Choose Long Live Santa!
Choose Long Live Santa! if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,042 Steam reviews back the pick.
Long Live Santa! vs SurvivalZ Battlegrounds
Long Live Santa! and SurvivalZ Battlegrounds both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Long Live Santa! (2017) is 2 years older than SurvivalZ Battlegrounds (2019). Long Live Santa! scores higher on Steam reviews (88.3% positive) than SurvivalZ Battlegrounds (60.4% 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 SurvivalZ Battlegrounds
Choose SurvivalZ Battlegrounds if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. SurvivalZ Battlegrounds launched in 2019.
Both Long Live Santa! and SurvivalZ Battlegrounds sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Long Live Santa! |  SurvivalZ Battlegrounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.3% positive (2,042 reviews) | 60.4% positive (91 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Doborog Games | RewindApp |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Long Live Santa! (2017) is 2 years older than SurvivalZ Battlegrounds (2019).
- Long Live Santa! scores higher on Steam reviews (88.3% positive) than SurvivalZ Battlegrounds (60.4% positive).
- Long Live Santa! is free; SurvivalZ Battlegrounds is paid (1.99 USD).
- Long Live Santa! is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; SurvivalZ Battlegrounds has no Deck rating yet.
Long Live Santa! vs SurvivalZ Battlegrounds — FAQ
- Should I play Long Live Santa! or SurvivalZ Battlegrounds first?
- If you want chronology, Long Live Santa! (2017) came out before SurvivalZ Battlegrounds (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 Long Live Santa! and SurvivalZ Battlegrounds similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Long Live Santa! free?
- Yes — Long Live Santa! is a free-to-play Steam title. SurvivalZ Battlegrounds is paid (1.99 USD).