Surviving endless waves of infected requires sharp aim, tight team coordination, and reliable firepower. For dedicated survivors looking to stand out in dark safehouses, collecting Those Who Remain festive skins is one of the most prestigious cosmetic achievements in the game. These limited-edition patterns transform standard firearms into winter-themed collector items that immediately catch the eye of fellow teammates.
Whether you want to showcase veteran status or customize your favorite loadout for the winter season, understanding Those Who Remain festive skins requires knowing how seasonal crates, free cards, and the in-game economy interact. From the high-stakes Festive skin crate to annual holiday card giveaways, this comprehensive guide outlines every documented seasonal finish, acquisition method, and weapon rule in the game.
Overview of the Festive Skin Case and Holiday Event Mechanics
Seasonal cosmetics take center stage during winter events in this classic zombie survival title created by Peak Development Studios. Those Who Remain has been active on the Roblox platform since August 24, 2016, operating under universe ID 187796008 and place ID 488667523. As a free horror and PvE shooter accommodating 50 players per server, the game challenges survivors to hold out against endless waves of infected, gather supplies, fortify defenses, and fulfill mission objectives. The project's development credits list programming and game design by nin900500, creative associate GoAirborne, infected sounds by B. Chuck & Friend, infected animations by spas12kick, dog and reindeer animations by nocturnaliss, music composition by Director1406, original creative direction and assets by Ardwyck, and additional assets created by bioxx03, Mustrive, AbsolutelyGarbage134, and Neu.
While standard crates remain permanently accessible in the shop, the dedicated Festive skin crate represents a high-tier seasonal release tied specifically to the End of Year Event. The Festive skin case first arrived on December 17, 2025, as part of the December 17, 2025 Patch (End of Year Event), bearing the archival quote "RAZOR-2 breaking off; eyes open." It remained available for purchase until it went offsale on January 6, 2026. Priced at $400,000 in-game credits per roll, it stands as one of the most expensive cosmetic investments in the game, sitting well above mid-tier cases and surpassed in base price only by the $1,000,000 Ethereal (Celestial) case.
The physical crate model matches its premium status. In the menu, the Festive case appears as a decorative green and salmon red crate decorated with a yellow fleury motif, ribbon, and outlined with a yellow glow. Opening the case awards one of six exclusive, festive-tier skins. All skins featured in this exclusive case were designed by GoAirborne.
It is important to note that the Festive skin case should not be confused with event-exclusive weaponry, such as the Festive RPG-7. The End of Year Event also introduced standalone seasonal gear, including the Minigun, the Candy Cane Sword, and specialized utility devices like the CAS Radio, Dog Whistle, and Gift Radar. The shop also offers power-up items (Spawn In Token, Bandolier, Credit Boost x2, EXP Boost x2, and Donation) as well as gamepasses (Custom Tag, Rainbow Text, Extra Perk, Freecam Cinematic Tool, Colored Tracers, Permanent Private Servers, Custom Death Sound, and the event Gift Radar). Exploiting, glitching, or cheating in the game can result in an account data reset, which negates Developer Product purchases.
During early development of the holiday update, an initial skin concept was created but went unused. This prototype featured solid red and green colors, a wreath texture, and a wood texture with a pattern consisting of trees and shotshells, while another iteration had red and green alternating shotshell patterns instead. Development archives preserve images of these unused iterations modeled on the SAP-6 shotgun, alongside early development models of the Festive skin case itself.
Documented Festive Tier Weapon Skins: Black Ice, Evergreen, and Nutcracker
The Festive skin case holds six exclusive, festive-tier patterns, with documented skins from this pool including Black Ice, Evergreen, and Nutcracker. All skins in the Festive case were designed by GoAirborne.
All skins obtained from the Festive case can be applied universally across any primary and secondary firearm owned by the player. Once unlocked, the skin does not need to be purchased repeatedly for different guns; players can simply navigate to their equipment settings, select a firearm, and apply the pattern freely. As with other weapon finishes in the game, skins from the Festive case are purely cosmetic and do not provide statistical benefits or advantages to weapon performance.
However, strict weapon restrictions apply to melee options. Even though players could acquire festive close-quarters weapons like the Candy Cane Sword during holiday events, melee weapons in the game cannot equip any skins under any circumstances.
Complete History of Christmas Cards and Free Holiday Skins (2018–2024)
Beyond purchasable cases, the developers have established an annual tradition of gifting players free holiday rewards through limited-time Christmas cards. These cards are distributed around December during Christmas week for a limited time, and afterwards, they are no longer obtainable.
