The North Pole (2019)

Developer: Hot Spaghetti
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 51 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A light-hearted, low-pressure sandbox where you wander a cheerful winter setting, help elven characters, and decorate a town tree at your own pace.

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What players say

Players describe a short, cozy Christmas collect-a-thon with ragdoll physics and elf tossing, but many say it is buggy. Quest-breaking bugs are common, and the game needs manual launch fixes to run on modern PCs. The playtime is around two to three hours for ten euros, so players recommend waiting for a sale.

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