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The holidays can be a stressful and demanding time, especially for that poor wallet of yours. All the gift buying and the present shopping can leave your wallet beaten and empty so we’ve compiled a guide with awesome gifts at an affordable price for under $25 apiece.
Best Game Gifts Under $25
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
Have a friend battle mechs and metallic beasts as they discover what happened in this post-apocalyptic future. The complete edition comes with the base game, the Frozen Wilds DLC, and several smaller in-game cosmetics.
Bloodborne Game of the Year Edition
Get ready to have a loved one rip their hair out against a wide range of incredibly challenging enemies and near-impossible boss fights. Test their patience with the Game of The Year Edition of Bloodborne, which comes packed with The Old Hunters DLC.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Full Release
Be the last one standing among 100 other players in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the simple idea that accelerated the battle royale craze last year.
Best Book Gifts Under $25
The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia
Everything and anything anyone ever wanted to know about the Zelda series. Features over 320 pages of facts, trivia, and lore from every entry before Breath of the Wild.
Over 300 pages of Norse mythology, including several origin stories for gods like Thor and Loki along with stories that made them legendary myths.
The LEGO Architecture Idea Book
LEGO sets and kits are awesome but part of the magic is having your gift recipient build their own detailed creations. This 232 page idea book provides the extra inspiration they need to start constructing towers, elaborate mansions, massive castles, and more.
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Best Toy Gifts Under $25
Good Smile The Dark Knight Rises: Batman Nendoroid
Let them protect Gotham in their heart with this adorable figurine of Batman. This Nendoroid is based on the Batman iteration from The Dark Knight Rises.
Metals Civil War Twin Pack: Iron Man and Captain America
Look at them, the best of buds, right? This pack of limited edition die-cast figures features Captain America and Iron Man standing at 4 inches.
The Joker in his natural state. Well, not really, but this DC Primal Age version is still a cool and affordable figurine worthy of someone on your list’s growing collection of merchandise.
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Best Clothing Gifts Under $25
Give Saitama some love with a t-shirt featuring his beautiful face. You can see a few other best clothing gifts under $25 here:
Best Miscellaneous Gifts Under $25
Amazon.com Gift Card in a Red Gift Box
Whether this is a gift for a loved one, a coworker, or even a present for yourself, it’s hard to go wrong with an Amazon gift card that can get them just about anything.
Moleskine Classic Notebook Extra Large
Use this notebook with its durable cover and quality pages to jot down notes, keep a diary, and let that one friend finally write that fanfiction they’ve been meaning to get to.
Wakanda forever! Get the 4K Ultra HD edition of this year’s Black Panther for under $25.
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Orzly Nintendo Switch Carrying Case
We’re almost two years into the life of the Switch and the games and accessories are surely building up. Keep them in one convenient place with this carrying case.
Why get a giant cabinet when you can get miniature version of Pac-Man that fits in your pocket? It can even be thrown onto your keychain.
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