Ice Nine Kills have continued their streak of perfect collaborations, this time teaming up with iconic horror game Dead By Daylight.

As well as crafting a song about the games’ universe, the band are also playable characters in the game. That means you can be Spencer, but you can also be the Silence killer. Does it get much cooler than that?

And when it comes to the song, it is classic INK splatter. Guttural metalcore boosts, soaring melodies and plenty of intricate easter eggs to be found within.

And if that wasn’t enough, the band have also welcomed a few more famous faces into their ever-expanding cinematic universe, mainly Tony Hawk. Devin Sawa and Krsy Fox, the former two very much a part of horror history.

Spencer had this to say about everything wonderful that they have created here:

Ice Nine Kills has always lived somewhere between menace and mischief. ‘Play Dead,’ our take on Dead by Daylight, is a collision of hooks, horror, and total chaos. As lifelong horror fans, we find it surreal and an absolute honour to have Ice Nine Kills’ music officially tied to Terrifier, Scream, Ready or Not, and now, the iconic survival horror game Dead by Daylight.

“Collaborating with Dead by Daylight gave us the chance to step into a world that feels deeply aligned with our creative instincts. The game has an incredible legacy, and that chaotic, eerie, immersive energy is something we respect and admire. We wanted the song to feel like a real extension of that universe, not just inspired by it, but genuinely part of it.

“We worked closely with longtime composer Michel F. April to ensure every detail, from the atmosphere to the intensity, felt true to the game, and we spent time on set with Dead by Daylight creatives Mathieu Cote and Eric Pope, as well as player experts like SpookyLoopz.

“The video also features iconic genre star Devon Sawa. He’s one of my favorite actors, from Idle Hands and Final Destination to literally playing “Stan” in the Eminem video. And we’ve got Krsy Fox, one of the new modern horror scream queens, who not only had a showstopping performance in Terrifier 3, but is a kickass indie horror film producer, too.

“Having Tony Hawk appear with us felt essential because he isn’t just the Michael Jordan of skateboarding. He’s synonymous with the marriage of music, gaming, and subculture. We bonded over the same offbeat pop-culture touchstones, from punk rock to the irreverent ’80s comedies like The Naked Gun that shaped my brain just as much as horror did.

“And of course, Dingbar Tarbani slithered in to make things even stranger.”

Get stuck in.

The track follows on from the band’s last two collaborations, sitting on either side of their sound.

There is ‘Twisting The Knife’, which was crafted for Scream 7:

And ‘Hell Or High Slaughter’, delivered by alter-egos Grave Diggler, and playing a part in Ready or Not 2: