While video games with asymmetric abilities for characters are nothing new in the multiplayer scene, games with asymmetric gameplay have only recently begun appearing frequency. But for every failure likeEvolve, there’s aDead by Daylight, which arguably began theasymmetric horror trend that Resident Evilwants to get in on now.
Dead by Daylightfeatures a player as a killer, hunting down the other players who take on the roles of survivors trapped in a nightmare landscape. The killer must use their traps, tricks, and cunning to catch and sacrifice the survivors to their patron, The Entity, while the players must turn on the generators scattered around the map, save each other, open the gates, and escape alive.
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In a surprising move, a spinoff forDead by Daylightwas announced that will copy the original game for mobile devices withDead by Daylight Mobileconfirmed to have a spring release window. The official release date ofDead by Daylight Mobileis now confirmed as April 16 this year for iOS and Android mobile devices. A recent trailer on YouTube confirms the date with a scared man waking up from a nightmare, only to realize the real nightmare is trying to escape from his phone.
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Dead by Daylight Mobilealmost exactly mirrors the experience of playingDead by Daylighton a console or on the PC. It requires quick fingers for skill checks and peeled eyes to spot killers, something that is made easier with a larger, more detailed screen. Aside from physical constraints, the gameplay is likely to be very similar, somethods for leveling up quickly inDead by Daylightshould work just as well in the mobile version.
Strange as it may seem, the idea of a 4v1 asymmetric horror game for mobile is not without precedent. In China,an asymmetric Tom & Jerry survival gamewas released for mobile some time ago with a title that translates toTom and Jerry: Joyful Interactionand features four mice trying to survive against the titular cat, all done in typical cartoony Tom & Jerry form.
With games likeJoyful Interactionand soon, no doubt,Dead by Daylight Mobileproving it can be done, there may soon be more asymmetric survival and horror titles coming to phones and other mobile devices. Theasymmetric horror trendthat has continued with games likeFriday the 13thmay grow even larger with this development since being able to take games on the go tends to extend players' attachment.
Dead by Daylight Mobilewill release for iOS and Android mobile devices on April 16.
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