The Dead by Daylight crossover train isn’t slowing anytime soon. The asymmetric multiplayer horror game has already drawn the likes of Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and characters from the Silent Hill and Resident Evil franchises into the fog, but this latest crossover may be the biggest one yet. Today Montreal-based developer Behaviour Interactive confirmed Dead by Daylight: Alien is on the way via the following tantalizing teaser trailer.
Plenty of Alien flavor there! The teaser trailer seems to confirm a unique Alien-themed Realm and a Xenomorph Killer are coming our way. Now, the big question – will we get to play as Ellen Ripley as a Survivor? And if she is added to the game, will Sigourney Weaver voice her? We’ll just have to wait until next week to find out, as Behaviour Interactive is promising to reveal more on August 8.
Speaking of celebrity voices, Dead by Daylight recently added Nicolas Cage as a playable Survivor. No, not any of the many characters Nic Cage has played – just Nic Cage the actor. He’s involved in the latest Dead by Daylight “Tome” (smaller updates focused on narrative and cosmetics) entitled Existence. You can get more details on Existence here and Nic Cage’s abilities, below.
Nicolas Cage (Survivor)
- Dramaturgy: Activates while you are healthy. While running, press the Active Ability Button 2 to run with knees high for 0.5 seconds and then gain 25% Haste for 2 seconds, followed by an unknown effect (one of the following).
- Exposed for 12 seconds.
- Gain 25% Haste for 2 seconds.
- Scream, but nothing happens.
- Gain a random rare item in hand with random add-ons and drop any held item.
- The same effect cannot happen twice in a row. Causes exhaustion for 60/50/40 seconds. Can’t be used while exhausted.
- Scene Partner: Activates when you are in the Killer’s Terror Radius. Whenever you look at the Killer, scream, then see the Killer’s aura for 3/4/5 seconds. There is a chance you will scream again, if you do, you will see the Killer’s aura for an additional 2 seconds. Scene Partner then goes on cool-down for 60 seconds.
- Plot Twist: Activates when you are injured. Press the Active Ability Button 2 while crouched and motionless to silently enter the dying state. When using Plot Twist to enter the dying state, you leave no blood pools, make no noise, and you can fully recover from the dying state. When you recover by yourself using Plot Twist, you are fully healed instantly and you gain 50% Haste for 2/3/4 seconds. This perk deactivates if you recover by yourself by any means. The perk re-activates when the exit gates are powered.
Dead by Daylight can be played on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Switch, and mobile platforms.
