Yes — Nick is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Does Nick work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Nick Unsupported on Steam Deck, which means some or all of it does not currently work there.

Can I play Nick on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Nick. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

No — Steam lists Nick as single-player only.

Is Nick on PC Game Pass?

No — Nick is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Nick

Name: Nick
Brand: Firstborn Games
Availability: InStock

Firstborn Games · December 1, 2017 · Free to Play, Indie, VR, Strategy, Action

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About Nick

Time to kick some ChristmASS.

Nick is a free VR survival shooter defense game. Built in the Unreal engine, this first-person, room-scale VR experience lets users take control of a variety of weapons and tools to fight off endless waves of evil robotic elves. As Santa, users must move around the environment to set up defenses and dodge attacks to beat back the onslaught. 'Tis the season!

KEY FEATURES:

- Step into Nick’s boots to make a last stand in this room-scale interactive VR experience.
- Hone your skills with the game tutorial.
- Select the level of difficulty from three options.
- Face crushing waves of deranged killer robo-elves each with different abilities.
- Use the “Santa’s Little Helper” suction gun alongside your trusty mallet to turn everything around you into a weapon.
- Board up windows to fortify your defenses between waves.
- Maintain your workshop’s energy source by collecting battery cells dropped by defeated elves to power the generator.
- Christmas Easter Eggs (oh, the irony) abound!
- Save the holidays. Well, you can’t... But you can hold out as long as possible.
- Nick is compatible with the HTC Vive

BACKGROUND:

The year is 2027. Civil unrest grips the North Pole. Santa Claus, a Rockefeller-ian captain of industry and a figure of hope and progress, has fallen on hard times. His once insurmountable manufacturing empire has given up massive ground to the dual-pronged threat of overseas production and digital distribution.

In order to keep up with a changing manufacturing landscape, Santa decided to automate his workshop by installing a mechanized, robotic production system led by an Artificial Intelligence named P.A.L. (Polar Algorithmic Computer). For the first few months, everything seemed copacetic. Then came an efficiency test… that Santa, by dint of being flesh and blood as opposed to mechanical marvel, inevitably failed. P.A.L. repurposed the once-peaceful robo-elf manufacturing arm into an army bent on assassination, and set out to wipe Santa from the face of the Earth. Why? To maximize profits, of course!

Enter Nick—Santa Claus’ badass survivalist alter ego. Nick’s on the run, evading and fighting P.A.L.’s robot forces as he traverses the Polar wasteland. Fueled by weapons-grade eggnog and righteous Christmas wrath, he's made it to his final outpost: a remote satellite workshop originally meant for experimental toy R&D. Here, Nick readies his defenses, makes peace with his maker and prepares to make his last stand in. That’s where you come in…

Nick — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

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Recommended Jun 26, 2024

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Recommended Sep 29, 2026

Играю за VR Nick, что может не нравиться?

Recommended Oct 27, 2025

Игра "Nick" оставляет смешанные впечатления. С одной стороны, визуальный стиль, вдохновленный мультфильмами Nickelodeon, действительно привлекает внимание и вызывает ностальгию. Яркие цвета, знакомые персонажи и забавные анимации создают атмосферу веселья, которая, несомненно, понравится детям и фанатам оригинальных шоу. Однако, геймплей ощущается несколько устаревшим. Несмотря на разнообразие режимов и персонажей, механика боев и управления кажется неотзывчивой и не очень глубокой. Часто складывается впечатление, что успешное прохождение зависит больше от удачи, чем от навыков игрока. Кроме того, контент игры, если быть честным, довольно ограничен. После нескольких часов, проведенных за игрой, начинаешь замечать повторяющиеся локации и однообразные задачи. Не хватает разнообразия в противниках и особых приемах персонажей, чтобы удерживать интерес на долгое время. В целом, "Nick" – это неплохой, но далеко не идеальный файтинг. Он может доставить удовольствие своей ностальгической атмосферой и узнаваемыми персонажами, но слабоватый геймплей и ограниченный контент не позволяют рекомендовать его всем без исключения. Это игра, скорее, для фанатов Nickelodeon, которые готовы простить…

Recommended Sep 9, 2025

A chaotic and hilarious VR Christmas shooter. Fending off waves of killer robo-elves with improvised weapons is an absolute blast. Pure, unadulterated festive mayhem!

Recommended Jul 26, 2025

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Not recommended Mar 18, 2024

Feels like a flash game but for VR, decent yet empty and boring.

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