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Jason Voorhees Joins Dead by Daylight as New Playable Killer

The studio revealed the addition after a nearly 13‑hour anniversary livestream and said the character’s June release follows renewed licensing through the Jason Universe.

Jason is finally coming to Dead by Daylight, and he goes invisible and tosses hooks at you
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Dead by Daylight finally confirms Jason Voorhees after an agonizing 13-hour livestream

Overview

  • Behaviour Interactive announced the reveal on Saturday, May 23, ending a nearly 13‑hour 10th‑anniversary livestream with a short teaser and set Jason’s in‑game arrival for June 16, 2026.
  • The teaser shows a first‑person approach to a cabin, a machete being picked up, and a hockey mask placed on to visually identify Jason, but it did not include gameplay footage.
  • On May 25 Behaviour released full design details that describe Jason’s Power as a two‑part system called Omnipresent Evil that lets him vanish and reappear for surprise attacks and pick up environmental projectiles to stagger or pin survivors; a public test build is scheduled for May 26.
  • Jason’s inclusion was enabled by recent rights changes and the formation of the Jason Universe, which resolved earlier licensing barriers that led to the shutdown and delisting of 2017’s Friday the 13th: The Game.
  • Fans greeted the news with mixed reactions to the long livestream wait, and Jason’s arrival further fills Dead by Daylight’s roster of licensed horror icons while raising questions about whether a Crystal Lake map or additional Friday the 13th branding will appear.