Dead By Daylight Alien Crossover Launches August 29, Comes With Ellen Ripley Survivor

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Dealing with a remorseless alien killing machine is still better than being hunted by Nicolas Cage.

By Darryn Bonthuys on

On paper, Dead by Daylight collaborating with Alien sounds like a match made in heaven. Or hell, if you're playing as a survivor on the run from a deadly Xenomorph. Developer Behaviour Interactive had previously announced that it had a gruesome new event on the way starring the second-deadliest predator in the cosmos--not even an Alien Queen wants to tangle with Nicolas Cage--and this crossover now has a confirmed release date of August 29.

You can check out a new trailer below which sets the mood and shows off the new Nostromo map. A derelict spaceship, an obscene amount of double-mouth drool, and Ellen Ripley doing her best to survive? It's an Alien event, that's for sure.

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Behaviour Interactive also shared a few more details on what you can expect from the Xenomorph and Ripley. For nature's perfect killing machine, the Xenomorph has the ability Hidden Pursuit, which allows it to access one of seven control stations on a map, enter hidden tunnels, and locate nearby survivors. Runner Mode lets a Xenomorph stalker move more quickly and quietly until it needs to enter a cooldown state, which can be achieved by entering a tunnel.

For perks, the Xenomorph has the following killer abilities (via PCGamesN):

Ultimate Weapon

Activates for 30 seconds after opening a locker. Survivors entering your Terror Radius scream, reveal their position, and gain