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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

Released: 4/25/2019

SteamWorld Quest is the roleplaying card game you’ve been waiting for! 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! What awaits you is a luscious treasure chest filled with gold, dragons, vivid worlds, magic, knights in shining armor as well as XP, turn-based battles and all that good RPG stuff! The game’s humorous mix of traditional fantasy and steampunk robots makes for an unforgettable experience with lots of laughs.

SteamWorld Quest is the roleplaying card game you’ve been waiting for! 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! What awaits you is a luscious treasure chest filled with gold, dragons, vivid worlds, magic, knights in shining armor as well as XP, turn-based battles and all that good RPG stuff! The game’s humorous mix of traditional fantasy and steampunk robots makes for an unforgettable experience with lots of laughs.

SteamWorld Quest is the roleplaying card game you’ve been waiting for! 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! What awaits you is a luscious treasure chest filled with gold, dragons, vivid worlds, magic, knights in shining armor as well as XP, turn-based battles and all that good RPG stuff! The game’s humorous mix of traditional fantasy and steampunk robots makes for an unforgettable experience with lots of laughs.

Critics
83
Steam
87
Metacritic
79

Score Breakdown

82.9

Critic Average

55 reviews

87

Steam User Score

2,250 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

92 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-4.0
Metacritic Disparity
+3.9
Combined Disparity
-0.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

34 early (62%)18 launch window (33%)3 late (5%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 55 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 82.9/100. Critics score this game 4.0 points lower than Steam users and 3.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 55)+
  1. Connor NicholsviaSeafoam Gaming
    Apr 28, 2021·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 86.8/100 · -6.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  2. GameGrin StaffviaGameGrin
    Jul 28, 2019·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 86.8/100 · -1.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +6.0 pts
  3. Michal KorecviaSECTOR.sk
    Jul 8, 2019·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 86.8/100 · -1.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +6.0 pts
  4. Rayan ZojajiviaBaziCenter
    May 24, 2019·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Steam 86.8/100 · +3.2 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +11.0 pts
  5. Seth HayviaCat with Monocle
    May 21, 2019·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 86.8/100 · -6.8 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts