Soon the Northern Hemisphere will officially enter crunchy leaf season, bringing with it cooler weather, good food, and an assortment of holidays. It’s the perfect excuse to bundle up and enjoy some gaming so I decided to come up with some prompts to (pumpkin) spice up our backlog.
The challenge is simple. Play a game that features one or more of the following topics. You can use multiple prompts for the same game or one game for each prompt. Whatever makes it more fun for you, go for it!
This sounds fun! I’m pretty much only gonna be playing the new Fire Emblem this fall, but it seems so huge that I bet I’ll be able to find examples of all these prompts within.
I was preparing to play some Autumny-ish games for the Halloween season anyway (even if the seasons are all switched up in Australia, I still associate Halloween with autumn via cultural osmosis ), so this is perfect! I’m not sure if I’ll do multiple games. I do think I could pull off a game for each one of these prompts. I probably could. Maybe I will think about it for a little bit and report back!
The Autumn Equinox 2026 Challenge has officially begun!
If you’re looking for suggestions or want to suggest your own games to play for the challenge, you are welcome to make them here or check out the Seasonal Games - Autumncore list!
Roach’s Master Tracker:
Crops
Halloween
Melancholia (depression, delusions, hallucinations)
Cooking
School
Horror
Moon - the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Death
Foliage
Supernatural
), so this is perfect! I’m not sure if I’ll do multiple games. I do think I could pull off a game for each one of these prompts. I probably could. Maybe I will think about it for a little bit and report back! 
