Jason Voorhees Joins Dead by Daylight on June 17, PTB Starts May 27
After nearly a decade of fan requests and licensing hurdles, Jason Voorhees-one of horror's most recognizable slashers-finally enters Dead by Daylight, giving the game a major anniversary draw and resolving a long-standing gap in its roster of horror icons.
Key Facts
- Jason Voorhees arrives in Dead by Daylight on June 17, 2026, as part of a new chapter titled Dead by Daylight: Jason.
- A Public Test Build (PTB) for the chapter starts on Steam on May 27, 2026, at midnight Japan time.
- The Jason Collection launches alongside the chapter with four outfits: the default hockey mask design by Greg Nicotero, Backwoods Terror, Death Without Salvation, and Depths of Despair.
- Behaviour Interactive will hold a 10th anniversary party at Montreal's Old Port Grand Quay on June 15, 2026, with video streaming available.
Reporting from 5 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, and 1 more.
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 part of a new chapter titled Dead by Daylight: Jason, releasing on June 17, 2026. A Public Test Build (PTB) will be available on Steam for a limited time starting May 27 at midnight Japan time. The chapter marks the game's 10th anniversary and is a collaboration with Jason Universe. Jason's abilities include Omnipresent Evil, which lets him turn invisible, increase movement speed, and track survivors via footprints before reappearing by destroying obstacles. His second ability allows him to pick up items scattered across the map-such as locker fragments, broken generator parts, and shattered pallets-and throw them at survivors. Hitting a wounded survivor near a wall pins them in place. A Jason Collection of outfits will also launch alongside the chapter, including designs like Backwoods Terror and Depths of Despair. Senior Creative Director Dave Richard said the 10th anniversary chapter needed to be special, and the team saw the collaboration as perfect timing.
The default Jason outfit recreates the hockey mask and machete design by horror legend Greg Nicotero, the source articles note. The Jason Collection includes three additional outfits: Backwoods Terror, which swaps the jacket for a flannel shirt and suspenders and replaces the machete with a heavy axe; Death Without Salvation (also called Hopeless Death), which shows Jason's body rotting with exposed bones and a shovel; and Depths of Despair (also called Abyss of Despair), which covers him in barnacles, coral, and seaweed as if risen from the ocean floor.
Robbie Bressamyan, Executive Vice President of Horror, Inc., which operates Jason Universe, said in a statement: "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. We can't wait for everyone to experience the new gameplay that only Jason can bring."
To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Behaviour Interactive will hold a party at Montreal's Old Port Grand Quay on June 15, with video streaming available. The game is available on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store), Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, and is also offered via PS Plus Game Catalog and Xbox/PC Game Pass.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 霧の森に，ついにジェイソンが登場。「Dead by Daylight」新チャプターを2026年6月17日にリリース。PTBは5月27日0：00に開始
- ASCII.jp 偉大なホラーアイコン「ジェイソン」が『Dead by Daylight』に登場！
- Denfaminicogamer 『デッド・バイ・デイライト』に“ジェイソン”が5月27日午前0時より早くもPTBが開始。『13日の金曜日』の殺人鬼を正式リリースに先駆けてテストプレイができる
- Automaton 『Dead by Daylight』に「13日の金曜日」の ジェイソンが6月17日参戦へ、PTBは5月27日より実施。神出鬼没、不意打ちステルス残忍キラー
- Game Spark 『Dead by Daylight』新キラー「ジェイソン」登場！10周年の節目に偉大なホラーアイコンが6月17日より参戦。PTBでは間もなく使用可 | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト