It's 1914, Christmas day on the Western Front and opposing forces have agreed to an informal ceasefire. In one sector of the front, the artillery unit has convinced the opposing infantry to have a friendly snowball fight. Enlist your friends and foes to join you and watch out for the oncoming snowstorm!

Features

  • Online multiplayer up to 8 players (4+ recommended, the more the merrier!)
  • Join games via link (web version)
  • 2 additional skins, awarded based on win streak
  • Customize game rules
  • Partial controller support

How to Play

Infantry Guide

As an infantry player, your objective is to eliminate all artillery player(s) on the opposite side of the battlefield. Avoid the barrage of snowballs and outrun the oncoming snowstorm. Make use of trenches to hide from the artillery player(s) and  try to revive teammates along the way. Once in range of your opponent(s), bury them in snowballs to win!

Infantry Mouse & Keyboard
  • Use WASD to move
  • Use MOUSE to aim
  • Press LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to throw a snowball
  • Hold E to revive a downed teammate
Xbox Controller
  • Use LEFT JOYSTICK to move
  • Use RIGHT JOYSTICK to aim
  • Press RIGHT TRIGGER to throw a snowball
  • Hold X to revive a downed teammate

Artillery Guide

As an artillery player, your objective is to eliminate all infantry players(s) before they reach you. Aim carefully, your shot will take some time to reach your target. Once all infantry player(s) are covered in snow, the artillery wins!

Mouse & Keyboard
  • Use MOUSE to aim
  • Press LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to fire a snowball
Xbox Controller
  • Use LEFT JOYSTICK to aim
  • Press RIGHT TRIGGER to fire a snowball

To open the in-game menu press ESC or P on the keyboard or MENU BUTTON on the Xbox controller.

How to Host a Game

In the web version, pressing Host Game will generate an invitation link in the bottom right corner (thanks to gotm.io!) The link can be shared with your friends so they can join your game.

To play over the internet on Windows and Linux versions, you must either use a vpn or configure a port forward on your router. Use the settings below to port forward. Also, share your public IP address with your friends so they can join your game.

Port forward settings:
  • External port: 5022
  • Internal port: 5022
  • Protocol: UDP
  • Device IP: (use your computer's private IP address here)

Credits

Download

Download
Christmas Truce.exe 46 MB
Download
Christmas Truce.zip 20 MB

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