Halloween

celebration observed in many countries on 31 October

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November 3, 2025 - Magic Cat Academy is a trilogy of short browser games created as Google Doodles for Halloween which were released every four years. The first game, Magic Cat Academy, also known as Doodle Halloween 2016, was released on October 30, 2016. The second and third games, Magic Cat Academy 2 (Doodle Halloween 2020) and Magic Cat Academy 3 (Doodle Halloween 2024), were released on October 30 of 2020 and 2024, respectively.
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r/speedrun on Reddit: A full guide and reference to speedrunning this Halloween's Google Doodle
August 6, 2016 -

Edit: I've updated the reference over at http://www.speedrun.com/gdhw2016/guides but I'm not updating this. Please go over there instead!

First and most importantly, here's the direct link to the game since Halloween's over for this year :(

https://www.google.com/logos/2016/halloween16/halloween16.html

If you haven't already, play it before you read this! Otherwise it would look like gibberish to you. It's pretty simple to pick up, so you'll have the basics in no time! You can also play it on the google's interactive doodles page but you can't resize the game screen.

Additionally, we were featured on Kotaku! Thanks u/GitaJacksonKotaku for writing the article!

http://kotaku.com/people-are-competing-to-be-the-fastest-at-googles-hallo-1788491135

So far, I'm the #1 WR for this speedrun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S77exYmmEM

There are six symbols in the game:

โ†’ (Red symbol)

โ†“ (Blue symbol)

ฮ› (Green symbol)

V (Yellow symbol)

  • You should really know this.

ึ (Lightning - clears one symbol off each ghost on screen and used at the end of the final boss sequence)

  • Note I can't find a unicode character for lightning but you know what it looks like.

โ™ฅ (Heart - restores one heart)

Every single ghost is pre-determined (apart from some in Level 4) and that's why it's a good candidate for speedrunning! I've taken the time to map out every single ghost in the game in this guide and the quickest way to kill them, so all that should be left is the speed you can move your mouse cursor. The reference is also available here.

Using this reference

Every level has a set of waves. The next wave appears when all the ghosts in the current wave are dead. However, some waves have timings so ghosts at a certain time - there's no way to speed this up. (a quite clear example of this is in Stage 2 before the boss) Therefore, you should focus on the last ghost(s) of a wave to get a good time. As general advice, you should just spam the symbol that comes next (you can look at this guide) and then read the rest.

When I type Ghost A / Ghost B, etc. it means Ghost B will come shortly after Ghost A. If they're the same they come in at once.

I also recommend you play the game several times before reading this - that way you don't have to look at the reference every step of the way.

Here we go!

Tutorial

Wave 1

  • Ghost: โ†’

Wave 2

  • Ghost: โ†“

Notes: Should be self-explanatory.

Level 1

Wave 1:

  • Ghost A: โ†’

  • Ghost B: โ†“

  • Ghost C: โ†’

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“

Wave 2:

  • Ghost: โ†“

  • Ghost: โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†“

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“

Wave 3:

  • Ghost A: ฮ›

  • Ghost B: โ†’

  • Ghost C: V

  • Ghost D : โ†“

  • Strategy: ฮ›โ†’Vโ†“

Wave 4:

  • Ghost A: โ†’โ†“

  • Ghost B: โ†“ฮ›โ†’

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“ฮ›โ†’

Wave 5:

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost B: ฮ›

  • Ghost B: ฮ›

  • Ghost C: โ†’

  • Ghost C: โ†’

  • Ghost D: V

  • Ghost D: V

  • Strategy: โ†“ฮ›โ†’V

Wave 6:

Same as Wave 5

Boss:

  • Stage 1: ฮ›โ†’ฮ›โ†“ ฮ›โ†’ฮ›โ†“

  • Stage 2: Vโ†’ฮ›โ†’ Vโ†’ฮ›โ†’

  • Stage 3: โ†“โ†’โ†“โ†’โ†’โ†“

Notes for this stage:

Make sure you skip the cutscene fast. If you did it fast enough, the music should cut out. (at least on my pc)

Level 2

Wave 1

  • Ghost: โ†’โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†“โ†’

  • Ghost: ฮ›โ†’

  • Ghost: Vโ†’

  • Ghost: ึ

  • Strategy: ึโ†’

Wave 2

  • Ghost A: โ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost A: โ†“โ†’

  • Ghost A: ฮ›V

  • Ghost A: Vโ†“

  • Ghost B: โ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost B: โ†“โ†’

  • Ghost B: ฮ›V

  • Ghost B: Vโ†“

  • Ghost C: ึ

  • Strategy: Can't find one here, since all symbols are variably spread out. Just do what you can, then lightning, then finish off the rest. Note B Ghosts are the same as A Ghosts.

