42 Valentine’s Day gifts he’ll geek out about!

Finding the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your guy can be challenging to say the least. My husband is a bona fide geek, but in a cool way!

Through the years, I’ve come to develop an appreciation for nerdy love and join him in many of his fandoms. Role playing? Check. Sci-fi movies? Check. On the list goes!

​So what if you want to combine that nerdy love into the best Valentine’s gifts? It’s more than possible with these ideas, I promise!

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The gamer

From video games to board games, your gamer guy will love any of these gifts. The best part is that unlike the games themselves, these gamer gifts won’t cost a pretty penny and are the perfect addition to your Valentine’s celebration with your gamer boyfriend or husband!

Video game themed gifts

If you’re looking for a cool gift for a video gaming nerd whose gaming roots, go way back, check out this cozy blanket. It looks like a retro gaming controller and is perfect for you to snuggle up with together on date night!

Another great git for gamers who grew up in the 1980s and 90s is this blanket that looks like a Nintendo Game Boy. So fun!

When it comes to nerdy Valentine’s Day gifts for gamers, anything that reminds them of classics really is a great gift. My husband would love these coasters that look like Nintendo game cartridges from yesteryear!

If your geeky boyfriend or husband isn’t as into retro, check out these coasters that look like the buttons on a PlayStation controller. They’re high quality being made of metal with cork non-slip bottoms.

Whether you opt for coasters or not, mugs and cups are a great Valentine’s Day present when they are themed for something your Valentine loves. Check out this Game Boy ceramic mug that changes with heat.

Stainless steel tumblers are another great cup option that works for both hot or cold drinks. And this Gamer Mode tumbler is a special gift recognizing your guy’s gaming hobby.

Role playing game themed gifts

My husband has enjoyed role playing games for years — and I do mean years. At first it didn’t make much sense to me, but then I gave them a try. And now I enjoy them as well as he does! In fact, gaming has been good for my marriage.

So I’ve got to include role playing game themed ideas for nerdy Valentine’s gifts. These are all a great idea for true geeks who love role playing — D&D or otherwise!

One thing I can tell you about role players is they can never have enough dice. And a set of cool dice is the perfect option for a Valentine’s Day gift. Check out these beauties that are hollow metal and come in 26 color options.

If unique gifts are more your style, then go for a tiny dice set. With 21 different options of colors and styles, this set comes in a keychain, holder and even necklace. 

Your nerdy partner is also going to need something to store dice in. Dice bags are a useful gift that come in all sorts of options.

This eyeball dice bag looks creepy, I admit. But, my husband has a similar one and loves it! This one has nine different color options.

And while this isn’t an actual die you can play with this candy tin shaped like a 20-sided die is a perfect gift for a role player.

Along with dice, another perfect choice for your special nerd is this dragon notebook. My husband has a slew of cool notebooks. This one comes in two styles — a dragon or a phoenix — and each comes in two different color options.

Fun gaming shirts are also a great way to show your guy you care this Valentine’s Day. First up is this punny die shirt that comes in eight color options and all sorts of sizes. 

Or help him stay warm with this funny Valentine’s Day gift perfect for gamers. This cozy hoodie that comes in six colors and five sizes declares a truth all role players know: The dice giveth and the dice taketh away!

​A final great gift for role players is a gelatinous cube. If you don’t play, you may be confused, but this is a popular monster from the D&D universe. We have two different gelatinous cubes on our mantel right now.

First up is this Funko gelatinous cube, which really is one of the cubes on our mantel currently!

And then for those gamers with a sense of humor, this dice jail gelatinous cube has to be on the best Valentine’s Day gifts!

Board game lover gifts

If you sweet someone is a lover of board games, then you’re going to want to check out these gifts. I’ve included a favorite game (or two or three!) of my own husband. Board games make great Valentine gifts because they also give you an activity you can do together and have a good time making memories.

First up is HeroQuest. My husband first had this game when he was a kid and loved it so much that he talked about it for years. He bought an original version off of eBay and then when Hasbro released a new version of HeroQuest, he snagged it quickly! 

Even better HeroQuest is a co-op game so you play on the same side. It really is a lot of fun and is sure to be one of his favorite Valentine’s Day gifts!

If one of your guy’s favorite fandoms is Harry Potter, then Harry Potter Clue is a thoughtful gift he’ll love. We got it because our kids love Harry Potter even more than we do, but it is our favorite version of Clue to play as a family because it has some twists and turns that up the game play.

