{{Infobox video game | title = SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech | developer = Image & Form | publisher = Thunderful Publishing | series = ''SteamWorld'' | platforms = {{ubl|Nintendo Switch|Windows|macOS|Linux|Stadia|Amazon Luna}} | released = '''Nintendo Switch'''<br/>April 25, 2019<br/>'''Windows, macOS, Linux'''<br/>May 31, 2019<br/>'''Stadia'''<br/>March 3, 2020<br/>'''Amazon Luna'''<br/>October 20, 2020 | genre = Role-playing, deck-building | modes = Single-player | image = 250px }}
'''''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, for Windows, macOS, and Linux on May 31, 2019, for Stadia on March 3, 2020, and for Amazon Luna on October 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Aguilos |first=Pia |title=Two SteamWorld Games Are Now Available On Stadia |url=https://whatoplay.com/news/two-steamworld-games-are-now-available-on-stadia/ |work=whatoplay |date=March 3, 2020 |accessdate=March 3, 2020 |archive-date=March 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303113233/https://whatoplay.com/news/two-steamworld-games-are-now-available-on-stadia/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=2020-10-20 |title=Hands-on with Amazon's Luna game streaming service |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21525339/amazon-luna-hands-on-cloud-gaming-streaming-early-access-price-games |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020203827/https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21525339/amazon-luna-hands-on-cloud-gaming-streaming-early-access-price-games |url-status=live }}</ref>
The game follows a team of sentient steam-powered humanoid robots as they travel across a steampunk fantasy world fighting evil.<ref name="Masem-2019">{{Cite web|url=https://rpgamer.com/review/steamworld-quest-review/|title=SteamWorld Quest Review|last=Masem|first=Matt|website=RPGamer|date=23 April 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> It received generally positive reviews, with critics citing the graphics and gameplay as strong points.
== Plot == ''SteamWorld Quest'' is presented as a fairy tale told within the otherwise science fiction universe of ''SteamWorld Heist'' and is not directly linked story-wise to the previous games.<ref name="Oxford-2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-review|title=SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Review|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|date=2019-04-23|website=USgamer|language=en|access-date=2019-05-19|archive-date=2022-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203021747/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-review|url-status=dead}}</ref> It follows Armilly and Copernica, two friends who set out on a journey that spirals into a much larger one.<ref name="Masem-2019" />
== Gameplay == ''SteamWorld Quest'' is a side-scrolling video 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 steam pressure representing mana. The player must build their own deck of attacks using character-specific cards.<ref name="Masem-2019" />
== Reception == {{Video game reviews | MC = NS: 81/100<ref name="MC_NS">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=2020-03-24}}</ref> | TA = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2021/01/20/steamworld-quest-ios-review-icloud-controller-support-nintendo-switch-version-price/ |title='SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech' Review – Essential but Not Flawless |last=Madnani |first=Mikhail |date=2021-01-20 |website=TouchArcade |access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref> | Edge = 9/10 | NWR = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/50339/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-switch-review |title=SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech (Switch) Review|last=Rudek |first=Jordan |date=2019-04-23 |website=Nintendo World Report |access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> | GI = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech/streamlined-strategic-deck-building|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162155/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech/streamlined-strategic-deck-building|url-status=live|archive-date=April 28, 2019|title=SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Streamlined Strategic Deck-building|last=Tack |first=Daniel |date=2019-04-23 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> | Destruct = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-steamworld-quest-549945.phtml|title=Review: SteamWorld Quest|last=Carter |first=Chris |date=2019-04-28 |website=Destructoid |access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> | IGN = 8.6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/23/steamworld-quest-review |title=SteamWorld Quest Review |last=Marks |first=Tom |date=2019-04-23 |website=IGN |access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> | USG = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-review|title=SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Review|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|date=2019-04-23|website=USgamer|access-date=2021-05-24|archive-date=2022-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203021747/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-review|url-status=dead}}</ref> | NLife = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/steamworld_quest_hand_of_gilgamech |title=SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech Review (Switch eShop)|last=Lane |first=Gavin |date=2019-04-23 |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> }}
''SteamWorld Quest'' received an aggregate score of 81 on Metacritic.<ref name="MC_NS" /> 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".<ref name="Masem-2019" /> Tom Marks of ''IGN'' gave the game 8.6/10, saying the combat system offers an "insane amount of choice".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/23/steamworld-quest-review|title=SteamWorld Quest Review|last=Marks|first=Tom|date=2019-04-23|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> Nadia Oxford of ''USgamer'' rated the game 4/5, criticizing the game as "light on character and worldbuilding" but calling it a "fun, airy RPG".<ref name="Oxford-2019" />
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://imageform.se/game/steamworld-quest/}}
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