Festive Frights Return: A Complete Guide to Phasmophobia’s Winter’s Jest 2025 Event

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As the holiday season rolls in, Phasmophobia once again embraces festive fear with the return of Winter’s Jest 2025. This limited-time event blends seasonal cheer with supernatural chaos, tasking players with pleasing—or surviving—the wrath of Krampus while hunting ghosts in snow-covered locations. Alongside event objectives, Winter’s Jest also introduces bonus rewards, rotating maps, and new paranormal threats that shake up investigations.

This guide explains how Winter’s Jest works, how to earn points efficiently, what rewards are available, and how to make the most of the event before it ends.

Winter’s Jest 2025: Event Schedule and Bonuses

Winter’s Jest 2025 runs for just over three weeks, giving players a limited window to earn both personal and community rewards.

Event duration:

• Start: December 16, 2025 – 12:00 GMT (07:00 EST)

• End: January 6, 2026 – 12:00 GMT (07:00 EST)

During the first week of the event, from December 16 to December 23, all investigations grant double XP and double money, making it one of the best times of the year to level up quickly.

In addition, three new ghost types debut during Winter’s Jest:

• Obambo

• Dayan

• Gallu

These ghosts appear across event maps, adding unpredictability and extra challenge for veteran investigators.

How the Winter’s Jest Event Works

Progress in Winter’s Jest is tied to earning event points, which contribute to both your personal progression and the global community goal. Points are earned repeatedly by completing festive objectives during investigations.

Core Event Objectives

You can earn points by:

• Finding and opening Krampus Jack-in-the-boxes

• Completing Krampus’ Naughty and Nice List by delivering the correct gifts

These objectives can be completed multiple times across different investigations, making repetition key to finishing the event efficiently.

Completing Krampus’ Naughty and Nice List

At the start of an event investigation, check the outside of the location’s front door. You’ll find a large brown sack belonging to Krampus, along with a Naughty and Nice List attached.

Understanding the List

• Each name on the list is paired with symbols

• Symbols represent specific gift types you must find inside the location

• Examples include:

  • Christmas trees

  • Reindeer

  • Stars

  • Coal (typically on the naughty list)

If multiple gifts of the same type are required, they are usually placed close together, often in the same room.

Delivering Gifts Correctly

1. Pick up gifts using the standard interaction key (default E)

2. Carry them outside to Krampus’ sack

3. Press G to throw the gift into the bag

4. Listen for the confirmation sound and watch the list update

Continue until all listed gifts are delivered. Completing the list is optional but highly recommended due to the rewards.

Rewards for Completing the Naughty and Nice List

Successfully finishing Krampus’ list triggers two important outcomes:

• A red present spawns near the sack

• When opened, it grants one cookie per player

In addition:

• Your team earns 12 Winter’s Jest event points

• Progress counts toward both personal and community rewards

Cookies are primarily cosmetic and celebratory, but the event points are essential for unlocking exclusive items.

Finding Krampus Jack-in-the-Boxes

While searching for gifts and identifying the ghost, keep an eye out for Krampus Jack-in-the-boxes scattered throughout event maps.

Key details:

• They are interactable objects hidden in rooms

• Opening them grants bonus event points

• They do not replace list completion—both objectives stack

Efficient teams combine gift collection, ghost identification, and Jack-in-the-box hunting in a single run.

Winter’s Jest 2025 Rewards Breakdown

Like other 2025 events, Winter’s Jest rewards are split into Community Rewards and Personal Rewards. Some rewards may require interaction with the tree in the warehouse to claim.

Community Rewards

Unlocked when the global player base reaches point milestones:

• Toy Soldier ID Card & Badge Set

• Winter’s Jest Trophy

Personal Rewards

Earned based on your individual event contribution:

• Animated Toy Soldier ID Card

• Up to three visual upgrades for the Winter’s Jest Trophy

Consistent participation is required to fully upgrade personal rewards.

Winter’s Jest Event Maps and Daily Rotation

Although Phasmophobia now features 14 total maps, only 10 maps are included in the Winter’s Jest event pool. These maps rotate daily, meaning not all event locations are available at once.

Winter’s Jest Map Pool

• 42 Edgefield Road

• 6 Tanglewood Drive

• 100 Ridgeview Court

• 13 Willow Street

• Camp Woodwind

• Bleasdale Farmhouse

• Grafton Farmhouse

• Maple Lodge Campsite

• Point Hope

• Nell’s Diner

Event maps are clearly marked in the contract selection menu, similar to other seasonal events like Crimson Eye.

Optimizing Progress

For players short on time or struggling with high-difficulty investigations, Phasmophobia Boosting at GladiatorBoost offers a convenient way to progress through Winter’s Jest efficiently. With experienced players assisting in event point farming, ghost identification, and objective completion, boosting can help secure personal rewards and community contributions without excessive grinding. This is especially useful during the double XP window, allowing players to maximize levels and unlocks before the event ends.

Tips to Maximize Winter’s Jest Efficiency

• Focus on smaller maps like Tanglewood and Willow for faster runs

• Split team roles: one player gathers gifts, another hunts Jack-in-the-boxes

• Complete event objectives before provoking hunts

• Take advantage of double XP week for fast leveling

Balancing speed with safety ensures steady progress without unnecessary wipes.

Final Thoughts

Winter’s Jest 2025 is one of Phasmophobia’s most rewarding seasonal events, combining festive objectives with meaningful progression and exclusive cosmetics. With rotating maps, new ghosts, and Krampus looming over every investigation, the event keeps tension high while offering strong incentives to play consistently.

Whether you’re hunting ghosts solo or coordinating with friends, planning your runs and focusing on event objectives will ensure you make the most of Winter’s Jest before it disappears for another year.