As Halloween approaches, a new witch-themed Survivor named Mikaela Reid will be joining Dead by Daylight. The asymmetric multiplayer game features a wide range of playable Survivors and Killers with new characters added in regular updates.
Each game in Dead by Daylight pits four Survivors against a single Killer, and tasks the Survivors with turning on generators around the map to escape before the Killer can murder them all. Survivors have few offensive capabilities and must use stealth and teamwork to evade the Killer long enough to power all of the generators. Each Survivor in Dead by Daylight has unique Perks to help in their task which can be unlocked for other Survivors as the player progresses through the game.
The announcement of the new Survivor came in a recent tweet by DeadByBHVR, the official account for Dead by Daylight. In a short video that revealed Mikaela Reid's name and witch-like appearance, it was confirmed that she will join the game in an update called Hour of the Witch in October 2021. It appears that the Survivor will be the only addition in the new update, without any new Killers or other Survivors alongside her.
As the most recent Dead by Daylight update added Pinhead from Hellraiser as a new Killer without a Survivor counterpart, Mikaela Reid will be the first Survivor to join the game since June 2021. That update brought in Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine from Resident Evil, making it longer still since an original Survivor was added to Dead by Daylight. While Mikaela Reid's Perks have not been announced, the tweet states that "[s]he brings light and life to a realm of darkness and death." This suggests that her abilities will focus on supporting or healing the other Survivors.
Since its initial release in 2016, Dead by Daylight has added a great deal of content through its periodic updates. This has kept the game's community thriving through the years, as fans eagerly await each new addition to the roster of characters. While the licensed characters garner the most attention - particularly when they're removed from the game, as with the Stranger Things update - the original characters put the developer's creativity and character design on display for the players. As a witch, Mikaela Reid fills a niche that has long been absent from the game. Few obviously occult Survivors have made their way into the horror title until now, and the Halloween season presents the perfect opportunity to bring this theme into the game for players to enjoy.
Dead by Daylight is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Stadia.
Source: DeadByBHVR/Twitter