Evil Dead: The Game is yet another addition to the various games that have been expanding upon the legacy of Sam Raimi's 1981 comedy horror film, The Evil Dead, and its follow-ups.

The game follows an asymmetrical 1v4 format, somewhat similar to other multiplayer horror games such as Dead by Daylight (which also has Ash Williams as a character). Four Survivors must go head to head with one Demon in a bid to survive, and teamwork is critical.

As with most multiplayer games, there's a whole roster of characters for both Survivors and Demons to choose from, but finding who's perfect for your play style can be a little daunting at first.

We've broken down each Survivor in Evil Dead: The Game, and explained what their abilities and skills are, as well as how they play out. This should hopefully help with finding which character will work for you, or which ones might work for your team!

All the characters - Survivors or Demons - are broken down into classes. Each class will have their own abilities, as well as their own unique starting weapons.

Leaders are as they sound, and they'll be responsible for keeping on top of communication, strategising and achieving each target so that their team can survive. Leaders can provide certain buffs for their teammates, too. These include helping with reducing incoming damage and fear, or increasing outgoing damage.

Behold the great Annie Knowby: loving daughter, archaeologist, and hard-core demon hunter. She’s a Leader class with the ability to boost her team’s damage dealing to all evil entities. Her relic hunting skills allow her to temporarily detect objective items from a long distance. pic.twitter.com/DVxcrJcTD6— EvilDeadTheGame (@EvilDeadTheGame) April 5, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings

Behold the great Annie Knowby: loving daughter, archaeologist, and hard-core demon hunter. She’s a Leader class with the ability to boost her team’s damage dealing to all evil entities. Her relic hunting skills allow her to temporarily detect objective items from a long distance. pic.twitter.com/DVxcrJcTD6

Hunters are opposite to that of Warriors, as they opt for ranged combat and weaponry over anything remotely melee. Hunters are capable of holding more ammo than other classes, considering their life depends on it, and can be useful to any team because of this. Additionally, Hunters are also better at finding loot.

Warriors are fans of melee combat who have an increased health bar to support this. These characters will typically perform best when using melee weapons like swords and chainsaws, and they've got abilities to support their love for a skirmish. Most of their abilities will also only activate when up close and personal fighting an enemy, too. So, this class is ideal for those who want to hack and slash away at demons.

Supports are exactly as they sound, and their primary role is to support their teammates efforts and stay alive. These characters will often start a game with consumables to help their allies, and can help create new shields, increase health, or reduce fear when necessary.

If you want to take a look at which Demons you might come up against in Evil Dead: The Game, take a look at our guide to all Demons and their abilities.

While the title was initially delayed to ensure that it is "groovy as hell", Evil Dead: The Game will release on 13 May, 2022 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

Kelsey’s passion for gaming began with Resident Evil, and she’s been a horror fanatic ever since. When she is not scoping out new ways to scare herself silly, she can be found trying to climb ranks in Valorant.

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