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Pumpkin Jack cover art

Pumpkin Jack

Evil Raptor · Headup · 2020-10-23

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 23, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 27, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Oct 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 24, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 23, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S)

Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!

15
playing now
91%
positive of 9.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Pumpkin Jack is a video game developed by Nicolas Meyssonnier and published by Headup Games. It was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in 2020 and PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2021. It combines elements of action-adventure games, 3D platform games, and hack and slash gameplay.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 661 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~83/week).
  • · Review velocity down 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 195k–438k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,728 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.59-88%
Humble Store$3.59-88%
Steam$3.59-88%
GOG$3.59-88%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.59-88%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.65 at GamesPlanet US (2024-09-09) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 99 of 165 observed days · $0.94 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
77277220202026Week of 2020-10-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 547 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2312026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$31.97$2.992020-10-122026-08-302020-10-12 — best price $29.992020-12-17 — best price $22.492021-03-08 — best price $20.992021-05-02 — best price $31.972021-07-21 — best price $29.992021-09-06 — best price $17.992021-10-28 — best price $13.492021-12-15 — best price $11.992022-03-01 — best price $30.122022-06-20 — best price $8.992022-10-23 — best price $11.992022-12-22 — best price $8.992023-03-19 — best price $29.992023-05-24 — best price $29.992023-08-10 — best price $8.972023-10-16 — best price $29.992023-12-25 — best price $7.992024-02-19 — best price $29.992024-04-22 — best price $29.992024-07-12 — best price $29.992024-08-27 — best price $29.992024-11-04 — best price $4.502024-12-30 — best price $29.992025-03-08 — best price $29.992025-05-08 — best price $5.992025-07-08 — best price $2.992025-09-11 — best price $29.992025-11-04 — best price $2.992026-01-02 — best price $29.992026-03-12 — best price $6.002026-05-06 — best price $3.592026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-21 — best price $3.592026-08-30 — best price $3.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3482026-05-20 — 13 pageviews2026-05-23 — 24 pageviews2026-05-26 — 27 pageviews2026-05-29 — 18 pageviews2026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-04 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 26 pageviews2026-06-10 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 15 pageviews2026-06-16 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 16 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 17 pageviews2026-06-28 — 24 pageviews2026-07-01 — 15 pageviews2026-07-04 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 14 pageviews2026-07-10 — 15 pageviews2026-07-13 — 21 pageviews2026-07-16 — 28 pageviews2026-07-19 — 27 pageviews2026-07-22 — 19 pageviews2026-07-25 — 27 pageviews2026-07-28 — 15 pageviews2026-07-31 — 21 pageviews2026-08-03 — 21 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-09 — 12 pageviews2026-08-12 — 11 pageviews2026-08-15 — 21 pageviews2026-08-18 — 13 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-24 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
84.4%
earned "Prying Eyes"
25%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,55421%30
PS5 (PlayStation)2,74762%33
Xbox One (Xbox)1,42124%33
PS4 (PlayStation)1,17970%33
PS4 (PlayStation)90759%33
Switch (Nintendo)950%0
PS4 (PlayStation)4470%33
PS5 (PlayStation)3985%33
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieActionFantasyCartoonyColorfulAdventurePlatformerAtmosphericCollectathonSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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