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Friday the 13th

The game is a 2D action horror based on the first movie of popular horror franchise Friday the 13th. The game casts the player as one of six camp counselors (three girls or three boys) at the Camp Crystal Lake…

1 February 1989

Friday the 13th is an adventure developed by Atlus, released 1 February 1989 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Friday the 13th is

Friday the 13th is an adventure game developed by Atlus and released in 1989. It was published by LJN. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is a 2D action horror based on the first movie of popular horror franchise Friday the 13th. The game casts the player as one of six camp counselors (three girls or three boys) at the Camp Crystal Lake and the player´s main task is to defend the children in the cabins situated all around the lake while slowly killing Jason. The cabins are frequently attacked by the mass murderer and the player must get to the attacked cabin within the specific time limit otherwise Jason kills the children. When all the camp counselors or all the children are dead, the game is over. Jason can attack the player outside cabins too, on the pathways when exploring. There are three cycles meaning, Jason…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are horror, open world and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Friday the 13th series

Friday the 13th is the second of 5 entries we hold in the Friday the 13th series. It arrived 3 years after Friday the 13th: The Computer Game. The next entry was Friday the 13th: The Game in 2017.

See all 5 Friday the 13th games in release order →

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When did Friday the 13th come out?
Friday the 13th was released on 1 February 1989 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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