Phasmophobia events and updates for 2026

The Blood Moon in Phasmophobia, it's bright red with a summoning circle underneath — (Image credit: Kinetic Games)

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The Phasmophobia 2026 roadmap is lookin' pretty busy as the game plans for its big 1.0 launch sometime this year. Its usual festive staples are there, so you'll have the Easter, Halloween, and winter holiday events to celebrate with the paranormal, but there's also a new limited-time event on the schedule, and we still don't have the who, what, when, or where on that one.

Between the four events, there's a handful of updates planned outside of Phasmophobia 1.0's launch, like the Player Customization Overhaul, new map, and more haunted house reworks. To keep up with the year's ~~haunting~~ event schedule, we're always watching and waiting—hoping for a sign from the Blood Moon cult—and plan to record any release date evidence or speculation below.

Recent updates

January 29, 2026: Kinetic has revealed the Phasmophobia 2026 roadmap, so I've given the event and update schedule a hefty edit to include official dates and some of my own speculation.

When is the next Phasmophobia seasonal event?

When is Phasmophobia's Cursed Hollow event?

There's no confirmed date just yet, though Phasmophobia typically begins its Easter-themed event, Cursed Hollow, sometime in late March or April. Since 2026 is another year where Easter is rather early (April 5), I'd say it's safe to assume this Cursed Hollow will begin earlier than last, but that's just speculation.

This is also assuming the new limited-time event mentioned in the Phasmophobia roadmap doesn't surprise between now and April. It's a bit of a wild card for the year, and your guess is as good as mine on where Kinetic will squeeze it in.

When is the next Phasmophobia update?

The next major Phasmophobia update should be the Player Character Overhaul and 6 Tanglewood Drive update sometime soon. After the rework for player models and customization was delayed last year, Kinetic announced it would launch alongside Tanglewood's new look in Q1 2026.

Phasmophobia's official Trello is also a pretty handy reference if you're curious about what's in progress.

Phasmophobia event schedule and updates in 2026

Phasmophobia 2025 Cursed Hollow event board - The cork board shows how many points players need to finish the year's Easter event. — (Image credit: Kinetic Games)

Phasmophobia follows a fairly regular schedule of events, but specific yearly dates don't always line up the same. We'll keep the usual holiday events, plus any extra festivities like Phasmophobia Twitch Drops or updates, outlined below.

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Events & Updates	Dates	Details
Player character and Tanglewood update	Q1	Player model overhaul adding free cosmetics and a new look for everyone's favorite little haunted house
Cursed Hollow	April - May	It's an Easter event, but with a Jackalope and haunted eggs
Crimson Eye	October	The Blood Cult's Halloween event tradition
Winter's Jest	December	Krampus sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake
13 Willow Street update	??	Another haunted house map makeover
Phasmophobia 1.0	??	Horror 2.0's big debut
New map	??	The next new map adds "a new style of location"
New event	??	A limited-time event joins the yearly schedule

Previous Phasmophobia seasonal events

The Forest Spirit in Phasmophobia's Easter 2025 event. It's a giant, bunny shaped tree that's glowing green. This is also the creature the game calls the Jackalope. — (Image credit: Kinetic Games)

Phasmophobia's reworked event structure makes it so you can carry over progress from year to year, but there are still a few retired trophy cabinet mementos you can't revisit. If you're trying to figure out what goes in an empty space, or just trying to predict a date for any upcoming ghost activity, this list of historic haunts may help.

2025 Event dates

Cursed Hollow — April 17 - May 7
Crimson Eye — October 9 - 31
Winter's Jest double XP and money — December 16 - December 23
Winter's Jest — December 16 - January 6

2024 Event dates

Easter — March 26 - April 9
Halloween: Crimson Eye — October 28 - November 17
Holiday: Winter's Jest — December 12 - December 31

2023 Event dates

Easter — April 15 - April 20
Halloween — October 7 - November 4
Holiday — December 14, 2022 - January 9, 2023

2022 Event dates

Easter — March 26 - April 9
Halloween — October 26 - November 10
Holiday — December 11, 2023 - January 9, 2024

Andrea has been covering games for nearly a decade, picking up bylines at IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, and Destructoid before joining the PC Gamer team in 2025. She's got a soft spot for older RPGs and is willing to try just about anything with a lovey-dovey "I can fix them" romance element. Her weekly to-do always includes a bit of MMO time, endlessly achievement hunting and raiding in Final Fantasy 14. Outside of those staples, she's often got a few survival-crafting games on rotation and loves a good scare in co-op horror games.

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