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Steam app 512790 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:16 UTC

Quern - Undying Thoughts

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Quern - Undying Thoughts Steam header artwork
Zadbox EntertainmentBlue Brain Games, Zadbox Entertainment
41playing now
4324-hour peak
436all-time peak
15average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.2Gain−7.6%% gain43Peak

384 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

01223354613 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202624 peakFriday 14 August 202623 peakSaturday 15 August 202626 peakSunday 16 August 202633 peakMonday 17 August 202623 peakTuesday 18 August 202623 peakWednesday 19 August 202621 peakThursday 20 August 202625 peakFriday 21 August 202622 peakSaturday 22 August 202618 peakSunday 23 August 202622 peakMonday 24 August 202614 peakTuesday 25 August 202619 peakWednesday 26 August 202618 peakThursday 27 August 202616 peakFriday 28 August 202619 peakSaturday 29 August 202626 peakSunday 30 August 202633 peakMonday 31 August 202620 peakTuesday 01 September 202618 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202617 peakFriday 04 September 202617 peakSaturday 05 September 202623 peakSunday 06 September 202625 peakMonday 07 September 202623 peakTuesday 08 September 202633 peakWednesday 09 September 202635 peakThursday 10 September 202633 peakFriday 11 September 202629 peakSaturday 12 September 202643 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

119 months, November 2016 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

01182353534712016201820202021202320242026November 201660 monthly peakDecember 201672 monthly peakJanuary 201768 monthly peakFebruary 201752 monthly peakMarch 201783 monthly peakApril 2017110 monthly peakMay 201743 monthly peakJune 201780 monthly peakJuly 201775 monthly peakAugust 201745 monthly peakSeptember 201742 monthly peakOctober 2017202 monthly peakNovember 2017111 monthly peakDecember 2017120 monthly peakJanuary 2018201 monthly peakFebruary 201888 monthly peakMarch 201895 monthly peakApril 201846 monthly peakMay 201890 monthly peakJune 201878 monthly peakJuly 201877 monthly peakAugust 201860 monthly peakSeptember 201842 monthly peakOctober 201868 monthly peakNovember 201867 monthly peakDecember 201894 monthly peakJanuary 201989 monthly peakFebruary 201949 monthly peakMarch 201966 monthly peakApril 201934 monthly peakMay 201945 monthly peakJune 201982 monthly peakJuly 201979 monthly peakAugust 201942 monthly peakSeptember 201945 monthly peakOctober 2019394 monthly peakNovember 201957 monthly peakDecember 201999 monthly peakJanuary 2020100 monthly peakFebruary 202053 monthly peakMarch 202060 monthly peakApril 2020110 monthly peakMay 202054 monthly peakJune 202073 monthly peakJuly 202082 monthly peakAugust 202062 monthly peakSeptember 202049 monthly peakOctober 202051 monthly peakNovember 202056 monthly peakDecember 2020113 monthly peakJanuary 2021138 monthly peakFebruary 202164 monthly peakMarch 202160 monthly peakApril 2021422 monthly peakMay 202176 monthly peakJune 202198 monthly peakJuly 2021102 monthly peakAugust 202143 monthly peakSeptember 202148 monthly peakOctober 202131 monthly peakNovember 202147 monthly peakDecember 202166 monthly peakJanuary 202268 monthly peakFebruary 202236 monthly peakMarch 202234 monthly peakApril 202238 monthly peakMay 202236 monthly peakJune 202249 monthly peakJuly 202259 monthly peakAugust 202237 monthly peakSeptember 202232 monthly peakOctober 202225 monthly peakNovember 202244 monthly peakDecember 202252 monthly peakJanuary 202356 monthly peakFebruary 202334 monthly peakMarch 202338 monthly peakApril 202342 monthly peakMay 202325 monthly peakJune 202333 monthly peakJuly 202339 monthly peakAugust 202331 monthly peakSeptember 202325 monthly peakOctober 202332 monthly peakNovember 202337 monthly peakDecember 202344 monthly peakJanuary 202446 monthly peakFebruary 202441 monthly peakMarch 202433 monthly peakApril 202424 monthly peakMay 202424 monthly peakJune 202446 monthly peakJuly 202448 monthly peakAugust 202432 monthly peakSeptember 202424 monthly peakOctober 202441 monthly peakNovember 202426 monthly peakDecember 202449 monthly peakJanuary 202547 monthly peakFebruary 202547 monthly peakMarch 202542 monthly peakApril 202529 monthly peakMay 202518 monthly peakJune 2025436 monthly peakJuly 202582 monthly peakAugust 202541 monthly peakSeptember 202565 monthly peakOctober 202559 monthly peakNovember 202558 monthly peakDecember 202549 monthly peakJanuary 202657 monthly peakFebruary 202635 monthly peakMarch 202647 monthly peakApril 202639 monthly peakMay 202639 monthly peakJune 202694 monthly peakJuly 202693 monthly peakAugust 202643 monthly peakSeptember 202643 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