Unlike skins rolled from purchasable crates, finishes obtained via Christmas cards are classified as gift items. They cannot be sold for credits, but players who claimed them retain permanent ownership. Early iterations awarded texture finishes, while modern cards feature glowing neon-tier skins alongside temporary boosters. The 2024 Christmas Card was made available from December 14, 2024, to December 31, 2024.
| Christmas Card Event | Availability Window | Credit Reward | Skin Type Awarded | Included Boosters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Christmas Card | Dec 24, 2018 – Dec 26, 2018 | $35,000 | Christmas 2018 Skin (Texture) | None |
| 2019 Christmas Card | Dec 21, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019 | $35,000 | Christmas 2019 Skin (Texture) | None |
| 2020 Christmas Card | Dec 21, 2020 – Dec 28, 2020 | $20,000 | Christmas 2020 Skin (Neon) | Unlimited 2x XP & Money Boosters |
| 2021 Christmas Card | Dec 20, 2021 – Dec 27, 2021 | $20,000 | Christmas 2021 Skin (Neon) | Unlimited 2x XP & Money Boosters |
| 2022 Christmas Card | Dec 21, 2022 – Dec 25, 2022 | $20,000 | Christmas 2022 Skin (Neon) | None |
| 2023 Christmas Card | Dec 13, 2023 – Jan 1, 2024 | $60,000 | Christmas 2023 Skin (Neon) | Unlimited 2x XP & Money Boosters |
For the cards featuring experience and credit multipliers, players enjoyed unlimited double experience and double earnings throughout the card claim window. Once the promotional window ended, only 20 minutes remained on active boosters before expiring.
According to player experience and community reports, the glowing properties of neon Christmas card skins provide practical situational utility. While weapon skins are strictly cosmetic and provide zero statistical boosts to damage, fire rate, or recoil, neon patterns emit subtle light that helps teammates locate each other across dimly lit maps.
Skin Cases, Resale Economy, and Regional Store Regulations
The cosmetic market in the game follows precise economic rules governing case purchases, direct item acquisition, and skin resale values. Standard and special skin cases are organized across distinct tiers:
- Tier I: Costs ¢6,000 ($6,000) per case. It is the cheapest crate and contains 20 single-color skins (Brown, Cocoa, Dark Green, Dark Grey, Flint, Grime, Linen, Orange, Pastel Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, Sage Green, Salmon Pink, Sand Red, Storm Blue, Tan, Teal, White, and Yellow). Purchasing all skins costs $120,000, and individual skins resell for $3,000.
- Tactical: Costs ¢12,000 ($12,000) per case. As the second cheapest crate, it contains 15 mixed-color skins that generally feature dark tones (Accelerator, Atlantic, Battleship Grey, Brushed Silver, Desert Storm, Earth, Guerilla Warfare, Infiltration, Midnight Bronze, Pine, Plum, Sage, Space Marine, Tactical Pink, and Tungsten). Infiltration reverses the colors of Brushed Metal. All skins cost $180,000, and individual skins resell for $6,000.
- Tier II: Costs ¢20,000 ($20,000) per case. As the third cheapest crate, it contains 19 skins: 1 single-color skin (Veil, which is completely black with color code #000000), 13 mixed-color skins (Bronze, Caution, Blackout, Coyote Brown, Dark Tan, Eighties, OD Green, Neapolitan, Noir, Red Polymer, Spiffo, Sports Car, and Whiteout), and 5 texture skins (Brushed Metal, City Bus, Desert, VI, and Winter). Brushed Metal exhibits the clearest contrast between black and white. Purchasing all skins costs $380,000, and skins resell for $10,000.
- Tier III: Costs ¢50,000 ($50,000) per case. It contains 20 skins: 6 single-color skins (Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Ruby, and Sapphire), 1 mixed-color skin (Steampunk), 12 texture skins (Art Deco, Cherry Blossom, Dark Mahogany, Galaxy, Hope, Jupiter, Pacific Tactical, Pearl, Royalty, Spetsnaz Urban, and Virtue), and neon skins (Hot Head and Lava, which are the only neon skins obtainable without buying the Neon Skin Box). Purchasing all skins costs $1,000,000, and skins resell for $25,000.
- Neon: Costs ¢120,000 ($120,000) per case. It contains 15 neon skins that glow with special patterns (Bliss, Ego, Fireball, Grid, Hawaiian, Lightning, Lucidity, Matrix, Miami, Mischief, Pandora, Past, Reality, Ripples, and Triangles). Purchasing all skins costs $1,800,000, and skins resell for $60,000.
