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Dr. Seuss series

The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas

Play as the Grinch, collect ornaments, master gadgets, and tackle festive challenges to decorate the ultimate Christmas tree for the Whos.

18 September 2026 ESRB E

The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is an adventure developed by Casual Brothers, released 18 September 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is

The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is an adventure game developed by Casual Brothers and released in 2026. It was published by Outright Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB E age rating.

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dr. Seuss series

The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is the 22nd of 23 entries we hold in the Dr. Seuss series. It arrived 11 months after The Grinch: Christmas Adventures - Determined to Love Christmas. The next entry was The Cat in the Hat: Rainy Day Mayhem in 2026.

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What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen 5 2500X / Intel Core i5-8400, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon R9 280 / Nvidia GTX 960. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 16GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas launched on 18 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas — frequently asked questions

When did The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas come out?
The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas was released on 18 September 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas?
At minimum, The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas needs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X / Intel Core i5-8400, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon R9 280 / Nvidia GTX 960 graphics, 16 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "16 GB available space" and the recommended line says "20 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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