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Costume Quest
Developer Double Fine Productions
Costume Quest is a party-based role-playing video game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by THQ on October 20, 2010. In the game, the player controls a child who is trick-or-treating with their twin on Halloween night when they encounter a monster that kidnaps their sibling. The player must travel around the local neighborhood collecting items for their costume, candy, and fellow children as… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
332 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
LovedLoved
194 positive · 8 negative
95% range 92–98%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 194 | 8 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 48 | 1 | 70 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,790 of 2,964 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
97% recommend · 170 yes, 6 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 176 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,871 of 4,124 positive).
Players praise Costume Quest as a charming and nostalgic Halloween RPG. [1][2][3] Some find the combat repetitive and simple. [4][5][6] Many recommend it for seasonal play and family fun. [1][7][8]
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- [1]
I play Costume Quest every October for Halloween. It is one of my favorite seasonal video games. I grew-up playing it on the Xbox 360 back when it was first released in 2010. I loved it then and I love it now. It's pretty easy to pick-up-and-play, especially if you have played it multiple times before. However, the charm and atmosphere in this game makes it a video game worth playing over and over again. One of my …
- [4]
I have many memories from playing this game on my PS3 as a kid, and upon revisiting it, I'm glad it holds up as good as it does. The writing, story, & art design are all fantastic. Even though it's geared towards kids there's still a great amount of care put into each character's dialogue, there's some genuinely funny lines in this game. First thing I wanna touch on is the combat, which is admittedly one of the …
- [11]
Recommended. A charming Halloween RPG where children's costume transformations power Paper Mario-style timed combat, capturing the childhood fantasy of pretend-play becoming real better than anything else in the genre. Costume specials are genuinely varied (the robot's missile barrage, Lady Liberty's heal, a shockingly strong ninja), battle stamps layer badge-style passives, and the Halloween-economy satire (candy …
- [17]
PROS CONS 📖 Story is charming and easy to follow 🎮 Gameplay can be a bit repetitive & simplistically restrictive 🎮 Simple gameplay that offered tons of varieties 📖 Story can be a bit disjointed at some parts 🖥️ Visuals are beautiful 🐞 Minor Bugs Bugs: - When entering the Tents area in the shopping mall, you will get permanently stuck & forces you to restart the last savepoint, which can be annoying. The bug …
- [2]
Loved this game as a kid and it felt very nostalgic playing it again. This and Psychonauts are both so good.
Summarised from 34 of the 262 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Costume Quest talk about charming Halloween atmosphere and nostalgia; those who didn't talk about combat can be repetitive. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Costume Quest received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the Xbox 360 version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Reviewers frequently praised the game's art style, humor, and Halloween setting, while several considered it too short and its turn-based combat simple or repetitive. GameSpot described it as charming but found the combat basic, and Game Informer similarly felt the gameplay did not match the game's presentation.The game was given the "Best Downloadable Game" award at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards. The Xbox 360 version of the Grubbins on Ice DLC received "favorable" reviews according to Metacritic.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 332 · most liked firstIf you’re looking for some recommendations: - Psychonauts 1&2 are masterpieces - Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango are wonderful adventure classics - Costume Quest is a short and fun game perfect for Halloween-time - and many more amazing games!!!! store.steampowered.com/developer/do...
positive · AI labelView post →Like there's nothing Japanese about, say, Double Fine's Costume Quest, but that game is closer to a Dragon Quest than it is to a Baldur's Gate, you know?
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't remember whomst among y'all recommended Costume Quest to me when I was looking for new cozy video games to play but WHAT A DELIGHT, THIS GAME
positive · AI labelView post →Adorable RPG with turn-based combat system. The game is short but sweet, perfect for a Halloween night.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →28th Game Completed of 2026: Costume Quest Don't have a lot to say really, it was short and sweet (😂 😂). It was a funny game, the Ferris Wheel joke was probably my favorite, but it was also very very simple. I mean super low stress, but were it not for the challenge, I probably would have - - -
neutral · AI labelView post →I learned about "mall trick or treating" from the hit video game "Costume Quest" (which Sebastian would absolutely enjoy). I'm still not sure if it's real, but now I have two data points.