- Ethereal (Celestial): Costs ¢1,000,000 ($1,000,000) per case. It is the most expensive skin box and contains 15 animated skins (Database, Entropy, Ghost, Nuclear Decay, Oil Spill, Peak, Perihelion, Scanning, Shattered, Shifting Ceiling, Solar Wind, Spirit, Stardust, Tailoring Reality, and Wading Out). All skins cost $15,000,000, and skins resell for $500,000. Player opinion is divided over its high price, and the Peak skin has received complaints on the official Discord server regarding whether its animation is noticeable. Additionally, some Celestial skins feature sights that are too transparent, making it inconvenient to use iron sights.
- Event Cases: Limited seasonal crates include the Hallows skin case (priced at $200,000, currently offsale) and the Festive skin case (priced at $400,000, currently offsale).
| Skin Case Name | Case Price | Skin Resale Value | Total Pool Size | Primary Style / Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier I | $6,000 | $3,000 | 20 Skins | Single Color |
| Tactical | $12,000 | $6,000 | 15 Skins | Mixed Tactical Dark Colors |
| Tier II | $20,000 | $10,000 | 19 Skins | Mixed Color, Texture, Solid |
| Tier III | $50,000 | $25,000 | 20 Skins | Textures, Solid, Rare Neon |
| Neon | $120,000 | $60,000 | 15 Skins | Full Glowing Neon Patterns |
| Festive (Event) | $400,000 | $200,000 | 6 Skins | Festive Tier (Offsale) |
| Ethereal (Celestial) | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | 15 Skins | Animated Cosmic Patterns |
Every standard crate skin can be sold back to the shop for exactly 50% of the case's original purchase price. For instance, selling a Festive skin yields a refund of $200,000 credits. However, Christmas card skins remain completely unsellable. Once a player unlocks every possible finish from a specific case, that case dims in the menu and cannot be bought again unless a skin from that case is sold.
In territories where paid random items are restricted by regional consumer regulations, the standard crate interface is altered. Instead of unboxing a mystery crate, players in those jurisdictions encounter a rotating selection of six skins chosen from each tier. These rotate every 24 hours and can be purchased directly for double the base crate cost (for example, Tier I skins cost ¢12,000 and Tier II skins cost ¢40,000). Once purchased, items are simply marked as owned.
To see the latest official updates, balance patches, and community links, visit the official Those Who Remain Roblox page hosted by Peak Development Studios.
Strategic Tips for Unlocking and Equipping Seasonal Cosmetics
Navigating the high costs of seasonal cosmetics requires advance preparation. If you want to expand your loadout with limited finishes during winter events, keep these proven guidelines in mind:
- Bank Credits Ahead of December Events: Because the Festive crate costs $400,000 credits per unboxing, stockpiling funds throughout autumn prevents you from missing out when limited cases drop.
- Claim Holiday Cards on Day One: Whenever an End of Year event begins, redeem your Christmas card immediately. In years where 2x XP and 2x credit boosters are included, the multiplier runs indefinitely until the event ends, allowing you to maximize credit farming. Once the event period concludes, only 20 minutes remain on active boosters.
- Evaluate Visuals Before Selling: While you can liquidate unwanted crate drops for $200,000 credits, festive skins are offsale for most of the year. Retaining your finishes ensures you maintain a rare collection that cannot be acquired once the event window shuts.
- Prioritize Primary Workhorses: Since melee weapons cannot receive cosmetic coatings, apply your festive patterns to primary assault rifles, shotguns, and secondaries that you frequently utilize during intense horde waves.
- Consider Iron Sight Visibility: Players should note that certain high-tier animated finishes from the Celestial box feature sights that are too transparent, which can make using iron sights inconvenient during combat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you still obtain Those Who Remain festive skins after the event ends?
No. Festive skin cases went offsale on January 6, 2026, following the conclusion of the End of Year Event. Similarly, annual Christmas card skins are only distributed during their active promotional dates in late December. Once these windows expire, the skins cannot be purchased or rolled until developers choose to reintroduce them in future holiday patches.
Do holiday and festive skins provide gameplay stat boosts?
No. All weapon skins in the game are strictly cosmetic and do not grant any damage bonuses, improved fire rates, faster reloads, or extra ammo capacity. However, player experience suggests that glowing neon finishes can assist visibility in dark safehouses and night environments.
Can you equip festive skins on melee weapons like the Candy Cane Sword?
No. Melee weapons cannot equip any skins. Finishes obtained from the Festive skin case or Christmas cards can only be equipped on primary and secondary firearms via the equipment settings menu.
How much do skins from the Festive case sell for?
Any weapon skin rolled from the $400,000 Festive case can be sold back to the system for half price, granting you $200,000 credits. In contrast, gift-tier cosmetics received directly from annual Christmas cards are unsellable and remain permanently in your account inventory.