• Network: Apple TV
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 26, 2025
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Jenna Scherer
    Mar 26, 2025
    83
    It also feels like a seamless extension of the original series, exploring what it means to be a creative person in a commodified world and what community looks like for those accustomed to living inside their own lonely minds.
  2. Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Mar 26, 2025
    80
    While the episode with McElhenny, Waters and Konkle was funny, the episode that starred Grant was funny and heartwarming.
  3. Reviewed by: Hannah Gearan
    Aug 28, 2025
    70
    Overall, Side Quest waxes and wanes in quality, carrying some writing flaws while achieving moments of dramatic greatness. But luckily, it ended on a high note with an episode that is a touching tribute to the gaming community.
  4. Reviewed by: Jeff Ewing
    Mar 26, 2025
    70
    With a mere four, however, it feels more like a series of excursions into the ripples of the video game world that couldn't be fit into a standard season — delicious leftovers, but leftovers nonetheless.
  5. Reviewed by: Emma Fraser
    Mar 26, 2025
    70
    It’s an enjoyable and ambitious supplement to one of today’s best streaming comedies – but at only four episodes, Side Quest feels too slight, and unable to reach the high bar set by previous Mythic Quest one-offs.
  6. Reviewed by: Angie Han
    Mar 26, 2025
    60
    The distance it puts between itself and its parent proves as much a curse as a blessing. Siloed off into a separate realm, these odds and ends struggle to find much of a way forward on their own.
  7. Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Mar 26, 2025
    50
    “Side Quest” is an easy watch, but a forgettable one.