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A downloadable game for Windows

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SANTA SLAYS TONIGHT

Don't blink or you will miss him


A DEAD MALL. A LONG NIGHT.

You’re working the last overnight security shift at a shopping mall.
Christmas decorations hang lifelessly overhead.
The lights buzz. The music warps and skips.

Somewhere down the concourse, a red shape stands perfectly still.

DON’T. LOOK. AWAY.

This isn’t a chase.

If you’re looking at Santa, he’s frozen.
Look away to reset a breaker, silence an alarm, or lock a gate and he moves.

Every task forces you to turn your back. 

Every second your eyes aren’t on him is a risk.

Listen for bells.
Watch the lights.
And hope you don’t turn around too late.

FEATURES

  • PSX-style low-poly visuals inspired by late-90s horror
  • A short, intense single-player experience
  • A unique stalker enemy based on observation
  • Atmospheric sound design and harsh mall lighting
  • Simple tasks that create constant tension

Clock out… or disappear into the hallway.

Santa slays tonight.


Made by a solo developer. Short-form horror experience.


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Updated 14 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
AuthorRotHeartGames
GenreSurvival
TagsAtmospheric, Christmas, Horror, Indie, PSX (PlayStation), Retro, Short, Singleplayer, Slasher, Survival Horror

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Excellent!

Thanks for playing!

no me esperaba a santa claus jajaja, me dio un susto

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Its alright. Santa might scare you once or twice.
4/10

great horror element and build up and enviroment only thing i would lower the vhs effect and add checkpoint where it is not in the beginning

of the game but like mid point

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I think that Santa is mad at me :(

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Really fun enjoyable game! I really had fun playing your title among others to kick off 2026!

Cant wait to see what you do next!

Thanks for playing! 

You're welcome, really fun game^^

Santa Is NOT Delivering Presents This Year – Santa Slays Tonight 🎅💀

SANTA SLAYS TONIGHT Don't blink or you will miss him A DEAD MALL. A LONG NIGHT. You’re working the last overnight security shift at a shopping mall. Christmas decorations hang lifelessly overhead. The lights buzz. The music warps and skips. IF YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, AND COMMENT Twitch-https://www.twitch.tv/millimani09 YouTube TikTok-https://www.tiktok.com/@millimani09 Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/millimani09/

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What a solid little christmas horror game this was! Tbh though the whole game is easy. Just the code to shutoff the alarm took a century. 😆😂😂Apart from that though, happy holidays! Made a video on it.

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a Santa Claus animatronic to end 2025..not bad

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Evil Santa is NOT what I asked for 💀🎅 Full video 👉 


Also — I do voice acting! 🎙️ https://willlong.carrd.co

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Can't say that i didn't enjoy my time with malnourished slenderman Santa

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Alarm, SANTA Alert, Alarm

https://www.twitch.tv/npcwarfare

Fun Game

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good game

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Santa scared me a few times lol please keep your eyes on him! Starts at 57:00

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It was a bit hard, but still so fun!
Merry Christler!

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Thanks for playing! Please leave a rating if you enjoyed, it helps! Merry Christmas!

that santa was need some repairs xD I was a good mall cop!

Thanks for playing! Please leave a rating if you enjoyed, it helps! Merry Christmas!

Ain't gonna lie, this Santa Claus sucks so bad. I had so many runs killed because bro was sneaking up behind me even though I was trying my hardest to keep an eye on him. It took me a bit to figure out the panel thing in the food court and the alarm code which probably would've made this video much shorter. I had fun playing this but this game made me rage silently lol. Besides that this is a perfect game for the Christmas and I hope you have a Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. Keep up the good work. 

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This game is awesome! I just had a hard time not dying lol! 10/10 Merry Christmas!

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this game had me on the edge of my seat. i had to pay attention to every little sound and also keep and eye on that santa animatronic. this game was scary. i like the fnaf like survive till 6am aspect. only thing that i hate is that i have to turn around for basically every task, but thats made like that by design. definitely try this game out. i couldnt finish it for the life of me.

had a little montage near the end of the video of my failures,  i think it was funny.

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[This was the third and final game I played in this video] I really enjoyed the premise of this game. It was very fun to deal with the tasks while dealing with Santa. However, I think that his range of hitting you is way too far, making it very challenging. I really enjoyed this however!

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Very Fun Christmas horror with a good challenge. I only almost got whiplash a few times when he dematerialized, and I was spinning in circles so he wouldn't appear behind me.
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Seeing Santa in the mall is every child's dream come true to meet him. It did had like FNAF vibe with the whole surviving from 12am to 6am. But other then that, it's a decent game with the holiday spirit.

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Santy Slays Tonight is the FIRST Game in the video. The Santa genuinely scared me multiple times. I started to finally get the hang of it. Thanks for making this! i like how the task system is dynamic. makes each run more interesting
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oh yeah, thanks for reminding me!

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This was a fun Christmas horror game my dude! Very entertaining all around, the tasks were fun and damn that evil Santa was fast! Keeping an eye on him while exploring and doing the tasks was tense but super entertaining! It was challenging for sure but its fair! I managed to get this security guard home for Christmas! I enjoyed this game and recommend completely! Here is my gameplay video, sub and help my channel grow everybody! Merry Christmas! :)

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This was challenging and fun! Keep up the good work!

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🎄LOVED THIS GAME SO MUCH🎄

I got your email! thank you so much for sending it & I absolutely loved every second of it & i love your other games like heartless and delivery driver massacre, looking forward to your future games & happy holidays <3

MY PLAYTHROUGH:

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Very simple but enjoyable little Christmas Horror Game. I do wish there was a bit more Christmas decoration around and that the Santa AI was a bit more unpredictable but the game itself was a fun way to kill 15 minutes. I liked it!

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This was really good for what it was. Definitely wasn't prepared for what Santa did to me lol Keep up the good work, and as always thank you for sharing :)

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creepy

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Had a great time playing. The game is difficult but manageable.

Although, why the hell is the character can’t look at his own toes? The look up and down range are limited which make picking up object from the ground arduous. It’s even worst when Santa trying to give you backstabs.

Overall, fun af. The mechanic where that Santa slowly follows you when you to far is a good twist for weeping angel type enemy

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Thanks a lot for the feedback! Yeah, the limited look range can be frustrating, I’ll adjust this in the next update. Glad you enjoyed the Santa mechanic!

I’m fine with anything except the limited look range.

Also, I’m really curious about a new mechanic and new tasks that you will be implemented on the next future update!

Some people try quite unsuccessfully to capture the Puppet Combo style, but RotHeartGames does the job perfectly. And though the Santa teleport tactic pissed me off on more than one occasion, I loved it! Highly impressed! Keep up the great work!

FULL PLAYTHROUGH:

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My pleasure :)

If you would not mind leaving a rating, it would be greatly appreciated :)

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Ein großartiges und sehr spannendes Weihnachtsspiel! Hatte manchmal Gänsehaut beim spielen als er plötzlich hinter mir stand :) Habe es allerdings ohne den VHS Filter gespielt. Mit Filter sieht es Stylisch aus , nur dann sehe ich so gut wie nichts ;) Gute Arbeit- 5 Sterne!

Danke fürs Spielen!

The stakes are always high in this game. It's well made. It really gives you the creeps. Rot Heart Games are amazing; Nice new intro by the way.

Thanks for playing!, glad you like the new intro!

This game is insanely tense. The VHS/PSX visuals are spot-on, the empty mall is creepy. Every task feels risky and stressful in the best way. Definitely worth playing if you like atmospheric horror.

Thanks for playing!

The first comment here! Hi there! I'm sold on it; gonna play it now.