Spooky Stacks

CUTE SCARES. CLEVER STACKS.

Welcome to the Haunted Arcade!

The blocks dressed up for Halloween. Now it's your turn to stack them.

Spooky Stacks is a colorful, family-friendly falling-block puzzle game with shiny Halloween pieces, playful spooky music, magical powers and high scores to chase. No gruesome stuff, no jump scares — just arcade fun.

PLAY IN YOUR BROWSER · KEYBOARD + TOUCH · SINGLE PLAYER

HOW TO PLAY

Move, rotate and drop the falling pieces. Fill an entire horizontal row to clear it. Every cleared row earns points and makes more space. Levels get faster as you progress.

THE POWER-UP MANUAL

Clear four lines total to earn one random spell. Carry up to three at once. Press V (keyboard) or tap POWER (phone) to use the first spell in your stash.

MOON FREEZE — Slows falling pieces for about 10 seconds.

PUMPKIN POP — Removes placed blocks in a 3 × 3 area around your falling piece.

BROOM SWEEP — Removes the lowest occupied row and awards points.

CONTROLS

KEYBOARD

← / → = Move ↑ or X = Rotate clockwise Z = Rotate counterclockwise

↓ = Soft drop SPACE = Hard drop C = Hold / swap V = Power P or ESC = Pause

TOUCHSCREEN

Use the on-screen Left, Right, Rotate, Down, DROP, HOLD, POWER and PAUSE controls. Try itch.io's fullscreen launch on a phone.

GRAVEYARD FIELD GUIDE

01 — Leave a landing lane open for long pieces.

02 — Watch the NEXT window before dropping.

03 — Use HOLD to save an awkward piece.

04 — You can carry three spells; don't hoard magic forever.

GOOD TO KNOW

Is it scary? Only cute Halloween fun. No gore or jump scares.

Is there music? Yes, with music and SFX toggles in Settings.

Can I play on mobile? Touch controls are included. Test on your device.

WHAT'S YOUR HIGH SCORE?

Share your best run, favorite power-up, or idea for a new block in the comments!

Spooky Stacks is an independent, unofficial falling-block puzzle homage. Not affiliated with any existing puzzle-game franchise.