Christmas Time is quickly approaching- and with the Holiday 2013 sale swiftly approaching, it’s only right to flaunt the 5 best yuletide game experiences on Steam- so without further ado, The top 5 holiday games on Steam!
5. Sam and Max Season 2: Ice Station Santa
Santa has gone on a bender in season 2 of TellTale’s smash series Sam and Max. It’s up to the furry duo to get Santa from naughty back to nice- but he’s not going to cooperate as long as satanic forces are at work. In this hilarious episode, Sam and Max must save christmas and reveal a wacky plot involving the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
4. Skyrim Mods: Christmastime in Skyrim
One thing about the Elder Scrolls games that never ceases to amaze me is that the modding community for this game is amazing. Skyrim is no exception with mods like “It’s Christmas in Skyrim” which really bring on the holiday cheer despite the strong religious differences plaguing the land- as long as Aunt Margaret doesn’t bring up her belief in Daedric gods at the dinner table, we should get along just fine. “It’s Christmas in Skyrim” adds Christmas trees and wreaths to the major towns in Skyrim’s massive world- Merry Christmas, Dovahkiin!
3. Terraria’s Candy Cane Houses
Terraria is all about creating whatever you want in its wildly imaginative sandbox world- and Christmas time adds a sweeter flare by introducing Christmas gifts containing candy cane bricks so that you can construct your own candy cane houses. Just don’t eat them first!
2. Serious Sam 3- Serious Santa
One thing to love about the madcap shoot ’em up Serious Sam 3: BFE is that it is never afraid of being silly. If you’re in the holiday mood, there is a skin that Sam can wear in-game called ‘Serious Santa’. In seconds, you transform from the disgruntled action hero to a jolly fatman. Nothing will bring about Christmas cheer like blasting alien scum as Serious Santa- something tells me he didn’t stop after conquering the martians.
1. Team Fortress 2: A very Team Fort Christmas
If it’s something that Team Fotress always does right, it’s holidays. From Halloween to Christmas, the First Person Shooter always makes things interesting. Every Christmas, new weapons, maps, and costumes are available to really bring on the cool yule. Last Christmas had a free Christmas present that you could give to any other player on the server- there was even a heart monitor that would show if your heart grew by giving gifts JUST LIKE THE GRINCH! I’m really looking forward to TF2’s Christmas- and while most of the red on the map will be buckets of cartoon blood and not holiday decorations, you can bet it will still be a holly jolly Christmas.
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