{"id":1953428,"date":"2026-05-24T21:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1953428"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:25:33","slug":"one-of-horrors-most-iconic-characters-is-finally-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-just-in-time-for-its-tenth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1953428","title":{"rendered":"One of horror&#8217;s most iconic characters is finally coming to Dead by Daylight just in time for its tenth anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Dead by Daylight<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">One of horror&#8217;s most iconic characters is finally coming to Dead by Daylight just in time for its tenth anniversary<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Voorhees a jolly good fellow!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-2026-05-24-at-22.08.48.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A lightening bolt flashes and a man in a hockey mask is staring at you from outside a steamed-up window. Jason Voorhees.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Screenshot-2026-05-24-at-22.08.48.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"319\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Behaviour Interactive \/ Horror Inc.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-24T21:25:33+00:00\">May 24, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ae2f6cd3-ef3c-4a0a-913a-cc9c9108167b\" data-name=\"Dead by Daylight\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Dead by Daylight\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Dead by Daylight\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\" title=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\"><br \/>\n  Follow Dead by Daylight<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Friday the 13th&#8217;s Jason Voorhees is finally joining the ranks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voorhees is, of course, one of horror&#8217;s most memorable villains. While it&#8217;s tempting to assume our Jason has been stalking survivors all this time in Behaviour Interactive&#8217;s asymmetrical survival horror game, this is actually the first time he&#8217;s making an appearance alongside other horror icons like Chucky, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the announcement yourself in the reveal teaser below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead by Daylight | Jason | Official Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YebqRYaTVNg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YebqRYaTVNg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead by Daylight | Jason | Official Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dead by Daylight | Jason | Official Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YebqRYaTVNg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dead by Daylight has welcomed all kinds of horror characters to the game in  its ten-year existence, priding itself on being the only game where &#8220;horror&#8217;s greatest franchises collide&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mask is on. The machete is dripping. The massacre has begun. Dead by Daylight: Jason,&#8221; the studio teased, confirming he&#8217;ll arrive on 16th June, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming&#8217;s best asymmetrical multiplayer,&#8221; Behaviour added in the video description.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What we don&#8217;t yet know is what his ability will be, or if the iconic setting of Crystal Lake will pop up as a playable level. Interestingly, the promotional material only uses the name Jason and the mask &#8211; not the Friday the 13th name itself or his surname, Voorhees &#8211; so quite how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romanolaw.com\/long-running-friday-the-13th-copyright-suit-ends-in-a-victory-for-screenwriters\/\">copyright snafu<\/a> will play out remains to be seen. We&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-behavior-interactive-layoffs-senior-animator\">Behaviour Interactive confirmed an unspecified number of layoffs<\/a>, telling Eurogamer that a &#8220;portion of Behaviour Interactive&#8217;s business has traditionally focused on external development partnerships. In recent months, demand for mobile and casual external development projects has declined&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that Jason&#8217;s set to star in his own game, too. Last summer, Horror Inc.&#8217;s Robbie Barsamian revealed that not only was a new movie on the cards, but a game &#8211; this one a prequel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/another-friday-the-13th-game-is-on-the-way-and-this-ones-a-prequel\">was also in development<\/a>, which is great news for fans of Illfonic&#8217;s game that died with a whimper after that aforementioned licensing snarfu in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Illfonic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/friday-the-13th-the-game\">Friday the 13th: The Game<\/a> launched back in 2017, and, despite a rocky start, proved to be a solidly entertaining &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/friday-the-13th-has-sold-over-1-8m-copies\">commercially successful<\/a> &#8211; horror experience.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, its development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lawsuit-will-block-friday-13th-getting-any-new-content-ever-it-sounds-like\">ended prematurely<\/a> in 2018 as a result of a lawsuit relating to the ownership of the Friday the 13th licence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/friday-the-13th-the-game-dev-bestows-max-power-on-all-players-ahead-of-shutdown\">It eventually shut down on 31st December 2024<\/a>, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/friday-the-13th-the-game-studio-illfonic-lays-off-staff-as-it-realigns-to-a-refined-strategy\">layoffs as Illfonic &#8220;realign[ed] to a refined strategy&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Friday the 13th&#8217;s Jason Voorhees is finally joining the ranks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voorhees is, of course, one of horror&#8217;s most memorable villains. While it&#8217;s tempting to assume our Jason has been stalking survivors all this time in Behaviour Interactive&#8217;s asymmetrical survival horror game, this is actually the first time he&#8217;s making an appearance alongside other horror icons like Chucky, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the announcement yourself in the reveal teaser below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead by Daylight | Jason | Official Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YebqRYaTVNg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YebqRYaTVNg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead by Daylight | Jason | Official Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dead by Daylight | Jason | Official Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YebqRYaTVNg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dead by Daylight has welcomed all kinds of horror characters to the game in  its ten-year existence, priding itself on being the only game where &#8220;horror&#8217;s greatest franchises collide&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mask is on. The machete is dripping. The massacre has begun. Dead by Daylight: Jason,&#8221; the studio teased, confirming he&#8217;ll arrive on 16th June, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming&#8217;s best asymmetrical multiplayer,&#8221; Behaviour added in the video description.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What we don&#8217;t yet know is what his ability will be, or if the iconic setting of Crystal Lake will pop up as a playable level. Interestingly, the promotional material only uses the name Jason and the mask &#8211; not the Friday the 13th name itself or his surname, Voorhees &#8211; so quite how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romanolaw.com\/long-running-friday-the-13th-copyright-suit-ends-in-a-victory-for-screenwriters\/\">copyright snafu<\/a> will play out remains to be seen. We&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-behavior-interactive-layoffs-senior-animator\">Behaviour Interactive confirmed an unspecified number of layoffs<\/a>, telling Eurogamer that a &#8220;portion of Behaviour Interactive&#8217;s business has traditionally focused on external development partnerships. In recent months, demand for mobile and casual external development projects has declined&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that Jason&#8217;s set to star in his own game, too. Last summer, Horror Inc.&#8217;s Robbie Barsamian revealed that not only was a new movie on the cards, but a game &#8211; this one a prequel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/another-friday-the-13th-game-is-on-the-way-and-this-ones-a-prequel\">was also in development<\/a>, which is great news for fans of Illfonic&#8217;s game that died with a whimper after that aforementioned licensing snarfu in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Illfonic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/friday-the-13th-the-game\">Friday the 13th: The Game<\/a> launched back in 2017, and, despite a rocky start, proved to be a solidly entertaining &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/friday-the-13th-has-sold-over-1-8m-copies\">commercially successful<\/a> &#8211; horror experience.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, its development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lawsuit-will-block-friday-13th-getting-any-new-content-ever-it-sounds-like\">ended prematurely<\/a> in 2018 as a result of a lawsuit relating to the ownership of the Friday the 13th licence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/friday-the-13th-the-game-dev-bestows-max-power-on-all-players-ahead-of-shutdown\">It eventually shut down on 31st December 2024<\/a>, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/friday-the-13th-the-game-studio-illfonic-lays-off-staff-as-it-realigns-to-a-refined-strategy\">layoffs as Illfonic &#8220;realign[ed] to a refined strategy&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dead by Daylight One of horror&#8217;s most iconic characters is finally coming to Dead by Daylight just in time for its tenth anniversary Voorhees a jolly good fellow! 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