neutral · AI labelView post →I play Costume Quest every October for Halloween. It is one of my favorite seasonal video games. I grew-up playing it on the Xbox 360 back when it was first released in 2010. I loved it then and I love it now. It's pretty easy to pick-up-and-play, especially if you have played it multiple times before. However, the charm and atmosphere in this game makes it a video game worth playing over and over again. One of my favorite video games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished Golden Sun: The Lost Age on Sunday, the ending to that was a surprise that I really liked a lot. And then finished Costume Quest 2 today. I think this was my third time playing it? I LOVE those damn games. And THEN, I fired up Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX tonight. Loving it so far!
positive · AI labelView post →STREAM SCHEDULE OCT. 19 - 25 Shorts-o-Ween resumes with kind of a weird week! We got THAT Alan Wake, iconic indie horror, Costume Quest 2, that fucking thing, and the blowjob game. Kinda cool that we technically haven't fallen behind~ Watch here: www.twitch.tv/weyland_here
neutral · AI labelView post →I played this game years ago on my uncle's PlayStation, but never gotten past the first town since he didn't get the full game until years later. When I got this on my laptop, it brought back memories from when I was younger.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fight or Fright is a creative and straightforward game reminiscent of Costume Quest or that one Bob's Burgers episode. We think it'll be your new #trepg Halloween tradition! Hop I'm to #RPGZineClub so you can grab it and another brutal game dropping for members this October! RPGZine.club
neutral · AI labelView post →It's time to get around to another unlocked Streamathon goal... *drumrolls* ➠ Wheeliam's Random Game Choice: COSTUME QUEST! Also: UPDATE! No Pathfinder tonight. So, let's see how far we get! 🐏 www.twitch.tv/charmaemengm... 🎭 #Vtuber #PNGtuber #ENVtuber #Twitch
neutral · AI labelView post →It hath been decreed! The October BHC game will be Costume Quest!! Drop on by and join us! (We will start voting on the November game in a few weeks which will be all the second place losers from previous months!) discord.gg/VxVkAnebg
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is super adorable. My daughters loved watching me play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here’s this week’s schedule 💜 I’ll be playing some TCG Card Shop Simulator, Dead by Daylight as the killer, and some Costume Quest 2. Since we’re getting closer to Halloween thought I would play an older game I used to play that I enjoyed. #Vtuber #ENVtuber #StreamSchedule
positive · AI labelView post →Costume Quest is a game i play every year. its my "Its a Wonderful Life" or "Die Hard"
positive · AI labelView post →I just finished the game COSTUME QUEST, a kid friendly RPG featuring Trick r Treaters on Halloween night. It's a six hour game, roughly. ...I started it in 2023.
neutral · AI labelView post →【 #SCHEDULE: Week of Jan. 6-Jan. 12 】 This week, we'll be starting our BG3 Campaign, as well as our Streamathon's "Random Game" Pick: Costume Quest! We won't be deviating much from this schedule in the coming month, so get cozy. Collab week starts NOW! 🐏 www.twitch.tv/charmaemengm... 🎭
neutral · AI labelView post →10. Costume Quest 2 Criminally cheap and an obvious pick for the season, Costume Quest 2 is a turn-based Halloween game where you dress up in different costumes and change accordingly in battle. A Double Fine joint, the creativity never stops.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have many memories from playing this game on my PS3 as a kid, and upon revisiting it, I'm glad it holds up as good as it does. The writing, story, & art design are all fantastic. Even though it's geared towards kids there's still a great amount of care put into each character's dialogue, there's some genuinely funny lines in this game. First thing I wanna touch on is the combat, which is admittedly one of the parts I find the least cool. Given the fact that it's a turn-based RPG geared…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know I posted about this game pretty recently but in recognition of spooky season I'm posting a video review of Costume Quest in hopes that those of you who have missed out on it can pick it up on Steam because it is such a damn delight
positive · AI labelView post →If any of yalls want a short, non-spoopy but still halloweeny game, try out Costume Quest! It's a pair of fun lil turn based rpgs. (ppls say 1 is better than 2 but i found both of them charming and enjoyable tbh)
