Behaviour Interactive hires for AAA sci-fi FPS as Dead by Daylight dependency persists
Summary
Behaviour Interactive is hiring a Senior Technical Animator for an unannounced AAA sci-fi FPS.
The job posting specifies Unreal Engine and a high realism bar for the project.
This marks Behaviour's third original shooter bet after two earlier projects fell short.
No publisher or release timeline has been disclosed for the new title.
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Two prior original bets ended early
Meet Your Maker launched in 2023 as Behaviour's self-published original IP.
The game moved into maintenance mode within a year of launch.
Project T, a Dead by Daylight universe game, was cancelled in 2024.
Both outcomes show Behaviour's original IP record carries real production risk.
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Scope and tooling point to a bigger production than Exterminauts
The posting requires rigging for bipedal and non-bipedal characters, including mechanical setups.
It also asks for Unreal Control Rig skills for procedural animation.
Behaviour's other unreleased shooter, Exterminauts, is a third-person co-op title.
A first-person, high-realism Unreal Engine shooter demands a different animation pipeline.
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Publishing structure remains undisclosed
Behaviour regularly co-develops games with publishers such as Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner and Take-Two.
That history leaves open whether the sci-fi FPS follows the same funding structure.
No publisher has been named for the project.
Dead by Daylight's new Steam concurrent player record shows revenue still concentrated in one title.
What this means
For Investors & VC: Haircut new-IP upside in Behaviour valuations until a publisher co-funds the shooter.
For Publishers & Developers: Approach the studio for sci-fi shooter co-funding terms while the publishing slot sits open.
For Service Vendors: Pitch FPS mocap and hard-surface rigging capacity to the studio's early-production animation leads now.
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