Dead By Daylight is nearing its eighth anniversary of uneven slashers and survivors, and Behaviour Interactive has large plans to have a good time the sport’s upcoming milestone. Habits Interactive hosted a livestream as we speak to put out these plans, which embrace a standalone co-op challenge and a extremely requested new mode.
The stream confirmed the addition of 2v8 multiplayer, a mode which doubles the usual quantity of each Killers and Survivors within the match. The rise in gamers may also include a couple of gameplay adjustments, which embrace a change to the Perk system and Killers utilizing cages as a substitute of hooks to include their prey.
Behaviour additionally introduced What The Fog, a brand new co-op roguelite standalone recreation set within the DBD universe. The sport–which lets groups of two gamers struggle by way of a procedurally generated world of monsters and obstacles–is accessible now, with the primary 2 million copies accessible without spending a dime to those that have or create a Habits account.
The livestream additionally gave updates on two different DBD-related aspect initiatives: the PvE shooter Venture T and narrative-horror journey The Casting Of Frank Stone. The Venture T workforce might be opening growth to the group by way of a brand new Insider program, whereas a brand new Casting Of Frank Stone trailer confirmed a couple of of the sport’s branching story decisions.
Dead By Daylight first launched on PC in June 2016, with console launches following one 12 months later. The spin-off video games detailed on this livestream aren’t the primary for the franchise, nonetheless, as that milestone belongs to the relationship sim Hooked On You, which launched in August 2022.
Dead By Daylight is offered now for Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Swap, and PC. The subsequent main crossover event–Dungeons And Dragons that includes Vecna–is scheduled for June 3.