Games like Costume Quest
If Costume Quest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Costume Quest 2, Stacking and Crown Trick — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its writing quality is exceptional, nostalgic and whimsical. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Costume Quest is a Halloween-themed adventure from Double Fine Productions, released in 2011. Players take on the role of trick-or-treaters who transform into heroic costumes to battle monsters in turn-based combat using a sticker-based system. The game blends RPG mechanics with a whimsical holiday setting and family-friendly approach. Reviewers note the combat system is surprisingly strategic despite the casual presentation, and players describe the visuals as vibrant and expressive. Costume Quest supports single-player only with a short, sit-down session shape and chill difficulty. It runs verified on Steam Deck and carries a 95% positive rating from over 1,800 Steam reviews at $9.99.
About Costume Quest: A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.
Players who liked Costume Quest also play
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Costume Quest 2
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Top pick for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
A sequel to the popular Halloween adventure from Double Fine Productions!
Stacking
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Second-strongest match for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'
Crown Trick
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Third-strongest match for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
West of Loathing
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Ranked #4 for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Costume Quest.
Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!
Serment - Contract with a Devil
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Ranked #6 for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Costume Quest.
Serment - Contract with a Devil is a visual novel/dungeon crawler hybrid featuring highly tactical turn based RPG battles, challenging dungeon puzzles, optional minigames and most importantly, a lot of cute anime girls.
Donut County
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Ranked #7 for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Costume Quest.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
My Holiday
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Ranked #8 for Costume Quest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Costume Quest.
画风清奇的RPG作品，故事讲述的是一个小学3年僧，随父母回老家的5天假期生活。在老家的小区你会遇到一群性格各异的小盆宇，展开一张并不是很激烈的假期冒险。
Reviewers mention these as similar to Costume Quest
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South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Reviewers of Costume Quest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
Psychonauts
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Reviewers of Costume Quest cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Costume Quest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Costume Quest.
From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Costume Quest at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Costume Quest.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares RPG and Casual with Costume Quest.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Costume Quest.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Costume Quest.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares RPG and Casual with Costume Quest.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Costume Quest on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Costume Quest.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Costume Quest.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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More from Double Fine Productions
Other recommendable Steam games by Double Fine Productions, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Psychonauts
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Psychonauts 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Brutal Legend
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.
Grim Fandango Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Broken Age
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest. Shares Adventure and Casual with Costume Quest.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Spacebase DF-9
WHY THIS
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest.
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
Full Throttle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Costume Quest. Shares Adventure with Costume Quest.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Costume Quest 2
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a nostalgic mood with Costume Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
A sequel to the popular Halloween adventure from Double Fine Productions!
West of Loathing
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Costume Quest.
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Costume Quest.
Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!
Donut County
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Costume Quest.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Costume Quest.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Frequently asked about Costume Quest
- Is Costume Quest verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Costume Quest is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Costume Quest cost?
- Costume Quest is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Costume Quest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Costume Quest are Costume Quest 2, Stacking, Crown Trick.
- Who developed Costume Quest?
- Costume Quest was developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios.
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