Dead By Daylight – Resident Evil

These survivors earn gold staaaaaaaars

Even though this is a series that loves its horror crossovers, this instalment celebrating 25 years of Resident Evil feels like one of the biggest yet. And that’s saying something for a game that’s had the likes of Pyramid Head, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers shambling after victims.

This feels like more than just an add-on pack – it’s a real care package for Resident Evil fans (albeit it a bloody one found on your doorstep). It’s introduced by someone saying “Dead By Daylight” in the classic style of Resident Evil menus, after all.

Your new survivors are a double dose of antiviral infection: fledgling police officer Leon Kennedy and Special Tactics And Rescue Service officer Jill Valentine. They sport their looks from the remade versions of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 respectively, and the new map matches those games too. The familiar, twisting halls of Raccoon City Police Station host the horror here.

Of course, Nemesis is the (literal) big deal, a huge killer who can shove his captives underarm. Thanks to buff skills, he knows where survivors start and can begin to hunt them immediately, and can lay parasitic traps (and spawn zombies). His T-Virus mutation increases over time, giving him tentacle powers that can infect and then hinder survivors. The best part is, if he manages to kill Jill or pull her out of hiding, he’ll let out his iconic “Staaaaaaaaars!”

If he manages to kill Jill, Nemesis will let out his iconic “Staaaaaaaaars!”