Christmas Story

First-person horror where a grandfather's Christmas tale blurs with reality

ZV GAMES · Released Nov 19, 2025

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Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 166
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 10 months ago; Nov 30, 2025
Minimum PC: GTX 760; 8 GB RAM · 7 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Christmas Story?

A single-player, first-person horror adventure set in a snow-covered village, where a grandson visits his grandfather and becomes caught up in his Christmas story. You explore snowy forests and abandoned houses, solve puzzles, and uncover village secrets, while your actions and decisions shape the narrative.

For you if...

+you prefer horror adventures that last about an hour

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-heavy horror over walking and interacting

What players say

90% of 166 reviews are positive

Players praise the Christmas atmosphere and jump scares. A negative review calls the scares cheap, while another reports blurry, grainy visuals and poor performance.

Screenshots and trailer

Christmas Story system requirements

Minimum: GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does Christmas Story have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Christmas Story run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 15
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Russian. Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Christmas Story use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam