Highlights
- The Casting of Frank Stone is a narrative-driven single-player game with deeply atmospheric horror elements, creating an immersive experience.
- The game is set in the same universe as Dead by Daylight, and the crossover potential between the two games is evident.
- The characters in The Casting of Frank Stone, including the potential main antagonist Frank Stone, have the opportunity to be crossover characters in Dead by Daylight, enhancing the shared universe between the two titles.
The Casting of Frank Stone was one of the most interesting reveals at this year’s The Game Awards, with the title showcasing a lot of its core premise and themes during the presentation. The deeply atmospheric horror elements that appear to be at the center of the project are already being lauded by prospective players, with the title already having concrete ties to one of the biggest names in the current horror gaming scene.
The Casting of Frank Stone is set to be a spin-off installment of the popular Dead by Daylight franchise, meaning the game already has a fantastic base of recognition to build on. Unlike the addictive multiplayer survival experience of Dead by Daylight, The Casting of Frank Stone is set to be a narrative-driven single-player experience that takes the IP’s tension to a much more immersive level. Promotion for the upcoming project is expected to ramp up in the near future, and collaborations with Dead by Daylight seem like the most logical way to go about this.
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Dead by Daylight is in a Perfect Position to Help The Casting of Frank Stone
The Casting of Frank Stone is set to follow a group of young friends as they explore an Oregon steel mill, set within a town that has been forever altered by the actions of a gruesome killer. With the steel mill being host to twisted horrors that have stemmed from these vile killings, players will have to navigate the choices of a cast of core characters, leading to a winding and branching narrative.
The gameplay that this will offer will be a huge departure from the short-form tension of Dead by Daylight, but the crossover potential between the two games is already clear to see. Dead by Daylight often introduces new characters to its list of survivors and killers, with this being one of the biggest factors that has kept the game fresh since its 2016 release date. Some popular examples of high-profile crossovers that Dead by Daylight has done with other franchises include:
- Stranger Things
- Child’s Play
- Halloween
- Left 4 Dead
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Dead by Daylight offers seamless franchise crossovers for content originally created within other IPs, and the same in-universe links that the title will share with The Casting of Frank Stone will only make things easier for a crossover of its own. From the brief promotional footage that has already been released for The Casting of Frank Stone, it seems that both games share very similar aesthetics right down to their character designs, and there are already some figures from the upcoming project that are frontrunners for crossover potential.
The Characters of The Casting of Frank Stone Are Perfect For Dead by Daylight
The eponymous Frank Stone appears to be the main antagonist of the game, being the killer in the game’s narrative that has left behind such a monstrous breathing legacy. The character design and abilities of Frank Stone will be more than deserving of a crossover with Dead by Daylight, with Behaviour Interactive potentially ensuring that the character is designed to meet the parameters of a killer role in Dead by Daylight.
Of course, the playable cast of explorers in The Casting of Frank Stone will have distinct personalities of their own, and it only makes sense that these figures should appear in Dead by Daylight as survivors in a future crossover. Both games will want to make the most of their shared universe, and a crossover would be the perfect way to bridge the two titles tangibly while playing up to one of the best post-launch aspects of Dead by Daylight.
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the others play as “Survivors.” The Killer must hunt the Survivors, while the Survivors must escape.
- Released
- June 14, 2016
- Genre(s)
- Horror , Survival
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
- How Long To Beat
- N/A
- X|S Enhanced
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 63 GB (November 2023)
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Number of Players
- 5
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
