QuestWorks is a team intelligence platform. Teams play through cinematic, voice-controlled quests together on QuestWorks' own web platform. The AI observes collaboration patterns and produces behavioral insights for leaders. It integrates with Slack.

How much does QuestWorks cost?

Free 14-day trial with unlimited seats, no credit card required. After that, $20 per active player per month. New players are prorated. Cancel anytime.

How much time does QuestWorks take?

One 25-minute quest per week. Sessions auto-schedule around your team's calendars. No coordination required from managers or players.

How long does it take to set up QuestWorks?

Under two minutes. Add the QuestWorks Slack app to your workspace. Team members onboard individually by typing /onboard in any Slack channel, which takes about two minutes each.

Can my manager see what I do in QuestWorks?

Managers see the roster and aggregate org-level trends only. Individual gameplay stays private. HeroGPT coaching conversations are never shared. Nothing from sessions is written back to Jira, GitHub, or Slack.

Does QuestWorks affect performance reviews?

No. Employers are contractually prohibited from using QuestWorks data for employment decisions. Leaders receive aggregate trends only, never individual behavioral data. It is a development tool, not a scorecard.

Is QuestWorks mandatory?

Participation is voluntary by design. QuestWorks only works when people choose to show up. The behavioral data is more authentic because players opted in. Sessions are 25 minutes and easy to decline or reschedule.

Is QuestWorks like a virtual escape room?

No. Escape rooms are one-off puzzles with fixed solutions. QuestWorks is a persistent AI-driven living world where every quest is different. Players build characters, shape that world together, and develop measurable collaboration skills over time.

What data does QuestWorks produce?

QuestWorks tracks participation rates, communication patterns, collaboration scores, and team health trends over time. This is observed behavioral data from real interaction, not self-reported survey responses.

Team Intelligence™ powered by play.

Q: How is QuestWorks different from team building?

Traditional team building is infrequent and forgettable. QuestWorks is a persistent platform where real dynamics develop week over week. It produces behavioral data no offsite, survey, or assessment can match.

The sandbox for chemistry, engine for insight, and proving ground for performance under pressure.
All on autopilot.

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My team collaborates from a place of genuine understanding now, not just expectations set by a job description.

Danielle

COO

Every time there’s a team building exercise, everyone rolls their eyes. But QuestWorks feels like an actual break in the day.

Stetson

Designer

The sessions open doors to better communication and a deeper understanding of each other’s strengths.

Kellie

People Ops Director, SHRM-CP

100% recommendation rate

Every player and every leader who’s tried QuestWorks recommends it to their team.

I’m completely new to anything like this, and it’s intuitive and incredibly easy to pick up.

Cory

Developer

Understanding my team’s natural reactions and instincts helps me be a more effective mentor. It deepens relationships and builds emotional safety.

Sabrina

Creative Director

I see sides of my teammates I wouldn’t have anticipated. I truly look forward to each session.

Jonny

Software Engineer

Pilot results

30% improvement in team dynamics in 30 days

Measured across collaboration, communication, and trust before and after QuestWorks sessions.

It’s a genuinely interesting alternative to team building that reveals things about the team no meeting ever would.

Rudy

CTO

This is awesome. You just show up, no prep, just improv. It makes it easy to fit into the day.

Jordan

Product Marketer

For our fully remote team, QuestWorks is a refreshingly unique opportunity to build trust and get to know each other in a richer way.

Zontee

Director

25 minutes per session

Fits between standups. No prep, no scheduling headaches, no half-day commitments.

My team and I build a story together that’s completely ours, and it brings out a side of our dynamic we hadn’t seen before.

Sebastian

Copywriter

It’s a real morale boost for our team. We get to break away from the day-to-day, express our creativity, and laugh together.

Jeni

Operations Manager

It’s like watching a real-time simulation of how we actually work together.

Caitlin

Project Manager

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QuestWorks is a completely different experience. It surfaces how the team actually works together: who listens, who leads, who gives each other space.

