When does Santa Claus in Trouble (HD) get good?

Hooks you right away. 90% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (90%). The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.

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Santa Claus in Trouble (HD)

Dec 20, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 85% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 309

What the data shows

90% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (90%).
The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
85% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 312 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 2.4h for positive, 1.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (85.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (18)

First Night Complete the first level. 100%
It's raining purple Collect all purple presents in a level. 80%
All my yellow fellows Collect all yellow presents in a level. 77%
A colorful experience Collect all colored presents in a level. 69%
Prologue studied Complete the first episode. 63%
Gift Grabber Collect all presents in a single level. 55%
Out of the Nasty Woods Complete the second episode. 26%
Crossed the Frosty Heights Complete the third episode. 13%
Master Gift Collector Collect all presents of a single episode. 12%
Slipped down the Snowy Roofs Complete the fourth episode. 11%
Survived the Machinery Complete the fifth episode and accomplish the campaign. 8.7%
Champion Claus Achieve 100,000 points in the campaign. 7.0%
Survivor Complete one episode without losing a life. 6.3%
Abstinence Complete a level without collecting a present. 4.8%
Super Santa Achieve 250,000 points in the campaign. 2.3%
Greatest Gift Gatherer Collect every single present throughout the campaign. 1.9%
Jumping Legend Achieve 500,000 points in the campaign. 1.5%
Supreme Survivor Complete the campaign without losing a life. 1.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-22.