Choose Santa Protects the Christmas Tree
Choose Santa Protects the Christmas Tree if you want an Action and Indie experience. Santa Protects the Christmas Tree launched in 2021.
Santa Protects the Christmas Tree vs Hammer Penguins
Santa Protects the Christmas Tree and Hammer Penguins both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Santa Protects the Christmas Tree (2021) is 3 years older than Hammer Penguins (2024). Hammer Penguins is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Santa Protects the Christmas Tree (3.99 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 Hammer Penguins
Choose Hammer Penguins if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hammer Penguins launched in 2024.
Both Santa Protects the Christmas Tree and Hammer Penguins sit in Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Santa Protects the Christmas Tree |  Hammer Penguins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 100% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sasasoft | Muffin Man Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Santa Protects the Christmas Tree (2021) is 3 years older than Hammer Penguins (2024).
- Hammer Penguins is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Santa Protects the Christmas Tree (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Santa Protects the Christmas Tree vs Hammer Penguins — FAQ
- Should I play Santa Protects the Christmas Tree or Hammer Penguins first?
- If you want chronology, Santa Protects the Christmas Tree (2021) came out before Hammer Penguins (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 Santa Protects the Christmas Tree and Hammer Penguins similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.