NieR Automata Teased for a Dead by Daylight Crossover
A new teaser points to the android RPG returning to the multiplayer horror game, which already pulls in killers, survivors and cosmetics.
Dead by Daylight may be adding another major franchise to its long list of crossovers. A new teaser suggests NieR: Automata is returning to the multiplayer horror game, following a steady stream of collaborations that have brought killers, survivors and cosmetic-only additions into the fold over the years. The hint arrives as the studio prepares for a busy Halloween season, with the release of Art the Clown and the VHS-inspired Haunted by Daylight event already on the way.
The crossover formula has become a staple of Dead by Daylight, which regularly pulls characters and skins from film, television and other games into its roster. If the teaser holds up, NieR: Automata would join that growing line-up and carry its android heroine into the fog. For now the studio has not confirmed a release date, which characters might appear or what form the collaboration would take. The image shared alongside the tease drew attention to 2B, the sword-wielding protagonist of NieR: Automata, a detail readers have taken as a strong hint about its direction.
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NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata follows the androids 2B, 9S and A2 through a war against machine lifeforms, and it expects you to reach the end more than once: each ending changes whose story you were watching.