# Games like Long Live Santa!

> The closest matches to Long Live Santa!: Clone Drone in the Danger Zone, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds, Nidhogg 2, MORDHAU, and Die by the Blade. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Clone Drone in the Danger Zone](https://imho.run/games/597170/clone-drone-in-the-danger-zone) — Also Voxel and Fighting, like Long Live Santa!. 17,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597170/)
2. [Totally Accurate Battlegrounds](https://imho.run/games/823130/totally-accurate-battlegrounds) — Also Battle Royale and Memes, like Long Live Santa!. 56,067 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/823130/)
3. [Nidhogg 2](https://imho.run/games/535520/nidhogg-2) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 657 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/535520/)
4. [MORDHAU](https://imho.run/games/629760/mordhau) — A frequent pick in Long Live Santa! players' libraries, and another Action. 59,032 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629760/)
5. [Die by the Blade](https://imho.run/games/1154670/die-by-the-blade) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 99 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154670/)
6. [Last Man Sitting](https://imho.run/games/774291/last-man-sitting) — Also Battle Royale and Memes, like Long Live Santa!. 128 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774291/)
7. [RUSSIA BATTLEGROUNDS](https://imho.run/games/805940/russia-battlegrounds) — Also Battle Royale and Memes, like Long Live Santa!. 966 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/805940/)
8. [Paint the Town Red](https://imho.run/games/337320/paint-the-town-red) — Also Voxel and Fighting, like Long Live Santa!. 13,399 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/)
9. [Chivalry 2](https://imho.run/games/1824220/chivalry-2) — Also Swordplay and Gore, like Long Live Santa!. 22,242 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824220/)
10. [Stick Fight: The Game](https://imho.run/games/674940/stick-fight-the-game) — Also Fighting, like Long Live Santa!. 52,431 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/674940/)
11. [Gladio Mori](https://imho.run/games/2689120/gladio-mori) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 1,656 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689120/)
12. [Bean Battles](https://imho.run/games/765410/bean-battles) — Also Battle Royale and Memes, like Long Live Santa!. 6,032 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765410/)
13. [Samurai GUNN](https://imho.run/games/239090/samurai-gunn) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 303 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239090/)
14. [Blood and Bacon](https://imho.run/games/434570/blood-and-bacon) — Also Memes and Gore, like Long Live Santa!. 13,126 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434570/)
15. [Darwin Project](https://imho.run/games/544920/darwin-project) — Also Battle Royale, like Long Live Santa!. 9,816 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544920/)
16. [NARAKA: BLADEPOINT](https://imho.run/games/1203220/naraka-bladepoint) — Also Battle Royale and Fighting, like Long Live Santa!. 23,440 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203220/)
17. [Crab Game](https://imho.run/games/1782210/crab-game) — Also Battle Royale, like Long Live Santa!. 83,323 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782210/)
18. [Dying Light: Bad Blood](https://imho.run/games/766370/dying-light-bad-blood) — Also Battle Royale and Gore, like Long Live Santa!. 424 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/766370/)
19. [FOR HONOR™](https://imho.run/games/304390/for-honor) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 57,070 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304390/)
20. [Blade Symphony](https://imho.run/games/225600/blade-symphony) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 2,893 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225600/)
21. [STAB STAB STAB!](https://imho.run/games/1026130/stab-stab-stab) — Also Swordplay and Gore, like Long Live Santa!. 81 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1026130/)
22. [Boreal Blade](https://imho.run/games/598780/boreal-blade) — Also Swordplay and Gore, like Long Live Santa!. 162 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598780/)
23. [Smack Talk](https://imho.run/games/4020490/smack-talk) — Also Fighting and Memes, like Long Live Santa!. 1,047 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4020490/)
24. [SpiderHeck](https://imho.run/games/1329500/spiderheck) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like Long Live Santa!. 2,657 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1329500/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=763410&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=763410&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=763410&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=763410
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/763410
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Long Live Santa!

Long Live Santa! is a free-to-play multiplayer action game set in the Norwegian wilderness where players battle to become the next Santa. The sandbox combat system features a weapon-triangle balance inspired by rock-paper-scissors mechanics, which players note becomes particularly engaging in larger lobbies. Santa skill progression lets characters learn absurdly violent abilities as they advance through the single-level arena. The game supports online co-op with spectator mode and server capacity limits shaping the competitive experience. Reviewers highlight the challenging yet whimsical tone, and players describe it as intense and contemplative during tense stand-offs. The compact sandbox design enables endless replayability, and many players report returning to play it every Christmas with friends. It holds an 88% positive rating from over 2000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 763410
- **Developer:** Doborog Games
- **Publisher:** Doborog Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP
- **Released:** Dec 19, 2017
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/763410/long-live-santa)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=763410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/763410/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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