Evil Dead: The Game delayed once more into May

It’s been announced that the upcoming Evil Dead: The Game has been delayed once more, this time into May.

A statement on the official Twitter account gave the reason for the latest hold up. “This delay gives our team the time they need to get things just right, so your boomstick will be polished, fully loaded, and ready to blast Deadites on that Friday the 13th of May. We thank you for your patience and understanding.”

The announcement marks the second such delay for the game so far, being originally intended to arrive in 2021. In August of last year, the date was then moved to February 2022 in order to add a singleplayer campaign. To make up for the delay, a new trailer will now drop for the game next month instead.

Evil Dead: The Game was first revealed during The Game Awards in December of 2020. The game started off as an asymmetrical multiplayer title featuring characters from both the Evil Dead movies and Ash vs Evil Dead TV series. In fact, it was revealed in December that almost the entire cast of humans from the original movie will feature. This includes Ellen Sandweiss as Ash’s sister Cheryl and Hal Delrich as Scotty as playable survivors. Betsy Baker’s Linda and Theresa Tilly’s Shelly will also make “special appearances.”

Evil Dead: The Game will now arrive on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on the apt Friday May 13, 2022.

This delay gives our team the time they need to get things just right, so your boomstick will be polished, fully loaded, and ready to blast Deadites on that Friday the 13th of May. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

— EvilDeadTheGame (@EvilDeadTheGame) January 28, 2022