0255075100July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202693 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202643 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202643 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

025507510001 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202684 peakThursday 02 July 202674 peakFriday 03 July 202693 peakSaturday 04 July 202685 peakSunday 05 July 202691 peakMonday 06 July 202675 peakTuesday 07 July 202674 peakWednesday 08 July 202662 peakThursday 09 July 202656 peakFriday 10 July 202653 peakSaturday 11 July 202655 peakSunday 12 July 202665 peakMonday 13 July 202652 peakTuesday 14 July 202647 peakWednesday 15 July 202636 peakThursday 16 July 202633 peakFriday 17 July 202642 peakSaturday 18 July 202658 peakSunday 19 July 202670 peakMonday 20 July 202655 peakTuesday 21 July 202658 peakWednesday 22 July 202644 peakThursday 23 July 202646 peakFriday 24 July 202638 peakSaturday 25 July 202645 peakSunday 26 July 202662 peakMonday 27 July 202639 peakTuesday 28 July 202642 peakWednesday 29 July 202634 peakThursday 30 July 202630 peakFriday 31 July 202635 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 210 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

01223354601 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202640 peakSunday 02 August 202643 peakMonday 03 August 202636 peakTuesday 04 August 202630 peakWednesday 05 August 202627 peakThursday 06 August 202630 peakFriday 07 August 202620 peakSaturday 08 August 202633 peakSunday 09 August 202636 peakMonday 10 August 202627 peakTuesday 11 August 202617 peakWednesday 12 August 202623 peakThursday 13 August 202624 peakFriday 14 August 202623 peakSaturday 15 August 202626 peakSunday 16 August 202633 peakMonday 17 August 202623 peakTuesday 18 August 202623 peakWednesday 19 August 202621 peakThursday 20 August 202625 peakFriday 21 August 202622 peakSaturday 22 August 202618 peakSunday 23 August 202622 peakMonday 24 August 202614 peakTuesday 25 August 202619 peakWednesday 26 August 202618 peakThursday 27 August 202616 peakFriday 28 August 202619 peakSaturday 29 August 202626 peakSunday 30 August 202633 peakMonday 31 August 202620 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 174 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

01223354601 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202618 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202617 peakFriday 04 September 202617 peakSaturday 05 September 202623 peakSunday 06 September 202625 peakMonday 07 September 202623 peakTuesday 08 September 202633 peakWednesday 09 September 202635 peakThursday 10 September 202633 peakFriday 11 September 202629 peakSaturday 12 September 202643 peak

October 2026

Quern - Undying Thoughts was released on 28 Nov, 2016.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:16 UTC
App ID
512790
Last updated
05 Dec 2025 build 21024189
Developer
Zadbox Entertainment
Publisher
Blue Brain Games, Zadbox Entertainment
Release date
28 Nov, 2016
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux
Download size
4.91 GB4.93 GB2.48 GB
Install size
16.42 GB16.50 GB8.25 GB
Genres
Adventure
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Partial
Achievements
18
Metacritic
83

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

AdventurePuzzleMysteryAtmosphericExplorationWalking SimulatorSingleplayerFirst-PersonStory Rich3DInvestigationSoundtrackCinematicRelaxingSteampunkSurrealPoint & ClickOpen WorldHidden ObjectFamily Friendly
About this gameFull description from Steam
You try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal closing behind you as you take a step forward. You are trapped, your way back is gone. Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person puzzle adventure game, inviting you on a journey to explore it and solve its challenges. Put your mind to the test with the increasingly complex puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of the island. Immerse yourself in the beautiful scenery of the island as you discover new places. Follow the hints of the past as you delve deeper into the story to understand the importance of your presence.
Content & age ratings3 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUSl
IGRS13Kekerasan
PEGI7
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB Storage: 9 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 950 Storage: 9 GB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB Storage: 9 GB available space Recommended: OS: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 950 Storage: 9 GB available space

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB Storage: 9 GB available space Recommended: OS: Ubuntu Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 950 Storage: 9 GB available space
Supported languages10 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French
Hungarian
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
Czech
Polish
Simplified Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

