Dear Santa,
This year I've been VERY good (mostly). Here's what I want:
- A game where 4 elves race through a giant mall
- A grappling hook (for ELVES!)
- Shopping carts you can ram people with
- A new mall every time
- About 50 silly hats
- Play it with my friends on the couch AND online
- Get it on Christmas 2026
Watch the trailer!
Why it's on my list
Santa forgot the presents. Again. Four elves get one night and one very crowded mall to get every wish to Santa's lap. Whoever delivers the most wins. Whoever gets in the way gets a shopping cart to the shins.
3 wishes per kid
Two gifts on the list are only yours. The golden one is for everyone, and only the first elf to Santa gets it.
Grappling hook
Swing over the atrium, slingshot off the top, yank a rival down or steal a gift right out of reach.
Cart crashes
Hop in a shopping cart or a toy car. Ram. Get rammed. Fly.
Jump on everything
Double jumps, wall jumps, dashes and ground pounds, plus ziplines, trampolines, awnings and elevators.
Selfie superfans
They freeze you for a photo while your gifts hit the floor. Shoppers wander into your path and fall over very nicely.
1–4 players
Split-screen on one couch, online, or Remote Play Together. Bots who play to win fill every empty seat.
- 🎁 Gift-box item boxes: anchor boots, candy-cane harpoons, tinsel tethers
- 🥩 The Elf Shelf: the shop elf sells snacks and toys beside Santa
- 🏆 Steam achievements with suitably terrible puns
Proof it's real
The route on Christmas Eve
A run takes you through five malls, each one built fresh from a seed: stores, floors, escalators, shortcuts and all. Found a good one? Share the seed with your friends.
Suburban mall
Two floors, a fountain and the first kids in line.
The Toy Run
Carts through the stockrooms, over the roof, and back to Santa.
City, store or rink
A city atrium, a department store, an outlet, or a food court with an ice rink.
The long Toy Run
Longer. Nastier. More stuff to smash.
The night plaza
Four malls around a frozen rink and the BIGGEST tree in town.
Hat stickers (collect them!)
12 hat families
Pick your look in the backstage dressing room. Every hat helps you AND has a catch. Nearly 50 to unlock with feats, grab off store displays, or find hidden in the malls.
Questions from the kid line
Can I play on my own?
Yes. Bots fill every empty seat, and they play to win.
Can we play on one couch?
Yes: split-screen for up to 4 players. Steam Remote Play Together works too.
And online?
Yes. Play with Steam friends or find a game through matchmaking.
Controller or keyboard?
Both, and you can remap every button in the options.
Is a run the same every time?
Nope. Every mall is generated from a seed, so each run is a different set of five. Share a seed to replay one.
When can I play it?
Christmas 2026, on Steam. Wishlist it and Steam will tell you the moment it's out.
P.P.S. Press
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24 DEC
To: Santa
The Big Chair, Centre Court
The Mall
Coming Christmas 2026. Don't keep Santa waiting.