HaffnerVision's Advent Calendar: the mantel room, with a fire, a dressed mantel and a record player

A glowing pixel-art advent calendar, lovingly restored from a lost 1991 Christmas program. One door a day through December, 489 things to find.

PLAY FREE IN YOUR BROWSER THE DESKTOP EDITION

The desktop edition floats right on your Windows desktop. On itch.io, November 28.
Coming to Steam in 2027: wishlist it.

WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOORS

  • 24 doors from December 1, a welcome gift today, and twelve lanterns for the Twelve Days of Christmas.
  • 489 collectibles in 12 collections: tin toys, snow globes, blow-molds, woodland creatures, sweets, and 24 rare HaffnerVision exclusives. Every calendar is different.
  • A cosy mantel room to arrange your finds in, with a crackling fire, a record player you can scratch, and presents hidden around it.
  • Gift a copy of anything to a friend with a short code, and share a wanted list. No accounts, ever.
  • Cards, GIFs and videos of your finds for every social network, and a Christmas card to print.

GOOD TO KNOW

IS IT FREE?
The web edition is free, in any browser. The desktop edition for Windows adds the calendar floating on your desktop and ornaments you can drag around and play with.
DOES IT SAVE?
Yes, by itself, in your browser. Moving to the desktop edition? HELP > YOUR SAVE > DOWNLOAD MY COLLECTION brings everything with you.
ON A PHONE?
It works. Turn the phone sideways for a bigger book. No sound on an iPhone? Flip the silent switch.

The carols are traditional; every arrangement, song, picture and word is HaffnerVision's.