$11.99Pesterquest Pester old friends, make new ones
Fourteen short visual novels in one bundle, each one pairing you with a different Homestuck character as the returning MSPA Reader. You read, joke, pick replies, and zap between Earth and Alternia while timelines collide. Best if you already love this cast and its dark, silly humor.
Is Pesterquest worth it?
Pesterquest is worth it if…
- you like visual novels where dialogue and choices carry everything
- you already know and love the Homestuck cast
- you enjoy dark comedy, meta jokes, and heartfelt character routes
- you want short episodic stories you can finish one at a time
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Reading, replying, and befriending the cast
This is a visual novel through and through: illustrated scenes, long dialogue exchanges, and choices about what to say next. You play as the MSPA Reader, dropped into timeline trouble and left to talk your way toward friendship with trolls and kids who already have a lot of history.
Pick the blunt answer, the kind one, or the deliberately awkward one, then live with the reaction. The tone swings fast from absurd jokes and meta gags to surprisingly tender moments about loneliness and identity, with time travel and sci-fi keeping the excuses for chaos ready.
Fourteen volumes, twenty familiar faces
The bundle holds 14 volumes, each focused on meeting and getting closer to one character, with up to 20 friends from Earth and Alternia to reconnect with across the set. Different writers, artists, and musicians worked on the episodes, so each has its own flavor while staying darkly funny and irreverent.
Hand-drawn art and a strong soundtrack carry a lot of the mood, from goofy banter to quieter character stories. You get a dry joke where a route lets an underused character like Eridan or Feferi finally get more room to talk.
Good to know?
Do you need to have played Hiveswap Friendsim first?
It helps, since you return as the same MSPA Reader and the story continues that friend-finding setup. Several episodes still work on their own as character introductions, but the framing, jokes about your formless appearance, and timeline mess make more sense with that background.
How much Homestuck should you know?
A lot. The humor, relationships, and lore references assume familiarity with the main cast, and newcomers often feel like they started late in a long series. If you have not read Homestuck or its epilogues, expect many callbacks to pass you by.
What should you expect from tone and content?
Expect irreverent comedy with LGBTQ+ characters treated as a normal part of the cast, plus some nudity and sexual content. The protagonist can also come across as rude depending on the limited reply options, which suits the joke but may annoy if you want to play purely nice.
