Dokimon Quest is a colourful, turn-based monster-taming RPG with a Game Boy Color-inspired look. It is currently available to claim on Steam at no cost, giving players another creature-collecting adventure beyond the genre’s biggest names.
Monster-collecting games have been part of gaming for decades. Pokémon and Digimon remain the best-known examples, while newer releases such as Palworld have experimented with the formula through a more chaotic approach. That game has since expanded into a trading card game, with an MMO spinoff also in development.
A limited-time Steam giveaway
Developed by Yanako RPGs, Dokimon Quest launched in 2024. It is free to keep on Steam for a limited time. The claim window ends on August 26 at 10 a.m. PDT. Once the game has been added to your Steam library, you can keep it permanently, even if you do not install it immediately.
For Australian players, the important detail is to check the deadline against your local time rather than waiting until the final moment. The offer is tied to claiming the game, not downloading it.
What is Dokimon Quest about?
The story follows a young trainer investigating the disappearance of a childhood friend. Along the way, players capture, train and battle with more than 140 original monsters while exploring a hazardous open world.
The setting includes towns, caves, shrines, seas and mountain regions. The main adventure takes approximately 15 to 20 hours and combines traditional turn-based encounters with battles against rival rangers and secretive corporations.
Monsters can also appear directly in the overworld, allowing players to fight creatures in their surrounding environments rather than relying only on separate battle screens. After finishing the main story, optional activities include searching for rare creatures and alternate colour variants.
Retro presentation with modern conveniences
The pixel-art presentation draws on the visual style of the Game Boy Color era, but Dokimon Quest adds several features that make its older-school influence easier to live with.
- Faster battle speeds
- Optional tips during battles
- A quest log
- Eight-bit and piano soundtrack options
- Nine playable characters
- More than 20 retro colour palettes
That combination should appeal to players who enjoy compact retro gaming news and classic handheld-inspired design, without requiring them to put up with every inconvenience associated with early creature-collecting RPGs.
Reviews and the sequel
On Steam, Dokimon Quest has a “Mostly Positive” user review rating, with roughly three-quarters of players recommending it. The response gives the free giveaway some useful context: this is an established 2024 release rather than an untested demo.
Yanako RPGs is also developing Dokimon: Quest 2. The sequel has not been given a release date, so claiming the first game is currently the only confirmed way to get started with the series.
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