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Benjamin Halko · Published by Benjamin Halko · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 97% positive (65 reviews) · 8 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
You are John Appleby, game historian. Your shadow twin "Evil John" has been doing some evil business and is causing genres to collide! Only you have the power to restore peace and save gaming...
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Casual · 2026 · More free games
About this game
You are John Appleby, game historian.
Story
Your shadow twin, Evil John, consumed by envy, has unleashed chaos across the realms. With his army of Evil Eyes, he has corrupted the land and caused genres to collide.
Can you use your expertise in gaming to restore peace to the world?
Features
Multi-Genre Adventure: Every level is different, thanks to Evil John
Rhythm-based Platforming: Everything moves in time with the music
Sword-based Combat: Includes "Bomb-based Combat" as well
Mouse-based Movement: Simply click where you want to go
Laser-based Gun: You shoot lasers... with a gun (that's it)
Multi-Phase Boss Battles: Take on Evil John in deadly fights
Humor: Maybe
Play as John: Arguably the most important feature
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 4th generation or similar
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 520 or similar
- Storage: 40 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 4th generation or similar
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any dedicated GPU
- Storage: 40 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
John's Quest NOW AVAILABLE + The Backstory
WOW! Its hard to imagine that this small game about John running through genres would end up as a full Steam release!The BackstoryFor those that don't know, in late 2023 I attended a History of Games course taught by the one and only John Appleby.We were tasked at looking at 4 different genres through 6 different lenses (these lenses would later become the Evil Eyes). We were meant to do simple write-ups, however John mentioned that some people go a bit beyond. Some did presentations, posters, etc., and one person even did a game!Now, I too have had a history of "taking creative liberty" with projects, so when I heard someone had made a game before me, I knew I had to as well. So I pitched the idea to my teammates, and 5 weeks & 200+ hours of designing later, John's Quest was shown off!Since then, I've just had John's Quest on the back shelf of games I've never publicly released. I thought that due to the game's nature, it wouldn't make sense to the outside audience. However, now I realize that John's Quest deserves the full game treatment! Which is why I decided to polish it up, and present it here on Steam, for you, the gaming enjoyer!ThanksI'd like to thank everyone that made this possible:Haoxi & MorlanJohn ApplebyThe translatorsThe play-testersThat one dude who made a game before I didYou, the player that took the time to play this wacky gameRead full article on Community Announcements (Benjamin)
