The next Dead by Daylight chapter will be based on Dungeons & Dragons, with Vecna as the new Killer.
News of the new chapter was teased last week, but in its anniversary stream today Behaviour unveiled further details.
Alongside the new chapter, a new 2v8 mode was announced, as well as an update on spin-off titles, and a tease of a new Castlevania chapter coming later this year.
Here’s everything shown at the Dead by Daylight eighth anniversary stream.
Dungeons & Dragons and Castlevania chapters
Dungeons & Dragons will form the basis for the next chapter of Dead by Daylight, available now in the Public Test Build and launching properly on 3rd June.
As usual, the chapter will include a new Killer, a new Survivor, and a new map.
While this may seem like a move away from the horror franchises Dead by Daylight is known for, Dungeons & Dragons provides plenty of dark fantasy and will introduce magic for the first time.
The new Killer will be Vecna, a powerful lich and major antagonist in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. He’s voiced by Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom, Vincent in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth).
Vecna will have four spells for players to use. Fly will allow him to traverse maps quickly; with Mage Hand Vecna can hold palettes and lift them back up; Flight of the Damned is a necromancer projectile; and Dispelling Sphere will detect and dispell magical effects.