Halloween Knight
Halloween Knight
Welcome to Halloween Knight! Journey to the haunted city and collect an offering for the dread Pumpkin before he decides he'd rather eat your village instead!(Note -- jumping on the bats' heads will work much better for you than attacking them -- for some reason the hitboxes are a bit odd specifically on the bat enemies.)
Versions
- the base version (playable on this page, and in the first HTML5 link) follows all Jam rules. A second post-LD version contains minor edits needed to enable controller support; game content remains otherwise identical.
Controls (keyboard):
- Basic Movement -- WASD or Arrow Keys
- Jump / double jump -- Space, W, or Arrow Up
- Attack -- Enter or Click
- Run -- hold Shift
- Pause -- Escape
Controls (controller)
- Basic Movement -- Left joystick or D-pad
- Jump / double jump -- B (xBox) / A (Nintendo), Left joystick, or D-pad
- Attack -- A (xBox) / B (Nintendo)
- Run -- LB / RB (only in the post-LD version, not the Jam version)
- Pause -- Start button / +
Development team -- Applejam Studio
This game is 100% human made, with no AI slop.
Tools: Godot
Comments15
innominev39457 Oct 2025, 03:43
This is a such a fun little game! The graphics are wonderfully done, and I appreciate the music and the sound design that went into this!
In terms of balancing, the player's attack seems to be a bit anemic for actually handling enemies, and it looks like I may have accidentally bugged out the boss fight by jumping on the hands. Regardless, the platforming seems quite polished and I would have loved to have been able to play to the end! Great work!
In terms of balancing, the player's attack seems to be a bit anemic for actually handling enemies, and it looks like I may have accidentally bugged out the boss fight by jumping on the hands. Regardless, the platforming seems quite polished and I would have loved to have been able to play to the end! Great work!
OttoBroccoli7 Oct 2025, 15:17
The game looks great! I couldn't figure out what to do for a long time until I figured out there was a double jump, and then everything was great =)
Gyzra7 Oct 2025, 19:27
Very cute colour pallete and I love the main character's design. The audio is perfect for the retro platformer aesthetic. The boss fight had very cool mechanics, but I spent too much time running into bats to have enough health for it. Great platformer and I would love to see more boss fights in this style. Well done!
Blue Pin Studio8 Oct 2025, 08:21
It's decent. It could use a lot more effort for the controls and i had no idea what to do with the boss fight. The art is good though!
daupoh11 Oct 2025, 10:44
I played post jam version and didn't figure out how to damage boss :)
I tried to hit his fists, eyes, then I realised what I could jump on fist, then used it like a platform to jump on tree and then... I apparently fall to the off screen abyss)
Anyway, platformers are challenging genre to make for jam period, especially with boss battles! You did a good job here!
I tried to hit his fists, eyes, then I realised what I could jump on fist, then used it like a platform to jump on tree and then... I apparently fall to the off screen abyss)
Anyway, platformers are challenging genre to make for jam period, especially with boss battles! You did a good job here!
jacobingalls11 Oct 2025, 23:00
Good game, Pump-kid. I got to phase two of Bumpkin but even though the health bar looked empty he didn't take damage... died once I got off the hands. Funny twist though.
Vary16 Oct 2025, 01:50
aw the pump-kid is so cute! I like that you combined the theme with Halloween, very fitting, and I feel like it works well. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out there was a double jump, I thought I was missing something. Overall nice game!
Budaniel16 Oct 2025, 01:52
Excellent! The action was really satisfying, the boss fight was fun, the graphics were good, and the music was awesome. A stellar entry! One point of note was that at the end of the boss fight, I wasn't sure how to end the fight at first.
boshlonavish16 Oct 2025, 06:34
Loved it, the visuals and music (especially the boss music) were great. The controls felt very smooth although the double jump was a little finicky to trigger sometimes. Great job!
SergS Workshop20 Oct 2025, 08:19
Great soundtrack and pleasant visuals - especially the pumpkin boss design. Unfortunately, there’s no visual feedback when you hit the mega pumpkin besides the HP bar going down, and the fight feels a bit broken since you can exploit it by standing on the hands.
twistways20 Oct 2025, 11:19
I like the art and audio! The controlls felt weird for me with the low jump hight and I was totaly lost in the boss fight.
Sharky318820 Oct 2025, 12:10
Great visual style. Some of the controls felt a little bit floaty in some sections. I feel like the standard jump could have been a bit higher by default.
The boss fight was a nice addition, however it was a bit easy to cheese by just standing on the hands and never moving again.
Overall great job.
The boss fight was a nice addition, however it was a bit easy to cheese by just standing on the hands and never moving again.
Overall great job.
LDJam user 41156720 Oct 2025, 17:19
yeah amazing sound design !
great sprites and atmosphere, i also fell off the tree after trying to hit the eyes and doing no damage.
Great game!
great sprites and atmosphere, i also fell off the tree after trying to hit the eyes and doing no damage.
Great game!
LDJam user 30623521 Oct 2025, 00:35
Love the Halloween aesthetic, the main character is very cute and that boss monster is horrifying!
I do wish the attack hitbox were bigger or clearer. It felt impossible to hit the bats and uncertain when hitting the boss.