The team at Behaviour Interactive took the stage at Pax East to pull back the curtain on Dead by Daylight and what’s ahead for 2025. Despite entering its ninth year, the popular multiplayer horror game is arguably more worth one’s time than it’s ever been, with plenty of surprises in story this year. That includes several new crossovers, including a much-requested Five Nights at Freddy’s collaboration, and much more.
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We’re here to offer a breakdown of everything players can expect from DbD in the coming months, including new Killers, new cosmets, new maps and some quality of life updates as well. Take a deep breath because there’s a lot to go over. Let’s dive in by talking about the biggest of the big reveals, the FNAF news.
Five Nights at Freddy’s x Dead by Daylight
After lots and lots of requests from fans, the Dead by Daylight team revealed that Five Nights at Freddy’s Springtrap will be the game’s latest Killer. This will be the first time ever that the fan-favorite character is playable in a game. What’s more, it was revealed that Matthew Lillard, who played the character in the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, recorded new dialogue for the collaboration. Check it out.
Take a look behind the scenes as Matthew Lillard records all-new voice lines for a Legendary Springtrap Outfit based on the Five Nights at Freddy's movie. pic.twitter.com/Up0xmqozHa
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As part of the Chapter’s Collection, a Springtrap Legendary Outfit is set to be released allowing players to embody the “Yellow Rabbit” version of the character. Perhaps most importantly, the Chapter will also include a new Map featuring Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, filled with easter eggs and surprises for fans to discover. We’ve got a little glimpse of that for you to check out below as well. Many of the details remain under wraps but there is an official Five Nights at Freddy’s livestream planned, so stay tuned for that.
Players will be able to experience the new Killer and Map for themselves soon. Stay tuned for more updates.
The Witcher x Dead by Daylight
Next up, we have the newly announced Witcher Collection for Dead by Daylight, which brings the beloved fantasy series to the game. Not unlike last year’s Dungeons & Dragons crossover. With this collection, fans will be able to step into The Fog wearing Outfits inspired by the game’s cast of characters, 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. We’ve got glimpses of the collection that will be dropping in the game next month for you to check out below.
Dead by Daylight’s The Witcher Collection will be available June 3.
The Boulet Brothers x Dead by Daylight
This one has been a long time coming but, as was previously confirmed, the Boulet Brothers are indeed 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.
Other Dead by Daylight updates coming in 2025
Additionally, fans of the game were treated to a fresh look at some Quality-of-Life updates that began earlier this year and will continue throughout the rest of 2025 and into 2026 when Dead by Daylight celebrates its tenth anniversary. One small cosmetic update, there will be additional Outfits for the Tomb Raider Survivor character, which you can get a glimpse of below.
Earlier this year, it was announced that several content releases in 2025 were being postponed by roughly three weeks for the team to focus on bug fixes and updates designed to address community feedback, as well as improve the game’s overall experience. So, what is rolling out in the coming weeks/months ahead?
The first initiative, which ends in June, includes new Gamma Settings and a series of exploit prevention updates, in addition to a full revamp of The Archives. 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 promised.
In a surprise announcement, Creative Director Dave Richard shared that for the first time in the game’s history, the team will build a full Chapter alongside its community, based entirely on their decisions. Set to be released next year, 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.
Billed as a “Choose Your Own Adventure” style endeavor, each choice will spawn a series of new options as the characters evolve, with players having the opportunity course correct with “Change Your Fate” mechanic. The activation will run throughout the entire pre-production and production cycle for the new Chapter.
This is just the latest in what has been a busy couple of years for Behaviour. Last year, they launched two new DbD games, including The Casting of Frank Stone and What the Fog. A planned third game known as Project T was ultimately canceled.
Dead by Daylight is available for both console and PC. For more, Get the lowdown on Project T and why it was canceled.
