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Santa Protects the Christmas Tree is a top-down shooter in which you guide Santa Claus around a Christmas tree to protect its presents from stealing Snowmen. Santa automatically aims and shoots, so you can play with one hand. You can pick up presents the Snowmen have stolen to return them to the tree, or collect Power-Ups. Each level starts calmly, but the Snowmen’s attacks grow stronger every minute until they overrun your defenses and take all the presents.

Defend the tree

You adapt to the Snowmen’s behavior and manage where Santa is on the level. When large groups approach, you can stay near the tree and use close-range weapons; during quieter moments, long-range weapons and Power-Ups can help prepare for the next attack. You also manage ammunition to keep the right weapon available for each situation. Each level can be played in a 5–10 minute session, while surviving for 20–25 minutes or more is possible.

Santa always has a pistol that fires snowballs. It has infinite ammunition, but short range, slow firing and limited damage. Presents provide weapons and effects suited to different situations:

• Shotgun: Deals heavy damage to one nearby Snowman or lighter damage to several.
• Machine Gun: Fires rapidly at close range, making it useful against groups.
• Sniper Gun: Destroys a Snowman with one long-range shot, but reloads slowly.
• Flare: A rare weapon with limited ammunition. Its burning flares melt nearby Snowmen and can hold back large groups even when Santa is away from the tree.
• Bubble blower: Leaves a line of bubbles as Santa runs. The bubbles melt Snowmen that try to pass through, protecting the tree for a limited time while Santa collects Power-Ups.
• Sprint: Briefly increases Santa’s speed and makes his guns reload faster, helping him defend the tree or reach Power-Ups.
• Slow-Motion: Briefly slows time, giving you time to plan while Santa reloads at his normal speed.
• Slowing Snowmen: Reduces the Snowmen’s movement speed, making them easier targets and giving you more time to get away from the tree.

Levels and upgrades

The game has four levels, each with its own layout and gameplay features:

• Powdering Peninsula: A smaller, simpler level with an easy layout and steadily increasing difficulty, suited to beginners and relaxed sessions.
• Wonder Village: A village with many lights and several possible attack routes. Obstacles slow the Snowmen, and the village’s dogs help by scaring them.
• Peaky Point: Santa defends a tree alone on a mountaintop, with help from a bear. Snowmen can approach from any direction without obstacles to slow them, but the bear can scare nearby attackers during intense moments.
• Fancy Forest: Three bridges over a small river help you hold back groups while collecting Power-Ups among the trees. A patrolling wolf may scare some Snowmen before they reach the tree.

After each level, you receive Cookies based on your score, and Cookies also appear randomly during levels. You spend them to improve Santa, his weapons and other aspects of the game. The available upgrades affect Santa’s running speed, how quickly his Lantern melts Snowmen at night, how often Power-Up Presents appear, weapon range, reload and effectiveness, the melting strength of torches and campfires, and the help provided by animal friends.

Scores and presentation

Each level has a leaderboard where you can compete with friends or players around the world for high scores and survival times. The game also has 20 achievements. Unlocking all upgrades and achievements takes around 6–8 hours.

The low-poly visuals use real-time dynamic lighting, with lighting conditions, colors and shadows shifting during play. Wind and fog change with the time of day and the intensity of the Snowmen’s attack. Each level has its own holiday-themed music, alongside cheerful sound effects.