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The Casting of Frank Stone is a spin-off, single-player game set in the universe of multiplayer title Dead by Daylight (DBD).

Mathieu says Supermassive, known for making cinematic horror games featuring motion-capture performances, was the obvious studio to work with.

He tells Newsbeat the hope is to expose more people to the world of DBD, which is one of the most-watched horror games on streaming sites such as Twitch, even if they don’t end up playing the main game.

Previous reports have mentioned a possible DBD movie project and other potential spin-offs, but the games industry has been hit by layoffs over the past two years.

Like dozens of gaming companies, both Behaviour and Supermassive have let workers go, but Mathieu insists the “desire to explore new ways to grow the horror world is certainly not diminished”.

“We need to make games and continue to have great ideas and invest in them,” he says.

“It’s true that we are probably a little more cautious about the partnerships that we get into or the new projects that we kick off.

“We just maybe take a little more time to dot our i’s and cross our t’s.”

Traci says she hopes the industry “turns a corner soon”.

“I think doing more things like this, bringing more innovation, bringing more creative partnerships, that’s certainly going to add a little bit of invigoration,” she says.