- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Fantasy
Eldritch horror saves Christmas for fun & profit in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
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Unpretentious, comic, plot-driven and cool.
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RPG FanJonathan LoganJan 202090/100Cthulhu Saves Christmas is a stocking stuffer you'll want to open!
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NintendoWorldReportDonald TheriaultNov 20209/10After the exhausting dev process of Cosmic Star Heroine, I can see why Zeboyd Games went with a smaller project for this round. It's a simple game, with a hilarious cast of characters and it's about the length of the Home Alone duology. Cthulhu Saves Christmas is a nice way to wile away a snowy November day while trying to figure out how to convert to J.... planning your Christmas holidays.
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Cultured VulturesMegan WaltonNov 20209/10Who knew the holidays with Cthulhu could be so much fun? If you put one game on your Christmas list this year, make it this one.
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Hey Poor PlayerNov 20203.5/5Cthulhu Saves Christmas is a fun game with great dialogue, a combat system that’s more hit than miss, and an overall amount of content that’s way too short for its own good. If you’re hungry for some JRPG action, appreciate a well-written comedic story, and don’t mind something that’s a quick burn, this is definitely something that you’ll want to pick up this holiday season. Or, you know, sometime in November. Whatever works for you.
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oprainfallJosh SpeerJan 20203.5/5 starsHonestly, for only $9.99 you get a great experience with Cthulhu Saves Christmas. It’s a very solid RPG with lots of laughs and good mechanics. Though I do miss some features from the first game, it overall does a good job of streamlining things for the better. More than anything, I just wanted reasons to keep playing in this universe. Any sort of unlockables, optional dungeons or hidden bosses would have been very welcome. Though my time with the game wasn’t exactly short, I kept finding myself wishing this was a 30-40 hour game. And while the ending was a bit of a disappointment, I still find myself hoping we get another entry to make this a trilogy. All in all, I’m happy with the latest from Zeboyd Games, and hope we don’t have to wait very long for Cthulhu’s next adventure.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Zeboyd Games
- Publisher
- Limited Run Games
- Released
- December 23, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Unity
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 4 ratings.
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