Sallie

Analyst

QuestWorks gives my team an opportunity to safely fail. I find I’m closer to my team now because of it.

Justin

Project Manager

QuestWorks is my first time playing any kind of role-playing game. It’s a great way to have fun in a remote setting that actually feels like being in the same room together.

Dan

Developer

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QuestWorks refreshes my energy and boosts my morale. The weekly sessions help me communicate better with my team.

Shahzaib

Analyst

OVERVIEW

A living world for team development.

Surface strengths. Test teamwork. Catch friction. Transform dynamics week after week, quest after quest.

01 ⚔️ Teams quest

Real strengths become playable HeroTypes
Small groups drop into 25-minute cinematic adventures
Auto-scheduled and AI-facilitated

02 💡 Dynamics emerge

Open-ended, immersive quests unlock real intelligence
See how your team collaborates at their best
Low stakes, no pressure, authentic behavior

03 ✨ They evolve

Insights shape new quests
Teams build worlds they care about
Strengths become second-nature; new hires belong instantly

What changes when teams practice.

Authentic Culture

Lower Turnover

Cross-Team Trust

Creative Problem-Solving

Faster Onboarding

Conflict Resolution

Founder’s Circle Pricing

Everything included. One rate. Locked in forever.

	QuestWorks $20/user/mo	Virtual Team Building $25-100/person/event	Consultants $2k-10k/day	Offsites $2,500+/person	Assessments $50-100/person
Plug & Play Ready to implement without complex setup or planning	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗
Measurable Growth Track and validate lasting improvements in team performance	✓	✗	~	~	✗
Actually Fun Engaging experiences that teams genuinely enjoy, not forced corporate activities	✓	✗	~	✓	✗
Continuous Practice Ongoing practice that builds lasting team behaviors over time	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
AI Coaching (HeroGPT™) Future Premium Private, on-demand coaching that adapts to your team’s progress and needs	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Behavioral Analytics Future Premium Team insights and performance data from real interactions	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
All Quest Genres Future Premium Every theme: steampunk, pirates, sci-fi, and more	✓	✗	~	✗	✗
Work Tool Integrations Future Premium Connects with Jira, GitHub, Lattice, Linear, and more	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
Rewards System Future Premium Built-in recognition and rewards for team achievements	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗

Future Premium features are included for all Founder’s Circle members at no extra cost. These will move to higher tiers for future customers.

Your rate is locked in forever. As long as your account stays active, your Founder’s Circle pricing never goes up, and it applies to your entire organization. Every team, every department, every future player.

Frequently Asked Quest-ions

For Players

Is this mandatory?

That’s up to your team lead. Some make it totally optional, some set weekly/monthly session goals. But QuestWorks only works when people actually want to show up. Sessions are 25 minutes, easy to reschedule, and designed to be the best part of your week. If it’s not, we’re doing something wrong.

Will this affect my performance review, compensation, or promotion?

No. Your employer is prohibited from using QuestWorks to make employment decisions. Leaders receive aggregate org-level trends only. Never individual behavioral data. This is a development tool, not a scorecard.

What do the Jira/GitHub/Asana integrations actually do?

Two things. First, anonymized org-level trends show that QuestWorks is actually working, so your team can keep questing. Second, they help the AI spot patterns that inspire quests designed to help your team move faster and do better work together. Nothing about your gameplay ever gets written back to those tools.

What about Lattice, 15Five, and Culture Amp?

Those pulse surveys you take are pointless if nothing changes. QuestWorks takes those anonymized insights and shapes quests around what your team actually needs to work on. Game data never flows back into those platforms. Your performance review has no idea QuestWorks exists.

What does HeroGPT actually do for me?

It’s your personal collaboration coach. You can ask it for direct advice on how to work better with specific teammates based on everyone’s strengths. Need help navigating a tricky dynamic with someone on your team? Ask HeroGPT. It’s opt-in, on-demand, and totally private. Nothing you say to HeroGPT is ever shared with your manager or anyone else.

