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Anna's Quest

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she makes her way from the peaks of Glass Mountain to the deepest dungeon.

What works

  • Charming and emotional story
  • Beautiful hand-drawn art style
  • Well-designed puzzles with fair difficulty
  • Strong character development
  • Immersive fairy tale atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles can be unintuitive or require trial and error
  • Voice acting quality varies and can be annoying
  • Middle chapters slower and less engaging for some
  • Lack of multiple endings or closure for all characters
  • No localization in some languages (e.g. ukrainian)

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Röki

  • The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

  • The Last Campfire

  • A Guidebook of Babel

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • Lucy Dreaming

Less intimate

Games that feels like Anna's Quest but with less focus on close relationships

  • Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

  • Simon the Sorcerer Origins

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Darkestville Castle

  • The Inner World

  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Goodbye Deponia

  • Chaos on Deponia

  • Deponia Doomsday

  • The Dark Eye: Memoria

  • Deponia: The Complete Journey

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Anna's Quest: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026