Choose Santa's Special Delivery
Choose Santa's Special Delivery if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Santa's Special Delivery launched in 2016.
Santa's Special Delivery vs Heavy Blade
Santa's Special Delivery and Heavy Blade both land in Action, Indie, Violent 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, Violent on Steam. Santa's Special Delivery (2016) is 2 years older than Heavy Blade (2018). Heavy Blade is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Santa's Special Delivery (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 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 Heavy Blade
Choose Heavy Blade if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heavy Blade launched in 2018.
Both Santa's Special Delivery and Heavy Blade sit in Action, Indie, and Violent 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
 Santa's Special Delivery |  Heavy Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Violent, Gore | Action, Indie, RPG, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Drunk Robot Games, Effinvance | Egerter Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Violent on Steam.
- Santa's Special Delivery (2016) is 2 years older than Heavy Blade (2018).
- Heavy Blade is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Santa's Special Delivery (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Santa's Special Delivery is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Heavy Blade has no Deck rating yet.
Santa's Special Delivery vs Heavy Blade — FAQ
- Should I play Santa's Special Delivery or Heavy Blade first?
- If you want chronology, Santa's Special Delivery (2016) came out before Heavy Blade (2018). 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's Special Delivery and Heavy Blade similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Violent 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 Santa's Special Delivery run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Santa's Special Delivery is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Heavy Blade doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.