Christmas is famously the most wonderful time of year and the best time to get cozy and play games. Only fans will notice that the gaming market lacksfestive-themed characters and Christmassyvideo games department.
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Snowmen perfectlyencapsulate winter, Christmas, and the festive season. These frosty friends are great companions for those that want to start getting into the Christmas spirit, with the famous “Do You Want To Build A Snowman” song from Disney’sFrozen. Here are some of themost iconic snowmen in video games.
7Snowman Mount From Final Fantasy 14
TheFinal Fantasyuniverse is home to many mystical and wondrous beings, like flying Moogle cats, iconic chocobos, and even sentient snowmen! Like most MMOs,Final Fantasy 14has great events to celebrate the festive season with its players.
The Starlight Celebration event occurs annually, allowing players to earn Santa hats and candy, among other things, every year. From the Starlit Smiles quest in 2020, players could be rewarded with the Snowman Bell item,summoning a massive flying Snowman mountthat players can climb inside, complete with adorable mittens and the iconic carrot nose.
6Abomasnow From Pokemon
Pokemonfamously hosts a whole bestiary of creatures, both fearsome and charming. Generation 4 ofPokemonintroducedthe Ice Pokemon, Abomasnow, which has also featured in the mobile gamePokemon Go. Abomasnow, which evolves from Snover starting from level 40, features some cool Ice-type moves.
As its name suggests, Abomasnow is like an abominable snowman, decked out with shaggy white fur akin to a yeti. The four green spikes on its back resemble snowy pinecones like in the snowy mountain where it resides. According to Pokedex entries, Abomasnow can create snow blizzards to camouflage itself.
5Snowdin Snowman From Undertale
Undertaleis adelightfully charming indie RPG, immersing players in the role of a young child, Frisk, who has fallen into the Underground, a realm inhabited by sentient creatures. As Frisk explores the Underworld, they encounter many eccentric monsters and experience different environments on their journey back home.
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Snowdin is the second location players will encounter inUndertale,perfect for the festive season. Despite being Underground, Snowdin is perpetually freezing, home to only creatures that can tolerate the ice-cold temperatures. Frisk can encounter a friendly Snowman in Snowdin Forest who desires to see the world but has no mobility. He will give Frisk a Snowman Piece to take on their journey.
4Headless Snowman From Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64is affectionately considered one of the best games in history and was the franchise’sfirst foray into the world of 3D platformingin 1996. Theiconic Italian plumbergets to explore the secrets of Princess Peach’s castle with a fun soundtrack and fully-interactive levels, each with a unique environment and story to tell.
One of the best levels inSuper Mario 64is the iconic Ice, Ice Mountain. This winter wonderland is full of frosty friends, from a penguin missing its mother to a snowman who has unfortunately lost its head! Once Mario glides down an ice slide and reunites the snow mound with its head, he is graciously rewarded with a star.
3Snowboys In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Like all previousAnimal Crossinggames,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsrings in the festive season in style withalpine landscapes and crystalline snow decorating the players' islands. Snow should arrive at the players' island in mid-December, giving them plenty of new activities and bringing plenty of holiday cheer to their island.
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To build their own snowboy, players must find large snowballs, which can be dotted around in the open areas on theirAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsisland. These snowballs can be pushed around, growing larger and larger. After growing above a certain size, these snowballs can be rolled together to make a snowboy. Creating the perfect snowboy will reward the player with aspecial seasonal DIY recipeand a Large Snowflake item every day until he melts.
2Snow Golem From Minecraft
Minecraftis the world’s favorite sandbox game, with endless things to accomplish. They can explore their world and its various environmental biomes, each with a different aesthetic, and get to know its passive and hostile inhabitants.Some of these creatures can be tamed, acting as pets or even protective guardians.
AMinecraftsnow golem can be brought to life by placing two snow blocks vertically, with a pumpkin placed last on top for the head. The carved pumpkin acts as a helmet, with the snow golems' adorably goofy expression hidden underneath, which can be revealed by shearing it. Thoughsnow golems are considered the inferior relative to the iron golem, they still pack a punch. They can hurl snowballs at any nearby enemies; although these don’t do damage, they do provide a knock-back effect.
1The Invading Frost Legion From Terraria
Terrariais a game where players can let their imaginations run wild with the creative freedom they are presented with, or engage with the numerous challengesTerraria’s universe offers. These tribulations can come in the form of Invasion events, where copious numbers of enemy mobs spawn and flood through the players' safe spawn point.
The Frost Legion is aunique Hardmode invasion eventwith a clear Christmas thematic and can be manually triggered by using a Snow Globe. Waves of killer snowmen will then swarm the player’s spawn point, stopping at nothing until they are all defeated. Nothing says festivity and holiday cheer like shotgun-wielding homicidal snowmen!
