Friday-the-13th-game ❲ORIGINAL →❳

Victor Miller, the screenwriter of the original 1980 Friday the 13th movie, used a provision in US copyright law to reclaim the rights to his original screenplay. This sparked a brutal legal battle between Miller and Sean Cunningham (the director/producer).

Rebranded as Friday the 13th: The Game , the team launched a Kickstarter campaign in late 2015. Horror fans went wild, and the game raised over $800,000 to bring Jason Voorhees back to life. 2. The Golden Era: Viral Success

In the early 2010s, a small team at and developer IllFonic began working on an indie project called Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp . It was designed as a love letter to 1980s slasher films. friday-the-13th-game

Because of the proximity voice chat and hilarious, terrifying organic moments, the game became a massive hit on YouTube and Twitch. It sold over 1.8 million copies in its first few months. ⚖️ 3. The Death Blow: The Lawsuit

Sean S. Cunningham, the director of the original 1980 Friday the 13th film, saw the project and was so impressed that he approached the developers. He offered them the official Friday the 13th license for free. Victor Miller, the screenwriter of the original 1980

The game officially launched in May 2017. While it was plagued by launch-day server meltdowns and buggy gameplay, it became an instant cultural phenomenon.

An asymmetrical multiplayer game where one player controls an unstoppable killer and several others play as defenseless camp counselors trying to survive. Horror fans went wild, and the game raised

By 2018, the developers had a massive roadmap planned, including new maps (like the spaceshift Grendel from Jason X ), new Jasons, and dedicated single-player challenges. Then, the legal system pulled the plug.