Christmas is coming—and the workshop is under pressure.

In Elf Hours, you play Santa Claus, not as a hero, but as a manager. Your job is to balance joy, efficiency, and a very limited supply of elf labor in the final days before Christmas. Push too hard and the elves will strike. Go too soft and the gifts won’t ship. Either way, the clock is ticking.

Special thanks to blazin2180, who created the fantastic title screen artwork and helped push this project across the finish line. This game would not have come together without his support and encouragement during the final stretch.

🎄 About the Game

Elf Hours is a short, narrative-driven management RPG designed around meaningful choices and clear consequences.

Each day, you’ll face a new request from the workshop:

• Fulfill it carefully

• Rush it at the cost of morale

• Or delay and risk disappointment

There’s no combat, no inventory juggling, and no micromanagement. Every decision matters, and every shortcut has a cost.

⚙️ Features

• Turn-based management gameplay focused on labor, morale, and process

• Policy upgrades that shape how you manage the workshop

• Named elves and dynamic events that react to your decisions

• Multiple endings based on your management style

• A complete playthrough in 10–15 minutes

🧝 Core Systems

• Elf Hours – A finite labor resource for the entire season

• Joy – The measure of Christmas spirit and success

• Efficiency – Process improvements that reduce costs

• Strike Risk – Push too hard and production halts immediately

You’re not racing the calendar—you’re managing the consequences.

🎁 Can You Deliver Christmas?

Will you run a compassionate workshop that holds together under pressure?
Or will Christmas ship on time… followed closely by arbitration paperwork?

There’s only one way to find out.