40 Fun Facts About Friday the 13th: the Game

In Friday the 13th: The Game, what does the Part 2 version of Jason wear instead of a hockey mask?

A cloth sack with a single eyehole hides his face, just as it did in the 1981 film. Jason only picked up his famous hockey mask one movie later.

Which Part III prankster, first owner of Jason's hockey mask, is a counselor in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Shelly joined the roster in December 2017, voiced once more by his original actor, Larry Zerner. In the 1982 film Jason first appears in the mask he had been using for a prank.

Which of Jason's powers in Friday the 13th: The Game lets him teleport to any spot on the map?

Morph lets Jason pick a point on the map and appear there, which explains how he always seems to be one step ahead in the films. Shift is only a short dash.

Which four-time film Jason performed the killer's motion capture for Friday the 13th: The Game?

Kane Hodder, the first actor to play Jason more than once, acted out the kill animations in a motion-capture studio. He had worn the mask in four straight films.

Which horror make-up legend designed an exclusive Jason for backers of Friday the 13th: The Game?

Tom Savini imagined how Jason might look after escaping from Hell, burned and wrapped in chains. He had made the gore effects for the original 1980 film.

Which garment of Jason's mother must a female counselor wear to help kill him in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Her sweater lets the wearer pose as Pamela Voorhees and stop him in his tracks, a trick borrowed from the ending of Part 2. Tommy Jarvis must then strike the final blow.

Which item must counselors find and use to summon Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th: The Game?

A CB radio hidden in one of the cabins calls in Jason's old nemesis. The player who takes control of him is picked from those who have already died or escaped.

Which term fits the multiplayer of Friday the 13th: The Game, where one Jason faces seven counselors?

Asymmetrical games give the two sides different powers and goals. Here one player hunts as Jason while everyone else tries to hide, escape or survive the night.

Besides fuel and keys, which part do counselors need to start a car in Friday the 13th: The Game?

A battery, a can of fuel and the keys are scattered at random around the map. No counselor can carry two big parts at once, so getting a car running takes teamwork.

Which director of the 1980 film offered the makers of Friday the 13th: The Game the official rights?

Sean Cunningham spotted a slasher game already in development about a killer stalking teenagers and proposed making it the real thing. The team rebuilt it around Jason.

Which Preppy Guy did the makers of Friday the 13th: The Game liken rich newcomer Victoria Sterling to?

Chad Kensington and Victoria both come from money and are used to getting their own way. He has the only perfect luck score on the roster, and the worst nerves.

Which Friday the 13th: The Game counselor, the Athletic Girl, is the fastest runner on the roster?

Vanessa Jones has a perfect speed score and nearly matching stamina, so she can outrun almost anything. The trade-off is the worst stealth of any counselor.

Which Part III character joined Friday the 13th: The Game as a strong counselor with a mechanic's skills?

Fox, one of the bikers Jason kills in the barn in the 1982 film, was added with the likeness of her actress, Gloria Charles. She is the strongest woman on the roster.

Which slasher-movie role does counselor Brandon Wilson fill in Friday the 13th: The Game?

The Jock, nicknamed Buggzy, hits harder than any other counselor in the game. He pays for it with poor stealth and almost no skill at fixing things.

Which actor, Tommy Jarvis in the film Jason Lives, returned to play him in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Thom Mathews gave Tommy both his voice and his 1986 looks. Corey Feldman and John Shepherd had played the character in the two films before his.

Which weapon is Tommy Jarvis already carrying when he arrives in a Friday the 13th: The Game match?

A shotgun with a single shell comes with Tommy, along with a first aid spray. One good hit stuns Jason long enough for everyone nearby to run.

Roy Burns, the copycat playable as Part V Jason in Friday the 13th: The Game, held which job in the film?

A paramedic, Roy snapped after being called out to the body of his own murdered son. He is the only playable killer in the game who is not Jason at all.

Virtual Cabin 2.0 teased a cyborg killer and a spaceship map for Friday the 13th: The Game from which film?

Jason X sends the killer into space, where he is rebuilt as the metal-plated Uber Jason. Both additions were scrapped when a lawsuit over the series halted new content.

Which voice actor plays both Kenny Riedell and the Edgy Guy among Friday the 13th: The Game's counselors?

Robbie Daymond is one of two actors doubling up on the roster. Benjamin Diskin pulls the same trick as the voice of both the Preppy Guy and the Nerd.

