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Game2015
Spooky Bonus
Developer Grey Alien Games
Uncover dark forces emanating from the heart of Old Town, and grab spooky accessories for your front yard makeover, too! You’ll be spellbound by this adorably ghoulish horror-themed puzzle game. From the Steam store page
199 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 10, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
97
LovedLoved
179 positive · 5 negative
95% range 94–99%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 179 | 5 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 12 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
256 of 263 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
97% recommend · 181 yes, 5 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (354 of 367 positive).
Players find Spooky Bonus a fun and relaxing match-3 game with a charming Halloween theme. [1][2][3] Many appreciate the two game modes, timed and relaxed, and the generous timer. [1][4][5] Some reviewers note the game is simple and lacks innovation, but is competently made. [6][5][7]
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- [1]
Spooky Bonus (Match-3) Review updated in October, 2019 after playing Steam version Still one of my all-time favorite Match-3's! Options include separate sliders for Music and Sound, Custom Cursor, Show Tips and Full-Screen. For me, it always started out in Windowed mode, so I just used the Alt-Enter shortcut to make it full-screen. Choice of Timed or Relaxed Mode. There is a box you can check/uncheck before entering …
- [2]
I came across Spooky Bonus and I’m really enjoying it so far. I love all things spooky, so this was an instant yes for me. It’s a fun, relaxing match-3 game with a cute Halloween theme and story. You can play in Relaxed or Timed mode—Timed adds a bit more challenge if you’re into that. There are 100 levels and 19 Steam achievements. Each level feels a little more challenging, and I love decorating the house with all …
- [6]
This is a standard casual match-x game. You progress through 100 handmade levels, match items in a grid until you complete the level by reaching a target value, earn gold by collecting golden tiles and coins, and use this gold to buy and upgrade special powers. It's not original nor anything special, but competently done and I enjoyed it throughout. The game implements the usual props to make the gameplay more …
- [5]
Spooky Bonus is mindless fun. There's no limit on moves and plenty of matches available so I rarely found it challenging. Only twice over 100 levels did I fail to finish within the (optional) time limit. The presentation is very nice. It feels very polished, and I love the satisfying *crunch* sound effect when you break a block. That said, it gets a bit repetitive and there's nothing really new here that we haven't …
- [3]
Fun Bejeweled style game with a gorgeous Halloween aesthetic. I like this type of game and I LOVE Halloween so it definitely gets a big ol' thumbs up from me!
Summarised from 34 of the 201 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 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Spooky Bonus sits at 97% positive across 184 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 199 · most liked firstDid another one of these memes. Back in 2005 I coded my first match-3 engine on holiday. In 2013 I released my 7th commercial match-3 game, Spooky Bonus, which was pretty popular.
positive · AI labelView post →Spooky Bonus (Match-3) Review updated in October, 2019 after playing Steam version Still one of my all-time favorite Match-3's! Options include separate sliders for Music and Sound, Custom Cursor, Show Tips and Full-Screen. For me, it always started out in Windowed mode, so I just used the Alt-Enter shortcut to make it full-screen. Choice of Timed or Relaxed Mode. There is a box you can check/uncheck before entering each level if you decide you want to change it, but 1. The timer is very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yes. Here's a comment I received on Spooky Bonus: "I wish I could express to you how awesome this simple game is My grandmother passed away over a year ago and I still look at her steam page to conjure up some good memories. This is her #1 most-played game of all time at 917.9 hours."
