Best And Worst Video Game Character Houses For Trick-Or-Treating

Halloween, the scariest time of year besides Election Day. Sure, we all love dressing up as our favorite not-supposed-to-be-sexy-but-let’s-make-it-sexy-anyway thing (Sexy Clicker from The Last of Us?), but the best part of Halloween is the candy. Just remember the first time you were allowed to knock on your neighbor’s door in a plastic mask, ask them for candy and they legally HAD to give it to you. By the way, has anyone ever actually gotten a trick instead of a treat? That neighbor stinks unless that neighbor is David Blaine or Kamek the Magikoopa. We have fun here on Earth this time of year, but how do our favorite video game heroes and villains and Pokémon make out on this holiday? Here are the best and worst places you can go trick-or-treating on Halloween in Videogameland!

Worst Places

The Old Man in Hyrule’s tree house

We all know people of a certain age sometimes give out the worst candy. Can you even imagine what this guy gives out? Darknut Chews? Pols Voice Peppermints? Even when you want to leave his weird hut he’s like, “Hey kiddos, it’s dangerous to go alone. Take this,” and tries to force some Octorok Crunchies in your bucket. No thanks, old man!

Tom Nook

Most residents of Animal Crossing give out lovely, delicious candy. And fish for some reason. And wow do they love dressing up – they’re always in costume. But there’s one guy’s house you just needn’t go to: the slumlord himself, Tom Nook. When you knock on Tom’s door, no one answers so you can just go on in. His overworked employees won’t even look at you. They’re just pounding away doing who knows what and then Tom walks over and says, “Oh you’d like some candy? Sure. But first you need to give me 50,000 turnips.” What? Bro, I just wanted some sweets. We’re not making deals here. And get rid of all these bugs!

Princess Peach’s Castle

Who wouldn’t want to knock on the doors of the neighborhood castle and get candy? They probably give whole goodie bags full of amazing treats and diamonds! Well, not this Princess. It’s all a game to her. Everytime you knock on the door and they answer, you get all excited and shout “Trick Or Treat!”, a Toad shows you a big candy bucket…that’s empty. And you’re all like, “Huh?” and he goes, “Oh sorry. Our candy is in another castle BYEEEEEEEEE!”

Shang Tsung’s house

Just…no. And here’s why: do you like Reese’s Pieces? How about Nestle Crunch Bars? Fine. That’s what Shang is going to give you. Or at least that’s what you think. But as soon as you get home and empty out that bag, hey where are they? Why is there a snake and a skull covered in boogers in here? Shang! Do not FINISH eating that chocolate covered dead rat.

Croft Manor

You might be thinking how great it would be to actually get a glimpse of this bad ass hero at Croft Manor. The only problem is that when the gates open, you have to follow a map to get the candy. And the candy is all the way on top of this cliff, and it’s just a whole thing. Not really worth it. But if you do make it, you’re rewarded with a new set of clothing, which is wild for a Halloween treat.

The Streets of Rage

Look, just skip the Streets of Rage entirely. After you knock on someone’s door, all anybody does is run out to their garbage can or giant crate sitting on the sidewalk, drop kick it, and then give you the stale apple or rotten chicken that just happens to be sitting inside. Or they just plain try to fight you for no reason. With a lead pipe! Everyone’s so mad here. You’re better off going to Sim City for Halloween. Just make sure it’s not during alien/fire/tornado/flood/earthquake season. 

The Rave Cave club in Fortnite

First of all, if you’re under 18, you won’t be allowed in here anyway so don’t bother. And if you’re older than 18, stop trick-or-treating. But if you still are going to get all dressed up, then the Rave Cave is a waste of time. You will not get any treats here, only tricks. You’ll knock on their door, shout “Trick Or Treat!” and when they open that little eye slot, they’ll just say, “Trick. Dance.” And now you have to do the same dance that everyone else is doing. And you might think you’re dancing for candy, but nope. As you turn to leave someone with a newly deployed parachute holding a Flopper Fish will ask if you want nose candy and you need to run away from him immediately.