Who owns the data?

Your individual gameplay and coaching data stays private to you. Your HeroType is public. Your company sees aggregate org-level trends only. Use /settings in Slack to view, download, or delete your data anytime.

Can my manager see what I do in here?

Your manager sees the roster and aggregate org-level trends. Anything you say to HeroGPT is completely private. Nothing from your sessions ever gets written back to Jira, GitHub, or Slack.

Do I earn anything I can keep?

Yes. Behaviors observed during play accumulate into LinkedIn-verified certifications at three tiers — Practitioner, Specialist, and Expert. Each comes with a public verification page showing exactly how many times you demonstrated that behavior, and over how many months. One-click add to LinkedIn. Nobody can fake 47 instances of speaking up under pressure across six months of sessions.

Why is my company paying for this?

Good teams don’t stay good by accident. Communication, trust, and collaboration are skills, and like any skill, they get sharper with practice.

Your company is investing in a culture tool that isn’t forced fun. It’s a 25-minute cinematic RPG once a week where your team naturally exercises the dynamics that matter, without lectures, trust falls, or surveys. You can decline any session, and nothing is tied to performance reviews.

For this to work, it has to deliver real value to your employer too: aggregate insights, growth trends, proof that culture is improving. We built all of that without compromising your experience or your privacy. Both sides get what they need.

Think of it like a gym membership for how your team works together. You don’t go because something’s broken. You go to stay sharp.

For Leaders

What is team intelligence?

Team intelligence is what a team knows about itself, what its leader knows about it, and what it does with that knowledge automatically. QuestWorks builds all three through weekly cinematic quests that surface team dynamics, produce leader-facing insights, and turn new behaviors into muscle memory. Full definition and framework here.

How is this different from other team development?

Traditional team development is infrequent, forced, and forgettable. QuestWorks is a persistent platform where real dynamics develop week over week. It’s voluntary, auto-scheduled around your team’s calendars, and produces behavioral insights no offsite, survey, or assessment can match. Think of it as a Team Intelligence Engine for how your team actually works together.

Is this like a virtual escape room?

Not quite. Escape rooms are one-off puzzles with fixed solutions. QuestWorks is a persistent, AI-driven RPG where every session is different based on player choices and strengths. Sessions include immersive voice acting, music, and narrative, but the focus is on surfacing and developing real collaboration patterns through open-ended co-op gameplay. Your team builds characters, shapes a living world, and develops measurable skills over time.

How much time does this take?

One 25-minute quest per week. Enough time for real dynamics to surface, not enough to disrupt anyone’s day. Quests auto-schedule around your team’s calendars, so there’s nothing to coordinate.

How do players coordinate their schedules?

They don’t. QuestWorks integrates with your team’s calendars to automatically identify when 2+ players have overlapping availability. When a session forms, eligible players get an invite. Click “Join” or “Decline.” No penalty for declining. No coordination friction.

What if not everyone wants to play?

That’s expected. QuestWorks is voluntary by design. The people who opt in generate authentic behavioral signal precisely because they chose to be there. A mandatory system would give you full participation and zero authentic data. The team health insights describe the group that plays, and voluntary participation makes that data more trustworthy.

What does this cost?

Free 14-day trial with unlimited seats. After that, $20 per active player per month. Less than one team lunch. Cancel anytime.

Can hybrid or in-person teams play?

Absolutely. While perfect for remote workers, in-person teams can cast QuestWorks to a conference room TV and navigate the cinematic adventure together in the same room.

Why a game instead of realistic team simulations?

Realistic group simulations produce performative behavior. People manage impressions instead of solving problems. Fiction creates a magic circle where real dynamics surface naturally.

Is QuestWorks based on real science?

