Dead by Daylight’s next survivor is no cowering victim, she’s Lara Croft

One of the worst-kept secrets in live-service games this year may have finally been confirmed: lara croft Desire Join the queue of survivors In the asymmetric, multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight.

In a post on X, Behaviour Interactive confirmed that the Tomb Raider Hero is already available in the public test version of Dead by Daylight, and will join the full game alongside the official Tomb Raider chapter from July 16.

This comes after two weeks of leaks, datamines, and other rumors touting her as the game’s latest Survivor crossover, giving everyone a chance to consider Croft as a terror who runs from a B-movie slasher, not just pulls out a large-caliber weapon and blows him away.

This scam came to light a few weeks ago Bulletin from a well-known X-leaker That Hall-of-Fame character was supposed to come to the game. The leaker had previously tipped about a Dead by Daylight crossover involving Alien, Alan Wake, and Dungeons & Dragons, but Behaviour Interactive kept mum.

Over the weekend, a Redditor Posted a picture of the official looking Dead by Daylight poster Featuring the Tomb Raider star. Again, As told by KotakuEurogamer accidentally sent over a preview on Monday that read like a pretty solid confirmation of the collaboration. Eurogamer later took down the article but, surprisingly, it was back on Tuesday morning when Behaviour Interactive made things official at 11am EDT.

“With her experiences and skills, Lara Croft perfectly reflects the characteristics needed to survive in The Fog and fits right in alongside other iconic characters in the world of Dead by Daylight,” Behaviour Interactive said in a news release. “While she may be well prepared for the trials ahead, in the twisted world of The Entity, the future is never promised.”

What is Lara Croft like as a character in Dead by Daylight?

Croft comes with three perks specific to her character: Finesse, which provides an intense “fast vault”; Hardened, which reveals the killer’s aura for 3 to 5 seconds in exchange for a fearful scream; and “Specialist”, which provides an additional bonus when scouring chests for useful items to kill or dodge the killer.

Dead by Daylight’s most recent crossover was a D&D collab, which introduced Vecna ​​as a killer, along with two more playable survivors. Other video game franchises besides Alan Wake have also had their heroes featured in the game. Silent Hill 3 is represented by Cheryl Mason and Resident Evil is represented by Jill Valentine and Leon Kennedy.

featured image via DeadByDaylight.com