{"id":7315,"date":"2021-12-10T18:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=7315"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T06:15:29","slug":"20211210-7315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211210-7315\/","title":{"rendered":"Cave Story&#8217;s Secret Santa available now for free as a limited-time offer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Nicalis released <em><strong>Cave Story&#8217;s Secret Santa<\/strong><\/em> for free as a limited-time offer. It\u2019s a <em>Cave Story <\/em>spin-off game developed by Nicalis in cooperation with Studio Pixel, and it is currently available on PC (via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1812280\/Cave_Storys_Secret_Santa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/store\/ja\/p\/cave-storys-secret-santa-b6d437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Games Store<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/game\/cave_storys_secret_santa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GOG.com<\/a>). The game supports both English and Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cave Story&#039;s Secret Santa Official Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O70WHMeQvqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the store description, <em>Cave Story&#8217;s Secret Santa<\/em> is \u201ca bite-sized side story of stealth and puzzle solving, with familiar characters and settings from Studio Pixel&#8217;s classic adventure.\u201d And as the title suggests, you\u2019ll play as a &#8220;cowardly Mimiga named Santa&#8221; that must sneak into homes and return the once stolen Christmas presents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must enter each house from a chimney, get to the Christmas tree, and return the package. Avoid getting detected by patrolling Gaudi, push and pull obstacles, watch out for hazards, and try not to make noises that might attract attention. There are cookies inside the houses that Santa can collect as a bonus item. The game features 20 homes across three familiar zones, hidden passageways, secret surprises, and 10 different achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Nicalis states that you can only download the game \u201cfor a limited time,\u201d an offer expiration date has not been provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing Cave Story&#39;s Secret Santa, a FREE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CaveStory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CaveStory<\/a> game created in cooperation with Studio Pixel. Available now for a limited time:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mJduDDRpqB\">https:\/\/t.co\/mJduDDRpqB<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NryCc7zpvT\">https:\/\/t.co\/NryCc7zpvT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W6lyw2Vgxr\">https:\/\/t.co\/W6lyw2Vgxr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KxDVlc3rZ2\">pic.twitter.com\/KxDVlc3rZ2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nicalis, Inc. (@nicalis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicalis\/status\/1469216173170565125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original <em>Cave Story<\/em> was developed by Studio Pixel and came out in 2004 as a free 2D action game. It is currently considered one of the most popular free games in Japan. Nicalis, the main developer of <em>Cave Story&#8217;s Secret Santa<\/em>, is the publisher that handled the publishing of <em>Cave Story+<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cave Story&#8217;s Secret Santa is available now on Steam\/Epic Games Store\/GOG.com for free as a limited-time offer. 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