QuestWorks isn’t just based on the science. It’s the next step. Simulation-based team training has over 40 years of evidence behind it, from aviation to medicine. The mechanism is proven: pressurize teams, observe behavior, debrief, improve. What those programs never solved is compliance. Nobody wants to be in a simulator. QuestWorks applies the same proven mechanism through gameplay people actually want to show up for, capturing real team interaction data every session, across months. No clipboard. No compliance problem. No insight decay.

Do we need to know anything about gaming?

Not at all. The system is instantly accessible regardless of gaming experience. Onboarding takes a few minutes. The RPG mechanics are the engine under the hood. Your team just experiences great co-op gameplay.

Do players play with the same groups each time?

Not necessarily. QuestWorks features a company-wide lobby, so players often quest with different colleagues from various departments. This builds broader connections and develops teamwork across diverse group settings. Players can also favorite colleagues to get notified when they’re online.

What does the team lead actually see?

You can see who’s on the roster (you’re paying per player) and aggregate org-level dynamics: skills developing, engagement patterns, and overall team health trends. Individual gameplay and behavioral data stays private. HeroTypes are public. Everything else is aggregate.

Can we try it before committing?

Yes. Free 14-day all-access trial with unlimited seats. No credit card required.

How long does it take to get started?

Minutes. Add the QuestWorks Slack app to your workspace, then team members onboard at their own pace. Individual onboarding takes about two minutes.

What happens after the trial ends?

Billing begins for all active players. New players who onboard mid-month are prorated. If players leave, you receive a credit.

What if someone has to leave a session early?

The AI facilitator adapts seamlessly and other players continue the quest. No penalty for leaving early.

Do you support international teams?

Yes. Full support across time zones. Sessions are currently English-only, with multilingual support coming.

Can we cancel anytime?

Individual players can leave at any time. To cancel the company subscription, reach out and we handle it immediately.

Tips for Pitching QuestWorks

How do I pitch this to my employees?

Honestly? You don’t. You don’t pitch Lattice or ClickUp or CultureAmp to your employees—you just roll them out. QuestWorks is an ops tool for team dynamics and performance. The difference is your team is actually lucky this time, because the tool itself is genuinely enjoyable.

Don’t make it a Thing. Install it, let a few early adopters discover it, and let word of mouth carry. Mandatory participation kills the magic—QuestWorks only works when people choose to show up. Your existing culture determines your opt-in rate. If people trust leadership, adoption is easy. If they don’t, that’s valuable information too.

Copy-paste for your Slack announcement:
“We’re trying out QuestWorks—it’s a 25-minute team RPG that runs once a week. It’s voluntary, nothing is tied to performance reviews, and your gameplay is private. If you’re curious, type /onboard in Slack to check it out. No pressure.”

How do I pitch this to team leads?

Lead with the fact that it runs itself. 25 minutes a week, auto-scheduled around your team’s calendars, zero coordination on their end. They set a few goals or flag problem areas, and get a weekly update on how those dynamics are progressing. No surveys to send, no offsites to plan, no 1:1 agenda items to add. It’s the first tool that makes team dynamics visible and improves them on autopilot.

Copy-paste for your message to a team lead:
“I want to try QuestWorks with your team. It’s a 25-min weekly session that auto-schedules around everyone’s calendars. You set a few team goals, and it gives you a weekly update on how dynamics are developing. Nothing for you to coordinate—it runs itself. Voluntary for the team, nothing tied to reviews. Can we try the 14-day trial?”

How do I pitch this to HR / People Ops?

HR cares about three things: does it work, can we prove it, and will it create problems. QuestWorks solves all three.

It generates continuous behavioral data showing team health trends over time—not self-reported pulse surveys, but observed interaction patterns from real collaboration. It’s voluntary, privacy-first, and contractually prohibited from affecting performance reviews. It gives People Ops something they’ve never had: a longitudinal dataset on how culture is actually developing.

