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Costume Quest
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “turn-based costume combat” (29 of 79 reviews) and “short five-to-ten-hour adventure” (14); the most common complaint is “simple repetitive combat” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“First time playing this game, it's good. Dialogue is fun even as an adult. Combat is easy to grasp but provides challenges too. The only thing I wished it had was different dialogue based on which sibling you choose.…”
“get jumpscared then do quick time events very addicting I recomend also aaaaaaammmmmeeerrrrriiiiiccccaaaa”
“I'd definitely recommend this game on sale during the Halloween season. I got it for $2.50. It's a simple and accessible RPG. It's kid-friendly while still getting a couple solid jokes in. The combat system is super…”
14 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Costume Quest is a short, charming Halloween RPG that genuinely made me feel like a kid again — the premise of dressing up in cardboard costumes that transform into giant battling heroes is pure Double Fine magic. The…”
“its an adorable and genuinely funny halloween themed rpg that only takes a few hours to 100%, what more could you want? i got the costume quest 1 & 2 bundle for $4, definitely worth it”
13 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“First time playing this game, it's good. Dialogue is fun even as an adult. Combat is easy to grasp but provides challenges too. The only thing I wished it had was different dialogue based on which sibling you choose.…”
“Costume Quest is a short, charming Halloween RPG that genuinely made me feel like a kid again — the premise of dressing up in cardboard costumes that transform into giant battling heroes is pure Double Fine magic. The…”
“Rather simple, but in a very cozy way. The writing is witty and pretty funny and times too, great game. Costume transformations are awesome too”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Costume Quest is a short, charming Halloween RPG that genuinely made me feel like a kid again — the premise of dressing up in cardboard costumes that transform into giant battling heroes is pure Double Fine magic. The…”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this.
8 of the 79 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Costume Quest is a short, charming Halloween RPG that genuinely made me feel like a kid again — the premise of dressing up in cardboard costumes that transform into giant battling heroes is pure Double Fine magic. The…”
“Good but sequel is way better. We need a third!”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Loved this game as a kid and it felt very nostalgic playing it again. This and Psychonauts are both so good.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Costume Quest captures the essence of childhood imagination perfectly because every character transforms into a heroic version of what they likely think they look like. The battle system remains engaging throughout the adventure as each costume features one of three distinct…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Played well on my PC handheld AokZoe A1pro 8/10 A very charming game. Game play is very basic and its not difficult at all. Was going to hit it with a 7.5, but it was a very cute game so I give it an 8. Next Halloween I'll play part 2”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Adventure · Comedy · Casual · Singleplayer · Family Friendly · Turn-Based · Cute · Indie · Funny · Short · Turn-Based Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | https://www.doublefine.com/games/costume-quest |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 1.4 GHz dual core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 1.0 GB free hard drive space Video Card: 256 MB GeForce 7600GS, Radeon X1600, or Intel HD Graphics