Great Halloween atmosphere and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“the art style and atmosphere are reminiscent of Tim Burton”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Pumpkin Jack
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Evil Raptor20203D Platformer · Adventure · Action
−93%$29.99$2.09
US Steam price, checked 45 min ago
The verdict
A charming, short Halloween 3D platformer in the MediEvil/PS2 mold with great art, music and bosses. Skip it if you want combat depth or tight controls, or if you'd pay full price.
Great for
Fans of nostalgic PS1/PS2 platformers who want a short, easy, spooky-season game on sale
Main risk
Shallow, repetitive combat and floaty controls make a 4-5 hour game feel dull, especially at full price
What players love
Funny characters and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the dialogue is really enjoyable and I want to cosplay as Jack”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Excellent spooky atmosphere backed by a wonderful symphonic soundtrack.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Nostalgic MediEvil/PS2-era feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Pumpkin Jack is like if MediEvil and Maximo: Ghost to Glory had a child. It’s got that unmistakable PS1/PS2-era platformer DNA.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Varied setpieces and minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“it keeps things fresh with fun gameplay segments like minecart rides and gargoyle flights”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Fun, creative boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Amazingly choreographed bossfights, great story, beautiful aesthetic, very funny.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Painfully unchallenging to the point the game becomes very boring. Areas are very small and linear, enemies are repetitive and combat is just mashing left click.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Floaty, imprecise platforming and bad camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Platforming sometimes require a level of precision the games does not provide, with Jack's jumps being floaty and slippery.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Too short and overpriced at full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“$30/30€ for this game is an absolute joke, and not a funny one.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Annoying, repetitive minigames and ride sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This game crams more progression-locking minigames into 3 hours of gameplay than most PS1/PS2 era 3D platformers did into a 20 hour completionist playthrough.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Bugs and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“every time you use your crow to open a gate, it doesn't open, and the bug would not go away!”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
Final boss difficulty spike
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“the difficulty spike at the final boss made me give up”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz, AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, Radeon R9 270
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti, Radeon RX 560
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz, AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, Radeon R9 270
Storage5 GB available space
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