Phasmophobia Winter’s Jest 2025 event guide

The holidays are here, and Krampus is ready to spread some Christmas cheer with Phasmophobia’s special Winter’s Jest event. Seasonal events bring plenty of fresh content to explore while you ghost hunt, which can make them a bit tricky to navigate.

Ghost hunting is hard enough on its own, so adding in some special holiday twists makes everything a whole lot harder. There are quite a few prizes you won’t want to miss out on, though, so here’s everything you need to know to complete the Winter’s Jest event in Phasmophobia.

How to complete the Winter’s Jest event in Phasmophobia

The Winter’s Jest event has a mix of standard and special tasks for you to get done, including:

• Identifying ghosts correctly.
• Completing optional objectives.
• Finding Krampus jack-in-the-boxes.
• Helping with the Naughty-or-Nice List.

You don’t have to accomplish all of these goals in every round, but the more of these tasks you do manage to get done in each contract, the more points you earn for both yourself and the community.

Winter’s Jest event maps in Phasmophobia

There are 10 unique maps featured in the 2025 version of the Winer’s Jest event. Each day, only some of these locations will be decorated and available for the event, as it features a daily map rotation schedule. You can tell which maps are active on any given day by looking for the ones marked with a festive icon on the map board.

How to identify ghosts correctly for Winter’s Jest event in Phasmophobia

Your first key objective in all holiday event contracts is simply to correctly identify the ghost. This is the base goal of all contracts, so you should already have a solid understanding of how it works.

You essentially want to capture three official pieces of evidence so you know for sure what ghost is present, although you may be able to identify it with less if it has special unofficial evidence or signature behaviors. All ghosts have three key pieces of evidence you can watch for, though.

How to complete optional objectives for Winter’s Jest event in Phasmophobia

The second key event task is to complete optional objectives. All contracts have three randomly chosen bonus goals you can tackle to earn additional XP and cash. These tasks are listed on the board right between the truck cameras and the sanity monitor.

The types of tasks you’ll encounter vary, with some being fairly easy to get done, while others can be quite tricky. Easy objectives are those like cleansing the area near the ghost using Incense or getting the ghost to blow out a Firelight, while hard ones may ask you to capture a video of the ghost or capture two unique paranormal sounds.

How to find and open Krampus jack-in-the-boxes for Winter’s Jest event in Phasmophobia

The main special seasonal goal is to find and interact with Krampus jack-in-the-boxes around the active holiday event maps. They’re small red boxes with a star on them and can be approached and interacted with to make a Krampus head pop out of them.

Krampus boxes can only spawn on the featured daily event maps, which means you’ll need to venture to fresh locations each day to find them. All you need to do when you find one is interact with it to pop it open and gain some event points.

How to help with the Naughty-or-Nice List for Winter’s Jest in Phasmophobia

Right outside the front door of each holiday map, there’s a Naughty-or-Nice List objective you can complete for even more points. Approach the brown sack with the attached list to view the items you need to find, which are pictured next to each of the names.

You’ll then need to embark on a scavenger hunt around the map to find the required items and throw them into the sack. You’re searching for items like gingerbread cookies, stars, and small bears.

All Winter’s Jest event rewards in Phasmophobia

There are four unique rewards featured in the Winter’s Jest event, some of which are exclusive to the 2025 version of it, while others are annual prizes that return each year.

• For completing the first community goal, you unlock the Toy Soldier ID Card & Badge set.
• For completing the second community goal, you unlock the Winter’s Jest trophy.
  • If you already unlocked the trophy during last year’s iteration of this event, you won’t get a new one. Instead, you’ll start working on the trophy upgrades right away as you contribute progress to the event.
• For completing your first personal goal, you get the Animated Toy Soldier ID Card.
• For completing your second personal goal, you get to upgrade the Winter’s Jest trophy. This trophy can be upgraded three times.

How long is the Winter’s Jest event in Phasmophobia?

The Winter’s Jest event is available to complete from Dec. 16, 2025, to Jan. 6, 2026. This gives you three full weeks to tackle everything it includes, which is plenty of time to get all of the exclusive rewards. If you don’t manage to get it all done, some parts will return next year, granting additional opportunities to claim key event prizes like the upgradable trophy.