Garbanzo Quest

Released: Sep 4, 2024
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 00:15 GMT

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30 Apr 2026Developer post
Less than 40 Hours Left for the SUPER DEBT Kickstarter!
This is it! The Home Stretch! The Kickstarter already has been such a great success. No matter what happens from here, I can say I'm very happy with how it's gone down :D It's been fun making wacky promotional material for the campaign. That little Garbanzo Quest update was fun.
13 Apr 2026Developer post
Small Content Update + SUPER DEBT Kickstarter Fully Funded!
In case you didn't know I've been running a Kickstarter to fund my current project, SUPER DEBT, for the past week or so. And WOW! With a big and very generous donation we've reached the fundraising goal overnight! Now i feel silly for worrying... Thanks so much everyone who made
31 Mar 2026Developer post
🚨 Support my next game on Kickstarter! 🚨
Hi! The Kickstarter campaign for my next game SUPER DEBT is now live! SUPER DEBT is a bullet hell action roguelike where Everything is Money! In it you'll eradicate monsters, gamble, and participate in game shows all in the name of chipping away at your ever growing DEBT! The wea
07 Jan 2026Developer post
💸 My next game, SUPER DEBT, is coming to Kickstarter! 💸
Hello my Garbanzers! Garbanzer is the name for people who enjoy Garbanzo Quest by the way, I came up with it just now. Anyways, I'm here to let y'all know I've been working on a new game called SUPER DEBT! Where Garbanzo Quest is very cute and friendly, This game is... quite the
02 Oct 2025Developer post
v.1.2.10 Steam Deck Performance Improvements + Misc. Bug Fixes
Howdy! Oh, how long it has been since the last round of bug fixes... I've been pretty busy with my next game Super Debt, but I've finally found some time to fix and test various bug fixes for Garbanzo Quest. Namely a much needed performance improvement for the Steam Deck. For wha
29 May 2025Developer post
v1.2.9 Fixed Supporter Credits on Title Screen
Hi! Small fixes here. Those who support me on Patreon will have their names in the credits, post launch I've been bundling updates to the supporter list with regular bug fixes. The problem was that there's so many supporters now that it was overflowing the credits textbox on the
28 May 2025Developer post
v1.2.8 better translation documentation + very small changes + YouTube video
Howdy! There's been some interest from volunteers to help translate the game, so I've gone ahead and updated the translation documentation bundled with the game. Hopefully that will make the translation process easier! I've also changed the Frankie's attack text to "woof" instead
05 May 2025Developer post
v.1.2.7 small bug fixes
Hi! Super small bug fixes here. - Fixed a typo in one the special level clear monologues. - Fixed a bug where if you had your respawn set to the beginning of the level and you died after defeating the boss, the boss would no longer show up. Thanks everyone for reporting bugs so t
22 Apr 2025Developer post
v1.2.6 Smarter SaveData Migration + More FPS Options
Wow another bug fix! This patch fixes an issue where upon upgrading to new versions of the game, in very specific circumstances, the incorrect savedata version would be used. Last week I released v1.2.3 of the demo, but the full game during that week was still v.1.2.2 because I w
21 Apr 2025Developer post
v1.2.5
Another fix here. The code I wrote to double check achievements crashed the game for new save files 🙃 Great. -Zachary
21 Apr 2025Developer post
v1.2.4 Achievements Work Again! Wow!
Very small bug fix here. Looks like I broke Achievements for the new Windows 64-Bit build. That should be fixed now! Also I added a new failsafe if Achievements ever break again, the game will now try to give you all the Achievements you should have every time you boot the game.
21 Apr 2025Developer post
v1.2.3 is out!
Hi! Today I bring you some quality of life changes and some misc. bug fixes. I also wrote out some of my near future plans for the game. CHANGES - You can now bind buttons in the Input Options menu to individual badges - More buttons are allowed to be unbound (Badge Ability, Quic
17 Apr 2025Developer post
Updated Demo + New v1.2.3 Test branch build
Howdy! I had a random idea on how to make the Demo more representative of the full game. After you beat the first boss of World 1 you'll now gain access to a special area just for the Demo. This special area shows off levels later in the game, so you can gain a better understandi
18 Oct 2024Developer post
Steam Deck friendly?! Yes!
Garbanzo Quest runs great on the Steam Deck! In testing the game for full release I've done many 100% playthroughs on the Steam Deck and I can confidently say that it runs great without any special configuration! I've even added button prompts specifically for the deck! In additi
14 Oct 2024Developer post
Bug Fixes and small Modding Improvements (v1.2.2)
Hi! just some bug fixes here. Modders will be happy to know that I removed the forced crash when you had more than one file of the same name. It'll now just show a warning in the loading screen. Having assets that share the same name might create unpredictable results, but nothin
Hi! just some bug fixes here. Modders will be happy to know that I removed the forced crash when you had more than one file of the same name. It'll now just show a warning in the loading screen. Having assets that share the same name might create unpredictable results, but nothing game breaking, probably.
SMALL CHANGES