It also eliminates the event planning problem entirely. No vendors to book, no calendars to wrangle, no per-event invoices. One tool, always running, measurable from week one.

Copy-paste for your email to People Ops:
“I want to flag QuestWorks for the team. It’s a team dynamics platform that runs 25-minute sessions weekly, auto-scheduled around calendars. It’s voluntary and privacy-first—individual gameplay stays private, leaders only see aggregate trends, and it’s contractually prohibited from feeding performance reviews. It replaces the need for one-off team events and gives us continuous culture data instead of annual survey snapshots. Free 14-day trial, $20/player/month after. Happy to loop you in on a quick look.”

How do I pitch this to the C-suite?

Executives think in costs, not culture. So start there. Team dysfunction is the most expensive invisible line item—turnover, slow shipping, silos, conflict. QuestWorks is the first tool that makes team dynamics measurable and improvable over time. $20/player/month vs. the cost of replacing one engineer. It’s not a game line item—it’s a team performance line item that happens to have a 90%+ voluntary opt-in rate because people actually want to use it.

Copy-paste for your exec summary:
“QuestWorks is a team dynamics platform—$20/player/month, 25 minutes a week. It auto-schedules around calendars, runs without manager involvement, and produces weekly reports on team health trends. Voluntary participation, privacy-first, contractually separated from performance reviews. Free 14-day trial. The ROI case: one retained employee pays for years of the platform.”

Can QuestWorks be used for leadership development?

Yes—and it’s more effective than most programs designed for it. Traditional leadership development is workshops and theory. QuestWorks surfaces leadership behaviors organically in every session: decision-making under pressure, delegation, conflict resolution, rallying a group around a shared goal. The AI tracks these patterns over time, so leaders don’t just read about situational leadership—they practice it live and get personalized coaching from HeroGPT afterward.

It’s reps, not lectures. And because it’s embedded in the weekly rhythm, development happens continuously instead of in a two-day offsite that everyone forgets by Friday.

Using QuestWorks in Slack

Getting started

After installation, type /onboard in any channel to create your character (takes ~2 minutes). You’ll choose a Hero Type, name your character, and optionally connect Google Calendar for automatic scheduling.

#questworks channel

Automatically created on install. Your hub for weekly leaderboards, quest highlights, and team celebrations.

Session invites

You’ll receive DMs when sessions are scheduled with quest details, duration (~25 min), and a magic link. 5-minute reminders are sent before start. Click the link to join in your browser (mic required, camera optional).

Player commands

• /onboard – Create character and connect calendar
• /dashboard – XP, level, inventory, gold, and company leaderboard
• /questnow – Start a spontaneous quest and invite players
• /summon @player – Invite specific teammates to your next session
• /reschedule – Change an upcoming session time
• /world – View your company's QuestWorld lore history
• /herogpt – AI coaching
• /report – Report a bug
• /settings – Privacy and data controls (view, download, delete)

Admin commands

• /admin – Opens the admin panel (engagement stats, player cap, pause/resume signups, team leads, pause individual players, billing)
• /questbot-setup – Initial workspace setup
• /cleanup-rooms – Clean up stale voice rooms
• /schedule-now / /schedule-test – Manual and test scheduling

Privacy controls

Use /settings to view, download, or delete your data anytime.

Team Intelligence™ powered by play.

100% recommendation rate

30% improvement in team dynamics in 30 days

25 minutes per session

Instantly reward growth with:

Make every session smarter with:

OVERVIEW

A living world for team development.

01 ⚔️ Teams quest

02 💡 Dynamics emerge

03 ✨ They evolve

the format

The highlight of their work week.

the experience

Get insights no survey can capture.

Benefits

What changes when teams practice.

Authentic Culture

Lower Turnover

Cross-Team Trust

Creative Problem-Solving

Faster Onboarding

Conflict Resolution

Founder’s Circle Pricing

how it works

Adventure awaits.

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Frequently Asked Quest-ions