FORSAKEN Beginner's Guide
Everything a new player needs to start playing FORSAKEN — the Roblox asymmetric horror game by the Forsaken Dev Team. All character, map, and mechanic content is verified against the official FORSAKEN Wiki.
FORSAKEN is a 1-vs-many Roblox asymmetric horror game. One player is the Killer; the rest are Survivors who must complete objectives and survive the round. Every character has unique built-in abilities — there is no shared loadout-style perk pool. The single biggest beginner skill is map knowledge: learn each map's objective spawns and sightlines before worrying about character meta.
Getting Started
FORSAKEN is an asymmetrical survival horror game on Roblox developed by the Forsaken Dev Team. It was originally titled DAMNATION during early development and renamed before launch to comply with Roblox\'s Terms of Service. The game launched on December 25, 2024 and won Best Survival Experience at the 2025 Roblox Innovation Awards. According to the FORSAKEN Wiki, it has accumulated over 4 billion visits and averages around 80,000 concurrent players.
FORSAKEN is inspired by Dead by Daylight and by the Roblox horror game The Robloxia: Until Dawn. Per the FORSAKEN Wiki, the in-game roster currently includes 12 Survivors and 7 Killers, spread across a rotating set of maps.
Your First Steps
Join a FORSAKEN lobby
Open FORSAKEN on Roblox and queue into a round. Matches assign one Killer and a group of Survivors.
Pick a role and a character
Choose Survivor or Killer, then pick your character. Each character has its own unique abilities — see the FORSAKEN Wiki for each character's kit.
Learn the map
Map knowledge matters more than character mastery early on. Walk the map in low-stakes rounds to learn objective spawns, sightlines, and rotation paths.
Play your objective
Survivors: focus on objectives, not hiding. Killers: spread pressure across the map rather than committing to one Survivor.
Survive or eliminate before time expires
Survivors escape by completing objectives and reaching the exit. Killers win by eliminating all Survivors before the timer ends.
Core Mechanics
Universal mechanics that apply to every round, taken from the FORSAKEN Wiki\'s main page.
Health
Health does not regenerate naturally. Survivors at 50% HP or below begin limping (most Killers have this disabled). A single early hit can shape the rest of a chase.
Stamina
Stamina regenerates at roughly 20/sec and drains at roughly 10/sec while sprinting for typical Survivors. Running it to zero temporarily locks you out of sprinting.
Per-Character Abilities
There is no shared perk loadout system. Each character\'s abilities are documented on its own page on the FORSAKEN Wiki — read it before queueing.
Round Structure
One Killer faces a small group of Survivors. Survivors complete objectives to escape; the Killer wins by eliminating everyone before the timer ends.
Killer Roster
The in-game Killers listed on the FORSAKEN Wiki\'s Category:In-Game Killers. We deliberately do not publish a beginner tier list — FORSAKEN balance changes with patches and the wiki does not maintain an official ranking.
Survivor Roster
The in-game Survivors listed on the FORSAKEN Wiki\'s Category:In-Game Survivors. Each Survivor has a unique built-in ability kit — there is no shared loadout system.
Maps
All in-game maps listed on the FORSAKEN Wiki\'s Category:Maps.
Essential Tips
Read your chosen character's Fandom page before queueing.
Every Killer and Survivor has unique abilities — there is no shared loadout system. Knowing your kit is the single fastest skill jump.
Map knowledge beats character mastery early on.
Spend low-stakes rounds walking the map to learn objective spawns, sightlines, and rotation routes. This carries every match you play afterwards.
Don't burn stamina constantly.
Stamina regenerates at ~20/sec and drains at ~10/sec while sprinting. Running it to zero locks you out of sprinting — save it for actual chases.
Survivors: spread out.
Clustering on a single objective lets the Killer pressure your whole team at once. Stagger objectives across the map.
Killers: pressure beats tunneling.
Switching chases against strong loopers is almost always correct. Every second on a bad chase is a second your other targets are progressing objectives.
Stay calm at 50% HP.
Survivors limp at 50% HP or below. If you take an early hit, lean on cover and line-of-sight breaks rather than trying to outrun.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I start playing FORSAKEN?
Open the FORSAKEN experience on Roblox, join a lobby, and pick a role. The game places one player as the Killer and the rest as Survivors. Survivors complete objectives to escape; the Killer hunts them before the round timer ends.
How do I win as a Survivor?
Survivors win by completing generator objectives across the map and surviving until they can escape. Stay spread out so the Killer cannot pressure everyone at once, manage your stamina, and only push for rescues when it is safe.
How do I win as a Killer?
Eliminate every Survivor before the round timer expires. Apply pressure across multiple objectives rather than tunneling a single Survivor, and lean on your character's unique abilities — every Killer in FORSAKEN has its own kit.
Are there perks or loadouts in FORSAKEN?
FORSAKEN does not use a shared loadout-style perk pool like Dead by Daylight. Every Killer and Survivor has a unique built-in ability kit documented on its own page on the FORSAKEN Wiki. Read your character's page before queueing.
How does health and stamina work?
According to the FORSAKEN Wiki, Survivors have a Health pool that does not regenerate naturally and a Stamina pool that regenerates at roughly 20/sec and drains at roughly 10/sec while sprinting. Survivors at 50% HP or less begin limping (most Killers have this disabled). Running stamina to zero locks you out of sprinting briefly.
Does FORSAKEN have codes?
Not yet. Per the FORSAKEN Wiki, a code system has been confirmed by developer Isaac3523 but is not yet live in-game. There are no active or expired codes listed on the wiki.
Is FORSAKEN free to play?
Yes. FORSAKEN is free on Roblox. It launched on December 25, 2024 and won Best Survival Experience at the 2025 Roblox Innovation Awards.
Where can I find detailed character and map info?
The FORSAKEN Wiki (https://forsaken2024.fandom.com) is the community-maintained authoritative source. Each Killer, Survivor, and map has its own page with verified abilities, stats, and lore.