mini chase mutations now push each other way
BUG FIXES

fix wrong player icon sometimes showing up on title screen
fix shatter effect sometimes not happening when Evil Friend is defeated
MODDING

Duplicate assets of the same name will no longer force a crash, instead a warning will display on the loading screen
polish unused Bomb enemy
polish pinecone object
polish unused Smughole enemy
polish unused evil acorn enemy
you can now ride on "Decoration" objects that have collision (Mine Cart, Tv, Table, etc.)
fix LightningCloud crash
hid some more unused uninteresting objects in the level editor
changed preview image for Bed
Evil Friend now properly gives you a cookie in custom levels
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07 Oct 2024Developer post
Modding Cloud Storage, Bug Fixes (v1.2.1)
Hi! Just some bug fixes and small changes here. Namely I moved the Custom folder into the cloud storage folder. Existing stuff should automatically get moved there. But if you're into modding/level editing you should be aware of the new location. Looks something like this on Wind
Hi! Just some bug fixes and small changes here.
Namely I moved the Custom folder into the cloud storage folder. Existing stuff should automatically get moved there. But if you're into modding/level editing you should be aware of the new location.
Looks something like this on Windows:
NEW: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\zachisagardner\garbanzoquest\Storage\Custom\
OLD: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\zachisagardner\garbanzoquest\Custom
I also renamed the Custom Characters folder, Custom/Costumes was a little confusing. It's now "Characters", not "Costumes".
Anyways see below for the whole change log. As always thanks for playing and messing around with the modding tools!
- Zachary
SMALL CHANGES

Custom folder and Drawings are now included with Cloud Saves
Custom Characters folder renamed to "Characters" from "Costumes"
BUG FIXES

fix room misalignment in Scrape
fix possible 2 Player glitch with Trinketly
LEVEL EDITOR

