10 Festive Video Games To Play During Christmas 2018

While 2016’s ultra-serious stealth assassination titled Hitman wasn’t even remotely Christmas related, IO Interactive later released a free holiday-themed DLC event which tasked Agent 47 with stopping a gang of thieves from making off with a bunch of presents. A silly premise to be sure, but most players aren’t going to turn their noses up at free content.

Festive through-and-through, the mansion in which the Holiday Hoarders DLC takes place is totally decked out in Christmas decor, and there’s even a slightly annoying Santa character who makes his presents known via sudden indoor snowdrifts.

Even the employee quarters are decorated accordingly, and 47 now has the ability to throw apricots to dissuade any unwanted attention. The devs must have been feeling particularly giving during the 2016 Christmas season, because there is a surprising amount of depth to this free add-on.

Though it only served as a temporary seasonal event, the mission will be returning in 2018’s Hitman 2 so even the world’s most cunning assassins can get in on the holiday spirit… assuming they own the game, of course.