Summary
One of the most exciting aspects ofDead By Daylighthas always been the game’s ability to collaborate with other massively popular horror franchises, with the title often implementing fresh crossover content with the best horror IPs across gaming, film, and TV. These kinds of collaborations have essentially been the lifeblood of the game’s post-launch life since 2016, and one recently announced crossover might just be the most anticipated collaboration that the title has ever seen.
It was recently confirmed thatDead By Daylightwill be collaborating with theFive Nights At Freddy’sfranchise, with the crossover being expected to launch in the summer of 2025. A collaboration between these two massive gaming horror IPs seems like a match made in heaven, with huge amounts of anticipation already building, yet Behaviour Interactive needs to reveal the finer details of what content the collaboration will involve sooner rather than later.
The crossover potential ofDead By Daylightwas clearly recognized by Behaviour Interactive from the very outset of the game’s development, with collaborative content with other horror franchises releasing almost immediately after the game launched in 2016. For example, the first majorcrossover that came toDead By Daylightwas with theHalloweenfranchise, adding the iconic Michael Myers and Laurie Strode as playable in-game characters.
Dead By Daylighthas gone on to partner with the likes ofSaw,Nightmare on Elm Street,Child’s Play, andAlien, with the game possessing a crossover pull factor that is comparable to leading industry titles likeFortnite. While these past crossovers have focused quite extensively on the best of horror movies, several horror games have also collaborated withDBD, with the likes ofSilent Hill,Resident Evil, andLeft 4 Deadalso having their own uniqueDead By Daylightcontent.
With this in mind, it almost seems surprising that it has taken so long forDead By Daylightto partner with theFive Nights at Freddy’sfranchise, as both IPs have been dominant forces in the horror gaming genre for so long. Despite its humble indie beginnings,FNAFhas sprawled into a multimedia giant consisting of over 20 games, 50 books, and a major licensed film, with a movie sequel being slated for a late 2025 release.
No concrete details have been released about theFNAFcrossover other than its summer 2025 release window, but it seems likely that the collaboration will involve at least one new killer and one new survivor. A lot of current theories point towards Springtrap as the most likely killer candidate for theFNAFcollaboration, especially withWilliam Afton featuring so heavily as the antagonist of the recently releasedFNAFmovie.
One element of theFNAFcrossover that is more ambiguous, however, is who the candidate for the crossover’s new survivor will be. Through its famously deep lore, theFive Nights at Freddy’sfranchise has featured many different survivor-type characters, but only one will likely make the cut for the upcoming collaboration if it follows the usualDBDformula. Gregory is a more recent survivor from the franchise, asthe main protagonist ofSecurity Breach, with the security guard Mike Schmidt also appearing as the lead for severalFNAFgames and its recent film. Given Mike’s true identity and family ties to William Afton, he seems like the most logical choice for theDBDsurvivor role, and Behaviour Interactive needs to clear up the confusion around this survivor pick while the hype around the crossover is still at a fever pitch.
