Friday The 13th: The Game (Reveal Trailer)

In many ways cooperation is encouraged, but when push comes to shove it’s every man for himself at Camp Crystal Lake. You don’t want that. Gun Media, who have been working closely with series’ creator Sean S. Cunningham, have assured prospective players that each scenario will be both balanced and fun. He will be joined by Tom Savini, who did makeup effects for Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.

As now designed, Friday the 13th is a multiplayer-only game, though the developer has indicated that a single-player mode will be offered as a stretch goal, should the campaign be successful. It was totally different.

Originally developed by Gun Media (Breach & Clear) as a game called Summer Camp, Friday the 13th director Sean Cunningham saw the asymmetrical multiplayer game inspired by his 1980 cult classic and decided it would be a flawless fit for the license. “It was literally a dream come true for a group of lifelong fans”. The development team had earlier collaborated on the unreleased survival horror-themed game Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp and plans to integrate much of that design into the new Friday the 13th game.

As for why Gun Media is not seeking a traditional publisher relationship, the developer said violence, gore, and nudity “aren’t just concepts to consider-they’re necessities”.

Although Friday The 13th seems to be in very capable hands, its success isn’t one hundred percent guaranteed. “It’ll be hard, require a few teamwork, and perhaps a bit of ingenuity, but we’ll be giving you the tools and opportunities to realize the biggest win in horror gaming”. “It’s about creative control and delivering the best game we can”.

Gun rationalizes the Kickstarter approach over more traditional publishing as a way to ensure that the integrity of the horror isn’t compromised. As it turns out, the game in question is Friday the 13th: The Game. Check out a few images in the gallery below.

You can help the game via Kickstarter. These will be announced later. Within hours of launching, the Kickstarter campaign is already sitting on a comfortable $70,000 with over a thousand backers. $25 will get you a digital copy of the game on the platform of your choice, while $40 will get you in the PC beta. That game centered the same basic idea of pitting one, powerful force of evil against many crafty would-be victims.