Dead by Daylight reveals new Jason Voorhees gameplay details

Developer Behavior Interactive has just shared the first gameplay details Dead in daylightnext DLC Killer, Friday the 13this Jason Voorhees. Jason Voorhees will join Dead in daylights ever-growing roster on June 16th, though Behavior has confirmed that he will be playable in the game's Steam Public Test from May 26th.

Debuted in 1980 with the iconic slasher film written by Victor Miller and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Friday the 13th franchise has worn a plethora of blood-stained hockey masks over the years. Along with his 12 feature films Friday the 13th franchise has also branched out into the worlds of television, novels, comic books and of course video games, with the latest Friday the 13th the game is IllFonics unfortunate Friday the 13th: The Gamewhich was released in 2017 but delisted in 2023.

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Dead by Daylight's Jason Voorhees will deliver a 'bone-chilling mix of stealth, horror and brutality'

Jason Voorhees will go to Dead in daylight on June 16 as the shining star of the game's 49th paid DLC Chapter. While Jason was beaten to the starting line by other horror icons like Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Jigsaw, Pinhead, Chucky and many more, it's not for a lack of trying on Behavior Interactive's part. Then Dead in daylightlaunch 10 years ago, its developers have tried repeatedly to get Jason in the asymmetric horror game. Behavior Senior Creative Director Dave Richard had this to say about finally achieving this decade-long goal:

“There was never a question that our 10th anniversary chapter couldn't just be big – it needed to be something really special. When we started to see a path to finally make this partnership a reality for our 10th, we knew the perfect Jason moment had arrived. We're just thrilled that the stars aligned and we were able to work with the great people at Jason Universe to deliver such a great player for our milestones.”

Jason Voorhees' killer powers explained

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Who is that character?

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Easy (7.5s) Medium (5.0s) Hard (2.5s) Permadeath (2.5s)

According to an official press release, Dead in daylightJason Voorhees will deliver a “bone-chilling mix of stealth, horror and brutality.” He will accomplish this through two primary killer powers, the first of which is called “Omnipresent Evil.” Activating Omnipresent Evil will cause Jason to disappear from the map entirely, with his whereabouts only discernible to survivors as a faint red mist. Although invisible, Jason can track survivors via visual cues such as footprints. When Jason is ready to respawn, he simply needs to target a key environmental area such as a stool or a breakable wall and press the button again. Respawning will destroy breakable barriers and trigger a scream from any nearby survivors, revealing their location briefly.

The other by Jason Voorhees Dead in daylight Killer Powers is called 'Improvised Carnage.' When Survivors meet Jason, they will see special containers scattered around the map. These containers are filled with broken generator parts, misshapen hooks, and a variety of other makeshift projectiles that Jason can pick up and hurl at his prey with unrelenting force. If you hit a survivor with one of these projectiles, they will displace them, but if they hit next to a wall, they will attach to it.

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What kind of weapon is that?

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Easy (7.5s) Medium (5.0s) Hard (2.5s) Permadeath (2.5s)

Jason Collection

Dead in daylight's Jason Voorhees will arrive on June 16, along with a handful of paid cosmetics. The 'Jason Collection' pack will include at least three additional outfits for Jason, they are the Backwoods Terror outfit, the Death Forsaken outfit and the Depths of Despair skin, all three of which give the iconic slasher villain a distinct themed makeover.