---
title: "Pumpkin Blast: Halloween game using JS"
subtitle: "A physics launcher game"
date: 2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2025/12/pumpkin-blast-halloween-game-using-js
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Pumpkin Blast: Halloween game using JS

*A physics launcher game*

**Pumpkin Blast** is a physics-based Halloween launcher game built with JavaScript, Canvas, and Phaser. Click and hold to pump up pumpkins, then launch them at floating ghosts and ground buckets.

## How to Play

Launch pumpkins at targets to score points. Start with 5 pumpkins and earn more by hitting targets. Chain hits within 3 seconds for combo multipliers up to 6x.

## Game Features

![](pumpkin-blast-halloween-game-using-js-1.png)

**Targets:**
- Floating ghosts (10-75 points) with static, horizontal, and vertical movement patterns
- Ground buckets (15-100 points) at various distances

**Powerups:**
- Multi-Shot, Shield, Double Points, Extra Pumpkin, Freeze Targets

**Hazards:**
- Purple spike obstacles that pop pumpkins instantly
- Green canopies blocking direct shots
- Stone wall requiring proper angle and power

## Progressive Difficulty

![](pumpkin-blast-halloween-game-using-js-2.png)

Difficulty increases every 30 seconds with faster spawning, moving targets, spike hazards, and protective canopies over targets.

[Play Pumpkin Blast](https://dev.to/codypearce/pumpkin-blast-halloween-game-built-using-js-cavnas-and-phaser-15d6)

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