Another great nerdy Valentine’s gift for him is the card game Fluxx. Fluxx is a card game that is ever-changing and is great fun with two players or more. Even better, there are lots of themes for it. 

If your guy loves Star Wars, then consider Star Fluxx. Other options include Marvel Fluxx, Dr. Who Fluxx, Star Trek Fluxx, Cthulhu Fluxx and Monty Python Fluxx. There’s a Fluxx for pretty much every nerdy fandom. They’re all different and all fun!

For those guys who enjoy zombies, one of the best gift ideas is Last Night on Earth from Flying Frog Productions. Heroes compete against zombies to see who wins in the end, and it’s pretty darn enjoyable even for those of us who aren’t as into zombies.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t include the dice-building game Quarriors. We originally tried out this game at a convention and liked it so much that we bought it. It’s great for a date night in taking only about 30 minutes per match.

The TV and movie buff

While gaming is a huge part of my Valentine’s life, your Valentine’s love language may be more along the lines of TV and movies. (And my husband falls into these categories, too!)

Not to worry, because come February 14th, you’ll be prepared with gifts from this category!

Star Wars fan gifts

You know I’ve got to start here, because Star Wars fans are rife in geekdom. And there are plenty of Star Wars Valentine’s gifts to go around. These are a few of our favorites!

I’m starting with this Millennium Falcon wireless charge pad. My husband uses this every night to charge his phone on his nightstand. It is pretty cute!

So Lego sets are technically toys, but they are super popular among many adult men as well. Lego offers a large selection of Star Wars options. There’s a Mandalorian N-1 Star Fighter set that includes an adorable Lego Baby Yoda. But there are also more classic options like the Imperial TIE Fighter and the at-TE Walker.

Another best Valentine’s Day gift idea for Star Wars fans is this remote controlled 3D night light with multiple color options and a timer. It can look like the Death Star, Millennium Falcon, R2D2 or Baby Yoda (aka Grogu).

To round out the best Valentine’s Day gift ideas for Star Wars fans, check out this levitating Death Star speaker. Even if he doesn’t use it to play music from, it would still look super cool sitting on his desk!

Gifts for Star Trek fans

​When it comes to nerdy Valentine’s gifts for him, Star Trek has to make the list as well. For decades it’s been a popular TV and movie choice for sci-fi lovers. You can find the best Valentine’s gift for your Trekkie here!

There’s no spaceship more known in the Star Trek fandom than the U.S.S. Enterprise. This replica is a Bluetooth speaker and white noise machine that lights up and has sound effects. It’s quite literally a dream gift for the Trekkie you love!

Classic Star Trek fans will appreciate this punny shirt. In the older episodes of the show, it became a running joke that a character wearing a red uniform shirt who wasn’t in the main storyline was most likely to die or be injured on missions. 

It’s a perfect choice to let your guy know you understand his fandom. Just don’t fall for the other color options besides cranberry red or red that this shirt is offered in.

Nostalgic toys that are fandom related also make great Valentine’s Day gift options. This potato head of Spok is reminiscent of Mr. Potato Head with a Star Trek twist.

Or these Star Trek Little People can be fun for your Valentine to display.

Another great Star Trek option is this control console display desk mat. If your Valentine uses a desk mat for under his keyboard and mouse, this is the perfect Valentine’s gift!

Finally for Star Trek gifts, you can even find Valentine cards that are themed. Hallmark offers this pop-up greeting card that becomes a neat display piece as well.

Other TV shows

TV shows and movies that don’t start with the word “Star” also have quite a following among many in the geek universe. So I had to throw in a few additional options as well.

Though it had a short run on television with only 14 episodes back in 2002, the TV series “Firefly” has a huge following. The show centers around the Serenity spaceship, so this metal wall sign with its diagram would make a perfect Valentine’s Day gift for any fan.

Another great gift idea for fans is this T-shirt that simply says, “Shiny.” Characters on the show used this word to describe something as neat or cool. It’s an obscure reference that true fans would appreciate.

And then if your Valentine is a child of the 1980s, I can pretty much guarantee that anything related to the TV show “Knight Rider” will tickle his fancy. 

Let’s start with this Michael Knight rubber duck that was quite literally on my husband’s Christmas list this past Christmas!

You can pair the rubber duck with this Knight Industries T-shirt to create the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your hubby.

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