updates | May 09, 2026

Is Friday the 13th game still playable?

Friday the 13th: The Game will continue to be playable. Announced by publisher Gun Interactive, Friday the 13th: The Game will still be playable via peer to peer Quick Play and Private Matches, and Database Servers will remain active, which house all player progression and unlocks.

Will Friday the 13th game come back?

The *FINAL* patch for Friday the 13th: The Game, we’ve learned this morning, will be going live across platforms on “Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 at roughly 10AM Eastern US Time.” Here are the full patch notes, shared by Gun Media today.

How many Friday the 13th games are there?

Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise….Friday the 13th (franchise)

Friday the 13th
Film(s)List of films
Television seriesFriday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Games
Video game(s)List of video games

Why is Friday the 13th game shutting down 2020?

In large part due to complicated legal issues regarding the franchise’s ownership rights brought forward by Victor Miller, writer of the original Friday the 13th’s screenplay, IllFonic and Gun Media were unable to add any new content to the game.

Can you still play online on Friday the 13th?

The good news is you’ll still be able to play online through peer-to-peer and private matchmaking, and you won’t lose any progression you’ve made due to the server shutdown.

Why was there a lawsuit against Friday the 13th?

The court ruled that developer Gun Media had to stop working on Friday the 13th and could not release any content that had not already passed console certification. At the time, Gun Media said developing new content for the game was “unfeasible now or in the future”.

Why is Jason Voorhees not in dead by daylight?

Unfortunately, licensing issues forced the developers to halt production on future content for the game, allowing them to only perform server maintenance and release bug fixes. If Jason Voorhees was ever added to Dead by Daylight, he would be joining an increasingly impressive roster of iconic horror villains.

Who created Jason Voorhees?

Sean S. Cunningham
Tom SaviniVictor MillerRon Kurz
Jason Voorhees/Creators

Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist.

Does Tommy become Jason?

Filmmakers would do this again with the ending of Part V: A New Beginning leading fans to believe that Tommy would be the next killer and that killing Roy the ambulance driver threw him over the edge and he finally snapped and put the hockey mask on to become Jason.