Over the past few years, Phasmophobia has celebrated the season with a festive Christmas Holiday Event, complete with a decorated lobby, a special challenge, and ghosts donning holiday attire. However, the question arises: will this tradition continue this year amidst the team’s focus on developing console ports? Is there room in their schedule for some holiday haunts?
Despite experiencing several setbacks with the console port releases, Kinetic Games managed to orchestrate October’s Halloween Event, and we don’t think it will stop them maintaining the Christmas schedule either. It’s a fixed tradition now that will likely continue each year.
When does Phasmophobia's Christmas Holiday Event start and end?
Kinetic Games has only made a brief official announcement regarding the Christmas event, and, likely, full details won’t be disclosed until it launches on 11th December. With the anticipated release of Phasmophobia for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X scheduled for the end of the year, there’s a possibility that the Christmas event could coincide with this launch.
- Phasmophobia's Christmas Holiday Event Start Date: 11th December at 11am
- Phasmophobia's Christmas Holiday Event End Date: 9th January, 2024 at 2pm GMT.
“Are you brave enough for a Holiday scare?🎄 Get ready for the #Phasmophobia Holiday 2023 Event! Launching Monday, December 11th at 11 AM GMT. Mark your calendars and tag your bravest friends!”
Phasmophobia Christmas Update Patch Notes
Here’s the full path notes and changelog for the Christmas Holiday Event, which is now active:
- The Holiday 2023 event is now active! The event will last around 3 weeks
- Instructions can be found on the main menu event button
- An error message will now show if you fail to connect to Unity Gaming Services
- Updated the textures, audio, and effects for the Summoning Circle
- Flashlight III Upgrade now costs $3000 (up from $2500)
- As Spirit Box I range is only 3m, we've lowered the “far” Spirit Box response’s minimum distance to 2m, from 4m
- Lowered the volume of DOTS Projector III
- Several interaction photos will now work consistently
- Ghost-writing book II
- Fairy lights poles
- Beartraps
- Light switches
- Keyboards
- Ouija board
- Removed fog from the Truck in all locations
- Removed the fog leak in Sunny Meadows male day room
- Igniter III will now permanently extinguish after 10 minutes, as listed in the shop
- Salt II is now consumable, as listed in the shop
- Nightmare difficulty now unlocks at level 30 instead of level 29
- Dead players will now receive the Investigation bonuses if earned in that contract
- Sounds that loop should now always be audible from the start, and are more reliable
- Pressing the ‘Special’ key binding (default: T) while you are holding a Flashlight will no longer play the toggle sound
- The Ghost-writing book is now throwable by the ghost if the ghost does not give ghost-writing evidence
- Film grain and chromatic aberration for night vision now respect user settings
- The Custom difficulty icon in the server list now displays correctly
- UV Flashlights can no longer charge fingerprints/footprints while Flashlights are set to disabled in the Difficulty settings
- The ghost can no longer detect any type of Flashlight during hunts while Flashlights are disabled in the Difficulty settings
- The Parabolic Microphone objective will no longer be completed if you are not holding it
- Motion Sensor mini-map icons now turn green when a ghost walks through it
- Motion Sensor II now toggles shapes correctly
- You can no longer throw/place equipment through the Tanglewood glass sliding doors
- Some walls no longer teleport items back to the truck incorrectly
- Removed tree rendering issues next to the white tent in Maple Lodge Campsite
- Potential fix for DOTS ghosts being invisible during hunts
- Potential fix for crucifixes not preventing hunts
STOP HERE if you prefer to explore on your own. This article is meant as a guide for those who might get stuck. However, we highly recommend experiencing the challenge firsthand, as it’s much more enjoyable to discover things by yourself.
Phasmophobia Christmas Holiday Snowmen Locations
This year’s challenge takes place in Sunny Meadows and involves locating three elusive components, each guarded by Snowmen concealed in different locations across the map.
To commence your quest, the initial components necessary for destroying the dancing snowmen can be found in Sunny Meadows. The first is situated in the left hallway near the entrance, specifically in the 6th room down, as indicated on the map provided in the image below.
The second piece of equipment can be found in the courtyard, positioned towards the back on the right-hand side. To assist in your search, we’ve marked its location on the map and included a screenshot of the specific Snowman you need to find, as shown below.
The last component necessary for forging the weapon resides deep within the lower levels of the Sunny Meadows Mental Institution. Make your way down the right-hand corridor. The essential item awaits in the third room you encounter, nestled in a bathtub surrounded by floating presents in murky water.
Keep an eye out for a snowman positioned outside the door – a distinctive marker to ensure you’re on the correct path. You’ll easily spot it once you’re heading in the right direction. We have provided screenshots below:
After completing the necessary steps above, you’ll find at your subsequent hunting site that four snow guns have been added to the equipment van. These can be utilised to destroy the dancing Snowmen scattered throughout the seven different maps.
When you access the map screen during your hunt, you’ll see a counter indicating the number of targets you need to locate. These can be quite challenging to find. You’ll find some outdoors, and there’s a possibility of discovering a few inside the equipment van. While we didn’t find any hidden in cupboards or similar spaces, keep an eye out for some that might be tucked away behind doors or peering through windows. Make sure you look up high is our advice!
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Phasmophobia's TangleWood Drive Snowman Locations
If you prefer a less challenging experience while searching for the snowmen, consider setting the difficulty to amateur, which reduces the ghost’s intensity. You can make it even easier if you mess around with the custom settings.
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Phasmophobia's Christmas Holiday Event 2022
During 2022’s Christmas Event, players gathered six cookies on a plate to serve near the ghost. Once the plate was positioned near the ghost, it would then consume the cookies, much like when you place the Ghost Book and wait for the ghost to interact with it. This eerie moment would trigger a shroud of darkness over your vision, signaling the commencement of a hunt as clarity returned.
Survive this phase, and players would witness the ghost manifest for the duration of the hunt, donned in festive attire. Snow would also start falling outside. If you managed to successfully find the correct ghost type and escape the level, players would have completed the Christmas event. We will likely see some kind of challenge like this implemented for 2023’s Christmas Event.
Once we receive the initial details, we’ll promptly return to provide you with an update on the event.
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