18 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
First PhaseAchievement
ShipwreckedAchievement
...and don’t forget to water the plants!Achievement
Friend or Foe?Achievement
White is the New OrangeAchievement
Too Lazy to ClimbAchievement
Good AudienceAchievement
Deeper UndergroundAchievement
Taste Them AllAchievement
All Things In PlaceAchievement

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15 developer announcements, Dec 2016 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC

June

  1. Our new game Dimhaven is out now!

    Hello Explorers!Our new game, Dimhaven is out now on Steam!Dimhaven is a remote island in the middle of nowhere, covered with mountains, shrouded in mist and desolation. The once lively tourist paradise is now left almost completely…

    Myamo

August

  1. 🧩 Puzzle Adventure Classics — Two Legends, One Bundle

    Puzzle Adventure Classics Bundle is live! Two acclaimed puzzle adventures plus their evocative soundtracks — now together in one discounted pack! Begin your journey with The House of Da Vinci, the critically acclaimed puzzle adventure that…

    Judoka80

November

  1. We are working on something new! Check out Dimhaven!

    Looking for some new challenges? We are working on a new puzzle-filled adventure, Dimhaven!We have a playable demo, too! :)Publishing Partnership with Blue Brain Games!Hello everyone,We are excited to share with you that as of today we are…

    Myamo

June

  1. Dimhaven Demo live now!

    Explorers - drum rolls, please! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26759728/e10263ed1f373f2e8b87d6d58cb6c9bb20929fd6.png It’s been too long since the once vibrant Dimhaven saw a new visitor, but today the gates finally reopened with the release of the free…

    Myamo

June

  1. Our New Project | Dimhaven Enigmas | Wishlist NOW!

    Wishlist now Follow the development Welcome to Dimhaven, a seemingly quiet place where mysteries await and the boundaries of reality blur. Embark on a captivating adventure filled with mind-bending puzzles, dark secrets, and atmospheric…

    Dingorel

February

  1. Quern 1.2.0 is LIVE!

    Quern 1.2.0 is here! This patch focuses on making Quern run better and look nicer. We also added Steam Cloud function to the game. This means your saved files are now stored in the cloud so you can play from a different computer and…

    Pharaoh Zeus
  2. Quern 1.2.0 is LIVE!

    Quern 1.2.0 is here! This patch focuses on making Quern run better and look nicer. We also added Steam Cloud function to the game. This means your saved files are now stored in the cloud so you can play from a different computer and…

    Patch notes

June

  1. 1.1.0 and Czech language!

    Hey guys, Quern 1.1.0 is here! This patch focuses on making Quern a smoother and a more enjoyable experience. To make the game more accessible, we implemented some extra features for players less experienced with puzzle games. Besides all…

    Pharaoh Zeus
  2. 1.1.0 and Czech language!

    Hey guys, Quern 1.1.0 is here! This patch focuses on making Quern a smoother and a more enjoyable experience. To make the game more accessible, we implemented some extra features for players less experienced with puzzle games. Besides all…

    Myamo

March

  1. Trading Cards & New Languages

    Hey guys! We’ve spent the last few months polishing Quern based on your feedback in reviews and our Discussions page. We seem to have tackled all kinds of technical issues and managed to bring the Quern experience for more people around the…

    Pharaoh Zeus
  2. Trading Cards & New Languages

    Hey guys! We’ve spent the last few months polishing Quern based on your feedback in reviews and our Discussions page. We seem to have tackled all kinds of technical issues and managed to bring the Quern experience for more people around the…

    Myamo

December

  1. New patch with a bunch of spoilers!

    Hey guys! A few new features and some bugfixing comes with today's update. Read with caution, it has a few spoilers. If you run into any bug in the game please be sure to start a thread about it here or email us about it at…

    Pharaoh Zeus
  2. New patch with a bunch of spoilers!

    Hey guys! A few new features and some bugfixing comes with today's update. Read with caution, it has a few spoilers. If you run into any bug in the game please be sure to start a thread about it here or email us about it at…

    Myamo
  3. Update and launch!

    First of all, thank you all for the great feedback about Quern so far! It puts smiles on our faces to see you guys play and talk about the game. We put together the first major update for Quern based on your observations and bug reports…

    Pharaoh Zeus
  4. Update and launch!

    First of all, thank you all for the great feedback about Quern so far! It puts smiles on our faces to see you guys play and talk about the game. We put together the first major update for Quern based on your observations and bug reports…

    Patch notes

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