Text in _Special now has an argument for fading out over time
add visuals for FilterBadge
polish RockWorm
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29 Sep 2024Developer post
More cool stuff, QOL changes, and Modding/Level Editor improvements! (v1.2.0)
Hello again! Here come's another round of changes and bug fixes. Modding tools got some improvements, you can now add your own characters! The level editor got a lot of love too. It should be less cluttered, less buggy, and generally easier to work with. Pretty soon I will be loo
Hello again!
Here come's another round of changes and bug fixes. Modding tools got some improvements, you can now add your own characters! The level editor got a lot of love too. It should be less cluttered, less buggy, and generally easier to work with. Pretty soon I will be looking into setting up the Steam Workshop (or some alternative). The documentation for these things is also a bit lacking and I will be looking into fixing that soon. For now there's some basic getting started info in the Garbanzo Quest Discord and on the official website.
Level Editor Docs: https://garbanzoquest.com/?level-editor
Custom Character Docs: Level Editor Docs: https://garbanzoquest.com/?characters
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/zht36yGqG3
Thank you everyone again for playing and giving feedback!
- Zachary
SMALL CHANGES
crumbly destroy sfx is now quieter
Show Lock Warp acronym "LW" on file select when appropriate
improved character select screen
there's now an indicator for when you're not nice to the bees
boogerball cooldown nerfed 1s -> 0.65s
quick swap input lock now only lasts for 0.15s instead of forever until you release the locked input
minor misc. level adjustements
respawn to Beginning Tweak kicks you to Title Screen now
hush music during Trinket get
BUG FIXES
in situations where you would be stuck in a wall after room transitioning you will now be scooched to the nearest open space
fix overworld wrong warp, again
fix some typos, except for the funny ones
important text appears behind checklist menu now
can no longer hurt or be hurt by bosses in cutscenes
adjusted music code again to be more resilient
fixed air horn not working on deflecting bullets
fixed air horn not replenishing sometimes in 2p after room transitions
MODDING
improved custom character support
you can now reload custom sprites with the "rsp" command in the CLI
LEVEL EDITOR
new FilterBadge gizmo: lets you filter what badges can be used
when building contraptions the main link is now optional
more objects work with links and trains
fix crash when leaving null zone
fix door crash
single quote text input works now
you can now see more in edit mode for base game levels
remove
from certain CLI commands
remove CLI commands that only work with source code available
fix Walko crash
friendly collectibles no longer give temporary fragments in custom levels
hide useless unused tiles from palettes
reorganized Groups a little
polished DiamondBlock
polish evil little star
tile overlay visual changes based on if a block can be linked or not
made certain bosses functional in custom levels
added BossBarrier block
on defeating boss Music will stop
you can now configure a custom health for LevelEnd
beating custom levels and finding evil collectibles will give you Cookies, they are useless
.levels automatically support LoadLists (will load songs ahead of time instead of loading the song when you need it)
added new keycard object that persists between rooms
flowers work on treadmills
added a new BossSkull object that allows you to make Evil Contraptions
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16 Sep 2024Developer post
Bug fixes (v1.1.1)
Hi again! Some bugs got reported right as I was releasing the last larger update. So here ya go! BUG FIXES fix overworld wrong warp LEVEL EDITOR doors work better by default polished up a lot of the unused enemies
Hi again!
Some bugs got reported right as I was releasing the last larger update. So here ya go!
BUG FIXES

fix overworld wrong warp
LEVEL EDITOR

doors work better by default
polished up a lot of the unused enemies
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16 Sep 2024Developer post
Some cool stuff and lots of bug fixes! (v1.1.0)
Hi everyone! I'm excited to share with you the first patch after the full release of Garbanzo Quest! The response for the game has been so awesome! It's funny I thought that things would slow down at least little bit once the game was out, but nope! I've been pretty much just as
Hi everyone!
I'm excited to share with you the first patch after the full release of Garbanzo Quest! The response for the game has been so awesome! It's funny I thought that things would slow down at least little bit once the game was out, but nope! I've been pretty much just as busy as the weeks leading up to release 😅. There were plenty of little bugs cropping up here and there, but thankfully nothing too catastrophic. I've also made some small changes and additions based on feedback. You'll also find some improvements to the level-editor/modding tools. I'm excited to keep improving the game's modding tools and to make other additions/changes!
Anyways, thank you everyone for playing and sharing your feedback! See below for a list of changes.
- Zachary
CHANGES
(Big Changes)

added another trinket somewhere :)
bounce and hit head punishment nerfed. you will now enter a non-bounceable state for about a quarter of a second and return to bounce after.
big performance improvements to particle effects (fixes air horn lag)
you can now check the checklist from the overworld (you'll have to talk to Checklistio again)
new quick start option that locks certain skips until post game
change how code generation works, and you now have to see a code before it'll work
hid some other things somewhere, i'll never tell teehee :D
(Small Changes)

