Dead by Daylight is turning its 10th anniversary into a full roadmap for the next wave of horror crossovers and original chapters. Behaviour Interactive's Year 10 Anniversary Broadcast confirmed that Art the Clown from Terrifier is coming to The Fog in November, adding another modern horror name to the multiplayer game's roster.
The reveal lands just as Dead by Daylight prepares to add Jason Voorhees on June 16, making 2026 a heavy year for licensed Killers. Behaviour has also lined up new original content across the summer, a chapter tied to The Casting of Frank Stone in early 2027 and a broader technical upgrade planned for 2027.
Behaviour framed the anniversary as a look beyond a single update. The studio's official anniversary event page billed the Montreal celebration around developer panels, reveals, gaming stations and the Year 10 broadcast, while an earlier 10-year retrospective said Dead by Daylight had grown to 51 Survivors and 41 Killers before the latest reveals.
Art the Clown joins a crowded horror calendar
Art the Clown is scheduled to arrive in November as part of Dead by Daylight: Terrifier. Behaviour has not detailed his perks, power or whether the chapter will include a Survivor, so the announcement is mainly about the character and release window.
Even without those gameplay details, the crossover fits the direction Dead by Daylight has been leaning into for years. The game has become a live-service horror hub, mixing original Killers with licensed characters from film, TV and games. Art now follows Jason Voorhees, who joins Dead by Daylight on June 16, giving Behaviour two high-profile movie-horror additions in the same year.
The first new post-anniversary chapter arrives sooner. The Life Road launches on June 25 and introduces Shane Wiigwaas, described as a new Indigenous Survivor. August then brings Chorus of Sin, the community-voted chapter with a new Survivor named Aurora and a new original Killer, The Judgment.
Behaviour also confirmed that The Casting of Frank Stone, the narrative spin-off developed by Supermassive Games, will get its own Dead by Daylight chapter in early 2027. That keeps the spin-off tied to the main game after its separate story-driven take on the setting.
Dead by Daylight's 2027 plans go beyond chapters
The roadmap stretches past character drops. Behaviour is working on a 2027 visual overhaul that will update characters and maps, with changes planned for textures, lighting, weather effects, facial animation and environmental detail. Autohaven Wreckers was shown as an example of the map work in progress.
That kind of refresh makes sense for a live game that launched in 2016 and is still receiving major updates. Dead by Daylight has recently shown signs of momentum, including a Steam player-count jump around update 9.6.0 and 2v8, so the anniversary plans are aimed at keeping both returning players and regulars engaged beyond the next chapter.
The broadcast also included an update on the Dead by Daylight movie. Thordur Palsson, known for The Damned and The Valhalla Murders, is attached to direct the adaptation.
Cosmetics are part of the anniversary slate as well. Behaviour outlined the Black Banquet Collection from June 25 to July 16, an Eddie Legendary Outfit for the Huntress tied to Iron Maiden's 50th anniversary, an Ice Nine Kills Collection, new Glenn and Negan skins for The Walking Dead, a Silent Hill Legendary Outfit based on Shimizu Hinako from Silent Hill f, a Diablo Collection in October and a Scooby-Doo Collection planned for the game.