Edited on: September 23, 2025
Posted on: September 23, 2025
PookaMustard
Verified ownerGames: 547 Reviews: 10
Fun little platformer with physics
NyxQuest is a pretty fun game if you want something to pass a boring day with. It's pretty short, I've beaten all the levels with all the relics (this game's collectibles) and its extra stage in about four hours, but I liked it and with the game priced at just $3 outside of sales you can't go wrong with it. You basically control Nyx and lead her to the end of a dozen 2.5D levels to rescue Icarus who only flew too close to the sun in order to dodge the literal end of the world, illustrated in the game as Greek ruins in a vast desert. And she has to do this with the help of the Gods, who are powerless in the face of Helios. She starts out with nothing but the clothes and wings on her back, letting her fly up and glide for a decent amount of time, and the platforming mainly revolves around this. She also gains a few abilities on the way, like seeking Zeus to give her the power to move things around such as pillars, rocks, or even fireballs. Different objects use up different levels of power, so she can't fling a big rock across the level, adding more depth. A fun little twist is that she's not capable of defending herself with melee attacks but must find other ways to deal with the minions standing in her way, like with said objects, meaning that even "combat" is essentially another puzzle. The physics are fairly subdued and besides around two to three instances, they're fairly manageable. To make up for the game's short length, almost every level introduces a new mechanic or something else so it always feels fresh and never gets boring, and the difficulty curve is reasonable, peaking at the last few levels. Although the game won't spam the levels with checkpoints so yes you'll repeat a few long sections a few times, you will eventually figure out how things work and make it to the next checkpoint, I believe they were fairly spaced overall. The game looks gorgeous and runs at maximum settings with rare stuttering on a 2014 laptop, although you'll spend most of the time looking at the golden sands, the sky, and of course Nyx - there normally isn't a lot of variety. However, a bonus point is that in the last level, the background itself becomes something you have to take into account so Nyx can survive successfully. Music is definitely great but I wouldn't call them earworms, another bonus point is that the music switches to a more intense track whenever things get hectic, otherwise it's fairly relaxed. One word of advice is to never quit in the middle of a level. Do so when you start a new one, so you don't have to repeat half the level. Or maybe the game actually keeps track of your last checkpoint if you don't go to the select level area, but better be safe than sorry. If all this sounds good to you, $3 outside of sales is certainly not a lot and you get something pretty neat to play for the day. Just go for it. EDIT: One more thing - the game has a manual PDF in its installation folder. Do check it out :)
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