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q.u.q.

A surreal visual novel about a girl dragging a giant gun

motijan · Published by Nikita Kryukov · Released Feb 26, 2023

Indie

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 2,094
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 37 in 30 days
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jan 5, 2024
Minimum PC
0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is q.u.q.?

This single-player visual novel follows an exhausted girl wandering a desert and encountering the Stranger. You read dialogue and make choices through a story with nine endings and multiple ways to die.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy absurd humor mixed with darker themes
  • +you prefer stories you can finish in one sitting

Not for you if...

  • −you want action-focused play rather than reading and choosing

What players say

94% of 2,094 reviews are positive · 94% of 37 in the last 30 days

Players praise the artwork and music. The most common criticism is that the story is unclear or lacks cohesion.

Screenshots and trailer

q.u.q. screenshot 1

q.u.q. system requirements

Minimum: 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run q.u.q.?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

Storage
300 MB available space

Does q.u.q. have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does q.u.q. run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
11
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Korean, Polish, German, Portuguese - Portugal, Thai, Simplified Chinese.

Does q.u.q. use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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