Halloween Forever Collector's Edition

A pumpkin that vomits candy corn. That's the pitch, and honestly, that's all we needed to hear. The Halloween Forever Collector's Edition on PS Vita is a retro platformer that leans all the way into spooky season with three weird, wonderful worlds full of chainsaw maniacs, undead sorcerers, bats, and an unreasonable number of skeletons. You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin animated by occult forces, on a quest to figure out why things have gotten so creepy in the pumpkin patch.

The gameplay is pure old-school platforming. Tight controls, screen-filling dangers, and the kind of "one more try" difficulty that keeps you coming back. It doesn't overstay its welcome, and the Halloween aesthetic is committed in a way that makes this feel like a seasonal tradition rather than just another indie platformer. There's a handmade quality to the whole experience that collectors appreciate.

On PS Vita, the Halloween Forever Collector's Edition is a novelty in the best sense. It's short, sweet, and utterly specific in its appeal. Physical Vita releases like this one represent a moment in time when the console's community rallied around small, passionate projects and gave them a permanent home. Your shelf could use something this unapologetically fun. Every collection needs at least one game that makes visitors smile the second they read the title.