"spit" is replaced with "bark" in more places when playing as Frankie
improve presentation when power/customization fragment count is less than zero
Bruce => Broose
adjust Broose Magic Cavern dialogue
adjusted stat book dialogue
improved auto-tiling for certain brick patterns
coin counter disappears when going from coin room to no coin room now, also slightly improved presentation
billi' boxes use gamble rng now when deciding jump horizontal velocity
update playtesters
update supporters
(Level Editor)

adjusted room editing tools for level editor
cover photos for custom levels are now embedded in the .level file
added cap (capture screen) and l-embedcov (embed custom .png into .level) CLI commands.
slightly improved presentation for the Level Hub
you can use the CLI while in frame advance now
added Order as an option for WeatherTile in the editor
CTRL+L or "load" will save your level before loading it in Edit Mode
Documentation moved to here: https://garbanzoquest.com/?level-editor
(Modding)

you can now override sprites in the game by placing .pngs into \zachisagardner\garbanzoquest/Custom/Sprites/
you can now override sound effects in the game by placing .oggs into \zachisagardner\garbanzoquest/Custom/Sfx/
you can now override music in the game by placing .oggs into \zachisagardner\garbanzoquest/Custom/Music/
BUG FIXES
(Misc.)

fix typo in Tall Bee dialogue
fixed possible crash with heat seaking bullet
fixed out of bounds issue in Tower Entrance
fixed oob issue in Moving Bridges
fixed oob issue in Home
other misc. oob adjustments
name input uses "accept" input, not "jump", now
using ??? Badge in water keeps facing direction properly now
made the floating tree not look like it's floating on the title screen
fix some graphical issues in Shroom Falls
fix door in Moving Bridges target room
fix weird behavior with Mr. Smiley when going through a door
state resets to normal when entering disabled badge rooms
freddy fish is more sensitive
fix glitch in Now Hiring boss fight where they could get stuck off stage and not be able to get back
fix glitch in Psilocybin' target room where the bottom of the screen would kill you instead of scrolling to the next room
(Level Editor)

fixed text wrap not working for CLI in edit mode
fix l-exp command crashes
fix boot with custom levels crash
fix success message for l-cov command
MAYBE BUG FIXES

i wasn't able to recreate the "display freeze" glitch, but i updated the MonoGame version, so hopefully that will do something. if the display freezes, but the game doesn't crash, please let me know and give as much info as possible so i can fix it :D
i wasn't able to recreate the "no music" glitch, but i cleaned up some the music code, so hopefully that will do something. if you enter an area that normally plays music, but it doesn't, please let me know and give as much info as possible so i can fix it :D
the in game feedback form, discord, or my email all work if you wanna reach out.
email: [email protected]
discord: https://discord.com/invite/zht36yGqG3
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04 Sep 2024Developer post
Garbanzo Quest v1.0 is OUT NOW!!!
Garbanzo Quest is my pride and joy and I'm so excited to share it with you all today after 3 years of full-time solo development! I hope you have as much fun playing it as I did creating it. Making this game has definitely been one of the hardest things I've ever done. But even n
Garbanzo Quest is my pride and joy and I'm so excited to share it with you all today after 3 years of full-time solo development! I hope you have as much fun playing it as I did creating it.
Making this game has definitely been one of the hardest things I've ever done. But even now, my only hope is that I get to make more games after this one!
I'd also like to thank all the people who helped make this game a reality.
A BIG THANK YOU to all everyone who helped pitch in financially so that I may live.

RIT Magic Center
Chip Chip
Rocknoceros - (Seth Klohoker)
John Paul Gardner
DoujinShinji
GuyMan
bailey & james
IamDylan
Kent Reese
Ismael Rodriguez
osto
Peyton Studebaker
Quinton McCollum
Ryan Neese
YetiMaurice
And another BIG THANK YOU to all the playtesters who played a worse version of the game early. Garbanzo Quest is extra awesome because of your help!

Sam Cammarata
Noah Ratcliff
Aidan Markham
Kent Reese
Holly Mott
Rachel Feirman
Christian Cognetto
AJ Bartolotti
Matthew Hamilton-Roux
Kiera
Nitin Garg
bclikesyou
Hoang Vo
YoshyFoods
KoopaShellzz
r1kGAMES
Thomas Ratliff
Jacob Dietz
Tai Hua
Emily Hall
DoujinShinji
Violet Seren
LordYharim
Dave & Jen
Nathan Ranney
Robin Poe
MirrorFallPerson
Paolotto Games
And thank you for playing! A work of art is not complete until it is experienced! So thank you everyone for helping bring my silly little video game to life.
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Hi again!

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Hi everyone!

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BUG FIXES

(Misc.)

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