Friday the 13th Game Guide – Survive or Kill Everyone

We’ve got tips and tricks for playing as Jason and as the counselors to make sure you get a jump on the competition.
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Friday the 13th: the Game has just released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. This Friday the 13th game guide covers everything you need to know to master the art of slaying innocent counselors or staying alive long enough to brag to your friends about how Jason couldn’t catch you. We cover all of the Friday the 13th game characters, and we even tossed in a few Friday the 13th video guides and PC requirements at the bottom of this guide. Whatever strategies or advice you’re looking for, we’ve got them here! Just sit back and let us do all of the heavy lifting for you, while you just enjoy this Friday the 13th game guide.

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Friday the 13th Quick Tips

  • Running as a counselor will make it easier for Jason to find you.
  • Don’t try to fight Jason unless you have a weapon that will stun easily such as the bat.
  • Immediately look for the parts you need to fix the car, boat or phone so you can escape.
  • Fixing the phone is the easiest way out because you only need to find the fuse once you’ve located the phone.
  • Search through drawers inside buildings to find the walkie-talkie, map, first aid spray and other useful items.
  • As Jason, don’t worry about cinematic kills. Just score the kill as quickly as possible so you can move on to the next victim.
  • Use the Morph ability as Jason to quickly move around the map and hunt your prey.

Friday the 13th Guides

Best Jason Version – All Jason Stats
Check out which version of Jason is the best one to use to kill people!

Best Counselors – All Counselor Stats
We’ve got the rundown of which counselors are the easiest to survive with!

How to Kill Jason
We’re narrowed down exactly how to kill the enemy known as Jason.

Tips and Tricks – How to Survive, Escape Jason
You need to do more than run from Jason if you want to survive in this game!

How to Win a Match
Find out the win conditions needed to be successful in a game of Friday the 13th.

How to Play as Jason or Select Your Character
Find out how to increase your chances to play as Jason in Friday the 13th.

How to Play as Tommy Jarvis
Find out how to get Tommy Jarvis in your game to help you fight off Jason.

How to Earn CP and Level Up Fast
Find out how to earn CP and level up fast so you can unlock characters and perks!

In-Game Maps
We’ve collected some of the in-game maps in Friday the 13th to help you navigate the areas.

Friday the 13th Video Guides

How to Kill Jason
This video guide covers how to bring down the big bad guy himself!

Counselor Survival Tips
Take our quick video course to learn how to survive as a counselor.

How to Earn CP and Level Up
Our video guide goes over the progression system and how to level up quickly.

Friday the 13th PC Requirements

Minimum

  • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-530 (2 x 2930), AMD Athlon II X2 270 (2 x 3400)
  • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 Ti (1024 MB), Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 (2 x 3400), AMD Athlon X4 860K (4 x 3700)
  • Memory: 6144 MB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2048 MB), Radeon R9 270X (2048 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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About the Author

Bryan Dawson

Bryan Dawson has an extensive background in the gaming industry, having worked as a journalist for various publications for nearly 20 years and participating in a multitude of competitive fighting game events. He has authored over a dozen strategy guides for Prima Games, worked as a consultant on numerous gaming-related TV and web shows and was the Operations Manager for the fighting game division of the IGN Pro League.