Jason Voorhees Joins Dead by Daylight on June 17
After nine years of fan requests and legal complications that kept Jason out of the game, his addition for the 10th anniversary signals a new licensing agreement with Jason Universe that could open the door for more Friday the 13th content.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark.
Behaviour Interactive announced on May 26 that Jason Voorhees, the hockey-masked killer from the Friday the 13th film series, will arrive in Dead by Daylight as a new playable killer on June 17. The chapter, titled Dead by Daylight: Jason, is a collaboration with Jason Universe. A public test build on Steam begins May 27 at midnight JST. Jason's abilities include Omnipresent Evil, a stealth power that makes him invisible and increases movement speed, allowing him to reappear by destroying obstacles like pallets and windows. His second ability is a ranged attack: he picks up items from containers scattered across the map-such as locker fragments, generator parts, broken pallets, and hooks-and throws them at survivors. A hit staggers the survivor, and if a wounded survivor is hit near a wall, they are pinned in place. Items must be collected one at a time and cannot be replenished until the stealth ability is used. A Jason Collection of outfits will also be available, including Backwoods Terror, Hopeless Death, and Depths of Despair. The chapter marks the game's 10th anniversary. Senior Creative Director Dave Richard said the timing was perfect for the collaboration.
The default Jason outfit recreates the hockey mask and machete design by horror legend Greg Nicotero, according to the Denfaminicogamer report. The Jason Collection includes three additional outfits: Backwoods Terror, which swaps the machete for a heavy axe and the jacket for a flannel shirt and suspenders; Hopeless Death (called Death Without Salvation in one source), showing a decayed body with exposed bones holding a shovel; and Depths of Despair (called Despair's Edge in one source), covering Jason in barnacles, coral, and seaweed as if risen from the ocean floor.
Robbie Bressamian, Executive Vice President of Horror, Inc., which operates Jason Universe, said: "Our fans have also wanted Jason to appear in the Fog since the game's release. We are glad to make this special 10th anniversary even more meaningful." The Senior Creative Director Dave Richard said the team was "convinced that the 10th anniversary was the perfect timing" for the collaboration.
Behaviour Interactive will hold a 10th anniversary celebration party at Montreal's Old Port Grand Quay on June 15, with video streaming available. The PTB on Steam begins May 27 at midnight JST and runs for a limited time. The full chapter releases June 17 on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store), Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, and is also available via PS Plus Game Catalog and Xbox/PC Game Pass.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.