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Following last month’s announcement that Five Night’s at Freddy’s is coming to Dead by Daylight, the wait is finally over, with the highly anticipated crossover and new killer Springtrap now available.
Dead by Daylight‘s most requested Chapter ever, the Springtrap Special received rave reviews from those who got to give Behavior Interactive’s PTB a spin, with gamers praising the jump-scare filled gameplay, innovative mechanics that drive fun matches while also taking inspiration from the source material, Springtrap’s look and animations, as well as the security cameras and doors that represent a key part of the Killer’s gameplay.
At the beginning of a Trial, 7 Security Doors, each with cameras above them spawn across the Map. Survivors can access these cameras to scope out different corners of the environment while both Killers and Survivors can use the doors to teleport across the Map, a cute homage to Freddy’s that ups the fun factor for players in both roles.
Accompanying the release is The Five Nights at Freddy’s Collection which includes multiple alternate looks for Springtrap, each drawn from the franchise’s storied history. The centerpiece of the Collection is the Legendary Yellow Rabbit Outfit, inspired by the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, featuring the likeness and voice talents of Scream king Matthew Lillard who portrayed him on screen in the Five Nights at Freddy‘s movie.
Jay Guzzo, Springtrap’s Killer Designer, goes further into detail about what players can expect with the new Chapter:
“It goes without saying that Five Nights at Freddy’s and Dead by Daylight feature diametrically opposed gameplay, […] In the former, you’re mainly sitting in one room and managing a single resource – your battery. Whereas in DbD, it’s much more action oriented, and sitting still will likely get you nowhere fast. Our challenge became finding a way to get those two things to coalesce. It came down to identifying what creates that incredible tension in Five Nights at Freddy’s and adapting it into a dynamic format for our own game.
When Springtrap is the Killer in a Trial, Survivors will find they have more available to them than they normally do […] The doors and cameras give Survivors an unprecedented level of awareness and maneuverability in a match. We balanced it out by making Springtrap a little more powerful than your average Killer so he can really deliver those jump-scares. Hitting the right balance there has been a fun challenge.”
Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy’s is available now on all supported platforms. For more, here’s everything we know about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, hitting theaters this December.
