- November 20, 2023
- jbringle
- 12h median play time
The Legend of Santa
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About The Legend of Santa
The Legend of Santa is a single player and multiplayer platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by jbringle and was released on November 20, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.
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Reviews
- Faithful and enjoyable homage to NES/SNES Mario games with tight controls and accurate platforming physics.
- Charming Christmas theme with festive visuals, music, and Santa-themed power-ups adding unique flavor.
- Supports cooperative multiplayer mode for up to 4 players, enhancing replayability and fun.
- Lack of a save or quick save system causes frustration, forcing players to restart levels or chapters upon quitting or dying.
- Game is relatively short with limited content—few worlds, levels, and shallow power-up variety.
- High difficulty level, especially boss fights and precise jumps, may discourage younger or casual players.
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay evokes nostalgia reminiscent of Super Mario World on the SNES, focusing on classic mechanics with minimal gimmicks. While players appreciate the ability to select chapters freely, repetitive large sections can feel demoralizing. Overall, the gameplay is straightforward and rooted in familiar platforming basics.
“A game meant to bring back memories that is similar to Super Mario World on the SNES and it does this with relatively few gameplay and gimmick elements.”
“Fortunately, you can select whatever chapter you want, but still, having to repeat large chunks of gameplay is a bit demoralizing.”
“A game meant to bring back memories, similar to Super Mario World on the SNES, but it features relatively few gameplay and gimmick elements.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Legend of Santa is a platformer game with fantasy theme. Common tags for The Legend of Santa include indie, family friendly, pixel graphics, cartoon, retro and others.
The Legend of Santa is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, Windows and others.
On average players spend around 12 hours playing The Legend of Santa.
The Legend of Santa was released on November 20, 2023.
The Legend of Santa was developed by jbringle.
The Legend of Santa has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Legend of Santa for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.
The Legend of Santa is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include Micro Mages, Rayman Origins, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Shotgun Legend, Infernax and others.












