Triumph over evil with the hand you're dealt! In this creative role-playing card game inspired by the SteamWorld universe, you'll lead a party of aspiring heroes through a hand-drawn world. SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards! Buy SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech - Soundtrack. Steam Purchasers (1) Other (0) Language. All Languages (1) Your Languages (1) Customize. To view reviews within a date range, please click and drag a selection on a graph above or click on a specific bar.
| SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Image & Form |
| Publisher(s) | Thunderful Publishing |
| Series | SteamWorld |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Stadia |
| Release | Nintendo SwitchMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux
|
| Genre(s) | Role-playing, deck-building |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is a turn-based role-playing game and deck-building game hybrid that is part of the SteamWorld series of video games. It was developed by Image & Form and published by Thunderful Publishing. The game was released for Nintendo Switch on April 25, 2019, released for PC on May 31, 2019, and Stadia on March 3, 2020.[1]
The game follows a team of sentient steam-poweredhumanoid robots as they travel across a steampunkfantasy world fighting evil.[2] It received generally positive reviews, with critics citing the graphics and gameplay as strong points.
Plot[edit]
SteamWorld Quest is presented as a fairy tale told within the otherwise science fictionuniverse of SteamWorld Heist and is not directly linked story-wise to the previous games.[3] It follows Armilly and Copernica, two friends who set out on a journey that spirals into a much larger one.[2]
Gameplay[edit]
SteamWorld Quest is a side-scrollingvideo game and is separated into small explorable areas that the player is encouraged to loot for treasure. The player may encounter enemies and become engaged in battle. Attacks are performed by collecting punch cards that the robots can use to execute programs. The game uses role-playing game elements with the exception of steam pressure representing mana. The player must build their own deck of attacks using character-specific cards.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | NS: 81/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| TouchArcade | [5] |
SteamWorld Quest received an aggregate score of 81 on Metacritic.[4] Matt Masem of RPGamer rated the game 4.5/5, calling it an 'excellent adventure' with 'beautiful' animation, and calling the story 'wonderfully executed' despite being 'standard RPG fare'.[2] Tom Marks of IGN rated the game 86/100, saying the combat system offers an 'insane amount of choice'.[6] Nadia Oxford of USgamer rated the game 80/100, criticizing the game as 'light on character and worldbuilding' but calling it a 'fun, airy RPG'.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Aguilos, Pia (March 3, 2020). 'Two SteamWorld Games Are Now Available On Stadia'. whatoplay. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ abcdMasem, Matt. 'SteamWorld Quest Review'. RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ abOxford, Nadia (2019-04-23). 'SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Review'. USgamer. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ ab'SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^Madnani, Mikhail (2021-01-20). ''SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech' Review – Essential but Not Flawless'. TouchArcade. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^Marks, Tom (2019-04-23). 'SteamWorld Quest Review'. IGN. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
External links[edit]
| SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Image & Form |
| Publisher(s) | Thunderful Publishing |
| Series | SteamWorld |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Stadia |
| Release | Nintendo SwitchMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux
|
| Genre(s) | Role-playing, deck-building |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is a turn-based role-playing game and deck-building game hybrid that is part of the SteamWorld series of video games. It was developed by Image & Form and published by Thunderful Publishing. The game was released for Nintendo Switch on April 25, 2019, released for PC on May 31, 2019, and Stadia on March 3, 2020.[1]
The game follows a team of sentient steam-poweredhumanoid robots as they travel across a steampunkfantasy world fighting evil.[2] It received generally positive reviews, with critics citing the graphics and gameplay as strong points.
Plot[edit]
Cached
SteamWorld Quest is presented as a fairy tale told within the otherwise science fictionuniverse of SteamWorld Heist and is not directly linked story-wise to the previous games.[3] It follows Armilly and Copernica, two friends who set out on a journey that spirals into a much larger one.[2]
Gameplay[edit]
SteamWorld Quest is a side-scrollingvideo game and is separated into small explorable areas that the player is encouraged to loot for treasure. The player may encounter enemies and become engaged in battle. Attacks are performed by collecting punch cards that the robots can use to execute programs. The game uses role-playing game elements with the exception of steam pressure representing mana. The player must build their own deck of attacks using character-specific cards.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | NS: 81/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| TouchArcade | [5] |
SteamWorld Quest received an aggregate score of 81 on Metacritic.[4] Matt Masem of RPGamer rated the game 4.5/5, calling it an 'excellent adventure' with 'beautiful' animation, and calling the story 'wonderfully executed' despite being 'standard RPG fare'.[2] Tom Marks of IGN rated the game 86/100, saying the combat system offers an 'insane amount of choice'.[6] Nadia Oxford of USgamer rated the game 80/100, criticizing the game as 'light on character and worldbuilding' but calling it a 'fun, airy RPG'.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Aguilos, Pia (March 3, 2020). 'Two SteamWorld Games Are Now Available On Stadia'. whatoplay. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ abcdMasem, Matt. 'SteamWorld Quest Review'. RPGamer. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ abOxford, Nadia (2019-04-23). 'SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Review'. USgamer. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ ab'SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^Madnani, Mikhail (2021-01-20). ''SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech' Review – Essential but Not Flawless'. TouchArcade. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^Marks, Tom (2019-04-23). 'SteamWorld Quest Review'. IGN. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
External links[edit]
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