Survive the Killer Friday the 13th Event: Start Time & Countdown

The Friday the 13th Event turns one of Roblox’s long-running horror-chase games into a double-rewards weekend. In Survive the Killer, Slyce Entertainment’s survival game where a lobby of players scrambles to outrun a single killer, the event lands whenever the calendar serves up a Friday that falls on the 13th — the game’s nod to the slasher-movie date. With roughly about 4,300 players in the game at any moment and more than 2.7 billion lifetime visits, it reliably packs the servers for the weekend.

The draw is simple: for the duration of the event, every coin you earn pays out at double rate. That makes it the best window all year to grind toward knives and cosmetics. The next start time and the usual window are on the card below.

Next occurrence

Survive the Killer

Friday the 13th Event

Nov 13, 2:00 PM ET

Next in 6h 17m

Usual times

• Fridays, 2:00 PM ET

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How often the event runs and when it starts

This one does not run weekly — it returns on its own rhythm, arriving each time the 13th of a month lands on a Friday, which is a handful of times a year. The developer opens the double-coins window at a single anchor time, Fridays at 2:00 PM ET, and lets it run through the weekend so players everywhere get a fair shot at it. Because that start time is a fixed point on the clock, it maps to a different local hour depending on where you are. Here is how 2:00 PM ET reads across the major regions:

Since the bonus holds across the whole weekend rather than a narrow slot, players in Asia and Australia who see the 2:00 PM ET kickoff land in their early hours can simply catch it later the same day — the doubled coins are live the entire time.

What happens in the event

The headline perk is the one worth planning around:

• 2X coins all weekend. Every coin payout — from surviving rounds, landing kills as the killer, and completing matches — is doubled for the length of the event.
• Faster progress toward gear. Coins are the currency behind knives and cosmetic unlocks, so the weekend is the cheapest stretch of the year to bank toward something you have been eyeing.
• No change to how matches play. The core chase stays the same; only the earn rate shifts, so you keep grinding the modes you already enjoy.

Tips for catching it

• If you have a purchase in mind, hold off until the event opens so your coins stretch twice as far.
• The 2:00 PM ET start is afternoon in the Americas and evening in Europe — convenient for a long session. Players in Asia and Oceania are better served logging in later in their Saturday, while the bonus is still active.

How it fits the game’s calendar

Survive the Killer keeps a steady drumbeat of seasonal content between its bigger content drops. The Friday the 13th Event sits among those date-driven moments, and it tends to bump up against the game’s larger updates — the Thanksgiving Update is next on the studio’s docket, following the two-part Kringler’s Return run that recently wrapped. Where those updates add new content, the Friday the 13th weekend is purely about the economy boost, which makes it a natural pairing with whatever fresh gear the newest update puts on the table.

FAQ

What time is the Survive the Killer Friday the 13th event in my timezone?

The event starts at 2:00 PM ET, which is 11:00 AM PT, 7:00 PM in the UK, 8:00 PM in Central Europe, 12:30 AM in India, 4:00 AM in Japan, and 6:00 AM in eastern Australia (the last three falling early Saturday). The bonus then stays live through the weekend.

How often is the Survive the Killer Friday the 13th event?

It runs on a recurring schedule — Fridays that land on the 13th come up a few times a year on the calendar.

When is the next Survive the Killer Friday the 13th event?

The next run begins Friday, November 13 at 2 PM ET. The exact start and the countdown to it are on the card above.

What do you do in Survive the Killer Friday the 13th?

You play the game as usual — survive the killer or play the killer — while every coin you earn is doubled for the weekend, letting you bank toward knives and cosmetics twice as fast.