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Costume Quest 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Linux • 2014

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Quick resume

A sequel to the popular Halloween adventure from Double Fine Productions!

Global score

90/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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    Pros

    • Charming halloween atmosphere
    • Humorous writing and characters
    • Costume customization and upgrades
    • Improved combat system with timing and cards
    • Colorful graphics and music

    Cons

    • Combat can become repetitive
    • Some backtracking to heal required
    • Short game length
    • Limited challenge for experienced players
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      3

      "Players can freely choose costumes and upgrade them, select cards for battle, and explore areas with some freedom."

    • Competence
      2

      "Combat involves timing-based QTEs and some strategy with cards and costume strengths, but overall combat is simple and repetitive."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal story progression and exploration without competitive or ranked elements."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Players engage in a full story campaign with side quests and collectibles encouraging extended play."

    • Cooperation
      -3

      "Gameplay centers on controlling a small party of characters but no multiplayer or cooperative play."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Players create and upgrade costumes with unique abilities and customize battle card loadouts."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Interactions are friendly and humorous with no evidence of dominance or power over others."

    • Escapism
      4

      "The game offers a charming Halloween fantasy world with time travel and imaginative costumes for stress relief and fun."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and nostalgia, not out of obligation."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players experiment with different costume abilities, card combinations, and exploration paths."

    • Exploration
      3

      "The game encourages exploring multiple areas, finding secrets, and collecting items."

    • Expression
      4

      "Costume customization and upgrades allow for personal expression and visual changes."

    • Fantasy
      5

      "Strong fantasy theme with imaginative costumes, monsters, and time travel."

    • Fellowship
      -3

      "Primarily a single-player experience with minimal social interaction."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players learn combat timing, manage resources, and develop strategies with costumes and cards."

    • Health
      -4

      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires focused attention during combat and exploration; not designed for idle play."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "Social connections are minimal and limited to NPC interactions without deep relationships."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Players manage a small party and make strategic decisions but no leadership over others."

    • Progression
      4

      "Players collect candy to upgrade costumes and cards, progressing through story and abilities."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "The game offers a lighthearted, humorous experience with a balanced challenge suitable for casual play."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Colorful graphics, music, and animations provide enjoyable sensory stimulation."

    • Status
      -4

      "Achievements exist but social recognition or competition is not a focus."

    • Story
      4

      "Narrative continuation with characters, humor, and a Halloween-themed plot."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Combat and costume/card management require some planning and tactical thinking."

    • Thrill
      1

      "Some tension in timing-based combat but overall a light and predictable experience."

    • Value
      3

      "Players report good value for time spent with a 6-10 hour campaign and replayability."

    • Violence
      1

      "Combat involves fighting monsters but in a cute, cartoonish style with no graphic violence."

    • Survival
      1

      "Players manage health and resources to avoid defeat but threats are low risk and manageable."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026