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Nicalis, Inc. · 2021 · Windows

Steam: 82 % positive of 839 reviews, as of Oct 28

After Balrog recovers the Christmas presents that were stolen by Chaba, the cowardly Mimiga named Santa must sneak into every house and return the missing packages. Be the Mimiga Who Saves Christmas!

24 games that play like Cave Story's Secret Santa and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: FIND ALL: Christmas, Christmas Adventure: Candy Storm and Yuletide Legends: Who Framed Santa Claus.

Player tags

  • Adventure
  • Puzzle
  • Stealth
  • Casual
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Cute
  • Family Friendly
  • 2D
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By gameplay

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Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. Winter Burrow89 % positive of 2,967
  2. Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa88 % positive of 187Shared: Retro · Adventure · 2D
  3. Secret Cats - Snow93 % positive of 200Shared: Puzzle · Family Friendly · Adventure
  4. At Home Alone Final97 % positive of 8,236Shared: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Adventure
  5. Mission in Snowdriftland - Snowlogue90 % positive of 230Shared: Pixel Graphics · Family Friendly · Retro
  6. Crimson Snow (2023)94 % positive of 1,273Shared: Puzzle · Stealth · Exploration
  7. Lost in Play97 % positive of 8,497Shared: Puzzle · Family Friendly · Adventure
  8. FIND ALL: Halloween96 % positive of 160Shared: Puzzle · Family Friendly · Adventure
  9. Lost and Found Co.95 % positive of 2,946
  10. Mission in Snowdriftland95 % positive of 240Shared: Pixel Graphics · Family Friendly · Controller
  11. 20 Small Mazes98 % positive of 9,672Shared: Puzzle · Family Friendly · Adventure
  12. Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley97 % positive of 3,467Shared: Puzzle · Stealth · Family Friendly

By look

Looks like Cave Story's Secret Santa

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Night Reverie96 % positive of 286
  2. Catacomb Kids85 % positive of 536
  3. OFF94 % positive of 3,175
  4. Karisvale92 % positive of 196
  5. Illusion Box94 % positive of 235
  6. Night Reverie: Prologue92 % positive of 279
  7. Catgirl98 % positive of 2,066
  8. Afterplace97 % positive of 178
  9. Chronoquartz98 % positive of 524
  10. Chronigma99 % positive of 629
  11. Vagante89 % positive of 4,128
  12. Red Bow88 % positive of 237

At a glance

What games like Cave Story's Secret Santa have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Cave Story's Secret Santa: Puzzle (16 of 24), Family Friendly (13) and Adventure (10).
  • They came out between 2008 and 2026, 15 of them after Cave Story's Secret Santa (2021).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Travellin Cats in Jingle Jam (99 % positive of 10,504).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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