Choose City Climber
Choose City Climber if you want a Sports game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. City Climber launched in 2017.
City Climber vs Christmas Time 2019
City Climber and Christmas Time 2019 both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. City Climber (2017) is 2 years older than Christmas Time 2019 (2019). Christmas Time 2019 scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than City Climber (73.5% positive). 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 Christmas Time 2019
Choose Christmas Time 2019 if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Christmas Time 2019 launched in 2019.
Both City Climber and Christmas Time 2019 sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.5% vs 75% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 City Climber |  Christmas Time 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.5% positive (136 reviews) | 75% positive (24 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ondrej Angelovic | Pickle Drugs |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- City Climber (2017) is 2 years older than Christmas Time 2019 (2019).
- Christmas Time 2019 scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than City Climber (73.5% positive).
- Christmas Time 2019 is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than City Climber (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- City Climber has co-op; Christmas Time 2019 does not.
City Climber vs Christmas Time 2019 — FAQ
- Should I play City Climber or Christmas Time 2019 first?
- If you want chronology, City Climber (2017) came out before Christmas Time 2019 (2019). 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 City Climber and Christmas Time 2019 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Does Christmas Time 2019 have multiplayer like City Climber?
- No. City Climber supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Christmas Time 2019 is listed as single-player only.