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Santa Claus in Trouble (HD)
Help Santa to collect lost christmas presents in this wonderful 3D Jump'n'Run experience. An exciting arcade adventure is just waiting for the kids in your life and especially the kid in you!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“A hood classic 11/10”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“If I die to a penguin or a bird again. Im gonna take a snowball and shove it up my throat until I start puking ice. One thing I have to add about this beautiful game is that hammer seem to hit me wherever I am. Ruined my Christmas vibes. Thanks developers :)”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“This game is definitely a hidden gem. I've got the first two games on my pc too but i really like this remastered version. The graphics are really good, the sound is so charming and the platforming it's solid. I'd recommend this game to anyone wanting to play a fun and relaxing…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
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Update #7 Steam Deck compatibility
14th July 2023 local system settings are no longer synchronized via Cloud optimal display settings for Steam Deck are now automatically preselected
Update #6
19th December 2021 fixed bug that prevented the unlocking of the score achievements (Champion Claus, Super Santa, Jumping Legend) based in the victory screen (points for extra lives were not included)
Update #5
8th December 2021 - fixed stuck pusher with non-vsynched fast PCs - game now limits the maximal frame rate to 150 to prevent exhausting GPU/CPU usage
Update #4
29th December 2020 - player can now start the game from any unlocked level instead of the episode's start - fixed minor issue with mouse cursor when changing application's focus - the right analog sti
Update #3
27th December 2020 - reduced force to weaken hammer pushes which could be required to reach certain presents - fixed visuals of Yeti's shooting sequence - Santa has now finally overcome his thousand-y
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Casual |
| Player tags | Action · Casual · 3D Platformer · Family Friendly · Cute · Cartoony · Funny · Singleplayer · Physics · 3D · Atmospheric · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Turkish, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Ukrainian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.joymania-games.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 Processor: 3GHz i3 quad logical core or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 6950 with 1 GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 900 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible