Following the highly-anticipated Jason Voorhees reveal last month, Dead By Daylight‘s 10th anniversary celebrations continue with the addition of two more horror icons to the asymmetric multiplayer survival horror video game.
At a special fan event in Montreal this weekend, Behaviour Interactive revealed that the one and only Art the Clown is set to enter The Entity's Realm in November of this year with Dead by Daylight: Terrifier, following in the (far more adorable) footsteps of the similarly iconic Scooby-Doo and pals, who'll be stepping into The Fog in October as part of the newly announced Diablo Collection.
Art and Scooby's induction into Dead By Daylight is far from the only exciting news announced at the event. There was also the surprise reveal of a Survivor-focused Chapter featuring original character Shane Wiigwaas, the game’s first Indigenous Survivor, who'll star in Dead by Daylight: The Life Road which follows shortly after Jason's Chapter (debuting on June 16), releasing June 25 on all platforms.
The team also gave a sneak preview of several of the game’s upcoming Collections, including The Black Banquet Collection (party-appropriate formal wear), the desert-themed Sunflesh Collection, a new Eddie Legendary Outfit for The Huntress in honor of Iron Maiden’s 50th anniversary, and an Ice Nine Kills Collection.
Expanding on existing franchises, The Walking Dead Collection will add Glenn and Negan as as Legendary Outfits for Rick, while a new Silent Hill Collection Legendary Outfit for Cheryl will transform her into Shimizu Hinako from Konami's critically acclaimed SILENT HILL f.
Blumhouse's head honcho Jason Blum also took to the stage to provide fans with with a highly anticipated update on the upcoming Dead by Daylight film, written by Alexandre Aja and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick already completed. Find out more about who will direct the upcoming adaptation right here.
There's also a “sweeping visual overhaul” en route, targeted for rollout in 2027. Per an official press release, this new coat of paint is designed to make every Trial more immersive and emotionally impactful, the update will introduce new character model reworks with expanded animation capabilities, alongside realistic facial animations that bring greater expression and nuance to characters. Maps and environments will also receive significant upgrades, including enhanced lighting, shading, and textures, improved Fog and Mist effects, a stronger Entity presence, and, for the first time in Dead by Daylight, dynamic weather systems featuring light rain, heavy rain, and storms. New voice lines for all applicable original characters will additionally be recorded and introduced over time as part of the initiative.
All in all, a very good time to be a Dead By Daylight player.
