Underplayed Gems

Stopping Santa (2025)

Stopping Santa cover
Developer
Hephaestus Games
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 12 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 15 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A fast, chaotic arcade shooter where you blast through waves of enemies to jazzy tunes.

arcadefast-pacedhumorouspixel graphicssimple controlsretrochaotic

What players say

Players describe Stopping Santa as a short, simple survivor-like arcade game with catchy music and a leaderboard for score competition. It draws comparisons to other autoshooters, with some players hoping for more power-ups or permanent upgrades.

Screenshots

Stopping Santa screenshot 1Stopping Santa screenshot 2Stopping Santa screenshot 3Stopping Santa screenshot 4Stopping Santa screenshot 5

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.