Deck the Halls With These Seven Christmas Games

It’s not Christmas until you find yourself eating so many sweets that your stomach hurts or staying up late just to watch one more episode of the latest show. This Christmas, you can add a video game to your list of things to do.

There are games like The Sims, Stardew Valley, and Mario games that are staples of almost every holiday. The Sims can be customized to celebrate anything. Stardew Valley has seasons and festivals that highlight holidays all year long. The Mario games, like Mario Kart and Mario Party, are the perfect games to play with everyone in the family. 

In this list, you can find seven lesser-known Christmas games to devote some time to during this holiday season. 

Snowball Mayhem

Spend the most magical day of a child’s life with Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny in South Park: Snow Day! a comedic action adventure.

Released in March 2024 and developed by Question, South Park: Snow Day! is available to play on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Windows. You can share the magic with up to four people or play alongside AI companions. 

Spend your next snow day saving South Park from a massive snowstorm by fighting through the chaos and learning the truth in South Park: Snow Day!.

Dark Knight, Holy Night

The world’s greatest detective created an iconic series of games, the Batman: Arkham series. These games require brains and brawn, fitting for the bat himself.

Batman: Arkham Origins was developed by WB Games Montreal and hit the shelves in October of 2013. You can find this game on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, and Windows. 

The game’s events begin on Christmas Eve, as Batman has to battle some of his most famous villains to save the holidays. Why not put yourself in the bat’s shoes and try to put an end to Gotham’s plight over the holidays?

Yippee-Ki-Yay 

It's that time of year again, when everyone debates whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie. If you’re one of the people who say it is, this year, play The Die Hard Trilogy. 

The Die Hard Trilogy is available to play on PlayStation and Windows. Fox Interactive developed and released The Die Hard Trilogy in 1996. 

Add some action to Christmas this year with The Die Hard Trilogy and finally settle whether Die Hard should be considered a Christmas movie. 

Off The Battle Bus and Into The Blizzard

Put down your credit card, these games have more to offer for the holidays than festive costumes and cosmetics! Take a break from the competitive side of things and relax with some winter-themed fun!

Fortnite was released in September 2017, and Overwatch 2 in August 2023. These games are available on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, Steam, and Nintendo. They were developed by Epic Games and Blizzard Entertainment, respectively. 

Pelt your friends with snowballs, fight off a yeti, and freeze the enemy in some of Overwatch’s holiday games. Log in and receive more presents than what’s under your tree in Fortnite’s Wintercrest celebrations.

Tidings of Terror

Christmas is known as a joyful and glitter-coated holiday. What happens when you replace that joy with fear and that glitter with a monstrous unknown? You get Slenderman Must Die: Silent Streets and Parasite Eve.

Slenderman Must Die: Silent Streets was developed by Poison Games and released in December 2014. It’s available to play on mobile. Parasite Eve was released 16 years prior in March of 1998. Developed by Square, Parasite Eve is available to play on PlayStation.

This Christmas, scare yourself with a classic Creepypasta playing the special Christmas expansion of Slenderman Must Die: Silent Streets. Then follow it up with Parasite Eve, an unconventional zombie game set during the week of Christmas.

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This Christmas, instead of sneaking a peek at presents, visit Gotham, scare yourself, or compete in a battle royale with any of these seven games. 

Happy Holidays!