<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
child	O
who	O
is	O
trick-or-treating	O
with	O
their	O
twin	O
on	O
Halloween	B-Application
night	O
when	O
they	O
encounter	O
a	O
monster	O
that	O
kidnaps	O
their	O
sibling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
titled	O
"	O
Grubbins	O
on	O
Ice	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
monster	O
world	O
of	O
Repugia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
exploration	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
and	O
character	O
growth	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Halloween	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
"	O
Grubbins	O
on	O
Ice	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
escape	O
from	O
Repugia	O
into	O
a	O
nexus	O
of	O
portals	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
"	O
Amnesia	O
Fortnights	O
"	O
that	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
development	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
unsure	O
of	O
their	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
prototypes	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
internally	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ideas	O
were	O
set	O
aside	O
once	O
they	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
completion	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
believed	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
had	O
authorized	O
them	O
to	O
continue	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
discovered	O
later	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
had	O
been	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
studio	O
with	O
no	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Stacking	B-Application
,	O
were	O
picked	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
publication	O
as	O
downloadable	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Tasha	O
Harris	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
lead	O
animator	O
and	O
a	O
former	O
Pixar	O
artist	O
,	O
with	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
providing	O
support	O
where	O
needed	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
capture	O
"	O
that	O
nostalgic	O
feeling	O
of	O
these	O
kids	O
playing	O
dress-up	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
old	O
photographs	O
of	O
children	O
in	O
Halloween	B-Application
costumes	O
to	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Harris	O
 '	O
original	O
concept	O
was	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
she	O
considers	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
older	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
games	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
modern	O
setting	O
like	O
EarthBound	B-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
took	O
cues	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
where	O
exploration	O
would	O
be	O
paced	O
through	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
new	O
items	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
stated	O
that	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
like	O
the	O
RPGs	O
that	O
 [ she ] 	O
loved	O
growing	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
make	O
it	O
modernized	O
so	O
it	O
looks	O
cool	O
and	O
people	O
enjoy	O
playing	O
it	O
now	O
"	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
titles	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
four	O
to	O
five	O
year	O
development	O
cycles	O
,	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
under	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time	O
frame	O
and	O
team	O
size	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
Schafer	O
's	O
previous	O
experience	O
in	O
developing	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
work	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
"	O
essential	O
"	O
for	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
quickly	O
reuse	O
the	O
existing	O
technology	O
without	O
the	O
licensing	O
costs	O
for	O
other	O
third-party	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	I-Application
was	O
released	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
prototype	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Amnesia	B-Application
Fortnight	I-Application
2012	I-Application
bundle	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
downloadable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Schafer	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
they	O
as	O
the	O
developer	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
final	O
say	O
on	O
which	O
platforms	O
would	O
be	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Costume	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
initial	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
funded	O
by	O
Steven	O
Dengler	O
's	O
Dracogen	O
Strategic	O
Investments	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
previously	O
funded	O
a	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
this	O
new	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengler	O
had	O
contacted	O
Schafer	O
and	O
Double	O
Fine	O
in	O
2011	O
after	O
Schafer	O
jokingly	O
sent	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
message	O
about	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
porting	O
games	O
like	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Stacking	B-Application
,	O
were	O
owned	O
by	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
these	O
assets	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
negotiated	O
a	O
deal	O
for	O
Double	O
Fine	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
Nordic	O
will	O
help	O
to	O
publish	O
and	O
distribute	O
retail	O
copies	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
and	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
systems	O
in	O
early	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
has	O
teamed	O
with	O
Oni	O
Press	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
one-off	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Invasion	O
of	O
the	O
Candy	O
Snatchers	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Zac	O
Gorman	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
sequel	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorman	O
had	O
previously	O
drawn	O
a	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
comic	O
for	O
his	O
Magical	O
Game	O
Time	O
webcomic	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
got	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
this	O
collaboration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frederator	O
Studios	O
had	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
producing	O
an	O
animated	O
short	O
based	O
on	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
Frederator	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
with	O
Amazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
PSN	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2010	O
"	O
in	O
PlayStation	O
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
Grubbins	O
on	O
Ice	O
DLC	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
