
A classic text adventure - but you're not the one playing it. You're the game master for an idiot player named STEVE. Parse the player's enigmatic commands and decide how NPCs react to him. Who knew that running an RPG would be so frustrating?
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Run TavernQuest is a role-reversing twist on old school text adventure games. You're the command parser and game master, overseeing the game's inner workings for a player named STEVE. Can you guide STEVE away from his poor decisions so he can save the princess?
In this game, you won't be typing. Instead, STEVE is the player and he types commands to you, often very bizarre ones. Your job is to interpret his words and choose how the adventure proceeds. The choices you make can lead him down drastically different paths, but it's ultimately up to STEVE to win the game.

Fully narrated, featuring the very talented Jack Dundon
Control the environment and every NPC as they respond to STEVE's stupid commands
Engage in text-based combat where your goal is to lose every time
Customizable font and grayscale mode for enhanced readability
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 40 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
neat game
Just a simple game about rescuing a princess from a tower. : )
This is delightful and extremely well written.
i give it a caveman/candelabrum
fun little game - I'll likely be back to explore the other paths
I really like this game, I may not play the game again but that is simply because my type of game is something where I can move around in different ways (like rain world) but that doesn't mean this game is bad. I loved the story and I found it fun to bully STEVE a little bit with CPU so that was nice. I wish there was more recognition for this game :)
I loved this game, so fun.
Loved the game. Loved the choices. Loved the interaction. It made me reflect on my GM experiences. Win the best GM place, folks! What matters matters!
This is the type of game you can't really judge until you've completed a playthrough 100%. Keep that in mind when reading reviews. >RUN TAVERNQUEST is a thoughtful, engaging, oft-hilarious homage to old-school text adventure games (and fantasy/adventure in general). The writing and world-building are excellent - everything is tight and relevant. The voice acting is perfect ([i]"Steeeeeve???"[/i]). And the game doesn't wear out its own welcome, clocking in at about 3 hours. It's very sweet but not saccharine, which is a hard line to walk. It also delves into philosophical questions of meaningfulness, resilience, integrity, and authenticity. If you're a fan of text adventure games, I highly recommend giving TAVERNQUEST a try.
I didn't have high expectations for this game, I frankly just love text based adventures and story based games and was excited to a see an inventive twist on both genres with controller support, as I just got a new one to play steam games with. This game far exceeded my wildest hopes for it. It was so touching and full of emotional depth and I went from underestimating and resenting Steve in the beginning to feeling so protective and proud of him in the end. This is the kind of game everyone should experience at least once, and was well worth the price point. My only wish is that it was longer!
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