Best 2025 Video Games for quest design

#1

Optional quests received praise for classic-RPG flavor and meaningful rewards.

#2

Side quests can be a major highlight when they branch, surprise, or turn into memorable encounters. Routine filler still exists, but the stronger optional quests show much more personality than...

#3

Quest design was one of the strongest points, with reviewers praising memorable side stories, branching approaches, and strong writing, despite a few disappointing payoffs.

#4

Quest design was generally praised for attaching story, character moments, and worldbuilding to side activities instead of leaving them as empty errands.

#5

Quest design was praised where side quests kept layers busy and consistently rewarded players.

#6

Side-story quests were considered worthwhile and rewarding to find.

#7

Quest design is a major strength in many reviews thanks to memorable tales, bounties, organic side stories, and worthwhile rewards, though Eurogamer sharply dislikes the formulaic sidequests.

#8

Substories are a major attraction, mixing absurd comedy, character moments, useful rewards, and occasional combat benefits. Most are warmly received, though some reviewers found a portion forgettable or filler-like.

#9

Quest design trends positive, especially side quests, though one review’s praise contrasts with broader concerns about main-story pacing.

#10

Quest design benefited from clearer markers and destination guidance that made older side content easier to follow.

#11

The leads and quest structure were a standout for many reviewers because it encouraged investigation and choice, though others found some objectives basic or unclear.

#12

Zombies quests and Easter Eggs add depth for dedicated players, while survival options give those who do not want the full puzzle hunt a simpler alternative.

#13

Quest design received praise for Remembrance objectives that gave runs extra goals and meaningful character rewards.

#14

Optional tasks can make revisiting a cleared area worthwhile, adding enjoyable discoveries beyond the primary objective.

#15

Quest design was mixed, with useful rewards and side stories offset by repetitive or hollow side objectives.

#16

Quest design was split: several reviewers loved the branching checks and side content, while others saw busywork or inconsequential side quests.

#17

Quest design ranged from excellent side stories and meaningful follow-ups to fetchy, inconsistent, or repetitive tasks.

#18

Quest design is divisive, with praise for investigative discovery but criticism that the broader structure can become a bounty-board routine.

#19

Quest design was mixed: many reviewers liked silly or worthwhile side quests, while others found battle and fetch quests basic or uneven.

#20

Questing gives the extraction loop direction and steady progression, yet the structure can be restrictive and grindy. Fetch-style objectives, poor signposting, and one-at-a-time progression are common pain points.

#21

Quest design is split: some reviewers like wishes and missions as structure, while others criticize boring or grindy fetch quests.

#22

Quest design was mixed: some quests guide players well, while others were vague, uneven, or narratively unexciting.

#23

Quest design split reviewers, with optionality and occasional stronger quests helping, but many side quests were still described as routine or unexciting.

#24

Fetch-style questing remains a pain point for one reviewer, who found ferrying boxes back and forth exhausting.

#25

Side quests are serviceable but not a major strength: some add flavor, while others fall back on familiar fetch tasks and are easy to ignore.

#26

Quest design was mixed to negative, with story quests and high-rank goals criticized despite on-the-fly questing being praised elsewhere.

#27

Questing is mixed: reviewers like the low-pressure structure, but criticize busywork and quantity-over-quality objectives.

#28

Side quests are commonly described as basic, repetitive, or fetch-heavy. A few have worthwhile narrative context, but their structure rarely matches the quality of the main cast and combat.

#29

Quest design was divisive, with some side-quest gating and RNG requirements described as tedious.