Games like Pumpkin Jack
If you like Pumpkin Jack (3d platformer, halloween and retro), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Bob Esponja: The Cosmic Shake
- In common: short sessions
When you want a light, cheerful platformer for a weekend: the story is over in around seven hours.
Psychonauts
- Difference: more story
When you fancy a platformer with tons of personality, level by level, in hour-long sessions.
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a calm, unhurried platformer where you clear levels and track down every last gem.
Sonic Adventure DX
- In common: short sessions
When you fancy going back to the Dreamcast Sonic: according to GamingBolt, the Sonic and Tails stages have aged best.
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: harder
When you've got a short break: levels are played one at a time and your progress saves itself after each one.
Alice: Madness Returns
- In common: action
When you want a sinister platformer to dip into now and then: it shines more in short bursts than in marathons.
Cavern of Dreams
- Difference: more exploring
When you fancy a short adventure for a couple of evenings: finishing it takes about five hours, and completing it about eight.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action
- Difference: more story
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
Dust: An Elysian Tail
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a beautiful, fluid 2D action adventure for a few afternoons.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Pumpkin Jack
A 3D platformer with a PS2 look where you play the villain: Jack, a pumpkin-headed spirit doing the Devil's bidding. You jump, fight with a shovel, scythe or magic sword, ride a minecart and solve puzzles by taking your head off.
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