I Hate Santa Reviews
It's a snowball fight in VR! Shoot, dodge, and level up to defeat those crazy kids. Even battle fireworks and a monster house! Finish this game you will find out Santa's dark secret. An intense and entertaining journey for you and your family!
App ID | 557730 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | VirtualRock VR |
Publishers | VirtualRock VR |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only |
Genres | Casual, Indie, Action |
Release Date | 2 Dec, 2016 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English |

11 Total Reviews
10 Positive Reviews
1 Negative Reviews
Mostly Positive Score
I Hate Santa has garnered a total of 11 reviews, with 10 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mostly Positive’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
975 minutes
This game is a snowball fight surprise. So much fun
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
6 minutes
I currently do not recommend because of the lack of motion controller support and head aiming. If they add in the option for motion controllers I would recommend.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
366 minutes
This is an awesome game. A really great controllerless shootem up. Aou don't need any controllers it is great for recharging them while still getting in some gameplay. I love the sound loop too, it's like a cheesey funky 70's cop show theme.The elves are cool, especially the flying ones. For the price this was well worth it. I would definitely recommend this to the Vive community.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
21 minutes
I like how the things are put together in this cute game. Starting with credit and tutorial on snow ground, naughty kids, snow flakes, hitting bells to get ammo, chiming music... It's just fetival, in VR!
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
500 minutes
Man this game keeps you busy great fun. The best part is shooting them with your headgear not gun. Fast paced I could play this all night.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
24 minutes
A great bang for buck snowball game. There aren't tons of modes but for $2.99 it's good fun. Using a cannon is a nice change from using your hands/arms to chuck snowballs, and it's very gratifying. I got startled when the flying dudes flew into me at warp speed. I like how the bells works too, where your firing speed depends on the number of snowballs you have.
A huge plus is having steam leaderboards too. Devs who make cheap games often opt out of this but it's a nice touch especially for a $3 game.
My overviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnitxI7LGDY
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
102 minutes
This game is fun and hilarious, most suitable to play with family and friends, especially during holidays. It's very intuitive, easy to pick up and start to play. It's polished and comfortable. Most people can enjoy it, the young and the old. The levels have intersting variations, and they become more and more challenging as you level up. I tried several times in "Midnight Children" level, but failed to finish it. And I would like to try more to finish all the levels. The gameplay is simple, fast-paced and a lot fun, which makes it stand out from many of other VR games. I would like to recommend it without hesitation.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
18 minutes
Played a few levels today and had fun :)
Graphics have a nice christmas feeling going on and for £1.99 it's worth every penny :)*
*Unless you don't like Snow, fun, little guys chucking snow at you or any other aspect of the game ;)
Give it a go :D
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime:
20 minutes
Do you want to shoot snowballs at bratty kids? Are you feeling like the grinch who stole Christmas? Then you might be interested in this GAZE stand still/seated wave shooter. But nobody wants a stand still gaze shooting wave shooter, right? So why am I saying YES on the recommendation?
Well for starters, It's currenly on sale for only .98 cents. Secondly, it has really cool wintery effects, powerups, and strategy involved. It's very easy to run out of ammo, so you have to shoot the bells to get more snowballs. Also, there's powerups you can shoot to even the odds. There's several types of kids who behave differently. There's flying kids, fat kids, kids who hide behind cover. You have to dodge the snowballs coming at you and also prevent the kids from walking up to you. When you get hit by a snowball, your vision decreases. When a storm hits, the kids can hide more easily.
The big minus on this game is that shooting/aiming feels awful for the most part. It's gaze aiming and it just never feels right or like it follows the laws of physics. It would have been awesome if we manually aimed this snowball gun/cannon with our motion controllers or if we just threw these snowballs by hand. But if you can overlook that mechanic, there's a fun shooter to be had with lots going on to amp up the challenge.
I had my .98 cents of fun already. I was feeling like Scrooge when I bought this game, thinking I would never like it. But the .98 cents sale price convinced me to go ahead and take a chance. I mean with such a low price, you can stop playing at 10 minutes and not feel ripped off. But this game endup up being probably the best gaze wave shooter out there. There's a lot going on to keep the game fresh, it's not just endless waves. Each wave adds a wrinkle, a fun wrinkle.
I can definitely recommend this game, even at normal price. Did I mention you get to hit bratty kids with snowballs? Oh yeah, that definitely fills a niche in VR.
Rating 6/10
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
90 minutes
I found the game to be different in a good way, yes i know wave shooters take a lot of flak lately, but I have found the game to be a bit of fun.
The aiming mechanic, looking to aim at targets, I find refreshing, it has been about spot on for aiming. The Dodge feature is a nice touch also.
There seems to have been definate work put into the game, runs well ,looks good, and its stable.
Some days one needs something that isn't a hyper reallistic shooter, dashing for cover and gunfire all around.
Instead, pelt elves, with snowballs,
I would recommend this game and a fun little shooter, especially for the price, i'd say its well worth it.
👍 : 8 |
😃 : 0
Positive