Dead by daylight already has a huge roster of original characters and horror legends from other franchises, including Resident Evil, Silent Hill, The Ring, Stranger Things, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dungeons & Dragons, and the newly released Castlevania crossover. But an upcoming collaboration will add an even more unexpected pop culture character to the mix. Behavior Interactive announced Monday that we can expect a Five Nights at Freddy’s crossover in summer 2025.
In Dead by daylightpits five players against each other in a match. Four play survivors who are helpless and unarmed but tasked with starting generators and escaping the killing zone. They are relentlessly hunted by a killer who wields a variety of deadly powers. It’s easy to see how the murderous animatronics that run Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza could fit into this formula.
The Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise has now grown to include a large collection of games, novels, and even a film adaptation. It’s unclear how much content Behaviour will draw on for this collaboration; some updates will only add a Killer or a Survivor, while a full chapter will include a Killer, a Survivor, and a new map. With such a large library of games, it will be interesting to see what Behaviour uses as inspiration for the Killer and his abilities.
Dead by daylight also allows its killers to create some gory animations. Each killer has their own “Momento Mori” scene where they personally eliminate a helpless survivor. I get nervous just thinking about what it might look like if Freddy Fazbear murdered someone with his bear hands. Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about that haunting my dreams for another year or so.
