Friday the 13th: The Game

Friday the 13th: The Game

Asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game released in 2017, players can choose between Jason Voorhees or a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake, with counselors trying to evade Jason and survive until help arrives while Jason aims to eliminate all counselors.

What is Friday the 13th: The Game?

Friday the 13th: The Game is an asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror video game developed by IllFonic and published by Gun Media. It was released on May 26, 2017 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

The game pits up to seven players controlling Camp Crystal Lake counselors against one player controlling Jason Voorhees. It is set in the fictional camp setting from the Friday the 13th film series. One player assumes the role of Jason Voorhees and the objective is to kill as many counselors as possible before they escape or survive until time runs out. The counselors' objective is to escape the map or survive until the end of the match.

Counselors have different skill sets, such as high intelligence or strength, that will aid in their chance of survival. They can find various items around the maps, like baseball bats, shotguns, medical sprays, and car keys which will help them survive. Counselors can work together cooperatively to escape or survive. The player controlling Jason can camouflage themselves and use a variety of abilities to find and kill counselors.

The game was met with a positive critical reception, with critics praising the attention to detail paid to capturing the essence of the film franchise. Some criticism was directed at the game's technical problems.

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