
A dead Santa Claus right before Christmas is never a good sign. Interrogate the North Pole suspects to solve the murder and figure out how to save the festive season in this short dark comedy visual novel whodunnit.
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Santa Claus, the King of Christmas, has been murdered. Brutally butchered in his Throne Room on the North Pole. Our dynamic duo of deduction and delinquency, investigative journalist Deliria B. Murder and the undead detective Skullbert "Skully" McSkullface, arrives to the scene in a timely manner, ready to get to the bottom of this scandalous scoop and most-likely-illegal impalement.
Suspects abound from dissatisfied elves to flying reindeer, not to forget the possible marriage trouble with Mrs. Claus. Luckily, the CIA is already digging through the crime scene, so you can be sure the investigation is in good hands... Right?

Play as the main character duo and put all (or at least some) of your journalism and detective skills to good use. Do a bit of digging around and interrogate the North Pole residents to learn about their secret goings-on and grievances. Find answers to all the questions you've ever had* about Santa's operations!
How are the work conditions for Santa's elves?
How do the reindeer fly?
How's Mrs. Claus liking the life of an Arctic matriarch?
Shouldn't a murder be written down somewhere on Santa's famous naughty list?
Yuletide Regicide is a short comedic visual novel crime story with hand-drawn graphics. It's a game full of funny characters, conspiracies, and Christmas jeer – everything you need to get into that festive mood for the holidays. Solve the murder, save Christmas**!
*Unless you had more questions.
**Results may vary.
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Коротенька безкоштовна гра на 30-40 хвилин, починається прям пречудово, далі на мій смак ну аж занадто наближена до реальності, як новини почитав, їй-бо. Але якщо чорний гумор та сатира норм - рекомендую, або ж як завше проілюструю-проспіваю: [quote]There's the National Guard and the FBI There's a van from the Eyewitness News And helicopters circlin' 'round in the sky And the bullets are flyin', the body count's risin' And everyone's dyin' to know, oh Santa, why? My my my my my my You used to be such a jolly guy "Weird Al" Yankovic – The Night Santa Went Crazy[/quote] Коротше хто пам'ятає флеш ігри на тому ж Adult Swim - це воно. Отримав в кураторку й згодом потицяю інші ігри цього ж розробника, бо та, майже ностальгічне, а більше розписувати - лише псувати.
No one’s paying attention, so here’s the truth: I am very much bitchless
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The humor and the artstyle remind me of those flash games, especially the silly and ugly (in a good way) characters with big heads and tiny bodies. Yuletide Regicide is a very nice visual novel that deserves to be played during the holiday season, especially if you're looking for something a little juvenile and quite short to play. Playtime is about 45 minutes.
Yuletide Regicide ist eine kurze Visual Novel, die man in rund 40 Minuten absolviert hat. Dabei löst man als Reporter-Detektiv-Duo – wobei der Detektiv ein zum Leben erwecktes Skelett ist – einen Mordfall. Getötet wurde niemand Geringeres als der Weihnachtsmann. Mit einer Zuckerstange im Herzen und Colaflaschendeckeln auf den Augen. Klingt absurd? Ist es auch. Und genau das ist der Punkt. Das Spiel nimmt sich selber null ernst und feuert eine Absurdität nach der anderen ab. Es zieht dabei alles Mögliche durch den Kakao: Weihnachten, Kommerz (inkl. Coca-Cola), die CIA und noch so einiges mehr. Das ist schräg, schwarzhumorig und überraschend unterhaltsam. Klar, das Gameplay ist äusserst stumpf. Im Prinzip klickt man sich einfach durch Dialoge und trifft hin und wieder eine Auswahl. Dabei bewegt man sich auf einem fixen Pfad, hat also keine echten Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten. Nur am Schluss gibt es eine kleine Entscheidung, die aber auch nicht ins Gewicht fällt. Aber das ist in diesem Fall angesichts der Kürze und der sonstigen Stärken völlig okay. Dasselbe gilt für die einfache, aber zweckmässige Cartoongrafik. Sie ist sicher nicht die schönste Grafik aller Zeiten, hat aber einen eigenständigen Look und passt hervorragend zum Ton des Spiels. Fazit: Wer sich mit einer morbiden, absurden Geschichte auf Weihnachten einstimmen möchte, dem kann ich dieses schräge, witzige und obendrein noch kostenlose Adventure nur wärmstens empfehlen.
It's a nice short christmas romp
It's a simple visual novel game. Very easy and short to get through the novel itself.
Noel'den hemen önce ölmüş bir Noel Baba asla iyiye işaret değildir. Bu kısa, karanlık komedi görsel romanında cinayeti çözmek ve yılbaşı sezonunu nasıl kurtaracağınızı bulmak için Kuzey Kutbu şüphelilerini sorgulayın.
Ok, this was funny. Short, but expected of a free game. I'm highly amused. I might have to play this every year for Christmas now.
A brief and amusing visual novel with a couple choices throughout to get a couple different endings.
Yuletide Regicide is a welcome (if temporary) cure for post-Christmas blues! It's a visual novel about an unlikely pair of investigators (a journalist and an animated skeleton) looking into the murder of Father Christmas. It's short, nicely & brightly illustrated, a good blend of funny and cynical humour, and has multiple endings. There are achievements for game progress and for each of four endings, plus two for either perfect - or totally imperfect - final deductions. My thanks to the developer: you're definitely on Santa's "good" list.