Dokimon Quest is about to hold its biggest giveaway since launch. Yanako RPGs' monster-taming RPG will be 100% off on Steam for 48 hours, and anyone who claims it during that period can keep the game permanently.
The promotion begins on August 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM Pacific / 5:00 PM UTC. Yano highlighted the event again on August 21, describing Dokimon Quest as a five-year project that consumed roughly 10,000 hours of development.
Quick Summary
- Title: Dokimon Quest
- Japanese title: ドキモンクエスト
- Format: Video game
- Genre: Monster-taming RPG / creature collector
- Developer: Yanako RPGs
- Steam publisher: Yanako RPGs
- Lead developer: Yano
- Giveaway platform: PC via Steam
- Steam release: November 22, 2024
- U.S. regular price: US$14.99
- Japanese regular price: ¥1,200
- Indonesian regular price: Rp99,999
- Giveaway discount: 100%
- Starts: August 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM UTC
- Duration: 48 hours
- Ends: August 26 at 10:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM UTC
- Ownership: Permanent when claimed during the promotion
- Mode: Single-player
- Combat: Turn-based monster battles
- Monster count: 144 according to Yano's latest promotion
- Steam description: 140+ original monsters
- Regions: Two according to the developer
- Main setting: Xelos Region
- Main story: Approximately 15–20 hours
- Locations: 15+ towns plus routes, caves, shrines, seas, and mountains
- Premise: Search for the protagonist's missing childhood friend
- Monster stealing: Certain enemy-owned monsters can be taken through an in-game system
- Playable characters: Nine
- Alternate palettes: Seven per monster, including one particularly rare variant
- Quality-of-life: Battle speed-up, quest log, optional battle helpers, stat and move editing
- Soundtrack: 8-bit and piano OST options
- Post-game: Rare-monster hunting and alternate-region content
- DLC: Dokimon: The Great Fairy Island
- DLC release: May 13, 2026
- DLC promotion: 20% off planned during the giveaway
- Steam reviews: Mostly Positive
- Sequel: Dokimon Quest II has been announced
- Other upcoming Yanako game: Yami Kids
Steam Giveaway and Gameplay
Free for 48 Hours, Yours Permanently
The promotion begins August 24 at 10:00 AM Pacific and lasts 48 hours.
Players only need to add the game to their account before the window closes. Once claimed, the license remains in their Steam library after Dokimon Quest returns to its normal price.
Yano has also warned that Steam wishlists may not send the usual notification for a 100% discount, making the short window worth noting in advance.
Five Years and Roughly 10,000 Hours of Development
Yano describes Dokimon Quest as a personal passion project built across five years and roughly 10,000 development hours.
The game launched in November 2024, but continued receiving updates over roughly two years as its developer refined systems, content, localization, and community feedback.
The free promotion is partly intended to bring in a much larger group of players whose feedback can inform the sequel.
144 Monsters Across Two Regions
Dokimon Quest packages its monster-taming systems inside a colorful pixel-art world strongly inspired by the Game Boy Color era.
Players can collect 144 Dokimon, travel through more than 15 towns, and explore caves, shrines, seas, mountains, and other routes while investigating the disappearance of the protagonist's childhood friend.
Post-game progression also expands the adventure into additional region content and rare-monster hunting.
Catching Wild Monsters Is Not the Only Option
One of Dokimon Quest's stranger mechanics allows players to obtain certain Bound Dokimon belonging to other trainers through the appropriate in-game items.
Battles remain turn-based, but modern conveniences include fast-forward controls, optional type-match guidance, a quest log, and menu-based management of monster stats and move pools.
Players can also choose from nine playable characters and multiple retro color palettes.
The Great Fairy Island DLC Is Also Discounted
Dokimon: The Great Fairy Island launched on May 13, 2026 and requires the base game.
The expansion adds a 3–5 hour side story, a new island, an underwater biome, Mythic Monster overworld encounters, and unlockable Hovercraft and Submarine vehicles.
Yanako RPGs plans to discount the DLC by 20% while the base game is free.
The Giveaway Leads Into Dokimon Quest II
Yanako RPGs has already revealed Dokimon Quest II, which continues the search for Maiko with a completely rebuilt battle system and a time-traveling adventure involving Edo-period Japan.
Yano says feedback from the first game's giveaway will be useful as work on the sequel continues.
The studio is also preparing Yami Kids, another monster-taming RPG with a darker tone.
Why This Matters
1) This is not a free weekend
Claiming the game adds a permanent license to the player's Steam account instead of temporarily unlocking it.
2) The giveaway comes after extensive post-launch work
New players are receiving the version that has already gone through roughly two years of continued updates.
3) It is also an entry point into the sequel
Dokimon Quest establishes the world and systems that Yanako RPGs is now expanding through Dokimon Quest II.
Game Information
Additional confirmed information currently includes:
- the free promotion applies specifically to the Steam version
- it begins August 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM Pacific
- that equals 5:00 PM UTC
- the giveaway lasts exactly 48 hours
- Dokimon Quest returns to a paid product after the event
- accounts that claim it during the window retain ownership
- regular prices are US$14.99 in the U.S., ¥1,200 in Japan, and Rp99,999 in Indonesia
- the Steam App ID is 2019300
- Steam lists Adventure, Casual, RPG, and Strategy as store genres
- Steam supports Achievements, Cloud, Leaderboards, Family Sharing, and full controller support
- five interface/subtitle languages are available: English, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
- Indonesian is not supported
- minimum PC requirements include Windows 10, a dual-core CPU, 4 GB RAM, integrated graphics, and 100 MB storage
- the game includes 44 Steam Achievements
- its Steam user-review category is Mostly Positive when this article was prepared
- Dokimon Quest is also available on iOS and Android
- console releases use the title Doki Monsters: Quest
- RedDeer.Games publishes the Nintendo Switch edition
- an Xbox version is available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
- no 100% giveaway has been announced for console or mobile versions
- The Great Fairy Island adds a 3–5 hour side story
- the DLC includes Hovercraft, Submarine, new island routes, an underwater biome, and a new shrine
- the DLC does not add new monsters
- Dokimon Quest II is now featured on Yanako RPGs' official site
- official series information is available through the Yanako RPGs website
- the giveaway can be claimed through Dokimon Quest on Steam
- Yano's latest reminder is available on X
- the official giveaway announcement is available through Yanako RPGs on X
- The Great Fairy Island is available through Steam
Closing
Dokimon Quest will be free to claim for 48 hours beginning August 24, 2026, and players who add it to their account during that period can keep it permanently.
The event arrives after roughly two years of continued updates and ahead of Yanako RPGs' next phase. Once the promotion ends the base game returns to its regular price, while feedback from the larger audience will feed into Dokimon Quest II.
- Yano Official X — Five-Year Development, 10,000 Hours, 144 Monsters, Two Regions, and August 24 Giveaway Reminder
- Yanako RPGs Official X — Official August 24 Free-to-Keep Giveaway Announcement
- Steam — Base Game, Release Date, Gameplay, Features, Languages, Reviews, and System Requirements
- Yanako RPGs — Official Series Information, Dokimon Quest II, Yami Kids, and Great Fairy Island
- Steam — The Great Fairy Island DLC Release, Features, and Content
- SteamDB — Regional Prices, Steam Metadata, Review Data, and App Information
- AUTOMATON — Giveaway Timing in Japan, 48-Hour Window, Developer Comments, DLC Promotion, and Sequel Context
