The Holiday Story overview

JustTomcuk | Nov 15, 2025 | game

Released

0players observed · 8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC

Adventure Indie Simulation Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak10
Units sold (VGI)3,939
Revenue (VGI)$13,450
Review score73% positive

The Holiday Story dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak10
Units sold (VGI)3,939
Revenue (VGI)$13,450
Review score73% positive
Total reviews102
Release dateNov 15, 2025
DeveloperJustTomcuk
PublisherJustTomcuk

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: JustTomcuk Publisher: JustTomcuk

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Game overview

Overview

The Holiday Story comes from JustTomcuk and is published by JustTomcuk. It arrived on Steam on Nov 15, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Holiday Story's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC, with a tracked peak near 10. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 73% positive across 102 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Holiday Story is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishRussian

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)	Intel Core i5	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760	6 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)	Intel Core i7	16 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070	6 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Holiday Story has sold up to 3,939 units and has 108 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $13,450. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Holiday Story overview details

The Holiday Story combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Holiday Story - is a short horror game about Christmas and New Year, set on the eve of 1982. The game's main genre is "Horror", "Walking simulator". Plot: You are an ordinary man on your way home from a business trip. You promised your son a construction set for Christmas — but never got the chance to buy it. Stopping by a brightly lit toy, electronics, and video game store, you step inside, hoping to find the perfect gift… But soon, strange things begin to happen in the beautifully decorated Christmas shop. Features: VHS aesthetics. Cozy yet unsettling holiday atmosphere. Retro 1980s setting. Realistic sound design. Estimated playtime: 30–40 minutes.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Holiday Story is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC, a tracked peak of 10, and 73% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Holiday Story
Steam App ID	4119830
Type	game
Release date	Nov 15, 2025
Developer	JustTomcuk
Publisher	JustTomcuk
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Russian
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	10
Positive reviews	74
Negative reviews	28
Total reviews	102
Positive percent	73%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	108
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Nov 15, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	18 November 2025 - 17:58:49 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Christmas Atmosphere!	No description
Missed the Mark!	No description
Quit Smoking!	No description
Friends	No description
There’s the Salesman!	No description
Creepy Toy	No description
The Police Arrived	No description
The Holiday Story	No description
Raccoon!	No description
Thanks for playing!	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/4119830
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/4119830/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/4119830
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Holiday Story

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Holiday Story?

The Holiday Story's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 09:19:41 UTC, with a tracked peak of 10 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Holiday Story growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Holiday Story?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (56%), United Kingdom (16%), Germany (4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.9%), United Kingdom (12.9%), Germany (4.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (55.4%), United Kingdom (12.5%), China (4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.9%), United Kingdom (10.7%), China (7.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Holiday Story?

The Holiday Story currently sits at 73% positive across 102 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 74 positive reviews and 28 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Holiday Story have?

The Holiday Story currently has about 196 tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Holiday Story?

The Holiday Story is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 108, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

73% positive, 74 positive, 28 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 15 November 2025

DLC and packages

The Holiday StoryBuy The Holiday Story #1443644$2.74

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel Core i7 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 6 GB available space

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