With news of Friady the 13thThe Game release, it's hard not to get excited for counselor killing shenanigans. However, those wanting a nice, relaxing, solitary experience impaling teens will have to wait a bit longer. While the game is coming out on May 26th, the single player mode will not be available until summer 2017.

The official site's FAQ page explains that originally the whole project was just going to focus on multiplayer. However, when the team at Gun Media were able to secure more funding and therefore work on a solo experience. The additional modes will come as an update in June, July, or August; the exact date has yet to be announced.

The single player experience will come in two forms. There will be a campaign that will allow players to experience the legacy of the franchise. Basically, "[These] objective-based missions [are] where you take control of Jason. You’ll get to see missions that will remind you of the movies, as well as entirely new scenarios to sink your machete into!"

You'll also be able to play through multiplayer matches with bots filling in the roles of horror fodder, I mean, camp counselors. You will not need an online connection to jump on in but the devs are vague if the AI players can be added to multiplayed matches as well. And, for the moment, it seems like there won't be a bot version of Jason out there for those who prefer to play as the hunted rather than the hunter.

With May not that long away, it won't be long to see how Friday the 13th: The Game holds up as a multiplayer experience. And then it will be a short while after that to see what the single-player has to offer. The extra development time hopefully will allow Gun Media to iron out any of the wrinkles to make a satisfying slaughter for solo players.

And if we're lucky, the trend of post launch updates with new modes will continue. There's definitely enough Jason(s) to go around. Friday the 13th: The Game launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on May 26th, 2017.