Build Christmas FAQ
Short answers for the buy questions. Build Christmas is not affiliated with Build-A-Bear. The longer price table lives on the price page.
People searching the plain words “build christmas” often land on craft kits or a toy-store brand. This page is about the Steam game from Cozy Gridworks, app 5332290. Build Christmas is not affiliated with Build-A-Bear.
Modes in one breath
There is a five-chapter story and a creative mode that unlocks everything, never runs out of resources, and does not award achievements. Trading cards and Steam Workshop are not in the launch build. Twenty achievements are. The story length the developer gives is about 2 to 5 hours, then the village continues.
Saves: an autosave every in-game week and shortly after you build, three campaign slots, and three manual slots. Steam Cloud is supported. The folder named in the FAQ is %APPDATA%\Build Christmas\saves, and Options has an Open Save Folder button.
After launch, the plan in the news post and the FAQ is bug fixes from 12 Nov through 25 Nov, weekly Thursday updates from 3 Dec, and a free 12 Days of Christmas run from 14 Dec through 25 Dec that unlocks a decoration or building each day. Missed presents wait. Details are on the news page.
For the hardware row, use PC requirements. For the five currencies I checked, use price and discount.
Questions
How much is Build Christmas?
USD $12.99. From 12 Nov through 26 Nov 2026 the launch discount is 15%, so the price is $11.04.
When did it release?
12 Nov 2026 on the English Steam listing, SteamDB, and Metacritic. Some store clocks, including the Chinese page, showed 13 Nov 2026.
Is there a demo?
No.
Does it run on Mac or Linux?
No. Windows 11 64-bit only at launch.
Is there multiplayer?
No. It is single-player.
Does it need a controller or the internet?
Mouse and keyboard. No controller support at launch. It runs offline. Steam Cloud is optional for saves.
Is there a Steam Deck version?
The developer says Deck was not tested.
What language is the game?
English only at launch.
Sources
- Developer FAQ on Steam — Pinned post by Cozy Gridworks, 13 Nov 2026
- Steam store page — Public store listing, checked 13 Nov 2026
- SteamDB — Steam listing corroboration, not independent play evidence; same-day snapshot retained 13 Nov 2026. A prelaunch search cache still says prerelease.
- Metacritic — Retained status snapshot: both scores tbd, 13 Nov 2026; direct recheck returned HTTP 403
Checked 2026-11-13.