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Dead by Daylight is finally adding Jason from Friday the 13th

Engadget · May 23, 2026, 3:00 PM

Key takeaways

  • The legendary horror villain will join the game amid its 10th anniversary celebrations.
  • Behaviour Interactive Dead by Daylight is about to reach its 10th anniversary, and one way developer Behaviour Interactive is marking the occasion is by adding a long-awaited character into the mix.
  • Jason had been a glaring omission from that lineup.

The legendary horror villain will join the game amid its 10th anniversary celebrations. (edited)

Behaviour Interactive Dead by Daylight is about to reach its 10th anniversary, and one way developer Behaviour Interactive is marking the occasion is by adding a long-awaited character into the mix. Horror icon Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series is entering the fray as a playable killer, ready to take down some pesky survivors.

Along with its original killers and survivors, Behaviour has brought a slew of high-profile horror characters into the fold over the last decade, including Vecna and the Demogorgon from Stranger Things, Chucky, Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, Ghostface, Freddy Krueger and Leatherface. Jason had been a glaring omission from that lineup.

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