Santa's Story of Christmas News

Greetings, festive friends!

The time of the year has come again! It is Christmas time.
Introducing the first Season 2023 update today. After a year without any updates, the journey continues, and there's been significant progress behind the scenes!




The game has received a significant boost with the latest Unreal Engine 5 update, bringing behind-the-scenes improvements and a smoother overall performance. This isn't just a visual enhancement; it's a crucial step that will greatly assist in the ongoing development and improvement of the game.


In response to community wishes and to elevate the overall experience, Level 7 and 8 are divided into two charming segments each. The journey is now more delightful and enjoyable, ensuring every player has a holly jolly time! This means there are now a total of 11 Story Levels, each accompanied by its own set of achievements.


Meet the updated penguin! The original was a charming, but our latest addition is a winter wonder! Dive into the chilly fun with this adorable new character.


The Level Menu has received a facelift for a more user-friendly experience. Loading levels is now smoother, and there is now a full controller support (BETA), making the game compatible with the Steam Deck. It's time to play with comfort and style.


But wait, there's more! We've fine-tuned, optimized, and sprinkled a little extra magic across the game. If you spot any pesky bugs or quirks, be our festive hero and let us know in the Steam Forum!




Our elves are working tirelessly on the Challenge Mode, set to make its debut in the next update!
There's a sack full of other improvements in the pipeline, and with a bit of luck, there may be another substantial update this season. Share your feedback and suggestions in the Steam Forum!

As we wrap up this update, if you haven't already, consider supporting the game by leaving a review on the Steam shop page. Your input is invaluable in making the game even better.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/920770/Santas_Story_of_Christmas/

Have a nice Christmas time and stay save!
- max

• Update to Unreal Engine 5
  
• Added a new penguin
  
• Divided level 7/8 in level 7/8/9/10
  
• Reworked loadingscreen
  
• Reworked level menu
  
• Tweaked checkpoint model
  
• Tweaked log texture
  
• Fixed some bugs in leaderboards
  
• Fixed santa skin on respawn
  
• Tweaked transition from level menu to main menu
  
• Added ice to houses in level 7/8/9
  
• Tweaked presents performance
  
• Tweaked snow perfromance
  
• Tweaked light performance
  
• Tweaked overall level perfromance
  

Hello people,

So shortly before Christmas it's time for the next update. It contains further improvements, bug fixes and some background changes for further updates. All changes are noted below.

With this we end the Season 2021! Thank you to everyone who stopped by again this year or joined us for the first time!

Feel free to give feedback in the Steam forums and if you haven't already, post a review on the store page at Steam. We'd love to hear from you!



During this season there were some wonderful streams and youtube videos from the community! We would like to thank them for their support! Here you can see how others did in the game and show the creators some love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-LQy3vvpE
PonyPlays2014:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1240674712

Nanskari
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1240721290

LadysWolfPack
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1239277852

swordofasle
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1240488202

DjLaserator
https://www.twitch.tv/djlaserator/video/1231658907




This winter it is the biggest sale we have ever made! So if you still need a Christmas gift or want to make your loved ones happy, grab a copy now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/920770/Santas_Story_of_Christmas/



Christmas is just around the corner! So we wish everyone all the best and Merry Christmas. Have fun and success to all who are still in the middle of saving Christmas!

So, what's next? For many people, level 7 and 8 is a big challenge. Most stop playing the game because of these levels and never get to the end. We would like to change that. We'll see what comes out of that next season ;)
Also, there will be a new challange for the extreme players out there!
If you have any suggestions or wishes for the next season, feel free to post in the Steam forum!
You can do it here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/920770/discussions/2/3200369112077075690/
We still have some things to do with the game and hope to show it to you soon ;)

Have a nice Christmas time and stay save!
- sg_max

• Fixed the "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" achievement
  
• Fixed some savegame problems
  
• Tweaked lighting in level 6
  
• Tweaked level 7/ 8
  

Hello people,

This update is another small addition with bug fixes and improvements.

We hope you enjoy this year's season and have fun playing! Feel free to give feedback in the Steam forums and if you haven't already, post a review on the store page at Steam. We'd love to hear from you!

Have a nice Christmas time and stay save!
- sg_max

• Fixed the incorrect unlocking of chapter 2 and 3
  
• Fixed not moving platform in level 5*
  
• Fixed presents in level 8*
  
• Fixed HUD in challenges after playing the boss level
  
• Tweaked ground texture
  
• Tweaked level 6
  
• Tweaked droping platforms (a little bit slower)
  
• Changed behavior when clicking on retry (the level will be restarted with the same number of lifes as you played it. From this level additionally collected lives will be lost.)
  
• Added savegame check (for incorrect entries)
  

*Thanks to rawdanger for reporting those bugs!

Hello people,

This update is only a small addition with bug fixes introduced by the last update. Especially the flickering at certain points in the levels has been fixed. Also fixed a few bugs in the leaderboard system. All changes are listed below.

We hope you enjoy this year's season and have fun playing! Feel free to give feedback in the Steam forums and if you haven't already, post a review on the store page at Steam. We'd love to hear from you!

Have a nice Christmas time and stay save!
- sg_max

• Fixed some problems with the leaderboards
  
• Fixed flickering in level 1- 8
  
• Changed some obstacles in level 7
  
• Tweaked the speed of different platforms in level 7
  

Hello people,

The time of the year has come again! It is Christmas time.
To celebrate this, there is the first Season 2021 update today. It contains leaderboards, new tutorial, new visuals, improvements and bug fixes. All changes are noted below.


Leaderboards have now been added to the game!
Last year there were already the first preparations for it and now it's time! Measure yourself against your friends or the world! Who has the best time or the highest score?




The tutorial has been revised and simplified to make it much easier for new players to get into the game. Santa will help you and teach you everything you need for the journey.
Even if you have already mastered the game, it's worth taking a look. ;)


This year for the first time there is an achievement for the season 2021. You can get this achievement only this year! There is also a new one for playing the tutorial.

A community member is doing a christmas stream today (10 am PST) live on Twitch! He will also do a giveaway with some copies of the game.
You can find him here:
https://www.twitch.tv/djlaserator


This shouldn't be the only update in 2021. We want to continue improving the game to be one of the best Christmas games on Steam ;) Currently there are some ideas that we are considering to bring into the game. So if you have any feedback or found other bugs in the game, join us in the Steam forum!
And if you haven't already, we'd love to hear from you with a review on Steam!

In addition to this, Santa's Story of Christmas is on sale! So if you still need a Christmas gift or want to make your loved ones happy, grab a copy now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/920770/Santas_Story_of_Christmas/

Have a nice Christmas time and stay save!
- sg_max

• Added leaderboard to level menu
  
• Added leaderboard to scoreboard
  
• Added full controller support
  
• Added particles to platforms
  
• Added sound when falling
  
• Added season picture to loadingscreen
  
• Added 2 new achievements
  
• Added life takeover to next level
  
• Fixed other skins on respawn
  
• Fixed some problems with savegame reset
  
• Fixed some problems with options
  
• Fixed upload score
  
• Tweaked present pickup
  
• Tweaked falling platforms
  
• Tweaked pause menu
  
• Tweaked background level menu
  
• Tweaked some animations in level menu
  
• Improved performance in level menu
  
• Improved visuals on death
  
• Reworked tutorial
  
• Reworked swing
  
• Removed 1 backgroundsong
  
• Reduced gamesize from 15 to 6 GB