Friday the 13th: The Game will be pulled from sale at the end of 2023, as publisher Gun Media’s license to the venerable slasher film series expires. But – apart from an already announced price reduction – the developers have a treat in store for their remaining players from Thursday: everyone gets everything.
The developers announced on Twitter that all players of the asymmetric multiplayer game – which pits slasher Jason against a group of teenage prey – would be leveled up to level 150 and receive 30 of the most popular Legendary perks, with no negative effects, set to the best possible roll. All kills (except DLC kills) and challenge skulls will also be unlocked. There will be no more XP – because it is not needed.
Gun Media said the changes were made “to help reduce reliance on database servers” but matchmaking functionality would remain unaffected.
To reduce reliance on database servers, the following changes will be made for all players on Thursday, July 6. pic.twitter.com/pd9pt36kdy
— Friday the 13th Game (@Friday13thGame) July 3, 2023
By putting all players on the same level and assigning them the same things, the operator of the game certainly has a lot less information to keep track of. But it also puts players in an interesting place. Some may feel that now that everything is unlocked they have nothing left to strive for. Others might argue that, now that the game’s days are numbered, it’s reasonable to let the entire community taste everything Friday the 13th has to offer without the grind. It should also make matchmaking much easier as the game’s community is inevitably shrinking.
Not that Friday the 13th will disappear once it is removed from sale on December 31. GunMedia says the game will continue to function for at least another year for anyone who owns it. Meanwhile, Gun continues with an adaptation of another core text in the slasher canon: its Texas Chainsaw Massacre game comes out on August 18.