Dead by Daylight Alan Wake Perks, release date, trailer, and price

12 January 2024 , 17:00

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The bestselling author and champion of light Alan Wake joins Dead by Daylight later this month (Image: Behaviour Interactive)

Alan Wake is the next survivor to join Behaviour Interactive's four vs one multiplayer slasher. Here's what you need to know about the upcoming collab.

Dead by Daylight is no stranger to adding horror icons from other video games, we've had Cheryl and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill make an appearance in-game while Resident Evil has had two full in-game seasons dedicated to it over the years. But, considering the AAA portion of the survival horror genre hasn't exactly been too crowded as of late, Dead by Daylight crossovers have mainly been focused on film and TV characters like Michael Myers (not the voice of Shrek, the other one) and Freddy Krueger.

However, following on from the highly successful launch of Alan Wake 2, which received critical acclaim and picked up four awards at The Game Awards 2023, Remedy Entertainment is teaming up with Dead by Daylight to bring Alan Wake to the game. Alan Wake is headlining Chapter 30.5 of the game later this month – Chapter 30, featuring Chucky only launched a couple of months ago, so the game is not quite ready for Chapter 31 yet.

Not only is Alan Wake arriving in-game, but brand new voice lines from his voice actor Matthew Porretta (of Robin Hood: Men in Tights fame), and he still shares the likeness of Finnish Actor Ilkka Villi.

Dead by Daylight x Alan Wake: Perks

Like any new survivor, Alan Wake has several Perks to help him survive the night, taking advantage of his previous encounters in Bright Falls and the Dark Place, Alan has a strong survival instinct. Here are the Dead by Daylight Alan Wake perks as posted on the Dead by Daylight website:

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• Champion of Light – grants you additional movement speed while shining a Flashlight. If you successfully Blind a Killer, they will gain the Hindered Status Effect, temporarily slowing them down – Behaviour has noted this Perk has good synergy with Haddie Kaur’s Residual Manifest Perk
• Boon: Illumination – create a Boon Totem, allowing all nearby Survivors to see the Auras of Generators and Chests across the Map. When you have a lit Boon Totem, you’ll also Cleanse and Bless Totems faster – Behaviour has noted that this Perk has good synergy with Haddie Kaur’s Overzealous Perk)
• Deadline – activates when you’re injured, upping the frequency of Skill Checks while Healing Survivors or Repairing Generators. Should you happen to miss one, the penalty will be halved – Behaviour has noted that this Perk pairs well with synergistic Skill Check-related Perks

Dead by Daylight x Alan Wake: release date and price

The Dead By Daylight Alan Wake release date is set for Tuesday, January 30 alongside Dead By Daylight Chapter 30.5.

You'll be able to pick up Alan Wake for 500 Auric Cells which will run you £3.99 / $4.99 / AU$6.65 or at a discount of £3.59 / $4.49 / AU$5.98 on Xbox for those with Xbox Game Pass. You can pick the Alan Wake Chapter DLC up on your chosen platforms store – which isn't currently available, but based on the Chucky Pack which also features one character, it should cost around £3.99 / $4.99 / AU$6.65.

Scott McCrae