Save the Halloween

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Save the Halloween is a single player action game. It was developed by Unknown Indie Devs and was released on November 10, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

In "Save the Halloween" , a hero's mission is to recover stolen candies from a thief threatening their town's Halloween celebration. Traverse through a graveyard, collecting candies on various levels while dodging hazards like saws and spikes. Successfully gather all candies to gain access to the Crypt, ultimately saving Halloween for the hero's loved ones.

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20%

Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

emotional1 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game features a cute pumpkin-headed character that some players find adorable.
It offers a simple platforming experience that can be enjoyable for casual gamers.
There are a lot of levels to explore, providing a decent amount of content.

Collision detection is severely broken, causing players to get stuck or fall through platforms.
The controls are floaty and unresponsive, making platforming frustrating.
The level design is repetitive and lacks variety, leading to a boring gameplay experience.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are criticized for their minimalistic and repetitive design, resembling low-quality YouTube cartoons rather than polished visuals. While the use of Unity is noted, the lack of variety in backgrounds and level design, combined with floaty controls, detracts from the overall experience. Players expected more depth and quality, especially given the game's price point.
- “The graphics are quite minimalistic, which gives a unique style to the game, but they could benefit from more variety in level design.”
- “The use of Unity graphics provides a decent visual experience, although the repetitive backgrounds and enemy designs can detract from the overall immersion.”
- “While the graphics are not retro pixel art, they do have a distinct look that may appeal to some players.”
- “On the downside, the graphics aren't great anyway; the platforming is bad (controls are floaty and you get 'stuck' on anything you run into).”
- “The graphics look like those strange Elsa/Spider-Man YouTube cartoons that get kids to click on them for ad revenue.”
- “Here you are literally playing the same level over and over with the same 'enemies', background, music, graphics, and platforms; you just get more platforms to jump on, lifts, more spikes, and such.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous glitches and bugs that hinder gameplay, such as the main character getting stuck on platforms. Players have noted a lack of variety in levels and mechanics, contributing to an overall frustrating experience.
- “There are an awful lot of glitches.”
- “Buggy, terrible art, lame gameplay.”
- “It's the most classical platformer I've ever played. The main character (ok, you can only play as the pumpkin guy) often gets stuck in the platforms, making possible double jumps and other buggy things. The game is definitely easy as you progress and understand some basic mechanics, and there are no bosses or boosters or anything that could make every level different and unique.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is severely flawed, with a broken jumping mechanic and repetitive asset usage, leading to a frustrating experience. Additionally, promised controls for weapon firing are nonexistent, further detracting from the overall playability.
- “The programming is utterly broken - the single, solitary mechanic in the game (jumping on platforms) does not work.”
- “The assets are used ad nauseam; there are controls listed that are absolutely not in the game at all (apparently, there are three different types of weapon firing controls you can map... only this is not a mechanic in the game).”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has been criticized for being a repetitive and standard "spooky" tune, contributing to a lack of variety and engagement as players feel they are experiencing the same level repeatedly.
- “I played tons of platformers like this one since the '90s, and they were often more responsive in terms of controls and offered a more diverse array of enemies, stages, design, and music (which is a terrible repetitive 'spooky' standard tune).”
- “Here you are literally playing the same level over and over with the same enemies, background, music, graphics, and platforms; you just get more platforms to jump on, lifts, more spikes, and such.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express that the game evokes strong emotional responses, highlighting moments of intense fear and helplessness, as illustrated by experiences where threats feel imminent even without direct interaction.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is a brief platformer that lacks a narrative, offering only a simple gameplay experience with no story elements to engage players.
- “Fun game, 5-minute completion with death, but it's just a little platformer with no story.”