Choose Shenanigans
Choose Shenanigans if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Shenanigans launched in 2023.
Shenanigans vs HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game
Shenanigans and HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Casual on Steam. Shenanigans (2023) is 1 year older than HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game (2024). Shenanigans is free; HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game is paid (0.99 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 HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game
Choose HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game if it matches what drew you to this matchup. HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game launched in 2024.
Both Shenanigans and HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and LAN PvP, 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
 Shenanigans |  HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Benevoland | TWEN |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Shenanigans (2023) is 1 year older than HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game (2024).
- Shenanigans is free; HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game is paid (0.99 USD).
Shenanigans vs HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game — FAQ
- Should I play Shenanigans or HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game first?
- If you want chronology, Shenanigans (2023) came out before HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game (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 Shenanigans and HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Is Shenanigans free?
- Yes — Shenanigans is a free-to-play Steam title. HO-HOP! - Christmas Board Game is paid (0.99 USD).