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Games like A Very Bad Christmas Eve

If A Very Bad Christmas Eve is your kind of game, the closest matches are Captain ToonHead vs the Punks from Outer Space, Towers and Powers and Orbital Strike VR — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About A Very Bad Christmas Eve: Could you save Christmas if you are the only Elf Santa Claus can count on? Challenge yourself in the single-player action-adventure puzzle game A Very Bad Christmas Eve tailor-made for the VR platform.

2020ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Incineration Productions
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  1. Captain ToonHead vs the Punks from Outer Space

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Ever wanted to beat a T-Rex up with a chancla, while building powerful towers that shoot piñatas, hot sauce and heat-seeking fireworks? Captain ToonHead is the VR tower defense game of your cartooniest dreams.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Towers and Powers

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    It’s time to be a god! Save your residents and keep their islands from falling to the forces of chaos in this VR tower defense game.

    2023ActionStrategyAdventure16.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Orbital Strike VR

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Orbital Strike VR is a tactical space combat sim that places you and up to 3 friends as pilots for Starfall's forward fleet. Fly through space using unique hand-jet thrusters, command powerful fire support, and open a path for your capital ships in this thrilling sci-fi adventure.

    2023ActionIndieSimulation16.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. BattleGroupVR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.

    2023ActionStrategySimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Guardians Frontline

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Guardians Frontline is a sci-fi VR shooter that makes you a soldier and a commander. Fight off enemies and build bases in a single-player and co-op campaign, plus PvP game modes with full cross-play support.

    2023ActionStrategy24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Become a vampire slayer and eliminate powerful sleeping monsters — an endeavor undertaken by only the bravest souls. In this jumpscare game with elements of horror and puzzle, you must destroy a clan of ancient vampires by carefully disarming their coffins’ defenses with the help of your guide.

    2024Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Starlight VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Very Bad Christmas Eve fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Activate your Neural Link to gain an omniscient view of the battlefield. Experience the conflict at any scale, as you plot the course that will lead your fleet to victory. Eternal Starlight is a tactical space combat game, built from the ground up for VR.

    2021ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Very Bad Christmas Eve at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under A Very Bad Christmas Eve on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with A Very Bad Christmas Eve.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Very Bad Christmas Eve

How much does A Very Bad Christmas Eve cost?
A Very Bad Christmas Eve is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Very Bad Christmas Eve?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Very Bad Christmas Eve are Captain ToonHead vs the Punks from Outer Space, Towers and Powers, Orbital Strike VR.
Who developed A Very Bad Christmas Eve?
A Very Bad Christmas Eve was developed by Incineration Productions.

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