Cave Story's Secret Santa

by Nicalis, Inc.

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 6, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment75

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

374en

824 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 6, 2026

Released

Dec 9, 2021

Price

Free

Velocity

0.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Mar 22, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Free-to-play — revenue estimates don't apply.

About

After Balrog recovers the Christmas presents that were stolen by Chaba, the cowardly Mimiga named Santa must sneak into every house and return the missing packages. Be the Mimiga Who Saves Christmas!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 374 post-launch reviews

60%171 rev

<2h

83%110 rev

2-10h

93%86 rev

10-50h

100%4 rev

50-200h

100%3 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+17pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 316 similar games in the Adventure genre released in 2021.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 31%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 21%

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