Write any (preferably fun) PC, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, GameCube, N64, etc. games that have a Christmas atmosphere, Halloween, Easter, etc.
with a reason why if you can. Game mods can count too.
Even if you never played it, just based on screenshots/gameplay.
I just know someone will post a game that has no Santa, no decorations,
no Chrsitmas tree
and zero snow and say it's Christmasy.
But post it anyway if you believe in it.
It's hard to find even just single levels.
I usually don't find snowboarding games to feel Christmasy, it feels more like sports.
Christmas Shopper Simulator 1 and 2 on PC?
I know there were some 2D Christmas games on the NES (santa in the name I think).
It's easier finding actual Christmas flash games (look up Flashpoint Archive)
than on consoles.
Thought it would be an easy cash grab idea for companies but many didn't even try.
Halloween:
-The Castleween PS2 game looks like it has a good halloween atmosphere.
-This PC port (apparently of a cancelled PS1 game) of Courage The Cowardly Dog has the eerie halloween atmosphere
but last I checked was very incomplete: neithernathan.itch.io/courage-the-video-game
-Chicken Run (PS1) first level....maybe (spooky atmosphere).
-Zombie Virus (or "The Zombie vs. Kyuukyuusha" for the Japanese version) on PS2.
-I've heard one of the Kingdom Hearts games has an area called Halloween Town,
and Candy Cane Lane (the latter looks Christmasy).
-Batman Arkham Asylum (at least the Scarecrow Nightmare challenge DLC)
If you don't know what I mean: youtube.com/watch?v=G7GqyC8C218
-Chinatown map from Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 1? It's a night map with glowing lanterns,
might be cool on Halloween.
There might also be some custom maps designed more specifically for a Halloween or Christmas look.
-40 Winks (PS1)
-Need For Speed Underground 2 ...maybe. It has night maps with a lot of glow in places, might be a decent racer on Halloween.
Maybe also the night maps in the Juiced PS2 games.
Need For Speed World (it shut down, but there's still an offline version you can download) had a halloween event, with pumpkins.
-Casper games (but I think they generally had bad reviews).
-The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy PS2.
-Harry Potter (PS1) had a certain spooky candle lighting about it (and spooky sounds), inside Hogwarts.
Maybe for Easter: the Spyro games. I don't remember many bunnies but there were dragon eggs
(also the art style).
with a reason why if you can. Game mods can count too.
Even if you never played it, just based on screenshots/gameplay.
I just know someone will post a game that has no Santa, no decorations,
no Chrsitmas tree
and zero snow and say it's Christmasy.
But post it anyway if you believe in it.
It's hard to find even just single levels.
I usually don't find snowboarding games to feel Christmasy, it feels more like sports.
Christmas Shopper Simulator 1 and 2 on PC?
I know there were some 2D Christmas games on the NES (santa in the name I think).
It's easier finding actual Christmas flash games (look up Flashpoint Archive)
than on consoles.
Thought it would be an easy cash grab idea for companies but many didn't even try.
Halloween:
-The Castleween PS2 game looks like it has a good halloween atmosphere.
-This PC port (apparently of a cancelled PS1 game) of Courage The Cowardly Dog has the eerie halloween atmosphere
but last I checked was very incomplete: neithernathan.itch.io/courage-the-video-game
-Chicken Run (PS1) first level....maybe (spooky atmosphere).
-Zombie Virus (or "The Zombie vs. Kyuukyuusha" for the Japanese version) on PS2.
-I've heard one of the Kingdom Hearts games has an area called Halloween Town,
and Candy Cane Lane (the latter looks Christmasy).
-Batman Arkham Asylum (at least the Scarecrow Nightmare challenge DLC)
If you don't know what I mean: youtube.com/watch?v=G7GqyC8C218
-Chinatown map from Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 1? It's a night map with glowing lanterns,
might be cool on Halloween.
There might also be some custom maps designed more specifically for a Halloween or Christmas look.
-40 Winks (PS1)
-Need For Speed Underground 2 ...maybe. It has night maps with a lot of glow in places, might be a decent racer on Halloween.
Maybe also the night maps in the Juiced PS2 games.
Need For Speed World (it shut down, but there's still an offline version you can download) had a halloween event, with pumpkins.
-Casper games (but I think they generally had bad reviews).
-The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy PS2.
-Harry Potter (PS1) had a certain spooky candle lighting about it (and spooky sounds), inside Hogwarts.
Maybe for Easter: the Spyro games. I don't remember many bunnies but there were dragon eggs
(also the art style).
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Actually there's games with Christmas stuff in them like Banjo Kazooie's Freezeasy Peak and some of Diddy Kong Racing's tracks. NiGHTS into Dreams has Christmas NiGHTS. You can play it on Steam if you don't have a Sega Saturn or emulate it. There's a Christmas hack of Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal? (not sure which one) but it's very surface level with just a coating of snow everywhere, the water is frozen over allowing you to slide everywhere, snow replaces plants you need to cut, and the text and story changed a little to give it a Christmas theme. There is also that Santa game on Sega Genesis. Daze Before Christmas it's called I think?