Which Critical Role star voices the rocker counselor A.J. Mason in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Marisha Ray, known to Critical Role viewers as Keyleth and Beauregard, plays the tough rocker. A.J. pairs steady nerves with top stealth, ideal for hiding.

Kristina Klebe, the voice of Jenny Myers in Friday the 13th: The Game, appeared in which horror remake?

Halloween, Rob Zombie's 2007 remake, cast her as Lynda. Her counselor happens to share a surname with that film's masked killer, Michael Myers.

Which stat do Deborah Kim and Eric LaChappa both have at a perfect ten in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Repair is why the Bookish Girl and the Nerd are the ones to hand the car parts to. A high score makes the timing minigame for each fix far more forgiving.

Which Jason Lives director wrote the Pamela Voorhees tapes found in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Tom McLoughlin scripted the recordings, voiced by Jennifer Ann Burton, whose Pamela also eggs on the Jason player during matches.

The Retro Jason skin in Friday the 13th: The Game copies his look from a 1989 game on which system?

NES owners met a purple-and-blue Jason in 1989. The skin went out free to every player within a month of launch, reviving that odd color scheme.

Jason's Sense power in Friday the 13th: The Game picks out counselors more clearly as which feeling grows?

Fear builds when a counselor is alone, in the dark or stumbling on a body, and it makes them stand out to Jason. Staying in lit cabins near friends calms it.

Which late-match power in Friday the 13th: The Game lets Jason burst through doors and walls?

Rage kicks in on its own late in a match and strengthens all of Jason's powers. Hitting, shooting or trapping him only makes it arrive sooner.

Which Friday the 13th: The Game map recreates the Part III retreat where Jason first wore a hockey mask?

Higgins Haven, the setting of the third film, was one of the three maps available at launch. Its barn is where Jason lies in wait in the 1982 movie.

Which single-use item automatically frees a counselor from Jason's grab in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Pocket knife in hand, a counselor stabs Jason in the neck the moment he grabs them. Each one works only once, and a later patch cut how many appear per match.

Which Colorado studio, later the maker of Predator: Hunting Grounds, developed Friday the 13th: The Game?

IllFonic made a speciality of one-versus-many games based on films, going on to Predator, Ghostbusters and Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

Which Kentucky publisher, founded by Wes Keltner and Ronnie Hobbs, released Friday the 13th: The Game?

Gun Media, based in Lexington, also ran the fan-funding drive that paid for the game. The company renamed itself Gun Interactive in 2021.

Which working title did Friday the 13th: The Game carry before it gained the film series' name?

Summer Camp, in full Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp, was announced in 2014 as a hide-and-seek horror game with no film tie-in at all.

Which crowdfunding site hosted the 2015 fan campaign that helped pay for Friday the 13th: The Game?

Kickstarter rewards for the biggest backers included having their own likeness turned into a playable counselor. A second drive on BackerKit followed.

Which composer of the 1980 film's score returned to write the music for Friday the 13th: The Game?

Harry Manfredini scored most of the film series, and a double album of his music for the game was released in 2018.

Which console received Friday the 13th: The Game in August 2019, two years after its original launch?

Nintendo Switch owners got it as the Ultimate Slasher Switch Edition, a year after new content for the other versions had stopped.

A lawsuit involving which screenwriter of the 1980 film ended new content for Friday the 13th: The Game?

Victor Miller sought to reclaim the rights to his original script. With ownership in dispute, the publisher halted all new Jasons, maps and counselors in June 2018.

Which planned mode for Friday the 13th: The Game was shelved in 2018 in favor of dedicated servers?

Paranoia was teased with a trailer in October 2017, but the team admitted its prototype was not fun enough yet. The mode never came back.

Which Grammy-winning R&B musician co-founded the studio that developed Friday the 13th: The Game?

Raphael Saadiq helped start the studio in 2007 after telling his recording engineer, Charles Brungardt, that he wanted to appear in video games.

Which stealth series was the model for the single-player Challenges in Friday the 13th: The Game?

Hitman was the model: each Challenge opens with counselors unaware that Jason is watching, and may ask for a particular victim or weapon.

Which Swedish rock band supplied three songs, including the trailer track XIII, to Friday the 13th: The Game?

Crazy Lixx, formed in Malmö in 2002, put all three songs on their 2017 album Ruff Justice. The title XIII is simply 13 in Roman numerals.

Which small part must counselors find to fix the phone box and call the police in Friday the 13th: The Game?

A fuse gets the phone working so a counselor can call for help. Everyone must then reach the flashing police lights at the edge of the map.