Dead by Daylight Welcomes Five Nights at Freddy’s and The Witcher as Part of its 9th Anniversary Celebrations

An Eagerly Awaited Animatronic Killer, a Dream Collection Steeped in Dark Fantasy, and a Renewed Commitment to Player Experience Were All Front and Center on the PAX East Stage

MONTRÉAL – May 9, 2025 – Dead by Daylight fans rejoice. Nine years in and the Fog is thicker than ever while The Entity’s hunger still knows no bounds. Celebrating in style with throngs of fans at PAX East, Dead by Daylight took to the stage on Friday to share its vision for the year ahead. Chief among the announcements, new details for Five Nights at Freddy’s as this year’s anniversary Chapter, a first look at the soon-to-be-released Witcher Collection, a key update surrounding the team’s focus on Quality of Life and a fun twist on the “You are the Hero” narrative.

Five Nights at Freddy’s x Dead by Daylight

Adding to an already mind-boggling roster of horror icons from movie and gaming’s past and present, Dead by Daylight revealed that Five Nights at Freddy’s Springtrap will be the game’s latest Killer.

The inclusion of the popular long-running franchise marks an iconic moment for the asymmetrical multiplayer game as Five Nights at Freddy’s was revealed to be the most requested license in Dead by Daylight’s history. On top of that, the introduction of Springtrap adds a unique angle to the collaboration, as it will be the first time ever the character is playable in a game.

While several details remain under wraps until Dead by Daylight’s upcoming Official Five Nights at Freddy’s livestream, the team was able to whet the crowd’s appetite with a taste of what’s to come. As part of the Chapter’s Collection, a Springtrap Legendary Outfit will be released letting players embody the “Yellow Rabbit” version of the character, portrayed by Matthew Lillard in the Blumhouse adaptation. Lillard was also revealed to have lent his likeness and recorded original voice lines for the Outfit. The Chapter will also include a new Map featuring Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, filled with easter eggs and surprises for fans to discover.

Players will be able to experience the new Killer and Map for themselves soon. Stay tuned for more updates.

Welcome the White Wolf

When it comes to the realm of fantasy gaming, you’d be hard pressed to find a world and characters that resonate more deeply with players than that of The Witcher.

Now, with the newly announced Witcher Collection for Dead by Daylight, fans will be able to step into The Fog wearing Outfits inspired by the game’s iconic cast, including the Witcher himself, Geralt of Rivia.

“Our favorite of the Collection is of course Geralt’s Legendary Outfit for Vittorio Toscano,” shares Dead by Daylight Product Director, Rose Li. “Not only will it let players essentially take on the exact look of The White Wolf, but we’ve also added some really nice details as part of this Outfit. Geralt will have unique lobby animations, and best of all, brand-new voice lines recorded for our game by the original voice actor, Doug Cockle.”

The Witcher Collection also includes Very Rare Outfits for Yennefer, Ciri, Triss, and Eredin.

Dead by Daylight’s The Witcher Collection will be available June 3.

“Hello uglies”: The Boulet Brothers are coming to Dead by Daylight

Following last year’s Dead by Daylight-themed episode of Dragula, the Boulet Brothers will now also be receiving their very own Collection in the game. It will feature two ensembles including the Winter Warrior Outfit for The Huntress, and the Boulet Brothers Artist Outfit for The Artist, inspired by the Boulet Brothers themselves.

The Boulet Brothers Collection will be available July 8.

Quality of Life

Long-time fans of Dead by Daylight were also treated to a fresh look at the team’s renewed commitment to Quality-of-Life updates that began earlier in 2025 and will extend through the rest of the year and beyond.

Earlier this year, Dead by Daylight announced that it would be postponing several content releases in 2025 by approximately 3 weeks for the team to focus purely on bug fixes and updates designed to address community feedback and improve the game’s overall experience.

Everything from new Gamma Settings to a series of exploit prevention updates, and even a full revamp of The Archives was included in the first part of the initiative which ends in June. The following months will focus on updates allowing players to add more spectators to their Custom Matches and even play matches while they queue for events. A rebalancing of how Map and Key Items work, a rework of the game’s MMR, new anti-cheat measures, and steps to reduce camping, slugging, and tunneling during Trials are also on deck for this period.

Choose your own Chapter

In a surprise announcement, Creative Director Dave Richard shared that for the first time in Dead by Daylight’s history, the team will build a full Chapter alongside its community, based entirely on their decisions.

Set to be released sometime in 2026, this original Chapter will feature both a Killer and a Survivor whose looks, lore, and gameplay will all be decided by players via a wide-ranging series of choices, presented in narrative format, for them to vote on.

In true Choose Your Own Adventure style, each choice will spawn a series of new options as the characters evolve, with players even having the opportunity course correct with a clever “Change Your Fate” mechanic. The activation will run throughout the entire pre-production and production cycle for the new Chapter.

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About Dead by Daylight™

Created by Behaviour™ Interactive, Dead by Daylight is horror gaming’s premiere asymmetrical multiplayer experience. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil, four determined Survivors must face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror that boasts up to 2 million daily players, and over 60 million worldwide across PC and console. Since its release in 2016, Dead by Daylight had continued to expand its roster of characters to include countless iconic horror properties from film, television, gaming, and beyond. For more information, please visit deadbydaylight.com.

About Behaviour™ Interactive

Founded in 1992, Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian video game studio. Behaviour’s flagship original franchise, Dead by Daylight, has terrified more than 60 million players since its launch in 2016. Over more than thirty years, the company has also established a reputation as one of the world’s most highly regarded external development partners, working alongside gaming industry leaders such as Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Warner Bros. Behaviour’s more than 1,100 employees are located across its headquarters in Montreal and offices in Toronto, Rotterdam, and the United Kingdom. The company’s award-winning culture has been recognized by GamesIndustry.biz (Best Places to Work in Canada) and Deloitte (Canada’s Best Managed Companies), among others. For more information, visit www.bhvr.com.

About The Witcher franchise

Created by CD PROJEKT RED, The Witcher is a series of dark-fantasy role-playing games that has, to this date, sold over 75 million copies worldwide and garnered over 1,000 awards. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, was released in 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and later in 2019 on the Nintendo Switch. In 2022, a next-gen update for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5 was released. Overall, the game has won a total of 250 Game of the Year awards and sold over 50 million copies worldwide. The upcoming open-world RPG The Witcher IV marks the beginning of a new saga, focusing on main character Ciri as she embarks on the Path to become a professional monster slayer. The Witcher games are set in the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski in his series of books.

About The Boulet Brothers

The Boulet Brothers (the drag duo of Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet) have become staples of the horror culture universe. They are the creators, directors, producers and hosts of the hit Emmy-nominated reality competition show The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula which currently airs on AMC+/Shudder and has become a runaway hit with audiences and ranks among Shudder’s most-watched titles. Over the past few years, they have been profiled by Good Morning America, People Magazine, Fast Company, Paper Magazine and were named honorees in the OUT100 in 2022.

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