There's No Santa

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There's No Santa is one of literally hundreds of simple, minimalist 2D line art "Find 100 Hidden turnips" or whatever games... hunt through a simple illustration to find 100 hidden things. The first time I saw one of these I thought it was a fairly okay, if short experience... but the problem is, there's literally hundreds of these plaguing the store. They're fairly low effort when you think about what's needed to make a more genuine game. The whole thing could have been done in a web browser. We have to ask if Steam was intended to compete with Firefox, Chrome or Safari. I didn't spend thousands building a gaming rig so I could play glorified browser games. The other problem is just how many of these there are... they're practically spamming the Steam store at this point. It's close to pollution... mass produced slop that genuine game developers have to try to compete with to get visibility for their more seriously developed games. And that's not good for gamers, or for real developers. This game features very lacklustre minimalist "art" for graphics instead of anything remotely contemporary. I'm sure the "developer" thought this would come across as "artistic", but it doesn't, it comes across as "really lazy". Yes, contemporary 3D graphics take a lot of time and effort to create. That doesn't mean it's okay not to bother! Developers must try to understand that gaming is a visual medium, and gamers spend a lot of money on high end gaming rigs for a reason. And that reason is not so they can look at lazy, phoned-in half efforts like this. On pricing and value for gamers, this isn't really free as you're expected to pay up $3 USD to unlock content/DLC, the game should not be considered completely unlocked until you empty your wallet for the developer. This is misleading and predatory pricing on a product falsely marketed as "free". Despite having no up-front cost, this failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed the game peaked at only 9 concurrent players... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it? This isn't really a "free" game, it's got mobile app tier predatory pricing, which is the kind of thing PC gamers hate. That's just another reason not to bother downloading this "free" game.

4 levels to complete which can each be played 3 times, and the hidden items change location each time. you find a variety of xmas items like ribbons, bells, reindeers and so on. unfortunately you cannot obtain all the achievements from the base game alone, as the dlc which adds 5 extra levels also contains achievements.

(도전 과제 100% 달성) [dlc 필요] 숨은 크리스마스 물품 찾기 게임. 스테이지는 dlc 포함 총 9개로 구성되어 있습니다. 난이도는 쉬움, 보통, 어려움, 다크 모드가 있으며, 다크 모드는 시야가 매우 한정된 상태로 진행하는 모드입니다. 힌트를 사용하시면 금방 클리어할 수 있습니다. 분량도 그렇게 길지 않고 도전 과제 달성도 쉬우니 킬링타임용으로 한 번쯤 플레이해보시는 것을 추천드립니다.

"Ho ho ho!" are one of the sound effects you'll hear, amongst other laughs and noises as you click through all the hidden objects in each level. From snowman and stockings, to bells and candy canes, There's No Santa presents a quick game-play, but with each difficulty mode presenting a bigger challenge if you chose so in the options. I liked the multiple levels (plus DLC levels in you buy that), and option to adjust the difficulty of the game. The hidden objects are also fairly easy to find, which makes it great even for first-time players of the genre. The art and graphics are cartoon and mono-colour, but with each level having a different theme. So there are various scenes you can play. You can even change the BG color in the options if you dislike the white blinding BG. Overall, There's No Santa is worth playing. A job well done, devs!

成就目标包含在DLC里

There's No Santa – Un jeu où, bien sûr, le Père Noël n'existe pas ! 🎅🚫 Je suis totalement pris par ce jeu ! C’est le genre de titre parfait pour plonger dans une enquête absurde où, évidemment, il n’y a aucune trace du Père Noël… Enfin, c’est ce qu’on veut nous faire croire. 🎁🎄 C’est drôle, intrigant et totalement addictif – on explore, on cherche des indices (même s’il n’y a rien à trouver, bien sûr), et chaque nouvelle révélation nous plonge un peu plus dans le doute. Si vous aimez les jeux qui brouillent la frontière entre vérité et légende avec une bonne dose d’humour, foncez sans hésiter ! 🔎✨

Unfortunately impossible to complete the game without DLC. Overall, relatively easy point and click as a casual game. I dislike the custom cursor though, feels like a huge finger that's unable to click accurately on tiny objects.

There's No Santa is a hidden object game with a Christmas theme. You go through festive scenes and try to find all the listed items. The artstyle is colorful and cozy, fitting the holiday vibe. The music was okay and helped set the mood, but nothing too special. Overall, the game is simple but pleasant. You can earn all achievements by completing all levels and hidden object tasks. I got 100% in 20.3 hours. The game is completely free, so I didn’t pay anything. It was a nice little holiday-themed experience – if you're into hidden object games, give it a try!