short and silly platformer. Very cheap, so worth a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a commentary game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Twenty-second game completed in 2026! I thought DLC Quest was gonna be a quick 15 minute gag game.... Took me a couple of hours to beat. Than I saw there were 2 achievements for beating the game super fast.... I'm not about that life. Did everything else though. Really simple game based off a joke.
neutral · AI labelView post →good humour, DLC Quest has always been a little fun platformer meme-ish game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →let's hope there "innovations" don't make DLC Quest look like a prophetic game XD
neutral · AI labelView post →I believe there’s a similar game called DLC Quest!
neutral · AI labelView post →I am going LIVE... NOW! Playing DLC QUEST! This was a small indie game I played over 10 YEARS AGO! Lets see if it holds up today! There's Archipelago support too?!? Come stop by and hang out with us! twitch.tv/wafflemagik
neutral · AI labelView post →DLC Quest Guacamelee Game Dev Tycoon Nidhogg or whatever it was called And considering you put at least 1 obviously shitty game: Toy Story 3. Which for some reason the PC port is based on the Wii version instead of the PS360 ones.
neutral · AI labelView post →Want to know what it is like to buy and play games in 2025?... This is the most accurate representation.. (Fun and comical to play though!)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DLC Quest is a puzzle platforming meme game where you need to buy animations, abilities, and interface options using in-game currency in order to fix everything stripped out in the name of making a 'profit'. The gameplay is decent, but most of the selling point is the niche humor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Finally farmed enough for review DLC It's a good game, would buy again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played this game for an archipelago session and got 'stuck' at the grindstone. noone does BKs like dlc quest
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4 DLC Quest (2011) (replay) 6/10 Replayed it cause I thoguht its existance in archipeligo was funny. This game has aged very weirdly. On one hand, it is a funny commentary on the pay to play nature of gaming, yet many jokes just fall flat as they feel of its time. I feel like I am
neutral · AI labelView post →I've replayed two games that I've not played since 2014/2015 via Archipelago multi-world randomizer, so in order of re-completion: DLC Quest (both campaigns) Very silly but this very much is a 2014 humor game. The base concept aged like wine, but the bit in.. not sooo much
neutral · AI labelView post →Not fun really. That was the purpose of the game I think.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rating:4/10 Completion difficulty:7/10 Ironically, this parody game is way too tame by current videogame standards, so it's lost a lot of it's bite and enjoyment. The game itself is... not great, honestly. The challenge comes from the speedrun achievements wich are a bit tough, but apart from that you're just kind of hugging every wall to find secret areas. The DLC isn't too great either- There are some better games if you're looking for a laugh and some decent gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wow this game is beyond pitiful, like what are these graphics? we are seriously making games that look like these in 2024??? what a joke honestly, and quite frankly this game would look great on my NES system, god..... not to mention the gameplay is as barebones as it gets for video game standards, even PONG has more engaging gameplay mechanics, if this is the standard for gaming in 2024 then we are truly in dark times right now. Here's a tip for you, maybe actually try to make a good game for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it. It's funny, uses its gimmick well, and doesn't overstay its welcome. Good little indie game for a couple hours of fun or potentially to do some speedrunning on.
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