Choose Total Party Kill
Choose Total Party Kill if you want an Action and Adventure experience. Total Party Kill launched in 2019.
Total Party Kill vs Residual Christmas
Total Party Kill and Residual Christmas both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Total Party Kill (2019) is 5 years older than Residual Christmas (2024). Residual Christmas is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Total Party Kill (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Residual Christmas
Choose Residual Christmas if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Residual Christmas launched in 2024.
Both Total Party Kill and Residual Christmas sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Total Party Kill |  Residual Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.3% positive (90 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Adventure Islands | Tizby |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Total Party Kill (2019) is 5 years older than Residual Christmas (2024).
- Residual Christmas is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Total Party Kill (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Total Party Kill vs Residual Christmas — FAQ
- Should I play Total Party Kill or Residual Christmas first?
- If you want chronology, Total Party Kill (2019) came out before Residual Christmas (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Total Party Kill and Residual Christmas similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.