It’s that time of year once again. The Holidays are approaching, seemingly faster than ever before, and along with them comes the annual need to buy loved ones gifts. Finding a partner, friend, or family member something they’ll truly love is almost always a difficult task this time of year, but thankfully there are more options than ever to please the more nerdy-inclined, andLEGOhas become a one-stop shop for gamers, movie buffs, and fans of just about anynerdy IPout there.

FromStar WarstoHarry Potterto Marvel, LEGO really has something for everyone, and that’s truer now than any year in the company’s long history. Now, on top of every movie franchise it’s been working with for years, LEGO has teamed up with some of the world’s most popular video game IPs, includingbothSuper MarioandSonic the Hedgehog. No matter the budget, skill level, or interests, LEGO has something for everyone this 2023 Holiday season.

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The most obvious pick for any LEGO lover this Holiday season, LEGO has a range of advent calendars this year, with five themes in total. Each of these LEGO advent calendars comes with an array of minifigures, and a handful of tiny buildable sets, all themed around the specific franchise or LEGO line. For instance, theLEGOStar Wars2023advent calendar comes with a Clone Trooper and Battle Droid among others, and tiny versions of the Bad Batch’s ship, an Ewok village, and much more. These LEGO advent calendars usually come with one or two exclusive minifigures as well, usually with Christmas jumper torsos.

Approximate Retail Price: $500

Set to release on June 12, 2025, this new LEGO Avengers Tower is the talk of the town right now in the LEGO community. An absolutely gigantic set, this version of the LEGO Avengers Tower is the ideal gift for hardcore LEGO and Marvel fans this Holiday season, though it definitely isn’t cheap. But while the $500 price tag is certainly lofty, fans do get a lot for their money, including 31 minifigs, a buildable Quinjet and Chitauri Leviathan, and evenMarvel Studios President himself, Kevin Feige.

Approximate Retail Price: $4.99

Another incredibly popular LEGO Marvel product that’s flying off shelves right now is the LEGO Marvel Series 2 Minifigures collection. Sold in blind boxes, these minifigs take some of the most iconic Marvel characters and give them the LEGO treatment, most of whom for the first time. FromMCU Disney+ characters like She-Hulk and Moon Knight, to X-Men heroes like Wolverine, there are a ton of great characters to collect.

Approximate Retail Price: $164.99

Though it technically doesn’t come out until February 2024, the LEGO Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter is simply too impressive to keep off this list. A collaboration seemingly plucked from fans' wildest dreams, this LEGO Ornithopter has 1369 pieces and comes with eight minifigs, each one representing a different character from therecentDunemovie, and presumably its upcoming sequel. Though fans won’t be able to get this LEGO Dune set until February next year, having it on pre-order would still make for a good gift this Holiday season.

Approximate Retail Price: $269.99

Following right on from its successful Nintendo and Atari console range, LEGO released aPac-Man Arcadeset earlier this year, and it’s a perfect gift for nostalgic gamers this Holiday season. While it may not actually function like the real thing, the LEGO Pac-Man Arcade does have a few fun little playability features including a small crank on the side of the machine that moves the ghosts throughout the maze, and rotates the high-score counter.

Approximate Retail Price: $59.99

Released just a few weeks ago, the LEGO Piranha Plant takes an iconicSuper Mariovillain and gives it a wonderfully blocky makeover. Coming in at just over 500 pieces, this LEGO Mario Piranha Plant is the perfect mid-range LEGO gift this Holiday season, giving fans a great display model to put on a shelf.

Though it might not be an older fan’s ideal set, the LEGO Mario Donkey Kong Tree House expansion is a great gift idea for younger LEGO fans. Designed to be used in conjunction with the rest of theSuper MarioLEGO sets, this expansion comes with large buildable versions of Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong, along with a pretty sizable version of the gorillas' tree house.

Though there are a ton of newLEGO Sonic the Hedgehog setsto choose from this Holiday season, the Sonic vs. Dr. Eggman set is probably the best place to start. Coming with both the Blue Blur and his arch-nemesis, the LEGO Sonic set comes with all the various bits and pieces fans need to make their own LEGO Sonic adventures, including a launcher for Sonic, some obstacles, and Dr. Eggman’s hulking Death Egg Robot.

Approximate Retail Price: $89.99

Though it came out quite a while ago now, the LEGOHorizon Forbidden WestTallneck set is still one of the best gifts a gamer can get this Holiday season. Along with the towering Tallneck itself, this $90 set comes with a small buildable Watcher, and an incredibly-detailed Aloy minifigure. And the best part about this set being a little older is that it’s pretty common to see it drop in price dramatically duringsales like Black Friday.

Approximate Retail Price: $44.99

LEGO’sMinecraftrange has been going strong for over a decade now and it remains one of the best options for younger LEGO gaming fans. While some of the LEGOMinecraftsets can get a tad pricey, this LEGO Minecraft Sword Outpost is fairly reasonable, coming in at $45 for just over 400 pieces and five minifigures.

Approximate Retail Price: $109.99

But on the more expensive side of things is theLEGOMinecraft Iron Golem Fortress. Though it retails for about $110, this LEGOMinecraftset comes with 868 pieces, and six minifigures, along with a ton of extra accessories and smaller builds like skeleton horses. A great feature of this set is that can also come apart, giving fans both a small fortress, and a posable Iron Golem.

Approximate Retail Price: $99.99

It might not be related to gaming, but the LEGO Walt Disney Tribute Camera is one of 2023’s most intriguing LEGO sets that just about any die-hard Disney fan should have. In celebration ofDisney’s 100th anniversary, this LEGO set gives fans two buildable vintage cameras, along with five LEGO Disney figures, including Bambi, Dumbo, Walt Disney himself, and black-and-white versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

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