Behaviour Interactive just dropped electrifying news that'll make Hawkins feel closer than ever! 🤯 Dead by Daylight is reuniting with Stranger Things for a second crossover chapter in January 2026, making it only the second franchise after Resident Evil to score a repeat collaboration. Talk about exclusive club vibes! 🎮💥 Remember how the original 2019 chapter vanished in 2021 due to licensing? Well, its 2023 return clearly paved the way for this epic encore. The Upside Down isn't done with DbD yet!

So what do we know? That spine-tingling 20-second teaser on November 27 practically screams VECNA. 🕷️☠️ The mind-flaying villain appears poised to become the new Killer, likely wielding telepathic horrors instead of magic (unlike his D&D counterpart who joined DbD in 2024). Imagine mind-control mechanics turning survivors against each other! Meanwhile, speculation runs wild about potential Survivors. Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers top wishlists since the Hawkins kids remain lore-wise too young for DbD's brutal trials. Fingers crossed for that iconic Hopper vest cosmetic! 👮‍♂️🔥

Rewind to the first collab: For $11.99 or 1,500 Auric Cells, players got:

• Survivors: Steve Harrington (hook-rescue perks) + Nancy Wheeler (team-awareness buffs)

• Killer: Portal-hopping Demogorgon 🌀

• Map: Hawkins National Lab underground

Will Chapter 2 mirror this structure? Probably! Expect Vecna plus two Survivors, plus a potential new map dripping with series nostalgia. The Creel House? Vecna's fleshy Upside Down lair? Either would deliver serious chills. ❄️

Timing couldn't be more perfect – this horror fusion drops alongside the Stranger Things Season 5 finale in early 2026. ⏳⚡️ And hey, with The Game Awards 2025 around the corner? DbD's got history there (remember Darkness Among Us and Casting of Frank Stone reveals?). Odds feel high for a juicy trailer drop during Keighley's show. 📺✨ For weeks, leakers debated between this, Predator, or RE Chapter 3... but Vecna's psychic grip won out! Ready your flashlights and med-kits, folks – January 2026 will test your sanity! 🤪🔦

• What abilities should Vecna have? Teleportation? Illusions?

• Hopper vs Joyce – who would YOU main?

• Creel House map predictions? Traps? Clock motifs? 🕰️

Drop your wildest theories below! 👇 And start hoarding those Auric Cells – this crossover demands your sacrifice! ⛓️💀 #DBD #StrangerThings #VecnaIsComing #GamingNews