Long Live Santa!
Released Dec 2017
Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job in this online PvP third-person fighter!
87% positive · 3,114 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Long Live Santa! was released on December 19, 2017 as a free-to-play multiplayer experiment — the developer explicitly describes it as a "quick technical exercise" and "prototype" that they decided to publish rather than discard. From the outset, the intent was never to develop this as a long-running game but to learn multiplayer development principles ahead of adding multiplayer to their main title, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone.
The only post-launch update was a minor bug fix in January 2018 (version 0.1.0), fixing input registration and crash issues. In a December 31, 2018 post, the developer acknowledged fan interest in new content but was transparent that the small team's full attention was committed to Clone Drone, and that revisiting Long Live Santa! would only be possible "once we're further along in Early Access and/or have fully released Clone Drone." That conditional never appears to have been acted upon — the developer's last communication about this game was that December 31, 2018 post, and no further updates have followed.
The developer's own framing consistently treats Long Live Santa! as a finished, self-contained experiment. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap, no season pass, and no indication of any planned future content. The game shipped as a complete (if minimal) product and has remained unchanged since early 2018.
Evidence
Developer confirms they considered adding content in December 2018 but lacked the manpower to split from Clone Drone development. Revisiting Long Live Santa! is framed as a future possibility contingent on Clone Drone progress — not a commitment. Last official communication about this game.
Developer describes Long Live Santa! as a prototype and learning exercise for multiplayer development, now pivoting full attention to Clone Drone multiplayer. Expresses fondness for the game but no concrete plans for further development beyond a vague hope for 'next Christmas or Christmas in July.'
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Developer
Publisher
Doborog Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
Compete in this brand new epic multiplayer PvP survival game from Doborog Games!
Originally conceived as a quick technical exercise in multiplayer game creation, Twitch chat's interest in the game's quirky action and interactive fun led the dev team to go, “let’s actually release this!”
Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job.
With fast and furious gameplay, finding out if you will wear the tattered cloak of Santa Claus has never been more intense. Weapons drop from the sky as you compete against strangers on the internet to be the last one standing.
Originally conceived as a quick technical exercise in multiplayer game creation, Twitch chat's interest in the game's quirky action and interactive fun led the dev team to go, “let’s actually release this!”
The Tale...
Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job.
Gameplay
With fast and furious gameplay, finding out if you will wear the tattered cloak of Santa Claus has never been more intense. Weapons drop from the sky as you compete against strangers on the internet to be the last one standing.
- Create or join a server to instantly start a match.
- Play Last Santa Standing, battle-royale-style last-man-standing combat where weapons are scarce but powerful.
- Once the round starts, all bets are off. Find your weapons, best your Santa foes, and perhaps you will be the Winner, Winner, Christmas Dinner!
Key Features
- Online Multiplayer Combat with up to 20 players per battle.
- Gift Boxes drop from the sky containing weapons!
- Festive Weapons! Shoot your fellow Santa contenders with a Candy Crossbow, slice them with your Santa Sword, or just punch them with your bare-knuckle fists!
- Killer Reindeer! Mount this steed and run your enemies down!
- Last Santa Standing: seek out weapons, attack enemies, or cower in the corner.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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