User Feature: October in Your Pocket: Costume Quest

October in Your Pocket: Costume Quest

On 10/14/2013 at 11:20 PM by daftman

In October 2010 Double Fine released the quintessential Halloween game: Costume Quest. A game about trick-or-treating, dressing up in costumes (to gain super powers, of course), and fighting monsters, Costume Quest is an RPG that plays kind of like a cross between Dragon Quest and Mario & Luigi. Originally released on PSN and XBLA, it has since come to Windows, Mac, Linux, and, as of last Thursday, iOS. The release of Costume Quest onto the App Store took everyone by surprise but what a wonderful addition it is! $4.99 will get you the main game and another $1.99 will snag you the "Grubbins on Ice" DLC pack, making this by far the cheapest way to get the whole experience (Steam, for instance, will run you $15). If you still need convincing, check out the old 1UP review. They liked it

Costume Quest battle

Sure, I wish Double Fine would make some more DLC—a new pack for every Halloween would be great!—but just having such a great and seasonally appropriate game on the go is awesome. And who knows, if this incarnation of the game does well, maybe we will see some more. Here's to Contume Quest and its continued success!

Costume Quest

KnightDriver

10/15/2013 at 12:43 AM

Always wanted to play this. Maybe I'll get it on Halloween.

daftman

10/15/2013 at 07:20 AM

It would be an excellent choice

Matt Snee Staff Writer

10/15/2013 at 05:44 AM

this is definitely on my "must play" list. I was impressed by the Cave, and want to check this out for sure.

10/15/2013 at 07:21 AM

My wife also bought Stacking and really liked it but I haven't touched that yet lol

mothman

10/15/2013 at 11:32 AM

Stacking is great. Like pretty much everything Double Fine.

10/15/2013 at 03:29 PM

Stacking is another one I really want to play.

10/15/2013 at 08:23 PM

It's innovative, funny and it makes you smile. All the things I love in a game.

Ranger1

10/21/2013 at 07:49 AM

Stacking: Exploding farts, worth it for that alone.

Cary Woodham

10/15/2013 at 06:05 AM

I missed out on this one. Never had the time to play it.

10/15/2013 at 07:23 AM

You should try to squeeze it in, Cary. It's not a terribly long game.

Chris Yarger Community Manager

10/15/2013 at 06:43 AM

I tried the demo and I liked this game quite a bit.. Not sure why i never bought the full version though...

Well, sir, now is the time to rectify that problem!

jgusw

10/15/2013 at 10:10 AM

I bought this game on XBL a while back. I played it a bit. One of these days I'll get back to it.

10/15/2013 at 11:08 AM

This is the perfect time of year to play it

bullet656

10/15/2013 at 11:14 AM

I really enjoyed this game when I played it a couple years ago. It actually brought back the feeling I used to have when I was younger and would be so excited to dress up and go trick-or-treating. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday due to the spooky decorations, pumpkins, and costumes. I might have to play it again in the next couple weeks.

10/15/2013 at 10:25 PM

And that's exactly the feeling the developers were going for

transmet2033

10/15/2013 at 12:12 PM

It is awesome that they are releasing these games on iOS, but I have been having difficulty playing games on iOS lately.

10/15/2013 at 10:26 PM

I've had trouble playing anything lately. Heck, I still haven't finished Shin Megami Tensei IV (this week for sure!).

10/16/2013 at 04:05 AM

Yea, I just saw Costume Quest is out for iOS today.

10/21/2013 at 07:52 AM

I don't know how I missed this earlier. I love this game! I bought it the day it dropped on XBLA. I also have Stacking, which is a great game, too.

10/21/2013 at 08:24 PM

My wife bought Stacking too but I still need to find time to play it

NSonic79

10/29/2013 at 10:27 PM

Nice but I want this on my android though I wonder how they handle the controls, my main gripe. I had this game on my list last year and it's one I wouldn't mind revisiting if they released more DLC to continue the story. Or a whole different story would be better. I'm going to be sure to get this game off PSN since it's now on sale this week!

10/30/2013 at 07:48 AM

What, Android? Pfft! Who uses those?

Seriously, though, it's come to pretty much every other platform, so I'm sure it's just a matter of time. And I do wish they'd make some more DLC for it. Maybe once they've got nowhere else to port it.

AnonymousJ

10/29/2013 at 10:53 PM

That is a heck of a deal. I played through Costume Quest last Halloween and played Grubbins around Christmas time. I have since recommended it to everybody who will listen.

10/30/2013 at 07:50 AM

I'm surprised it's so cheap but I'm certainly not complaining

PixlBit