Wave 3

  • Ghost A: โ†’

  • Ghost A: โ†’

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost B: ฮ›โ†’โ†’

  • Ghost B: Vโ†’โ†’

  • Ghost B: ฮ›โ†’โ†“

  • Ghost B: ฮ›โ†’โ†“

  • Ghost B: Vโ†’โ†“

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“ then ฮ›Vโ†’โ†’โ†“

Wave 4

  • Ghost: ึ

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost B: ฮ›

  • Ghost C: V

  • Ghost D; โ†’

  • Ghost E: Vโ†“

  • Ghost F: โ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost G: โ†“V

  • Ghost H: ฮ›โ†’

  • Ghost I: Vโ†“

  • Ghost J: โ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost K:: โ†“V

  • Ghost L:: ฮ›โ†’

  • Strategy: There's time between each ghost appearance and the next, so take your time, but make sure to kill Ghost L as quickly as possible to set off the next wave.

Boss Stage 1

  • Ghost: โ†’โ†’โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†“โ†“โ†“

  • Boss: โ†’โ†’ฮ›โ†’โ†’

  • Strategy: Simple, โ†’โ†’โ†’โ†“โ†“โ†“ then โ†’โ†’ฮ›โ†’โ†’ for the boss

Boss Stage 2

  • Ghost A: โ†’โ†“โ†’

  • Ghost A: โ†“โ†’โ†“

  • Ghost B: ฮ›

  • Boss: โ†“โ†“Vโ†“โ†“

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“โ†’โ†“ฮ› then โ†“โ†“Vโ†“โ†“ for the boss

Boss Stage 3

  • Ghost A: ฮ›V

  • Ghost A: Vโ†’

  • Ghost B: โ†’โ†“

  • Boss: โ†“โ†’ฮ›โ†’โ†“

  • Strategy: ฮ›Vโ†’โ†“ then โ†“โ†’ฮ›โ†’โ†“ for the boss

Notes for this stage:

Strangely enough, failing to kill the ghosts on the second and third stages causes the boss to laugh indefinitely and cause the game to softlock. (on my pc)

Level 3

Wave 1

  • Ghost: โ†“โ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost: Vโ†’ฮ›

  • Strategy: โ†“Vโ†’ฮ›

Wave 2

  • Ghost: โ†’ฮ›โ†’Vโ†’ฮ›โ†’V

  • Ghost: โ†“ฮ›โ†“Vโ†“ฮ›โ†“V

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“ฮ›โ†’โ†“Vโ†’โ†“ฮ›โ†’โ†“V (A tip for this is to look at the top ghost and draw โ†’โ†“ when you see โ†’)

Wave 3

  • Ghost: โ†“Vโ†“โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†’Vฮ›โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†“โ†’โ†“ฮ›

  • Strategy: โ†“โ†’Vโ†“ฮ›โ†’ (You have to memorize this)

Wave 4

  • Ghost A: ฮ›ฮ›โ†’

  • Ghost A: VVโ†’

  • Ghost B: ึ

  • Ghost C: โ†’

  • Ghost D; โ†“ฮ›โ†“โ†’

  • Ghost D; Vโ†“Vโ†’

  • Ghost E: โ†’

  • Strategy: Don't have a good strat here. I update later if I find one.

Wave 5

  • Just a load of ghosts I can't be bothered to write.

  • Just do Vโ†“ฮ›โ†’ then ึ and they'll be gone.

Wave 6:

  • Another load of ghosts I can't be bothered to write.

  • When the first ึ appears, draw it, then wait until all the ghosts have spawned until you do the second ึ. Make sure to not draw the first ึ too late otherwise it will destroy the second ึ. Just watch my video if you don't understand.