neutral · AI labelView post →This is definitely that go to game when you're not in the mood to play anything or you don't feel your best. It's relaxing and rewarding with achievs. If you like cute games too this is a good one. It's like Candy Crush but for Edge Lords.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Bonus is on sale on Steam and itch for 75% off. It's 97% positive. If you like match-3s, you'll love this! store.steampowered.com/app/388450/S... greyaliengames.itch.io/spooky-bonus
neutral · AI labelView post →spooky bonus is the third grey alien match-3 on steam. [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/572760]holiday bonus was iffy, [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/619930]spring bonus much better, and this one tackles another major holiday, good old halloween, as saturated as that topic is. the title screen says 2015, but the game actually came out in 2013, and while there are some steam features to appease those who play steam instead of the games themselves,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I rarely like match 3 games but this is somewhat super addictive highly recommended <번역> 매치 3 게임을 거의 안좋아하는데 이겜은 먼가 중독성이 있다 강추함
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My first time to play a match 3 and I've got to say I really enjoyed it. Spooky Halloween vibe, powers to unlock as you progress, and easy to 100%. It was never too difficult nor too easy. A great match 3 game! Recommend!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →match-3 bundle! Also my own classic match-3 game, Spooky Bonus, is on sale. Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/388450/S...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yo it's October and if you love fun spooky games then you should totally check out Spooky Bonus. It's my 7th match-3 and I really knew what I was doing when I made it. 97% positive. Feel the vibe. store.steampowered.com/app/388450/S...
positive · AI labelView post →Spooky Bonus, the ultimate Halloween match-3 game. 96% positive and a whopping 75% off on Steam right now. Contains exploding pumpkins! store.steampowered.com/app/388450/S...
neutral · AI labelView post →I came across Spooky Bonus and I’m really enjoying it so far. I love all things spooky, so this was an instant yes for me. It’s a fun, relaxing match-3 game with a cute Halloween theme and story. You can play in Relaxed or Timed mode—Timed adds a bit more challenge if you’re into that. There are 100 levels and 19 Steam achievements. Each level feels a little more challenging, and I love decorating the house with all the adorable Halloween items you collect. You can even use the scenes as your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/OYm0pa38A2o Standard match three gameplay with a Halloween reskin, it's completely serviceable as light experience but little to no reason to choose this over any other match 3 game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun Bejeweled style game with a gorgeous Halloween aesthetic. I like this type of game and I LOVE Halloween so it definitely gets a big ol' thumbs up from me!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Bonus is the absolute best game to be playing right now if you'd like a cosy Halloween horror match-3 game. 96% positive. Steam deck green tick. store.steampowered.com/app/388450/S...
neutral · AI labelView post →Poorly made match 3 - chains punish the player - power ups spawn randomly so there is 0 strategy possible other than starting a new save and not buying the bad ones. Do not buy if you're looking for a decent match 3
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So... downloaded the game, not realizing I had finished it back in 2015. >.< From what I remember, it was fun and cute. Guess I better go find other Halloween themed games to play...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A simple to start 3 in a row kind of Halloween themed game, the fun part is building your own haunted house while playing the game. Tons of replayability and just a heck of a lot of clean, good humored, Halloween fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AT A GLANCE: 4/5 Stars - I am partial to spooky Halloween games, so this one grabbed me and wouldn't let go. For me, this game is awesome! The whole ambience of the game is what made it for me. Grey Alien Games did a great job on this title, and I would highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good match 3 game. GAME GENRE: Match 3, Casual, Time Management, Puzzle, Spooky, Indie, Single Player, Point & Click GAME DESCRIPTION: Release Date: Oct. 2015 - Spooky Bonus has 100…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Bonus Day!!! Scary videos and new @blumhousegames.com game is here!!! #vtuber #lucienlive #blumhouse twitch.tv/kuromiyalucien
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like Match-3 games and the horror genre, you'll probably enjoy this one. You can choose to play timed or untimed, and there are (I think) 100 levels in total, so it'll take you some time to get through! There is a barebones story - there is an evil in town plaguing everyone, and you work your way through different locations to find and eventually get rid of it. Graphics and music are not bad, and the game has sufficient mechanics and bonus items to keep things interesting as the levels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a standard casual match-x game. You progress through 100 handmade levels, match items in a grid until you complete the level by reaching a target value, earn gold by collecting golden tiles and coins, and use this gold to buy and upgrade special powers. It's not original nor anything special, but competently done and I enjoyed it throughout. The game implements the usual props to make the gameplay more interesting: Rock tiles that have to be shattered by matching items next to them,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SHEEPSGIVING! SHEEPSGIVING!! SHEEPSGIVING!!! November 24th - November 30th ✧ Times in GMT | ET ✧ More Cyberpunk 2077 ✦ Spooky Bonus Day ✧ Double EweTube Video ✦ New Amanda Game!!! 🎨 Ritsu3009 #lucienlive
neutral · AI labelView post →SHEEPIUM! SHEEPIUM!! SHEEPIUM!!! November 17th - November 23rd ✧ Times in GMT | ET ✧ More Cyberpunk 2077 ✦ Spooky Bonus Day ✧ Community Night ✦ New Amanda Game!!! 🎨 renou #lucienlive