The Forbidden West

Anytime you’re out wandering the Forbidden West you have to be careful. There are more important things than candy. Sure, that Bristleback might have a Charleston Chew stuck to its armor, but do you really need it? Just go back to your safe house and wait this one out. Aloy is sure to be passing by anytime soon to take care of it on one of her 5,000 side missions.

Honda’s Bathhouse

It was obviously a good thing when local businesses started letting all the neighborhood kids inside to trick-or-treat. Very nice of them. But in the land of Street Fighter 2, stay away from this place unless you want soggy candy. Plus, Mr. Honda likes to play dress up himself on this day and walking in and seeing him dressed as Ganondorf is startling. You’d be better off stopping by Chun-Li’s village and asking that guy in the background who’s strangling a chicken if he has any candy left.

Best Places

Luigi’s Mansion

The best thing about Halloween and Luigi’s Mansion is that it’s always decorated and ready so you know he’s got bowls and bowls of candy just waiting for you. Luigi is a nice guy (unlike his brother Mario) so even though he might be shivering in the corner screaming at ghosts all day and night, he still wants you to get some fun candy. But he doesn’t just hand it to you. He shoots it all over you out of his giant vacuum. Good stuff.

Channel 6 Newsroom in NYC

April O’Neil took the day off so she can hand out candy to everyone that stops by. She even got in the mood by taking off her yellow jumpsuit and dressing up as Chun-Li. What do you mean that’s my particular fantasy? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Anyway, what’s also great about stopping by here is that all the Turtles are hanging out having a pizza party topped with Nerds and Butterfingers.

Red Dead farm

You might think the rural farmland of Red Dead Redemption wouldn’t be a good spot to trick-or-treat, but you’d be wrong, ma’am. Farm folk have a ton of fun with this holiday. They dress up their cows, horses, cousins, you name it. Also, just for stopping by, every kid gets a carton of eggs freshly laid that morn’ which you can use to egg the old guy’s house down the street who hands out loose pennies.

The Borderlands

OK hear me out first…Yes it’s dangerous to trick-or-treat in this wasteland BUT…it’s finders keepers out here. So anything you find and loot is yours to keep. Until some crazy naked dude in a mask comes and steals it from you and rides off on a motorcycle that explodes 2 minutes later. You can find candy, guns, ammo, or used bandages. Someone’s out there putting the best types of candy in these hidden chests all scattered about and they’re all up for grabs to the bravest trickster out there.

The backseat of a Crazy Taxi

Have you ever seen those money machines where someone steps inside, the door closes, and they have 30 seconds to catch any of the cash that’s being blasted all around them like a tornado? That’s what it’s like to trick-or-treat in the back of a Crazy Taxi. The floor is just littered with candy (some even still wrapped) and as your driver goes 110mph down a bumpy residential street, you get to keep anything you can get your probably now broken fingers on. Don’t forget to leave a tip!

Liberty City

You don’t even really need to wait until Halloween to get candy in Liberty City. You can walk into any grocery store and just take it.

Donkey Kong Country

Some readers may see this and think, “Why would I go to a place filled with monkeys that throw poop and barrels at you?” Well…fair point. But Donkey Kong Country is personally one of the best places to go trick-or-treating. Have you ever had a banana Laffy Taffy? How about banana Now & Laters? How about banana runts? They’re the best. You think DKC isn’t FULL of this type of candy? Sign me up and bring your biggest candy pail because we’re gonna have a great time.

Dracula’s Castle in Castlevania

The ultimate house for trick-or-treating. It doesn’t get any better or scarier than this. And Ol’ Drac loves it too. He’ll invite you in (for a change) and you get to reach your hand in a bowl and feel around for some candy. Some have candy, some have eyeballs. That’s the fun! Really get lucky and grab yourself a vial of holy water in case you’re ever in a jam. But be sure to go during the day because if you go at night, you probably aren’t coming back.