A wave of modern multiplayer horror games have achieved a surprising level of popularity andEvil Dead: The Gameis looking to be the next. Like Friday the 13th and Dead by Daylight before it,Evil Dead: The Gameis starting by delivering a love letter to cult horror fans. InEvil Dead: The Game’s case, that means plenty of nods to the movie franchise. Perhaps to help persuade some ofEvil Dead’s fanbase, a list of the currently revealed cast ofEvil Dead: The Gamehas been put together.
As collected by Bloody Disgusting’s John Squires, six different characters have already been confirmed forEvil Dead: The Game. These characters were confirmed via last year’sdebut at The Game Awards 2020and in official screenshots released since. These six characters are likely just the start of those that will be available whenEvil Dead: The Gamelaunches, but do offer an idea as to what the game is trying to do.
RELATED:Evil Dead 4 Director Reveals First Image From Set
The game’s first character is, of course, Ash Williams. Ash is the protagonist of theEvil Deadfranchise and one of the most popular horror film characters in history. The actor behindAsh Williams is Bruce CampbellandEvil Dead: The Gameappears to have secured Campbell’s likeness for the character. Also notable is that two different versions of Ash Williams have been confirmed so far. The first hasThe Evil Dead(1981)’s chainsaw hand and shotgun, while the second has olderAsh vs. Evil Dead’s robotic hand.
The remaining characters are spread across theEvil Deadfranchise’s history.Cheryl Williams is from bothThe Evil DeadandAsh vs. Evil Deadand is notable for being the film’s first Deadite character. Scotty is another character fromThe Evil Dead. The armored knight Arthur is the lone confirmed character fromArmy of Darkness. Then there’s both Kelly and Pablo, who are both new characters from theAsh vs. Evil Deadtelevision series.
Obviously, with just six characters revealed, there’s plenty of otherEvil Deadcharacters left to bring into the game. BothEvil Dead 2and the2013Evil Deadreboothave full casts that would be welcome by fans. Judging by the cross-film cast already available, it’s just a matter of time before everyone’s favorites are included.
As for when fans can expect to seemore characters planned forEvil Dead: The Game, a gameplay reveal is planned for Thursday, June 10, during the Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live event. The show begins at 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET.
Evil Dead: The Gamereleases in 2021 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
