Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

Fair · Narrative · 2016

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $3.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
1.8h 2.6h to 100%
Value
$2.22/hr
Reviews
80% of 417 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 111 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Engagement54% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Holding it back
Value$2.22/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews80% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 79% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 253 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Intel GMA 950, 1.2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.

The value story

30 discounts in the 10 years on record, a median of 73 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 16 weeks ago.

On value it sits in the top 15 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 67 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Botanicula ($14.99, scores 68) beats it on value, while it beats Maize ($9.99, scores 49).

More about Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

Steam's global achievement data puts 54 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. 1 of the 253 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.

The drop-off

82% start to 54% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

Steam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements

Players

Players online
2 when we last checked, on Oct 16, 08:53 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

A pretty to look at point-and-click puzzler that could have been great if not for a few really unfortunate puzzle choices that frankly ruin the experience, unless you are really proficient at math. + Difficulty level for most of the puzzles is just right + Puzzle variety is satisfactory overall + You can save manually at any time, even mid-level, with several available slots + Nice array of achievements, with a few...
GX7Not recommendedafter 7.0hMay 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
It's too late to get a refund. In Chapter 4, a puzzle generates random numbers for a math problem. These randomly generated numbers add up to an unsolvable solution. I've uninstalled, reinstalled and restarted the game several times. Each time results in a new set of unsolvable/unusable numbers. By now, I realized that my time is better spent elsewhere. This game is cute, but it is broken.
Pfff-PowNot recommendedafter 3.8hJun 2025Read on Steam
The main character is a weird little pumpkin-looking guy, and I really liked the unusual art style and character designs. The whole game has a strange and mysterious atmosphere. The gameplay is pretty straightforward: you explore different areas, interact with objects and characters, collect items, and look around the environment for clues. Some puzzles can be solved by examining your surroundings and putting the...
JoannaRecommendedafter 3.6hSep 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Mr. Pumpkin Adventure scores 57/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/491220/mr-pumpkin-adventure
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperCotton Game
PublisherCotton Game
GenreNarrative
Released2016
Players10Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements14