ActionFit check
Is Pumpkins worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want short arcade puzzle sessions rather than a long-form adventure
- Halloween-themed game fans who enjoy collecting items through maze-like levels
- Route-planning players who want to pursue ribbon-based completion goals
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a deep progression system may reach the game's limits in its short, simple arcade structure
- Players who dislike restarting or adjusting routes after pest contact may hit a wall when a touch sends the farmer running
- Players looking for combat-focused action may find the collection-and-avoidance mechanics too narrow
- Players seeking a large exploration game may find the pumpkin patch setting and level scope limited
Our take on Pumpkins
Players focused on route precision may bounce off when a single pest touch disrupts the farmer's movement. Completion-focused players may also hit a wall when pursuing the green ribbon, which requires finishing a run in one attempt.
What is Pumpkins?
Pumpkins is a Halloween-themed arcade puzzle game built around navigating pumpkin patch mazes.
Players guide a farmer through levels with increasingly difficult challenges while collecting pumpkins and avoiding wild turkeys and other pests. The farmer can carry up to 10 pumpkins, but touching a pest causes him to run away. Secret levels are hidden across the game world and contain additional pumpkins to reclaim. Route planning is central to scoring: tightly optimized paths can earn a blue ribbon, while completing a run in one attempt can secure a green ribbon. The game presents a short structure with simple arcade-style puzzles and an autumn farm setting.
How Pumpkins plays
- 01Pumpkin collection
- The farmer gathers crops from guarded pumpkin patches while carrying up to 10 pumpkins at once.
- 02Pest avoidance
- Contact with wild turkeys or other pests makes the farmer run away.
- 03Secret levels
- Hidden stages contain additional lost pumpkins to find and reclaim.
- 04Route scoring
- Tight route optimization can award a blue ribbon, while a one-attempt completion can earn a green ribbon.
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Pumpkins: platforms & release
Is Pumpkins worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want short arcade puzzle sessions rather than a long-form adventure. Skip it if: players seeking a deep progression system may reach the game's limits in its short, simple arcade structure.
Where can I download Pumpkins?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pumpkins's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pumpkins on?
Windows only.
