
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 41 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 41 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
i give it a caveman/candelabrum
Genius game with smart writing style and good plot twists with a slight phylosophical touch! Bought it on sale and got more than my moneys worth out of it! 11/10 true gem
Throroughly excellent. Often hilarious and constantly surprising, with superb voice acting that brings it all to life. Well recommended.
What a crazy and unexpected written adventure. My kids and I had fun with the playful dialogue and I was amazed by how deep the story actually runs. I didn't expect so much content for the price I paid nor did I expect that the demo and game would be completely separate stories. The demo could be it's own shorter game.
Just a simple game about rescuing a princess from a tower. : )
This is delightful and extremely well written.
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!
+1
I really enjoyed this game. I got into it mainly to bully Steve to relieve some GM frustrations, but found myself cheering him on at the end. Loved the options I was given. Viva the Ratocracy!
As a forever DM, this game hurts my brain lol. Probably best done in small doses, but it's fun.
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