The Holiday Story

The Holiday Story

Released Nov 2025

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

70% positive · 106 reviews
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Evaluation

The Holiday Story is a short indie horror walking simulator released on November 15, 2025. The store description explicitly describes it as "a short horror game" with an estimated playtime of 30–40 minutes, indicating it was designed and shipped as a complete, self-contained experience. Following launch, the developer posted two small patches on November 17 and 18, 2025 — adding achievements, resolution settings, partial controller support, and minor bug fixes. There have been no developer communications since November 18, 2025, no DLC or additional content has been listed, and no announcements of future updates or expansions have been made. The game launched as a finished product, and the post-launch activity was limited to polish patches in the days immediately following release.
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Store description explicitly markets the game as 'a short horror game' with an estimated playtime of 30–40 minutes, indicating it was designed as a complete, finite experience.
description source development ending
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Resolution settings, partial controller support, a secret achievement, and bugfixes added. Last developer communication on record.
news post · Nov 18, 2025 source development ongoing
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Details

Developer
Publisher
JustTomcuk
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

The Holiday Story - is a short horror game about Christmas and New Year, set on the eve of 1982. The game's main genre is "Horror", "Walking simulator".

Plot:

You are an ordinary man on your way home from a business trip.
You promised your son a construction set for Christmas — but never got the chance to buy it.

Stopping by a brightly lit toy, electronics, and video game store, you step inside, hoping to find the perfect gift…

But soon, strange things begin to happen in the beautifully decorated Christmas shop.

Features:

  • VHS aesthetics.

  • Cozy yet unsettling holiday atmosphere.

  • Retro 1980s setting.

  • Realistic sound design.

Estimated playtime: 30–40 minutes.

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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