Top 7 Best Indie Christmas Games
The best indie games to sink into when you’re bored of your family.
We’re taking a new and improved look at the very best indie Christmas games for 2019! That means all you need to do is sit back, relax, and let us take over the indie gaming for the holiday season. Here’s our top picks of the best Christmas indie games to test out while you’re off work.
7. The Night Christmas Ended
It’s definitely one of the weirder Christmas indie games (and they get pretty weird), but The Night Christmas Ended is one of the funniest games on this list. Dodge incoming reindeer poop and take on evil pine trees as you take control of a bah humbug goblin intent on ruining Christmas for everyone and generally being a jerk. This is a classic 2D arcade shooter available on Steam.
6. Santa’s Story of Christmas
Saving Christmas is the ultimate holiday thrill, so it’s strange that very few video games have touched the classic narrative. Santa’s Story of Christmas is the exception to that hard and fast rule – and proves that you don’t have to be in a Hallmark movie to save the holidays. You must traverse a 3D platforming world and put Christmas back together after Santa’s workshop is robbed, all with charming artwork and classic holiday tunes. You can grab it on Steam now.
5. Santa & The Zombie Encounter
You might have a hard time playing Santa & The Zombie Encounter this Christmas – it was an Xbox Live Indie Game – but it makes the list of the best indie games for Christmas due to its being a pleasantly silly festive shooter. Top-down squad-based combat is the order of the day here. Even if you can’t play it, you can at least watch 15 minutes of it here, to while away the hours after the Queen’s speech.
4. Krampus
We didn’t expect to be including a survival horror game on the list of the best indie games for Christmas, but, well, here we are. Krampus makes the list not entirely because of its quality, but rather the creative way it melds spine-chilling scares with a genuine Christmas spirit. Grab it on Steam now.
3. Secret Santa
2D stealth-’em-up Secret Santa sees you sneaking into people’s houses to deliver presents, like the lovable benevolent figure he is. But people are suspicious these days, and Santa’s liable to get chased out or, worse, attacked by sleepy homeowners. It’s a pleasant diversion for an hour or two, and it’s free to play on Steam right now.
2. Christmas Time Heroes
A genuinely entertaining way to spend a few hours, Christmas Time Heroes is a surprisingly deep and engaging run and gun shooter. What’s more, it’s a freebie – so if your wallet’s been stretched a little through Christmas shopping, this one won’t set you back any pennies at all. Download it here.
1. Stargazer Christmas
The original Stargazer was one of the better RPGMaker offerings, and this Christmas-themed spin-off, aptly named Stargazer Christmas, offers perhaps the most complete experience on the list. A whopping 51% off on Steam right now, for just pennies you can delve into a fully fledged RPG with quests to complete, puzzles to solve, and the entire future of Christmas in the balance. Grab it on Steam.