With Christmas just a few weeks away, most people’s waking hours are taken up by a single question: “What Christmas gift do I get for [person]?” Thankfully, if you have a TTRPG fan in your life, getting them gifts has never been easier. 2025 has seen many fantastic new games arrive on store shelves, so finding someone the perfect TTRPG has never been easier.
So if you want to be the number one friend/partner/family member this holiday season, here are some TTRPGs that are sure to raise a smile when your favorite roleplayer finds them under the tree on December 25th.
Jukebox
For The Person Who Has Seen Wicked Ten Times
TTRPGs are fun. Karaoke is fun. When you put these two fun things together, you get immensely fun Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical Tabletop Roleplaying Game. In this game, players work together to create a three-act musical-theater-like story. However, as the name suggests, players won’t just be writing a list of songs on a sheet of paper; instead, everyone at the table will sing the chosen songs, leading to a TTRPG experience unlike anything else.
Not only is Jukebox a fun time, its rules-lite, GM-free nature means it can be set up in minutes, making it an excellent game for parties or unplanned game nights. Because of this, Jukebox is the perfect gift for both the TTRPG fan in your life and the musical theater lover looking to dip their toes into the world of TTRPGs and improv games.
Starlee Davidson
For The Person Who Longs For The Road
Starlee Davidson is a woman going through numerous problems. Not only is her life not going the way she expected, but she’s just been dumped, leaving her wondering what she should do to get things back on track. However, what makes Starlee Davidson fascinating is the fact that players won’t control Starlee Davidson. Instead, they step into the shoes of The Ecliptic Angels, a biker gang who personify Starlee’s inner voices.
Depending on the role they play in Starlee’s inner chorus, each player will be assigned a single type of die. Using this die and a deck of tarot cards, the players will work together to craft a tale of internal turmoil and healing, one that will take them all across Starlee’s mindscape.
A Fool’s Errand
For The Person Who Loves Deep Theological Discussion
Designed for 3-5 players, A Fool’s Errand drops players into a world turned upside down and inside out by a calamity. At the start of the game, the players work together to create the specific event that led to the current situation and who was involved. Once they know how the world ended, players create fools (who can be humans, androids, or anything in between) and explore this world and various subconscious mindscapes, while encountering (and maybe rebelling against) the jealous gods that still lurk in this changed world, and maybe embrace godhood yourself.
A Fool’s Errand is a unique, tarot-powered TTRPG perfect for lovers of surreal but psychological adventures like Satoshi Kon’s legendary movie Paprika. It is a fantastic choice for players who love games that take things in unique and unexpected directions.
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The Peddler’s Prize
For The Person Who Loves Trinkets
The Peddler’s Prize is a collaborative world-building game where players design an inventory of objects, each with a unique history and backstory. What makes The Peddler’s Prize so memorable is its unique format. Rather than a traditional journal, the game gives players a sheet of black-and-white drawings depicting various objects. As the game progresses and the players build their world, they’ll gradually color the pictures in until they end with a vibrant, colorful sheet of items.
The game’s focus on coloring makes it supremely accessible. Thus, it is a great way to introduce newcomers or younger people to the world of world-building and improv gaming. Plus, the items created in Peddler’s Prize can be used in other games, making it the perfect gift for GMs who love to homebrew their own TTRPG settings and items.
Tacklebox
For The Person Who Loves To Fish
Designed for 2 players, Tacklebox takes fishing in a uniquely surreal direction. The game is built around a deck of prompt cards. Whenever the player draws a card from the deck, they keep the prompt itself a secret, but act out how the change in circumstances affects the fishing trip, forcing the other player to try and guess exactly what the prompt says.
However, this is easier said than done, as Tacklebox features numerous strange and surreal prompts that will require you to think outside the box and flex your improv muscles in new ways. Plus, in a nice touch, the game comes with alternative rules that turn Tacklebox from a 2-player TTRPG into a guessing party game, making this a very versatile gift and the perfect option for lovers of both mediums.
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Glatisant
For The Person Who Loves The Ren Faire
Glatisant takes the popular Carta system and uses it to tell an epic Arthurian tale. This two-player TTRPG is played using a grid of face-down playing cards. One player is a heroic Knight, while the other player controls the monster the Knight is pursuing. Both players move around the grid, encountering people and places from Arthurian legend as they turn over the cards, with the Knight attempting to end up on the same square as the monster so he can slay it once and for all.
However, there is a twist. Only the monster knows the Knight’s win condition, meaning the beast must try to guide the gallant hero in the right direction. A fantastic game about obsession, love, and the nature of heroism, Glatisant is the perfect introduction to the world of duo TTRPGs and the ideal TTRPG for couples looking to play more games together.
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Perils & Princesses
For The Person Who Loves Fairytales
Perils & Princesses casts players as a group of princesses who, after receiving gifts from the fairy godmothers, embark on an epic quest through the enchanted forest. However, this quest won’t be easy, as the forest is full of dangers, from small, mischievous goblins to massive evil dragons, meaning the woman will need to push themselves to their limit.
Perils & Princesses oozes classic fairytale charm, making it perfect for lovers of classic fairytales. Combine this with a creative beastery that includes both whimsical and horrific creatures, and you’re left with a game that’s sure to delight players of all persuasions. Plus, due to its 3-stat D20 Roll-under system, the game is easy to pick up and play, making it perfect for TTRPG tables that like to dive right into the action with minimal planning.
Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme
For The Person Who Still Quotes Holy Grail
As the name suggests, Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme is a TTRPG that aims to capture the chaos and comedy of 1975’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail. However, don’t think this is just a cheap reskin of an existing game. Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme is a new rules-lite system designed from the ground up to emulate that classic Python feeling.
Plus, the game’s system is super-easy to learn. So, Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme is the perfect first TTRPG for those new to the medium. Combine this with the excellent art, and you have a TTRPG book that is sure to delight both the Monty Python fan and the TTRPG lover in your life.
