Nic Cage is now playable in Dead by Daylight

Following on from an announcement a couple of months ago, Nicolas Cage is now officially playable as a new survivor character in Dead by Daylight. Cage has now landed in the game's PTR server, giving us an opportunity to get early hands-on gameplay. 

The Dead by Daylight Public Test Realm is separate from the main game and only exists on PC. The PTR launcher allows players to test upcoming content early and the feedback generated is used to squash bugs and make tweaks prior to launch. While Nicolas Cage is now available in the PTR on Dead by Daylight, the DLC won't officially become available on all platforms until the 25th of July.

While Dead by Daylight typically focuses on licensed crossovers with other horror franchises, like Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Stranger Things, SAW, Scream and a ton of others, this is the first time we've seen Behaviour try something like this. Now this isn't Nicolas Cage the person/celebrity, but rather “an exaggerated version of a film actor called Nic Cage”.

In Dead by Daylight, Cage is an actor who has been tricked into the situation. Cage has three unique abilities – Dramaturgy, Scene Partner and Plot Twist, with each one playing on the Actor theme.

With Dramaturgy, Cage can gain a burst of speed for a couple of seconds, which can be handy when trying to escape the killer. Scene Partner allows Cage to see the Killer's aura for a few seconds but the downside to the ability is that Cage will scream, revealing your position. Finally, the Plot Twist ability allows Cage to feign death while injured, then when you recover you gain full health and Haste for a number of seconds, giving you the opportunity to get away from the killer.

Today's Dead by Daylight patch also introduces other fixes and balance changes, so if you're an active player, be sure to check the full notes.

KitGuru Says: Are any of you going to be trying Nic Cage in Dead by Daylight? 

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