Dubiously Canon
Pesterquest is a Homestuck universe visual novel that serves as a sequel to Hiveswap Friendship Simulator. The game was announced on August 22nd, 2019, following a cryptic teaser 9 days prior, to be a 14 episode visual novel that will feature interactions with Homestuck characters on both Earth and Alternia, with episodes being published on a similar biweekly schedule to Hiveswap Friendsim. The first two episodes were released on September 4th, 2019.
The game seemingly follows the continued adventures of the MSPA Reader, who is transported back to Earth by means of the Treasure Juju. The game's Steam store page describes it as "14 volumes of idiosyncratic adventure packed with visual mastery and shrewdly written narrative. As you zap between Earth and Alternia, you’ll discover and reconnect with up to 20 friends both extra and terrestrial."
Volumes[]
Volumes 1 and 2 were released on Steam on September 4th, 2019. The game was developed in Ren'Py and the game was given an ESRB rating of Mature 17+, suitable for ages 17 and up. It was later released in its entirety on the Google Play store on November 10, 2020.
Each of the Pesterquest volumes feature a character or two, though certain characters may have a significantly smaller, background role in the game. By volume, Pesterquest has featured:
- Volume 1:
John Egbert - Volume 2: Rose Lalonde
- Volume 3: Dave Strider
- Volume 4: Jade Harley
- Volume 5: Karkat Vantas and Kanaya Maryam
- Volume 6: Gamzee Makara and Vriska Serket
- Volume 7: Equius Zahhak and Terezi Pyrope
- Volume 8: Tavros Nitram and Aradia Megido
- Volume 9: Nepeta Leijon and Sollux Captor
- Volume 10: Eridan Ampora and Feferi Peixes
- Volume 11: Jane Crocker
- Volume 12: Jake English
- Volume 13: Roxy Lalonde
- Volume 14: Dirk Strider
Credits[]
- Executive Producers
- Producer
- Julian Dominguez
- Director
- Writers
- Aysha U. Farah - Prologue, Rose, Karkat, Gamzee, Nepeta, Dirk
- Andrew Hussie - John
- James Roach - Dave, Aradia
- David Turnbull - Jade, Tavros
- Magdalena Clark - Kanaya, Jake
- Kate Mitchell - Vriska
- Lalo Hunt - Equius, Roxy, Dirk
- Sarah Zedig - Terezi
- Anonymous 2.0 - Sollux
- Griever - Eridan
- Thomas Carr - Feferi
- Pip Dillistone - Jane
- Character Artists
- Kim Quach - Volume 1, 10
- Andy Rivera - Volume 2, 4, 8, 12
- Gina Chacón - Volume 3, 5, 9 Route 2, 11, 14
- Haven Daniels-Taylor - Volume 6, 9 Route 1, Volume 13
- Xamag - Volume 7
- Background Artists
- Andrew Hussie - Prologue
- Xamag - Volume 1, 3
- Courtney Brendle - Volume 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14
- Phil Gibson - Volume 5
- Gina Chacón - Volume 7, 10, 12
- Charlie Flocke - Volume 9
- Ending Illustrations
- Xamag - Volume 1, 3
- Courtney Brendle - Volume 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14
- Phil Gibson - Volume 5
- Gina Chacón - Volume 7, 10, 12
- Charlie Flocke - Volume 9
- UI Designer
- David Turnbull
- Audio Director
- James Roach
- Musicians
- James Roach - Menu Theme, Prologue Theme, John's Theme, Rose's Theme, Dave Route Prelude, Dave's Theme, Dave's Ending Theme, Jade's Theme, Karkat's Theme, Terezi's Theme, Aradia's Theme, Sollux's Theme, Eridan's Theme, Jane's Theme, Roxy's Theme, Chaos Audio, Afterw@rd Theme
- Clark Powell - Nepeta's Theme, Roxy's Theme 2, Ultimate Dirk's Theme
- Astro Kid - Beatup
- Toby Fox - Kanaya's Theme, Gamzee's Theme, Feferi's Theme, Eridan & Sollux Battle, Jake's Theme, Dirk's Theme (arrangement; original by George Buzinkai)
- Mark Hadley - Gamzee's Theme 2
- Yan "Nucleose" Rodriguez - Vriska's Theme
- Paul Tuttle Starr - Equius' Theme
- Malcom Brown [sic] - Dirk's Theme
- Max "Imbrog" Wright - Embittered shore
- Game Design and Programming
- Mint Chipleaf - Prologue, Volume 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
- David Turnbull - Prologue, Volume 2, 4, 6, 8
- Zichao Zang - Volume 10
- Adelaide Killigan - Volume 11, 14
- Andrew D. "Kohi" - Volume 12, 13
Gallery[]
| Works by Andrew Hussie | |
|---|---|
| MS Paint Adventures | Jailbreak • Bard Quest • Problem Sleuth (Midnight Crew) • Homestuck • Ryanquest |
| Team Special Olympics | Blurb • Scriblettes • Whistles • And It Don't Stop • Neon Ice Cream Headache |
| Videogames | Namco High • Hiveswap • Hiveswap Friendship Simulator • Pesterquest • Psycholonials |
| Other | Barty Anderson • Jandrew Edits • Wizardology • Paradox Space • The Homestuck Epilogues • Homestuck^2: Beyond Canon |