Boss:

  • Stage 1: โ†’ฮ›V

  • Stage 2: Vโ†“โ†’

  • Stage 3: โ†’ฮ›V

  • Stage 4: โ†’โ†“V

  • Stage 5: โ†“ฮ›โ†“

Level 4

Wave 1

  • Ghost A: ฮ›ฮ›VVฮ›ฮ›

  • Ghost B: โ†’

  • Ghost C: โ†“

  • Ghost D; โ†’ Strategy: No real strat. Beware the fast ghosts.

Wave 2

  • Ghost A: โ†’Vโ†’ฮ›โ†’Vโ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost B: โ†“

  • Ghost C: โ†“

  • Ghost D; โ†“

  • Ghost E: โ†“ Strategy: Mash โ†“ at the end.

Wave 3

  • Ghost A: VVVV

  • Ghost A: โ†“โ†“โ†“โ†“

  • Ghost A: ฮ›ฮ›ฮ›ฮ›

  • Ghost B: โ†’

  • Ghost C: โ†’

  • Ghost D; โ†’

  • Ghost E: โ†’

  • Ghost F: โ†’

  • Strategy: Continue mashing โ†“. Make sure to have all ghosts dead by Ghost F (shouldn't be too hard)

Wave 4

  • Ghost A: โ†’โ†’Vฮ›โ†’โ†’Vฮ›โ†’โ†’

  • Ghost B: โ†“

  • Ghost C: โ†“

  • Ghost D; โ†’โ†’โ†“โ†“โ†’ฮ›โ†’โ†“โ†“

  • Ghost E: V

  • Ghost F: V

  • Ghost G: Vโ†’Vโ†’Vโ†’

  • Ghost H: ฮ›

  • Ghost I: ฮ›

  • Ghost J: ฮ›

  • Ghost K: ฮ›

  • Strategy: Like in Stage 2, don't rush because all of these ghosts are on set timers. No strategy here, just kill Ghost K as fast as possible (which is difficult because mashing ฮ› is hard)

Wave 5

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost B: โ†’

  • Ghost C: ฮ›

  • Ghost D; V

  • Ghost E: Vโ†’

  • Ghost F: ฮ›โ†“

  • Ghost G: Vฮ›

  • Ghost H: ฮ›V

  • Strategy: Ghost A is the fastest and Ghost H is the slowest. Try Vฮ›โ†“โ†’Vฮ› but be quick since Ghost A is fast.

Wave 6:

  • Ghost A: โ†’

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost A: โ†’

  • Ghost A: โ†“

  • Ghost A: โ†’

  • Ghost B: Vโ†“โ†’V

  • Ghost B: ฮ›โ†’โ†’ฮ›

  • Ghost B: Vโ†’โ†’V

  • Ghost B: ฮ›โ†’โ†“ฮ›

  • Ghost B: ฮ›โ†’โ†“ฮ›

  • Strategy: โ†’โ†“ then Vฮ›โ†“โ†’โ†’โ†“Vฮ›

Boss

  • Stage 1: ฮ›ฮ›VVฮ›ฮ›VV

  • Stage 2: โ†“โ†“โ†’โ†“โ†“โ†’Vโ†’

  • Stage 3: โ†’โ†’ฮ›โ†’โ†“โ†’โ†’V

  • And randomly generated ghosts

  • Strategy: Focus on the boss, ignore the other ghosts, since the level ends when the boss (and not the other ghosts) is dead! Take a few hits, if you can.

Notes for this stage:

This stage has a theme of a really slow, complicated ghosts accompanied with fast, simple ghosts. You should really focus on the complicated ones, so that does mean tanking a few lives. Hopefully that won't be a problem.

Level 5

The final level! This is the one where you dexterity is needed the most!

Boss Stage 1

  • Ghost: โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†’

  • Ghost: ฮ›

  • Ghost: โ†“

  • Ghost: โ†“

  • Ghost: V

  • Ghost: V

  • Boss: โ†’โ†“โ†’ฮ›โ†’ฮ›โ†’ฮ›ึ

  • Strategy: The timing for the ghosts is a little weird; I can't work out which ones appear first, so just try mashing all the symbols I guess.

Boss Stage 2

  • Ghost A: ฮ›ฮ›

  • Ghost A: VV

  • Ghost B: โ†“โ†“

  • Ghost B: โ†’โ†’

  • Ghost C: ฮ›โ†’

  • Ghost C: Vโ†“

  • Boss: ฮ›โ†“โ†’Vฮ›โ†“โ†’Vึ

  • Strategy: Top Ghost C spawns off-screen so you can take it out early.

