Friday the 13th COUNTDOWN - Single player release date, start time for PS4 and Xbox One

Friday the 13th: The Game is getting a big update this week with the single player challenge mode at last launching on PS4, Xbox One and PCs.

The 10 solo Friday the 13th: The Game challenge stages will enable players to unlock a total of 30 new emotes.

The Friday 13th update will also introduce new counsellor Victoria Sterling, who is likely based on Melissa Paur from Friday the 13th Part VII.

The patch will also majorly rebalance the Part 7 Jason, offer AI bot improvements for offline modes as well as game engine improvements.

In addition, Friday 13th players that rage quit matches will get their own dedicated matchmaking queue with the upcoming update.

Developers Gun Media and IllFonic outlined what fans can expect from the Friday 13th single player mode in a blog post.

In it they said: “We would like to share some news about the Single Player Challenges we are introducing to Friday the 13th: The Game.

“This game mode will not require any additional purchase and will be bundled in its entirety with the engine upgrade patch.

“In Single Player Challenges, players will control Jason and hunt down counselors in multiple movie-like scenarios. Here are some of the features that you can expect to see:

“Multiple replayable missions across varied locations, featuring numerous individual objectives Unique scenarios and maps specially tailored for each mission Cinematic Kills only available in SP Challenges New voice acting and responsive AI that tells a new story in each map.

“We’re very excited for everyone to experience our Single Player Challenges!”

The Friday 13th game single player content was originally set to be released last summer.

However, the developers announced a delay in August saying: "We want to be satisfied before we unleash it”.

They later revealed three different single player modes: offline bots, Virtual Cabin and the challenge mode.

The challenge mode is set to release on PS4, Xbox One and PCs on Thursday May 24.

Express.co.uk has contacted Gun Media to ask what time the update is set to be released.