neutral · AI labelView post →Simple match three, easy game, game rewards speed of play over strategy. 100 Levels. Very linear.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a cute little Halloween-themed match-3 game. It offers two modes: timed and relaxed. You’ll need to fully play through the game twice – once in each mode – to get all achievements, but I found the timer to be incredibly generous. There are 100 different levels. They follow a linear progression, and while you can go back and replay earlier ones, you earn nothing from doing so. The match-3 gameplay is fairly standard, with classic obstacles like irregular board layouts, layered tiles,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Bonus is a old, shallow, simplistic Match-3/ripoff of Bejewelled (copyright Popcap, 2001). The developer has flipped this template a couple of times, reskinning it and trying to sell the same game multiple times with a different theme. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customise the graphics settings. There's no way for gamers to ensure this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really easy match 3 game where you need to complete 100 levels to unlock all the achievements. The easiest way to complete the game, is to complete all 100 levels in relaxed mode and then play level 100 in timed mode and then you will have unlocked all the achievements. None of the achievements are missable so it really is a nice relaxed game to play. Visually the game is really beautiful with a halloween theme which makes the game look amazing with the creepy effects etc. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this on a sale for cheap thinking it would just be a simple match 3 game to waste some time on. Little did I know that I'd be sucked into playing this gem for hours in each play session. Spooky Bonus is a simple match 3 game like many other in its genre. It features 100 levels that can be played in relaxed and a timed mode. Along the way, you are given power ups to use throughout and can buy decorations for your house to increase the effectiveness of each power up. Simple stuff. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Bonus is mindless fun. There's no limit on moves and plenty of matches available so I rarely found it challenging. Only twice over 100 levels did I fail to finish within the (optional) time limit. The presentation is very nice. It feels very polished, and I love the satisfying *crunch* sound effect when you break a block. That said, it gets a bit repetitive and there's nothing really new here that we haven't already seen in dozens of other match-3 games, so I can only recommend it on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little casual Match 3 game, with a spooky theme. Perfect for Halloween, or any time you feel the need for some wickedness. (Halloween is everyday...) Yes, casual. Timed Mode is not difficult, though depending on RNG, you may need to replay a level or 3 to clear them all. Relatively easy achievements, but it will take time to 100% the game. Nice game if you are into Match 3 games, nothing terribly new as far as mechanics or power-ups. Nice art, the tutorial pop-ups can be a tad annoying,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Match 3 game in halloween theme. Music, items, and all visuals themed! Delivers promised. You collect gold while playing to later buy house decors. You could ignore the house, but it's actually involved in achievements. Also, more house decorations become available upon more levels you complete. 2 game modes: relaxed and timed for even bigger challenge. Game offers desktop wallpapers. There are also bonuses you can use. And, of course, you get bonus items when combining 4 and more. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice match-3 that I kept coming back to for "one more level".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have become my mother!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun match 3 game with good music
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A really great match-3 game. The visuals and powerups were super fun to play with, it was so satisfying to just hit all the bonuses. Much like other match-3 games, it is relaxing and easy to finish. Was fun playing this game while at work and watching other videos at the same time. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most people who have a lengthy history of playing games online have undoubtedly played a Match-3 game at some point. It's probably unnecessary to explain the concept, but the object is to repeatedly find at least three (four or five is also possible) of various items in rows or columns until you reach a goal or you run out of time (depending on the game). A Match-3 is not the type of game I generally enjoy playing for a long period of time as things can become monotonous fairly quickly, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A halloweenie match three game, what more could you want?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's spooki season, bois! If you loved old PopCap (and the rest) games, you will love this one. Sound effects are cool, graphics are nice for this type of games, the game only works in windowed mode (at least for me), but it would be a sin to play it full screen anyway. You earn gold coins and can buy decorations to customize your garden for halloween. And sometimes you get free items to add to your garden. All of these items either upgrade your skills, or bring new ones. Personally i…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice and relaxing match 3 puzzle game :) 7+/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love the game. reminds me of Bejeweled, but prettier.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky bonus is an extremely fun match 3 game. Get this one instead the buggy Save Halloween: City of Witches. It's a lot more fun and functions the way it's supposed to.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh absolutely. You have to a) recognise it properly and b) be ready for it and in a situation to deal with it. I didn't recognise it in 2013 when Spooky Bonus did pretty well and I could have made many sequels. I may also be tired after shipping our current game, so will have to see what I can do.
