Five Nights at Freddy’s Springtrap is coming to Dead by Daylight:

Dead by Daylight will soon welcome another distinguished guest to its ever-growing museum of horror: Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Developer Behaviour Interactive revealed more details about the highly anticipated chapter during the Dead by Daylight Ninth Anniversary Celebration panel at PAX East in Boston. This has been one of the most requested collaborations from fans, and it’s not hard to see why. 

Both franchises have found enormous success in the horror genre over the last decade. Five Nights at Freddy’s terrified a whole generation of gamers with its ghastly stories and animatronic villains, launching a multimedia empire that now spans books and movies. And people are still hooked on DBD’s intense survivors vs. killer gameplay thanks to numerous updates that include original creations and licensed IP like Dungeons & Dragons and Castlevania. 

Behaviour invites other worlds and characters to its universe for all sorts of reasons, sometimes stretching the definition of what horror can be. But the inclusion of FNAF is, in some ways, a reflection of the impact video games have had on the horror genre as a whole. 

“In the case of Five Nights at Freddy’s, it’s not just because it’s a movie or it’s a video game or it’s this or that—it is such an integral part of horror culture nowadays,” said Mathieu Côté, Head of Partnerships at Behaviour. “A lot of people grew up around Five Nights at Freddy’s, or are parents of kids who have been obsessed with it for years now.” 

The studio is still keeping some details of the new chapter—including its release date, the new killer’s abilities, and the specific features of the map—a closely guarded secret. But in a recent interview with the team, we were able to get a high-level overview of the collaboration and how they worked closely with FNAF creator Scott Cawthon.