positive · AI labelView post →I don't really game on Steam but those of you who do need to know that Costume Quest 1 & 2 are being sold together in a bundle for $2.99 if you'd like a fun 10ish hour RPG where trick or treating is a major gameplay mechanic
neutral · AI labelView post →Post 3 Media for Spooky Month, Tag 5 I go for comfy over horror, so... Movie: Beetlejuice Game: Costume Quest Song: Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper @nheiraashford.com @kingcobey8.bsky.social @artbychichi.com @tofucocoa.bsky.social @zombiecheshirepro.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →🍂 A charming Halloween-themed kids game, perfect for those who love exploring surroundings, reading silly little dialogues, and engaging in casual turn-based battles. The costume mechanic is awesome, as collecting new ones constantly fuels interest in how each one looks within a child’s imagination (during combat) and what abilities it grants. It’s short, well-made, fun, and surprisingly less well-known than it deserves to be. Highly recommended for a relaxing session or for younger players.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s one of the classics among indie games, and I can see why: it’s cute and light-hearted with a simple turn-based battle system, but with enough variety in skills and power-ups to keep it entertaining, Double Fine's seal of quality. It works perfectly on the Deck, which makes it ideal for playing in short sessions. Of course, it’s much better to play it at Halloween season.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That game was a pleasurable and relaxing adventure. My kid loved it too. I’d definitely recommend it to gamer parents. ❤️
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just played this for the first time today. Beat it and the DLC in one sitting. Beyond fun, I can't wait to play the second one. #costumequest
positive · AI labelView post →💜 Stream Schedule 10/28-11/3 💜 Here’s this week’s schedule! The days I’ll be streaming are 10/31-11/2. I’m going to be playing a game I used to play when I was younger called Costume Quest 2, thought it would be a fun game to play on Halloween, then DBD Friday and Saturday Liar’s Bar with Friends
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m going to be keeping the spirit of Halloween alive and roaring and will have a review for Costume Quest up tomorrow morning. I was planning on jumping into Mafia: The Old Country (which I’ll probably start tomorrow evening), but I got totally sucked into this one and couldn’t put it down.
positive · AI labelView post →live playing a new game for halloween week! got my candy & im ready to play COSTUME QUEST (gifted by power46 from the beebhive) twitch.tv/gamerbeeb
neutral · AI labelView post →Howdy! This week we're going to wrap up Costume Quest, continue Alien: Isolation, build the new LEGO Game Boy (my first LEGO set in 19 years!), and wind down with more PowerWash Sim! Should be a fun week~ www.twitch.tv/azzyderg #twitch #streamer #streaming
neutral · AI labelView post →What a cute albeit challenging game and perfect for Halloween season! I really enjoyed the story and the monster fights, though the fights did start to feel repetitive after a while. Unlocking all the different costumes and discovering their abilities was fun and I absolutely loved the transformations and special power during combat. This game is older, but still playable and fun 14 years after release. Achievements are pretty straightforward although some are missable if you're not actively…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7. My less-known cosplay. A relatively easy pick, since few people know Costume Quest, the Space Warrior design isn't recognizable/distinctive, and to top it all off, I never even wore it to a con! (Photo: DreamLifestyle, 2015) #costober
neutral · AI labelView post →Four stellar games here. Psychonauts is still my favorite game of all time. And I've said it once, I'll say it again: the world needs more games like Costume Quest. 👏 Normalize 👏 short-form 👏 JRPGs
positive · AI labelView post →The Cafe of Horrors is finally making a return after taking a busy work week hiatus! We’ve got a fun little game from the immensely talented folks over at @doublefine.com! We’ll be jumping into Costume Quest to kick off our final week of Halloween fun, see you all soon ☕️🎃 twitch.tv/chewiecoffee
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll be playing some more Costume Quest. It's a really cute and fun adventure game that's all about Halloween costumes and getting candy 😁 I'll be starting in about 10 minutes!
