Behaviour Interactive gave fans ample time to get excited for today. With over nine years and an iconic roster of 39 Killers and 46 Survivors on its roster, Dead by Daylight has officially released its most requested Chapter ever with Five Nights at Freddy’s introducing Springtrap as the latest Killer to The Entity’s Realm.
“It goes without saying that Five Nights at Freddy’s and Dead by Daylight feature diametrically opposed gameplay,” shares Jay Guzzo, Springtrap’s Killer Designer. “In the former, you’re mainly sitting in one room and managing a single resource – your battery. Whereas in DbD, it’s much more action oriented, and sitting still will likely get you nowhere fast. Our challenge became finding a way to get those two things to coalesce. It came down to identifying what creates that incredible tension in Five Nights and Freddy’s and adapting it into a dynamic format for our own game.”
At the beginning of a Trial, 7 Security Doors, each with cameras above them spawn across the Map. Survivors can access these cameras to scope out different corners of the environment while both Killers and Survivors can use the doors to teleport across the Map.
The Chapter also introduces a new Map, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, filled with easter eggs and dripping with nostalgia for fans of the iconic birthday party venue. The team took inspiration from the original game to bring the space to life, making sure to adapt the layout for looping and lots of tension-filled chases.
Adding to The Animatronic’s unique Power and skills are a trio of Perks designed to let ratchet up the tension. The Animatronic’s 3 character-specific Perks are:
- Help Wanted: Damage a Generator to make it Compromised. When the Compromised Generator is repaired, your Basic Attacks have a shorter cooldown for a duration.
- Phantom Fear: When a Survivor in your Terror Radius looks at you, they scream and briefly reveal their Aura. This Perk has a short cooldown.
- Haywire: Exit Gates will steadily regress. While regressing, Survivors will see the lights randomly flicker.
Accompanying the release is The Five Nights at Freddy’s Collection which includes multiple alternate looks for Springtrap, each drawn from the franchise’s storied history. The centerpiece of the Collection is the Legendary Yellow Rabbit Outfit, inspired by the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, featuring the likeness and voice talents of actor Matthew Lillard who portrayed him on screen.
Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy’s is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Windows Store.