Dead by Daylight may be incredibly tense at times due to its high-octane cat-and-mouse gameplay. Yet, it has only truly earned its place in the horror genre due to the original killer character designs that Behaviour Interactive has come up with, as well as the inspired crossovers it has featured with licensed characters as DLC. Dead by Daylight is now known as a hub for horror collections from a diverse catalog of IPs, and it is always fun for fans to speculate as to which horror IP will be introduced into Dead by Daylight next.
Many leaks have ruined surprises that were intended for Dead by Daylight’s sixth-anniversary broadcast, but one surprise remained that fans had not anticipated. Dead by Daylight announced a dating sim called Hooked on You that seems to have a light and relaxing atmosphere on a beach where four original killer characters are on vacation. The killers are illustrated in stylish beachwear that portrays them in a casual and ordinary light for once, and Behaviour’s utmost priority when Hooked on You releases this summer should be to add these beachwear outfits as skins in Dead by Daylight.
Dead by Daylight Should Capitalize On Skins from Hooked on You
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DLC Chapters are relatively cheap in Dead by Daylight, especially when frequent sale discounts are considered, and so skin cosmetics are likely where Dead by Daylight makes most of its money through in-game microtransactions. Survivor and killer cosmetics come either in three separate items for the character’s head, torso, and lower body, or as an inseparable outfit without interchangeable items.
Hooked on You’s character illustrations show the Trapper, Huntress, Wraith, and Spirit in beachwear that far differs from their ordinary attire, and it only makes sense for these outfits to make their way into Dead by Daylight. These outfits could be made available through an in-store collection that players can purchase with traditional Auric Cells or Iridescent Shards. Rather, they could be offered as an incentive for players who have purchased Hooked on You with a special redemption code that they can then use in Dead by Daylight. This way, too, if Hooked on You does not receive the reception that it thought it would, Dead by Daylight may still be able to capitalize on its creative outfits as cosmetic inspiration.
New Characters in Hooked on You Could Result in New Dead by Daylight Skins
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Only four killer characters are featured in Hooked on You’s announcement teaser, but if more killers were introduced through post-launch DLCs, they would also be given fun cosmetic skin designs that could then be adapted into Dead by Daylight. It could be interesting to see how killers such as the Hag, Nurse, Hillbilly, or Doctor are represented in Hooked on You’s beachwear, and then have those outfits also debut as Dead by Daylight skins. If Dead by Daylight plays on Hooked on You, each game can be interconnected in a fun way that also benefits players of both titles.
Of course, Hooked on You is probably meant to only be an entertaining spin-off with no future content planned. But for whatever amount of time Hooked on You remains relevant in the Dead by Daylight community, it could at least intertwine together with Dead by Daylight for content purposes. Behaviour knows its fanbase well and understands the potential for Dead by Daylight to branch into other genres of media that still consist of the fans it already has. Not every fan of Dead by Daylight is going to want to play Hooked on You, but it grants Dead by Daylight the opportunity to extend its reach while also having the potential to take advantage of the unique skins that are illustrated in Hooked on You.
Dead by Daylight is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and mobile devices. Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim is currently scheduled to release this summer on Steam for PC.
