"Exciting Christmas Games in 2023: Metroidvanias to Manhunt-likes"

2023 is a big year for Christmas video games, with a surprising number of festive releases. One standout is a Metroidvania-style sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol called "Ebenezer and the Invisible World," where players control Ebenezer Scrooge on a new adventure with summonable familiars and power-ups. Other notable games include "Lake: Seasons Greetings," a cozy narrative adventure set during Christmastime, the gory stealth-slasher "Christmas Massacre," a 2D side-scrolling platform adventure game "The Grinch: Christmas Adventures," and a holiday event in Square Enix's mobile remake of Final Fantasy 7, featuring a new Tifa costume and a gingerbread Cactuar antagonist.