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy water bottle. I have one of these in my Spooky Bonus game as a Powerup.
neutral · AI labelView post →it is easy to play it makes you think about your next move a lot of fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it a lot. I will get the others soon. It's really fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky Bonus: A Hauntingly Fun Match-3 Adventure Spooky Bonus is a delightful PC game that combines the addictive gameplay of a match-3 puzzle with a spooky and enchanting Halloween theme. From the moment I started playing, I was hooked by its charming graphics, engaging mechanics, and the sheer fun it brings to the table. One of the standout features of Spooky Bonus is its captivating Halloween-themed visuals. The game is filled with vibrant colors, cute and spooky characters, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect game to play when you want to relax or only have a few minutes to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfectly adequate match 3 game on Halloween theme. Enough power ups etc to keep a good flow. The objectives for each level don't change much, so there is certainly a repetition if you play for too long in your gaming session. However ideal just to jump in for a few rounds here or there and just play whilst listening to a podcast or something.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Relaxing, polished and pleasing match-3! Recommended even outside of Halloween.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cool game. maybe not the best theme to play in april but whatever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun Halloween-themed match game I bought on sale, that has you taking on 100 levels with 2 game modes to choose from (Timed and Relaxed), all while trying to figure out what's causing strange happenings in Old Town; you'll obtain lots of power-ups to aid you throughout the levels, and some unlockables you purchase with coins to decorate a haunted house. If you're a fan of match games and/or an achievement hunter looking for another game to 100%. definitely pick this one up whenever it's on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game.The graphics are nice and I like the Halloween theme.It's a simple game ,but not too simple (it won't strain any brain cells :) ).It's a nice time waster when you don't want to strain your brain or your wallet and I recommend it.This was my first review on steam,so don't expect too much,I'm no writer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just plain fun. If you enjoy puzzle games with sliding tiles, this is a must have. This is a spooky, albeit lighthearted game where you slide matching tiles. That's it! As you progress through the levels, small challenges arise like breaking tiles made of stone or collecting golden tiles. There is an option to play in timed mode or a sort of more casual mode as well. You can also use the gold that you collect on the levels to decorate your house with all sorts of creepy crawling macabre…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →easy and casual match3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad little game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a solid match-3 game, not one of the best I've ever played, but certainly near the top of the second tier. I have only two minor complaints: 1) The sound effects are somewhat underwhelming. The sounds for breaking blocks and exploding objects are weak and do not have the satisfying weight that I have come to expect from other match-3 games. 2) Beating the game in timed mode does not trigger the achievement for relaxed mode. Since timed is the more difficult of the two modes, it would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooktacularrrrrrrrrrr!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommend! Pros .One hundred different match-3 game screens/levels .Range of goals in match-3 game screens/levels .Thirteen bonus items (extra damage items within match-3 game screen) .Six power-up items (extra damage items external to match-3 game screen) .'Bewitching' artwork .Clear, clean graphics .Complimentary music .Entertaining sound effects .Two difficulty modes: relaxed or timed .Can change difficulty mode in-game Cons .Game automatically suggests moves after a short time .Can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tl;dr Nice Match 3 game. Nice to play while watching TV because it is really easy. Achievements are not hard. Story There is a little bit of text but no real story. Gameplay Just like you expect a match 3 game to be. The difficulty is rather low. Therefore it’s possible for you to get bored after some time. As mentioned above, it is great to play while watching TV. Looks The looks are pretty cute. Especially Halloween fans will like it. Achievements The achievements are not hard to get.…
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