Christmas truly is about decorating houses, exchanging gifts, and playing retro games with family and friends for a nostalgic feel. Retro games offer thrilling experiences and evoke memories of one’s childhood. Tighten your seatbelts and get ready for delightful yet action-driven adventures. This is the top 10 retro Christmas-themed games for all ages.
10. Duke Nukem: Nuclear Winter
Duke Nukem: Nuclear Winter is a Christmas-emphasizing expansion pack for the Duke Nukem 3D. The Christmas theme is embedded in the game’s levels and lore. There’s a festive episode in the game called Nuclear Winter, which features multiple Christmas-themed levels. In the game, we witness a brainwashed Santa in a miserable state. Our protagonist, Duke, embarks on the mission to travel to the North Pole and stop the brainwashed Santa from wreaking havoc.
The original enemies appear in festive costumes. Moreover, the game introduces new enemies, including elves, snowmen, and the boss, Santa Claws.
09. Frosty The Snowman 2 (Commodore 64):
Frosty The Snowman 2 is an adventure platform game that features Frosty overcoming icy challenges. In the game, you are invited to guide Frosty through treacherous paths while engaging in combat against adversaries.
Exclusive to Commodore 64, this retro Christmas-themed game features delightful pixelated graphics, making a place for itself in one of the best games. Playing the game, players will be able to feel the adrenaline rushing through their veins. It’s a nostalgic relic that boasts charmingly retro graphics.
08. Christmas Lemmings
The Christmas Lemmings is the expansion of the retro puzzle-strategy game widely popular as Lemmings. In the game, you will take on the objective of guiding a group of lemmings to safety. You can assign lemmings with different abilities that help them locate the right path. These abilities can be digging the surface, building structures, and more.
The game features complex puzzles that require complete attention and creativity to unravel. The unfathomable actions or decisions you take have consequences and are decisive.
07. Santa Claus Junior
Santa Claus Junior is an engrossing retro Christmas-themed adventure platformer that revolves around a young boy named Nick, who is awake playing games when Santa is handing out presents. When looking out of the window, he witnesses Santa and his reindeer getting kidnapped by an evil witch. It’s now up to the young boy to rescue Santa.
The game is surprisingly simple with platform mechanics. You can jump, sprint, and climb up on the objects to complete the stages.
The collectibles are hidden in certain areas of the map, all you have to do is look for them carefully.
06. Christmas Country
Christmas Country is a lesser-known Christmas-themed platform game that brings excitement during the festive holidays. In this game, players assume the role of an elf, who is helping out Santa in retrieving Santa’s stolen list of names.
The players will explore platform mechanics-based levels that progressively become harder to overcome. The power-ups enhance the gameplay experience, so don’t forget to collect stars, they unlock power-ups.
05. Daze Before Christmas
Daze Before Christmas is an action-adventure and platforming experience that combines with a festive twist. In the game, you will be invited to control Santa Claus and explore various levels, each filled with Christmas-themed obstacles and enemies. The goal of Santa is to rescue his little helpers, and the elves, and save Christmas.
The game also allows players to witness the alter-ego of Santa, his dark side, the Anti-Claus who is invincible but also has defects. Don’t miss out on this one of the best retro Christmas-themed puzzle games.
04. James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod
James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod is the second installment in the James Pond video game series. In the game, we control the adorable James Pond, the infamous aquatic hero, who is on a perilous adventure to rescue the kidnapped penguins. James Pond wields a robotic suit that grants him superhuman strength, agility, and durability.
The game spans across 50 intriguing levels, each with immense action sequences. The game features festive elements, with conspicuous Christmas additions.
03. Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams…
Christmas Nights into Dreams! is a spin-off of the iconic action game from Sega the Nights Into Dreams. The video game was released by Sega on numerous platforms including their own creation, the Sega Saturn. Retaining its original gameplay, the game displays a Christmas-themed snowy world. Unlike the Nights Into Dreams, in the spin-off, you will be collecting Christmas ornaments instead of Ideya.
To top it off, the game includes multiple extras, including the holiday-themed costumes for NiGHTS and Reala, certainly, all this is to please enthusiasts who love retro Christmas-themed games.
02. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York without a doubt is a game that is loosely based on the Christmas film of the same name. In the game, Kevin McCallister has accidentally flown to New York. The game revolves around his journey navigating back home whilst surviving the clutches of Harry and Marv.
The video game has obtained a positive reception, with almost a perfect score. The developers had done a great job with its narrative and premise, providing content that the fans of Home Alone would assume as enchanting.
01. Santa Claus in Trouble
Santa Claus in Trouble is a 3D delightful roguelike platformer. It’s a compelling Christmas-themed retro game where you certainly will navigate Santa through 20 hardcore levels. Each level offers several challenges, where players will experience obstacles and enemies.
Santa’s goal is to collect the presents randomly placed over the floating platform, these gifts are essential for Christmas. While there is no time limit to the levels, you can challenge yourself by overcoming each level with a high score.
Conclusion: The Top 10 Retro Christmas-Themed Games
Playing games on Christmas is another way to reminisce about the vibrant memories of your past. And what’s better than retro Christmas-themed games that are in a class of their own? If you wish to experience the greatness of Christmas through video games, check out the featured games.
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