Boss Stage 3

  • Ghost: โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†’

  • Ghost: โ†“

  • Ghost: โ†“

  • Ghost: ฮ›

  • Ghost: ฮ›

  • Ghost: V

  • Ghost: V

  • Boss: VVโ†’โ†“ VVโ†’โ†“ ฮ›ฮ›VVโ†“โ†“โ†“ึ

  • Strategy: Ghosts here are fast so easy โ†’โ†“ฮ›V. Then it's the final boss sequence -- if you're good enough, you should be able to take the boss out without losing a life!

Notes for this stage:

The cutscene is unskippable as far as I can tell. Try not to choke I guess :P

And that's it! If you think you've got a good enough time, submit it here.

Note that you should really be depending more on your memory and dexterity rather than this. It's much easier to read off the screen that constantly be switching back and forth.

And if you know any other place I could past this except www.speedrun.com where people might be interested, let me know!

Edit: Formatting

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Doodle Halloween - Apps on Google Play
4.7star ยท 2.99K reviewsinfo ยท ... ยท Enter a spooky world in Doodle Halloween, where simple swipe gestures let you control your magic wand to defeat mischievous ghosts!...
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r/memes on Reddit: Always love the Google Halloween doodles
September 14, 2024 - Halloween 2016 Doodle is up! ... For news, announcements, and discussions, from and about Google and related topics. ... Halloween Season is here!! ... Lost by 4 Points in a 3v1...
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Google Doodle Games - Halloween 2024
๐ŸŽƒ Google Doodle Halloween 2024: A Spellbinding Return to Ghostly Fun Every October, gamers and casual web surfers alike wait to see what surprise Google has in store for Halloween.
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Halloween 2020 Doodle - Google Doodles
Early concepts for Level 4 [The Abyss] & the Anglerfish ยท Early concepts for Level 5 [The Trenches] & the Big Boss showdown! ... User testing pt. 1 ยท User testing pt. 2 (ghosts can be SO transparent) User testing pt. 3 (swiping ghosts proves effective) Momo & Sugar on break from game development (sometimes ghosts can't take a hint) ... Approx. 1 minute after launch โ€” time for a cat nap ยท Want more adventures with a black cat, ghost and more this Halloween?
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Google Doodle Halloween Minigame 2024 - Full Walkthrough ...
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Google Doodles are alterations of Google's logos containing games, animations, and cool tributes. Some notable games (arranged by recency) are: 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man (May 21, 2010) Halloween 2015 - Global Candy Cup (Oct 31, 2015) Wilbur Scoville's 151th Birthday (Jan 22, 2016) Halloween 2016 - Magic Cat Academy (Oct 31, 2016) Cricket - (June 1, 2017) Oskar Fischinger's 117th Birthday - (June 22, 2017) Celebrating Garden Gnomes - (June 10, 2018) Halloween 2018 - (Oct 30, 2018) Halloween 2020 - Magic Cat Academy 2- (Oct 31, 2020) Doodle Champion Island Games Begin!
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Halloween 2004 Doodle - Google Doodles
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October 30, 2024 - The mini-game is back now for a third installment, right in time for Halloween 2024, marking a four-year release pattern. Starting now, up until the end of day on October 31, visiting the Google Search homepage will present users with the option ...
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October 30, 2024 - The Google Doodle features Momo the Cat in the Magic Cat Academy fighting ghosts. This is the third time the Magic Cat Academy appears in a Google Doodle.
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October 30, 2025 - We have compiled a collection of all the Halloween Google Doodles to help you understand how much doodle art has changed over time.
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Reddit
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r/google on Reddit: BRO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW HALLOWEEN DOODLE IS PAC-MAN?!
October 29, 2025 -

WHAT THE HELL?!

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I've played it and yeah I really enjoyed it.
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It was really fun. Only thing I did notice is that it's extremely easy compared to normal PAC-MAN. Ghosts dumber, extra lives very easy to get. Probably to make it more accessible/satisfying and less annoying tho.
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/ghoulduel โ€บ works from doodle page only
r/GhoulDuel on Reddit: Works from Doodle page only
October 19, 2023 -

Wouldn't work if I googled it, but if I went to https://www.google.com/doodles/halloween-2022 and played from there it put me into a game straightaway. Not even laggy.

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Just tried it, and can confirm it works!
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Just tried it, and can confirm as well.
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