Pumpkin Eater

Pumpkin Eater

Released Nov 2021

Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.

87% positive · 630 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $1.99
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Evaluation

Pumpkin Eater is a short psychological horror visual novel that was originally created as a game jam submission and released on November 17, 2021. The store description describes it as a self-contained "40 minute kinetic story" — a format that inherently implies a finished, complete product with no branching or ongoing content. There are no DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no announcements of future content. The only post-launch developer communication was a minor patch on January 28, 2022 that added a Spanish translation and fixed a few bugs. There has been no developer communication since that date. Given that the game was launched as a complete, fixed-length story with no post-launch content model, it is considered complete as of its release date.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a 40-minute kinetic story — a self-contained, linear visual novel originally made for a game jam. No mention of future content, updates, or expansions.
description · Nov 17, 2021 source development ending
high
Minor patch adding a Spanish translation and small bug fixes. No announcements of future content or ongoing development plans.
news post · Jan 28, 2022 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
thugzilladev
Achievements
5
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,
Had a wife but couldn't keep her;
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well.


Pumpkin Eater is a psychological horror visual novel about a family taking care of their pumpkin-headed son. This was originally a submission for the 2021 Spooktober Jam.

Features:

  • A 40 minute kinetic story. Sit back, relax, and watch the insanity unfold
  • Hand drawn illustrations
  • 100% medical accuracy, complete with a glossary and timeline of events
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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