Game: BeetleQuest: The Puzzle Game
Genre: Puzzle
System: Steam (Windows)
Developer|Publisher: Fasold Publishing
Controller Support: No
Steam Deck: Playable
Price: US $1.99 | UK £1.69 | EU € 1,99
Release Date: August 12th, 2025
Review code provided with many thanks to Fasold Publishing.
BeetleQuest: The Puzzle Game – Side Project
Sometimes, little games come along that feel like side projects, and BeetleQuest: The Puzzle Game is very much one of those. Priced under £2, it’s a short and sweet experience that bundles together three mini-games, memory, riddles, and jigsaws, all wrapped up in a quirky hand-drawn art style. It’s not a long game (you can see everything in under an hour) that ends up being a mixed bag.
Three Games in a Treehouse
The premise: you’ve been invited to the beetlefriends’ treehouse to play. Each beetle has their own game to share, and you can play them in any order.
The first mini-game I tried was the memory game, which is exactly what it says on the tin. Flip over cards, try to find pairs, and remember where the matches are. It’s the kind of classic memory game you might have played as a kid. When you find a match, you get a little snippet of lore about the BeetleQuest world. It’s a neat detail that adds a bit of flavour to the experience.
Unfortunately, once you’ve finished a round, the game doesn’t really encourage you to play again. An NPC rival taunts you with their score, but I couldn’t find a way to replay the challenge without restarting the whole game. Once you complete a game, it’s removed from the menu unless you restart the game.
Next up were the riddles. I’ll admit right away: riddles aren’t my strong suit. These puzzles are presented as little blocks of text with four-letter answers you need to fill in by dragging letters into place. If you’re stumped, you can brute force your way through since only the correct letters will fit. Still, I was surprised by how tough some of these riddles were. With only four on offer, there’s no replay value once you’ve cracked them, and they don’t feel particularly suited for younger players either. Some might even stump adults!
Finally, there are the jigsaw puzzles. These are probably the simplest of the three, with four puzzles to solve. You just drag and drop pre-rotated pieces into place. It’s straightforward, relaxing enough, but also a little underwhelming. Younger kids might enjoy these, but for older players, it’s over far too quickly.
A Hand-Drawn World
Presentation-wise, BeetleQuest: The Puzzle Game goes for a hand-drawn style. It’s cute in concept, but the art feels a little rough around the edges, more “sketchbook doodles” than polished illustrations. That said, given the small price tag and presumably small budget, it works well enough to give the game a unique personality.
The soundtrack is fine, nothing you’ll hum later, but it provides background noise while you play. This isn’t a game that relies on atmosphere so much as simple interaction.
Short and Sweet (Maybe Too Short)
The biggest drawback is how little content there is. With just three mini-games and a handful of puzzles, you’ll see everything in less than an hour. There’s no real reason to replay once you’ve solved the riddles or finished the puzzles, and even the memory game doesn’t offer much replay incentive. The game offers a save function should you need to take a break and return later.
What the game does do, though, is act as a gentle introduction to the BeetleQuest world. At the end, it even nudges you towards the main BeetleQuest games on Steam, which have free demos available. In that sense, it almost feels like a sampler or companion piece rather than a standalone experience.
Conclusion: Beetle Blip
BeetleQuest: The Puzzle Game is a quirky, bite-sized experience. It’s inexpensive, simple, and clearly made with a younger audience in mind, though oddly, only some of the mini-games are really child-friendly. For adults, it’s probably too light to hold attention for long, but parents might get a bit of enjoyment playing it alongside kiddos.
It’s not something I’d recommend as a must-buy, but for under £2, it’s a curious little diversion. If you’re already interested in the BeetleQuest universe, it might be worth dipping in as a companion piece. Otherwise, it’s perfectly okay to skip or check out the main BeetleQuest games instead.
Final Verdict: I’m Not Sure 
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