Exclusive: Dead by Daylight Devs Detail Authentic Five Nights at Freddy's Gameplay Included in New Chapter

Behaviour Interactive has revealed a person look astatine its caller Killer, Springtrap, and however his originative abilities volition assistance Five Nights astatine Freddy’s fans consciousness close astatine location successful Dead by Daylight erstwhile motorboat arrives June 17, 2025.

Behaviour shared caller accusation astir its latest fearfulness crossover with IGN up of the upcoming Chapter’s nationalist trial physique (PTB) today. This heavy dive includes archetypal details connected Springtrap’s classical Five Nights astatine Freddy’s-inspired powers pursuing his uncover earlier this month, on with however the lumbering animatronic volition utilize a leap scare mechanic dissimilar thing seen successful Behaviour’s asymmetrical fearfulness crippled frankincense far.

The workplace says its highly anticipated crossover Chapter is positioned to beryllium “one of the game’s biggest to date.” That’s acknowledgment mostly to Springtrap, a stalking, axe-wielding yellowish rabbit known successful the satellite of Dead by Daylight arsenic The Animatronic. The menacing villain has a long, analyzable spot successful Five Nights astatine Freddy’s lore but has ne'er really appeared arsenic a playable character, which gave Behaviour state to artifact with what fans deliberation they cognize astir him.

Springtrap uses a elephantine pizza weapon arsenic his superior limb and a occurrence axe for his Power. It’s the second that players volition find astir useful, arsenic it tin beryllium utilized arsenic an AOE instrumentality that reveals Survivors to the Killer. If a thrown is timed good enough, it tin beryllium lodged successful different player’s back, presenting an accidental to trigger a Five Nights astatine Freddy’s-style leap scare if Springtrap is the 1 to region it.

Adding to Behaviour’s peculiar condiment is the inclusion of Five Nights astatine Freddy’s movie prima Matthew Lillard, who provided his dependable and likeness for those who prime up The Animatronic’s Yellow Rabbit Legendary outfit. Other outfits for Springtrap see the Legendary Glitchtrap outfit and the Very Rare Clown Springtrap and Toxic Springtrap outfits, arsenic good arsenic Freddy Fazbear’s t-shirts for the Survivors.

Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Comes to Dead by Daylight

Springtrap is the Killer Dead by Daylight fans person wanted to spot introduced for years, but helium truly lone represents fractional of what the caller Chapter brings to the table. While there’s nary caller Survivor, players tin bask moving for their lives successful the caller Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria map, which features a ground-up recreation of the iconic pizza edifice with a fewer twists from The Entity.

Highlights from the caller determination see its Front Entrance, Kitchen, Janitor Room, and Dining Hall, and yes, Freddy’s band, including Bonnie and Chica, showed up for the party, too. Freddy’s Fazbear’s Pizzeria is different haunting representation for Dead by Daylight players to tally and fell through, but it besides comes with Easter Eggs and leap scares of its own. We’ll person to hold and spot what secrets it hides until players get their hands connected it for themselves.

Thankfully, you won’t person to fastener into the caller representation to get a sensation of that acquainted Five Nights astatine Freddy’s gameplay. Anyone who finds themselves fleeing from Springtrap connected immoderate representation volition find that caller information doors, cameras, and a peculiar bureau person spawned. These are much than an authentic callback to the classical experience, arsenic these elements tin beryllium utilized by Survivors to support way of Springtrap – arsenic agelong arsenic you person capable artillery power.

If you’re funny successful trying Springtrap for yourself but don’t privation to wait, we person bully news: the Five Nights astatine Freddy’s Chapter PTB launches contiguous astatine 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET. If you privation to hold for the afloat Chapter, which volition bring its ain bid of quality-of-life improvements and more, you tin look guardant to the afloat motorboat adjacent month. For much connected Five Nights astatine Freddy’s and Dead by Daylight, you tin work our interrogation with Behaviour, wherever we learned much astir what it took to make the first-ever playable mentation of Springtrap and what the squad is hoping to enactment connected successful the future.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance contributor with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).