Fester's Quest is a shoot 'em up game[3] that takes place in three overhead areas (the streets, the sewers, and the UFO platform) and seven houses where the hallways are viewed from a 3D perspective.[4]
Along the way, Fester encounters other members of the Addams Family: Thing, Wednesday, Gomez, Morticia, Grandmama, and Pugsley, all of whom help him by giving him different weapons and items. Use of one particular item, the Noose, will summon Lurch to destroy all enemies on the screen. The game uses Blaster Master's overhead shooter engine.