Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Alien circus stars make for a tents experience
Being chased by murderous clowns is a literal nightmare for some people. Nonetheless, it turns out that this 3v7 Dead By Daylight in oversized sparkly trousers is a darn good time. Taking a surprising amount of direct inspiration from the cult B-movie of the same name, the atmosphere leans more towards silliness than horror.
Playing as a klown is undeniably the most fun, as you have a range of useful and fun weapons and abilities to unlock. Two of the best are a balloon dog that can sniff out any humans within range, and an invisible car that increases movement speed and can be used to hit humans and stun them. Once you’ve found a victim, your job is to wrap them up in a candy-floss cocoon, or wear their health down so you can perform a ‘klownality’.
While the three klowns have infinite-ammo weapons, and can respawn (albeit on a fairly lengthy timer), humans are not only more numerous, they’re far from helpless – they’re able to scavenge weapons, healing items, and gear to unlock the exits from the map. The main twist is that the klowns, and minions that they spawn from cocoon-powered generators, have heightened senses that mean they’re able to pick up loud noises from a distance. Things like running, diving through a window, or failing a QTE while activating an exit can all draw red-nosed villains to your location.
The speed, agility, and sneakiness of the human
The agility and sneakiness of human characters balances well with the klowns’ abilities.
characters balances well with the klowns’ more bombastic abilities. Each side has strong advantages in its own way. The main issue we’ve found at the time of writing is that a few humans can spawn into a match unfairly close to the klowns – something that hopefully can and will be patched out by the time you read this. Even with that annoyance, though, you’d be Pennywise to grab a few friends and try this funfair for yourself.