Useless by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has simply confirmed that one other Stranger Issues DLC Chapter is heading to the asymmetrical multiplayer horror recreation quickly. This announcement welcomes Stranger Things into a really unique membership, with it being the one IP apart from Resident Evil to collaborate with Useless by Daylight for a second time.
The first Dead by Daylight x Stranger Things DLC Chapter initially launched again in September 2019, although it was faraway from the sport simply two years later as a result of license expiring. This preliminary wave of Stranger Issues content material was introduced again to Useless by Daylight in November 2023, and it stays accessible right now.
For $11.99, or 1,500 Auric Cells, Useless by Daylight gamers get entry to 2 Stranger Issues-themed Survivors, Steve Harrington and Nancy Wheeler, in addition to one Killer, The Demogorgon. Whereas Nancy’s Survivor Perks revolve round growing teammate consciousness, Steve’s deal with serving to himself and others whereas on the hook and simply off it. The Demogorgon’s predominant Killer Energy lets them create portals and teleport throughout the map by way of the Upside Down.
Stranger Issues’ Vecna Is Coming to Useless by Daylight
On November 27, Useless by Daylight‘s official X account posted a brief 20-second teaser confirming {that a} second Stranger Issues DLC Chapter is heading to the sport. This announcement coincides with Stranger Things Season 5’s release on Netflix, with the ultimate season’s first 4 episodes hitting the subscription service on November 26 within the US.
Although the Useless by Daylight Stranger Issues crossover teaser is brief, it does seemingly affirm that Stranger Issues villain Vecna would be the point of interest of the DLC, possible being a brand new playable Killer. It will be attention-grabbing to see how Stranger Things‘ Vecna differs from the Dungeons and Dragons model (who the Stranger Issues character relies on) who got here to Useless by Daylight in June 2024 as a part of its Dungeons and Dragons crossover Chapter. It is doable that Stranger Issues‘ Vecna will stand out by focusing extra on the villain’s telepathy and thoughts management skills than the Dungeons and Dragons‘ model’s magic-based powers.
If the upcoming Useless by Daylight x Stranger Issues Chapter 2 follows within the footsteps of the unique 2019 crossover, then followers may additionally see two Survivors come alongside Vecna. Jim Hoppper and Joyce Byers are the almost certainly candidates to grow to be Useless by Daylight Survivors, with the core solid of youngsters possible being too younger (at the very least in-universe) to be the topic of such a brutal and bloody horror recreation. The primary Stranger Things Dead by Daylight crossover additionally added a map impressed by the Hawkins underground laboratory, so it is doable this upcoming Chapter might add a brand new map too, maybe taking inspiration from an iconic Stranger Issues location just like the Creel Home or Vecna’s Upside Down hideout.
The second Useless by Daylight Stranger Issues crossover is slated for launch in January 2026, which ought to coincide properly with the Stranger Things Season 5 finale firstly of the yr. With a January 2026 launch window, it is doable that followers might see extra from the DLC at The Recreation Awards 2025. Useless by Daylight has a prolonged historical past with the Geoff Keighley-hosted annual present, with the ‘Darkness Amongst Us’ Chapter having been revealed on the 2018 Recreation Awards and The Casting of Frank Stone having been introduced throughout the 2023 ceremony
Useless by Daylight‘s January 2026 Chapter has been the point of interest of a lot hypothesis over the previous couple of weeks. Whereas some leakers recommended {that a} second Stranger Issues collaboration was on the best way, others claimed {that a} third Resident Evil Chapter may very well be coming, or maybe a Predator crossover.
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June 14, 2016
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Robust Language
