Phasmophobia events and updates for 2025: Easter, Halloween, and holiday haunts

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

The Phasmophobia 2025 roadmap promised Easter, Halloween, and Holiday seasonal events would return this year with feedback implemented from its 2024 celebrations, along with new major patches like the Chronicle update. We've already seen some of that with changes to its Easter event, the Cursed Hollow, which added auto-claim for rewards, more personal goodies, and a map rotation.

To keep up with the rest of 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.

When is the next Phasmophobia update?

The Phasmophobia Grafton Farmhouse rework launches on August 12, 2025.

It's the second farmhouse rework this year, following in the footsteps of Bleasdale's complete overhaul by adding completely new visuals and unique interactions. Though thematically, Grafton's rework is quite different, as it turns the old cabin into a rundown, decaying mess that looks just as haunted as it is.

When is the next Phasmophobia seasonal event?

The next Phasmophobia seasonal event should bring back the Blood Moon Cult sometime in October. For now, we only know it begins in its usual spooky month to kick off around Halloween, but we'll keep watching for any confirmed dates.

And while they don't count as a seasonal event per se, you can score Phasmophobia Twitch Drops for a little in-game badge flair by connecting your Twitch account through the in-game menu. You'll need to watch two hours of Phasmophobia streams between August 7 and 8 for the Animated ID. There's also a Standard ID badge for watching between August 12 and 26.

Upcoming Phasmophobia events and updates in 2025

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Ghost Hunters typically don't get much notice before a Phas event begins, but we can at least speculate based on teases and historical hauntings of years past. So far, we've seen the Cursed Hollow in April, but can only speculate on a timeline for the other holidays. We'll keep the usuals, plus any updates or extras like Phasmophobia Twitch Drops, outlined below.

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Event/Update

Dates

Cursed Hollow (Easter)

April 17 - May 7

Chronicle Update

June 24

Chronicle Twitch Drops

June 24 - July 15

Grafton Animated ID Twitch Drops

August 7 - 8

Grafton Farmhouse Rework

August 12

Grafton Standard ID Twitch Drops

August 12 - 26

Halloween

October - November

Holiday

December

New Map: Nell's Diner

Late 2025

Aside from those seasonal events, Phasmophobia also has one more major update planned for 2025, simply titled the Player Character Overhaul for now. The new small map, Nell's Diner, will also join the ghost-hunting game sometime late in the year.

Previous Phasmophobia seasonal events

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There's no going back to collect some old rewards, but keeping track of historic haunts is helping in predicting any upcoming ghost activity. Or it's just a nice way to double-check your trophy cabinet and mourn the empty spaces.

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 Shearon
Evergreen Writer

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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