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Xmas Apocalypse

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76%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
76% User Score Based on 76 reviews

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About Xmas Apocalypse

Xmas Apocalypse is a single player casual role playing shooter game with a post-apocalyptic theme. It was developed by gypynkt and was released on December 15, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

It's Christmas Eve during the Zombie Apocalypse and Santa has to gun down hordes of the undead or Christmas is ruined! Level up your firearms with upgrades from the Christmas skill tree and find the most destructive combinations. A festive time-survival third-person shooter with roguelite elements.

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76%Audience ScoreBased on 76 reviews
gameplay8 positive mentions
grinding4 negative mentions
  • Unique Christmas holiday theme with fun and addictive third-person bullet hell gameplay.
  • Engaging combat that requires aiming and positioning, with a strategic card-based upgrade system and meta-progression.
  • Active and responsive developer who regularly updates the game yearly with new content and listens to community feedback.
  • Buggy and glitchy with issues like crashes, control problems, delayed hit registration, and UI bugs impacting gameplay experience.
  • Camera and perspective problems cause difficulty seeing enemies coming from behind and aiming can be frustrating and stressful.
  • Limited variety in weapons, environments, music, enemy types, and characters, with slow upgrade progression leading to tedious grinding.

  • gameplay

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a fast-paced, third-person survival experience reminiscent of Vampire Survivors but with active aiming and skillful shooting mechanics. Its card-based upgrade system and meta-progression add strategic depth and variety, keeping runs fresh and engaging, though some find the progression slow and certain perks overpowering. Despite occasional bugs and performance issues, the game’s unique theme, rewarding upgrades, and core loop provide an addictive and enjoyable challenge.

    • “The best way to describe it is basically Vampire Survivors in 3D, but with actual aiming mechanics instead of purely brainless auto-shooting.”
    • “Smooth shooting mechanics, rewarding upgrades, variety that actually makes you think about synergies.”
    • “This system encourages experimentation, ensuring that no two runs feel exactly the same and keeping the gameplay fresh.”
    • “Limited depth even with the painfully slow progression and unlocks, most of the gameplay is tedious at best.”
    • “Gameplay is extremely simple.”
    • “We enjoyed it, but it had some issues with running poorly, and a few gameplay bugs leading to having to restart the game a few times.”

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a basic yet charming pixel art style that evokes nostalgia and suits its lighthearted, chaotic tone. While visuals are simple and low quality, they effectively convey the action and complement the quirky gameplay, though some enemies lack creativity or festive appeal. Overall, the art style enhances the fun core gameplay despite its simplicity.

    • “From the moment you start, the game’s pixel art aesthetic and quirky tone set the stage for a lighthearted yet challenging experience.”
    • “Visually, Xmas Apocalypse embraces a pixel art style that captures the charm and nostalgia of retro games while clearly conveying the chaotic action on screen.”
    • “Graphics are basic: the visuals are kinda simple.”
    • “Visuals, although low quality, are charming and they suit the game.”
    • “Graphics are basic: the visuals are kinda simple.”

  • humor

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is described as a mix of dark holiday and goofy elements, with some players finding the comedic touches hilarious and clever, while others feel the jokes and festive themes fall flat or grow tiresome quickly. Overall, the humor is polarizing but contributes to a unique and entertaining atmosphere for many.

    • “The game's got some dark holiday humor, creating a goofy atmosphere.”
    • “It's a hilarious twist on this type of game.”
    • “Was looking for random games on Steam, saw this absolute masterpiece at 4 dollars and lose my mind laughing every time I see a hoard of hogs ram into zombies whilst Santa delivers the greatest written one-liners of the decade.”

  • music

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 16% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The game's music generally complements the visuals with energetic, fitting tracks that enhance the action, especially the metal Christmas-themed soundtrack. However, some users found the music repetitive and uninteresting, wishing for more variety, and noted a glitch causing music clips to play even when disabled.

    • “The game's soundtrack complements the visuals perfectly, with energetic and fitting music tracks that help heighten the tension and excitement of the zombie waves.”
    • “Seriously, you make a game about Santa shooting hordes of zombies with a cool metal Christmas soundtrack.”
    • “I know good music isn't cheap, but it needs more than the one tune.”
    • “One strange issue was that even after disabling the music, sound effects, and voices, some glitchy music clips would still play whenever leveling up.”

  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game involves a significant amount of grinding, which some users find tedious and repetitive despite initial engagement. Progression is slow and limited in depth, making the gameplay feel monotonous over time.

    • “Limited depth even with the painfully slow progression and unlocks; most of the gameplay is tedious at best.”
    • “The game is interesting for a few hours then quickly becomes repetitive and just about grinding for stupid achievements.”
    • “Quite easy and involves some grinding.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs that disrupt gameplay, such as uncontrollable movement and loss of shooting ability. While some glitches have been addressed and new content added, stability remains a major concern.

    • “Warning #1: this is buggy af.”
    • “Buggy - seems like there's a 10% chance after I roll that I start running at the speed of light and lose the ability to shoot.”
    • “If this game wasn't super buggy, I would recommend it.”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The optimization is mixed: while the game runs smoothly on devices like the Steam Deck with balanced additions, some users experience performance issues and jittery mouse-aiming that worsen gameplay and cause discomfort.

    • “Not only does it run smoothly, there's a bunch of weapon additions, new enemies, everything feels that teeny bit more balanced... it's great.”
    • “Side note: the game has some small text - but other than that, I experienced no performance issues on my LED Steam Deck.”
    • “Not recommended - it worsens every aspect compared to its Vampire Survivors predecessor and adds the need to mouse-aim at every enemy individually. This becomes especially painful due to performance issues and jittery aiming that frequently skips around, causing additional discomfort such as arm pain within minutes of playing.”
    • “The performance issues cause aiming to be jittery, significantly harming the gameplay experience.”
    • “ Optimization problems make targeting enemies with the mouse a frustrating and painful process.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers strong replayability through unlockable characters with unique skills and traits, providing variety and a rewarding progression system. Its engaging gameplay and humorous touches make it a fun experience that players find hard to put down.

    • “On top of this, the game offers unlockable characters, each with their own starter skills and unique traits, adding further variety and replay value.”
    • “Whether you’re a fan of roguelike shooters or simply looking for a fun and festive game to play during the holiday season, Xmas Apocalypse delivers an engaging and replayable experience that’s hard to put down.”
    • “Humor touches are nice and the progression and the replayability quite rewarding!”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere blends dark holiday humor with engaging audiovisual elements, creating a unique experience that feels both festive and thrilling.

    • “The game's got some dark holiday humor, providing a goofy atmosphere.”
    • “Together, the audiovisual elements immerse players in a unique atmosphere that manages to feel both festive and thrilling.”

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization is viewed negatively, with users feeling it is a cheap cash grab.

    • “It was a cheap cash grab for these people.”
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12h Median play time
12h Average play time
12-12h Spent by most gamers
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Xmas Apocalypse is a casual role playing shooter game with post-apocalyptic theme. Common tags for Xmas Apocalypse include indie, roguelite, third person, deckbuilding, action roguelike and others.

Xmas Apocalypse is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 12 hours playing Xmas Apocalypse.

Xmas Apocalypse was released on December 15, 2022.

Xmas Apocalypse was developed by gypynkt.

Xmas Apocalypse has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Xmas Apocalypse for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Xmas Apocalypse is a single player game.

Similar games include Twilight Survivors, Yet Another Zombie Survivors, Army of Ruin, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, Rogue: Genesia and others.