A group of four Survivors must elude one Killer bent on sacrificing them
on hooks to a malevolent being called the Entity. The Survivors'
perspectives are
third-person, while the Killer's perspective is
first-person.
[9] The
Survivors can only fight back by stunning the Killer or using items
such as flashlights to blind them. Survivors can also vault over
obstacles much faster than the Killer, providing a means of escape.
Survivors use these obstacles and tools to help them elude the Killer
for as long as they can. In order to escape, Survivors must repair five
of the seven
generators scattered
across the map to power up the exit gates. They must then open the exit
gates and escape through them; the final Survivor may also find an
unmarked escape hatch to jump into, though the hatch can be shut if the
Killer finds it first. Repairing generators can be made quicker with
items such as
toolboxes, or if the player repairs a generator alongside other Survivors, or if certain perks are equipped to help the process along.
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