positive · AI labelView post →#28 Costume Quest ⭐ Score: 6.5/10 ✅ Best Thing: the humor and the ease of play ❌ Worst Thing: the ease of play, definitely too simple for my tastes 🤔 Additional Thought: battles were a little too long and slow, but good game for the season (especially if you need something low stakes 👍)
neutral · AI labelView post →Loved this game as a kid and it felt very nostalgic playing it again. This and Psychonauts are both so good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most relevant game of 2026: Double Fines “Costume Quest”(2010)
neutral · AI labelView post →October 20th 2025 was the 15th anniversary of Costume Quest. The game never enjoyed a "big box" release - so I decided to design one! I'll admit, the cover is a little sparse, and could likely use some testimonials or other marketing blurb, but I still think it's neat. 🦇💀🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't invest the time in MMOs anymore but I always miss them around this time of year. Guild Wars/Guild Wars 2 did a great job of it. Costume Quest is great for a single player game. I'll also throw out a classic - Ghost Master. You manage a team of ghosts haunting different locations.
positive · AI labelView post →Completion #102 - Costume Quest 2 🎃 Same as the first but with additional stuff, it’s such a fun little game that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Some genuinely awesome turn based combat too, love it. Also perfect for the time of year!
positive · AI labelView post →Gonna be streaming a game called COSTUME QUEST tonight for more spooky vibes! Gonna be live at the usual time, see yall there! #vtuber #envtuber #vsky
neutral · AI labelView post →It's tiiime! New Halloween chibi model is here, and we're gonna dive into a community favorite for the season: COSTUME QUEST~! Let's hope the game still works 15 years later lmao #VSky | #VTuberEN | #halloweenstream | #CostumeQuest | #twitch | twitch.tv/hiyapixel
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself if you are a gamer #GamingSky #PromoSky Name: Cor Age: 42 Country: USA When I began gaming: 5-6 years old. Neighbor had a Nintendo 🤩 Favorite Game(s): The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (I wish I owned it 😔), Schedule I, Grounded, Skyrim, Yoshi's Island, Costume Quest, Pikmin Bloom
neutral · AI labelView post →This Game (Costume Quest, by Double Fine Productions) is so adorable I might just have to stream it for Halloween season...
positive · AI labelView post →Still the best Halloween game. Trick or Treat RPG: an under-appreciated genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended. A charming Halloween RPG where children's costume transformations power Paper Mario-style timed combat, capturing the childhood fantasy of pretend-play becoming real better than anything else in the genre. Costume specials are genuinely varied (the robot's missile barrage, Lady Liberty's heal, a shockingly strong ninja), battle stamps layer badge-style passives, and the Halloween-economy satire (candy currency, monsters with quarterly targets) keeps the jokes adult-friendly.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Double Fine game looks cute and all but Costume Quest 3 when?!
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's videos! -Out now: Part 35 of Let's Play Quartet! Wrapping up the Earth Shrine! youtu.be/NeGU-B-IaGA -4:30pm ET: Part 6 of Let's Play Cat Quest III! -9pm ET: Full Game Let's Play for Costume Quest!
neutral · AI labelView post →I have 100% completed Costume Quest with my kids the week leading up to Halloween every year for 7 years now. This year they want to play the game themselves. 🥺
positive · AI labelView post →Costume Quest is an underrated gem and the perfect game for Halloween. Highly recommend it!
positive · AI labelView post →I am so excited to post this video. It is one of three parts, and I will be posting the full game before Halloween. Costume Quest is one of my all time favorite games. Double Fine Productions is my favorite game studio, and I will always be happy talking about any of their games. #indiegames #xbox
positive · AI labelView post →-----SPOILERS AHEAD----- As always, I played this for the nostalgia. As a kid i used to watch AuthenticZac on YT play his blind playthrough of games for HOURS and costume quest was my favourite one and i was OBSESSED. For every year after i first watched it i would watch his playthrough every halloween and i have not missed a year. 3 years ago i got my hands on an xbox from a close friend and to my shock costume quest was on gamepass. So for that year i not only watched but played it for the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This October, I've finally remembered that Costume Quest exists. It's a cute lil game.
positive · AI labelView post →Not enough people talk about Costume Quest. This game is so fucking cute and charming and clever.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Halloween! Do you have a favorite Halloween game? @doublefine.com's Costume Quest is fantastic! Let us know your favorites!
neutral · AI labelView post →Costume Quest is the perfect Halloween game and there hasn't been a better one ever made.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s a great time to come check out the Backlog Haters Club! This month’s game is Costume Quest, and we’ve just selected next month’s game!
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