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Hugo: Winter Games

PC-only video game that was developed and published by ITE in 1997. It was the first of the Hugo Christmas-themed games ("Wintergames"), and was followed by Hugo Saves Christmas and Hugo: Scylla's Revenge. The…

31 December 1997

Hugo: Winter Games is an arcade developed by ITE Media, released 31 December 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hugo: Winter Games is

Hugo: Winter Games is an arcade game developed by ITE Media and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Christmas is coming and Santa Claus enjoys the festive season, however the evil witch Scylla decided to mess everything in his small, cozy village to spoil Santa's Christmas mood. To deal with the situation, Santa calls for help Scylla's number one enemy: the troll Hugo! Now, Hugo needs to restore everything to the right state so Santa can get back into the Christmas spirit in time. Hugo likes to read stories, so Santa reads him a chapter from his Advent book every day. In the end, after Hugo removes the spell Scylla cast on the village, the final task awaits him as now will fight the witch herself.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are kids.

Where it sits in the Hugo series

Hugo: Winter Games is the fifth of 45 entries we hold in the Hugo series. It arrived 2 years after Hugo på nye Eventyr. The next entry was Hugo: Wild River in 1998.

See all 45 Hugo games in release order →

What it launched against

Hugo: Winter Games launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Hugo: Winter Games come out?
Hugo: Winter Games was released on 31 December 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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