

John's Quest
Benjamin Halko · February 27, 2026 · 2D Platformer, Action RPG, Point & Click, Twin Stick Shooter, Side Scroller
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About John's Quest
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
John's Quest — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Player modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
John's Quest is a playful indie adventure that treats video game genres as ingredients to be mixed together rather than strict categories that must remain separate. The story follows John Appleby, a game historian whose knowledge of gaming becomes unexpectedly useful when his shadow twin, Evil John, creates trouble and sends an army of Evil Eyes into the world. The resulting disruption causes different styles of games to collide, providing a narrative explanation for an experience that can shift its mechanics dramatically from one sequence to another. Developed and published by Benjamin Halko, it is clearly designed around experimentation, humor, and an appreciation for classic gaming conventions. The biggest attraction is the sheer variety of gameplay ideas. Rather than remaining a straightforward platformer or action game, John's Quest moves between platforming, combat, shooting, point-and-click navigation, top-down sequences, and other genre-inspired situations. These changes give the adventure an unpredictable quality because learning one set of mechanics does not necessarily mean the next section will operate according to the same rules. The transitions are intentionally part…2 found this helpful
evil john ruined my apple pie
Trop fun pour ce que c'est, je vous le conseil trop !!!!!
Life changing, the perspective of John was eye opening and made me rethink life. I love you John Appleby. Best game of all time
dont skip this one cuz u think its just a ♥♥♥♥ post game. i was very suprised at how fun this was. starts as a platformer, then turns into a bullet hell, then a zelda clone fallowed by point & click adventure game and every one of these was well done and fun. its very short at 20 minuets of playtime but its also free, you would be remissed to give it a go the biggest suprise was beating the game and learning that not one preson who worked on this game was named john lol
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