This new Friday the 13th game is completely licensed, and is the first video game based on the famous American horror franchise since 1989.
The game is essentially an asymmetrical multiplayer game. One person plays the role of Jason Voorhees while seven other players are counselors who are trying to escape Camp Crystal Lake. The counselors are drawn from a whole slew of typical horror tropes including an edgy guy, a 'girl next door', a nerd, a jock and of course a cheerleaders.
The counselors have to sneak through the grounds, with the person playing Jason able to hear when they move and show up directly behind them with a machete in hand. Jason's intentions are clear, but for the counselors, the Friday the 13th game is about strategy and skill.
Friday the 13th has given generations of people goosebumps, and now this game version is set to carry on the tradition.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games
- Opportunity to create new horror or survival games that involve an asymmetrical multiplayer game format in a licensed franchise.
- Licensed Franchise Video Games
- Opportunity to create new video games based on popular licensed horror or survival franchises that have not had a video game adaptation in years.
- Interactive Horror Games
- Opportunity to create more immersive and interactive horror games where players have to strategize and think creatively to survive in a terrifying environment.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Video Game Development
- Opportunity for game development companies to create new horror or survival games based on licensed franchises and utilizing an asymmetrical multiplayer game format.
- Film and TV Franchises
- Opportunity for film and TV franchises to expand into the video game market by licensing their intellectual property to game development companies.
- Virtual Reality Gaming
- Opportunity for virtual reality gaming companies to create more immersive horror games that place players in a terrifying environment where they must strategize and survive against all odds.
