Identity V

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Identity V is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive,^[1][2] creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight.^[3] Players take the role of the Hunter or a Survivor in a one-versus-four game; the Hunter must hunt and eliminate Survivors, typically through rocket chairs, while Survivors must evade the Hunter and collaborate to open the exit gates by decoding cipher machines.

It was initially released on April 2, 2018, by NetEase in China and later globally released on July 5, 2018, for iOS users and July 11, 2018, for Android clients. It is currently available on the App Store, Google Play Store, and Windows systems.