‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ and ‘The Witcher’ Crossovers Detailed for ‘Dead by Daylight’ at PAX East

With Dead by Daylight celebrating its 9th anniversary, developer Behaviour Interactive had plenty of exciting news in store. Taking the stage at PAX East today, it was announced that the long-awaited Five Nights at Freddy’s crossover will have Springtrap will be the game’s latest Killer. Not only that, but Dead by Daylight will see The Witcher and The Boulet Brothers make an appearance in the form of a series of cosmetics this summer.

Revealed to be the most requested license in Dead by Daylight’s history, Five Nights at Freddy’s Springtrap will add a unique angle to the collaboration, as it will be the first time ever the character is playable in a game. Details about Springtrap’s inclusion are still to be revealed, but Behaviour Interactive did tease a few details. For one, 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. Not only that, but Lillard himself has loaned 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,” with further details revealed in an upcoming livestream event.

Meanwhile, The Witcher Collection of outfits will arrive in Dead by Daylight next month on June 3, featuring cosmeticss 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,” said 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.

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. Available July 8, 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.

In addition, long-time fans 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, it was announced that Behaviour would be postponing several content releases in 2025 by approximately 3 weeks in order 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.

And in one final 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.

The latest content update for Dead by Daylight in “Steady Pulse” is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Windows Store.