Orange Santa Reviews

GOTY 2023 and beyond

I nominated this for game of the year.

Oranges are a traditional Christmas gift from the days before candy, but Orange Santa is more than just a gift. His mission is to collect coins to buy Christmas presents. There is characterization. I don't know what a precision platformer is, but I think this is one. [b]Pros[/b] * A clear sense of pacing and direction keeps you running, collecting, and shooting * Graphics and sounds are top-notch * Lots of blood * You're basically the Duke Nukem of oranges [b]Cons[/b] * Fixed 4:3 aspect ratio (at least on my system, though the trailer shows 16:9) There is no reason to hold a small collectathon platformer to the same standards as a bigger game, yet I found myself strangely compelled to keep collecting. 2 hours later I remembered that life is garbage and temporary, but for those blissful 120 minutes or so, I got to shoot the fuck out of everything for the orange man's righteous cause. The engine isn't great. I think it's GameMaker. Resist the temptation to care. Just keep collecting with a smile on your face.

I like this game. It takes about an hour or less to complete, but thats not an issue. Its fun, short and strange looking. It has challenging parts and a final boss battle. Can recommend.

This is the perfect game to give to naughty children to show that you are disappointed in them. Be better children, or I shall make you play this again!

This was the first game by Anamik Majumdar I ever played, so I enjoyed it because of the weirdness, the novelty of a weird orange creature wearing a santa hat carrying a gun. I was picking up any cheap holiday games I could find, and ended up getting three by Anamik without realizing it. All three games are like this, just reskinned. I'd say it's worth getting ONE game by Anamik just to experience it, but no more because they are all the same game just using different imagery.