Updates
Release notes, announcements, and news from SideQuest.
1,000 Players Celebration
Summary: SideQuest has surpassed 1,000 players! Double XP weekend begins Saturday 06/27/26 and ends at Sunday 06/28/26. 1,000 Players Thank you for walk...
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Summer Roadmap
Summary: Monster 2.0, Seasonal Rewards, Guild & Social Expansion, and future SideQuest plans. Summer Roadmap The SideQuest summer roadmap includes the m...
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v8.1.2 Patch Notes
Summary: Pet Fusion, Inventory Improvements, Player Statuses, and Bug Fixes. Dashboard & Inventory Dashboard now has a dedicated inventory shortcut in t...
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v8.0.1 Patch Notes
Summary: Expedition/Guild Improvements & Bug Fixes. Android background sync update is still being tested see hotfix notes. Coming Soon: Monster Battle 2...
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Double XP Weekend
SideQuest has now surpassed 500 players! A Double XP Event will be active for all players from May 23rd, 2026 00:00 EST to May 24th, 2026 23:59 EST! Man...
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v7.6.4 Patch Notes
500+ Players, Discord Linking & Guild Expansion
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PARI Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
PARI reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 21, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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BTC Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
BTC reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 20, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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Tasitus Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
Tasitus reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 18, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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NotGreg Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
NotGreg reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 18, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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Headspin Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
Headspin reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 18, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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HikerBirdWren Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
HikerBirdWren reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 16, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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v7.5.7 Patch Notes
Summary: Co-Op Improvements, Experimental Mode, and Bug Fixes. Co-Op Expeditions You can now see your pending co-op invites and cancel them You can now ...
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ZealousArtisan Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
ZealousArtisan reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 13, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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Bessie Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
Bessie reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 11, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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Join the lab
Help Test Experimental Features! I'm putting together a small closed test group for some experimental SideQuest features currently in development that w...
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Community Feedback Survey
Vote on what's built next for SideQuest. Scroll down to answer a few quick questions. Thanks for your time! -Gaurav
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Android Official Release
SideQuest is now officially available on Android! I want to tell you a story. Back in 2024, the original SideQuest was only built for iPhone. Shortly af...
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Glass Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
Glass reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on May 2, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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v7.5.0 Official Release
Summary: New Quests, Hair Customization, Tutorial Guide, UI Improvements, Monster Balancing, and Bug Fixes. 300+ Players SideQuest has now surpassed 300...
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Elspeth Reaches 1 Million XP in SideQuest
Elspeth reached 1 million XP in SideQuest on April 29, 2026, earning a place among the game's 1M XP Legends.
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v7.2.2 Official Release
Multi-Language Support, Double XP, and Bug Fixes
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Hey Adventurers! 🎮 We want to hear from YOU. Help shape what we build next. Your feedback directly influences our roadmap. Scroll down to answer a few ...
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v7.1.0 & v7.1.1 Official Release
XP Improvements, Update Indicator, & Android Gem Shop
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v7.0.4 Official Release
Summary: Profile redesign, achievements overhaul, leaderboard expansion, guild quest improvements, and critical bug fixes. Leaderboard SideQuest has now...
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v6.9.7 Official Release
Summary: Major update featuring Guild Quests, anti-cheat improvements, badge awards, and critical bug fixes. Guild Conquest Guild Quests have been relea...
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v6.4.4 Official Release
Summary: This patch aims to fix an immediate guild contribution bug as well as some other minor changes. Leaderboard Player usernames that are too long ...
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v6.4.2 Official Release
Summary: This patch aims to fix a multitude of bugs that have started occurring related to XP syncs, expedition progress, guild contribution, and more. ...
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Current Bug & Upcoming Fix
There's been reports from several players about XP and progress not syncing correctly. I'm deeply sorry about this issue and have been working on an imm...
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v6.3.8 Official Release
Announcement Board Added rendering for headers and font sizing for future posts Previews now strip markdown render code instead of displaying raw Notifi...
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Guilds Are Here
Guilds have officially launched in SideQuest. Create or join a guild with your friends, contribute XP together, and level up as a team. Here's everythin...
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v6.3.3 Official Release
Guild All players may now create guilds! Guild milestones have been updated to reflect member capacity upgrades and raids future Players now have a guil...
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v6.2.0 Official Release
Guild Note: Guilds are ~75% complete. They will be available to all players next patch. Guild members see "bell" in-app alerts for the following: Player...
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v5.3.0 Official Release
Note: Guilds are still a work in progress. All guild-related updates will release in phases, parallel with Android updates. Next few Android updates wil...
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v5.2.1 Official Release
Co-Op Expeditions Introducing Co-Op Expeditions! Embark on an adventure with one of your friends. Simply go to the "Quests" - "Expeditions" tab and you'...
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v5.0.2 Official Release
Quests Introducing The Wanderer's "Pathfinder" Quest Pre-requisite: Must have completed "Seasoned Explorer" first Requirements: Level 35 Quest: Complete...
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Anti-Cheat System
Step Integrity The way that SideQuest works is that the algorithm analyzes steps from your native health app and converts them into experience. The form...
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v4.9.9 Official Release
XP Engine Level 55 is now the soft cap instead of level 50 Framework Android framework is being implemented for the app's official release on the Google...
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What's Next for SideQuest
Android Launch SideQuest is coming to Android! Development is currently underway and testing will begin shortly Expected timeline: ~2.5 weeks of testing...
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v4.9.2 Official Release
Valentines Weekend 2x experience is now active! Items Introducing the Enchantment Spellbook. Players can now enchant their weapons and armor to receive ...
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v4.6.6 Official Release
XP Engine Daily XP step scaling adjusted to 15,000 50% / 25,000 25% / 35,000 10% to encourage balanced play Monster Balancing All monster base stats hav...
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Valentine's Double XP Weekend
💕 DOUBLE XP WEEKEND Introducing the first event for SideQuest! All experience earned is doubled for Valentine's weekend! Feb 14 - Feb 16 Stack this wit...
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v4.3.7 Official Release
XP Engine Level 50 now has a soft cap Pets level 30 also have a soft cap Daily XP now scales after 15,000 XP 50% and 25,000 XP 25% to encourage balanced...
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v3.1.9 Official Release
GEM SHOP The Gem Shop is now LIVE! Browse a fully-stocked shop featuring: Founder's Pack - Support early development and be recognized as a SideQuest pi...
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v2.5.0 Official Release
v.2.5.0 Monster Encounter Update Note: This is a premature build release for the official iOS app. Please report any bugs/feedback! Players may now chat...
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Equipment System Update Items → Added 28 new weapons and 64 new pieces of armor → Players with a Level 10 class now receive an "Initiate" weapon → Earn ...
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This is the final major TestFlight update until all v1.x features are thoroughly tested for bugs. After testing, the official app will merge with this v...
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SideQuest is officially available on the iOS App Store! TESTFLIGHT VS APP STORE: Your TestFlight version will continue to receive experimental updates a...
Read updatev1.8.0 TestFlight Update
Visual improvements to expeditions & shop Updated Announcement Board → Handles categorization and longer posts Added daily check-in coin rewards & chest...
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Added Announcement Board Added Storyline with NPC Characters Updated all pets and pet animations Added Push notification reminder → Fires if you haven't...
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Added Leaderboard functionality → Top 50 by level & XP Added Friends functionality → Search by username → Add friend → Friend request system Added Profi...
Read updateWelcome to SideQuest!
Thank you for joining the adventure. Many more updates coming soon. -Gaurav
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