The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a gory asymmetrical horror game based on the classic film franchise that shares the same name. Even if you’re not a massive fan of the 1974 cult classic film, however, you should still give this game a chance; it’s got everything a good horror game should have: challenge, tension, anticipation, atmosphere, and a lot of gore!
In a multiplayer game like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, players assume different roles, each with unique abilities, goals, and perspectives. Similar to many other asymmetrical horror games, in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one group of players acts as the Victims, while another group of players takes on the role of the Family. The goal of the Victims is to outwit and escape from the Family and their houses of horrors, while the Family’s objective is to eliminate all of the Victims before they escape.
All Texas Chainsaw Massacre Victims Ranked by Survivability
As you’d likely expect from a Texas Chainsaw Massacre game, the Family has the upper hand in most matches (especially with Grandpa). However, some of the Victims are a lot tougher than they look, and have little to no issues with going up against Leatherface or any of the other Family members.
Currently, there are a total of five playable Victims in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which also happens to be the same number of playable Family members.
If you’re a fan of winning but not as playing as a Family member, then you’ll definitely want to consider the last couple of Victims on this list. Here’s a list of all five Victims in Texas Chainsaw Massacre ranked by their survivability, from worst to best:
Leland
No offense to Leland fans, but he’s arguably the worst Victim to play as in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Everyone who plays this game knows that stealth is of the utmost importance for survival, and Leland just doesn’t have a single stealthy bone in his body.
This bumbling oaf has the lowest stealth stat out of all of the Victims in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and as if that weren’t bad enough, he also has a useless special ability as well. Leland’s special ability is called Life Saver, which can temporarily stun a Family member. This may sound great and all, but there’s no way he’s actually getting far enough away from them to actually survive; at least, not in the brief period that they’re stunned.
Sonny
As expected of the second-to-worst Victim on this list, Sonny has an extremely low stealth stat, just like Leland. In fact, Sonny’s stealth stat is the second-to-lowest out of all of the playable Victims, beating Leland’s by a mere 5 points.
Sonny’s special ability is Heightened Sense, which is only marginally more useful than Leland’s. Sonny’s special ability allows him to sense Family members through nearby walls, so he won’t have to worry about walking into a Family-occupied room. This ability is somewhat lackluster for a couple of reasons: it has a cooldown, meaning you can’t use it in every room you enter, and any member of the Family could simply walk into the room immediately after, which would just render the entire premise of this ability useless.
Ana
Ana may be smack-dab in the middle of this list, but she’s still widely considered to be one of the lower-quality Victims. Ana’s got the highest toughness stat out of all of the Victims in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but in a game where all of the villains are practically invincible, it means relatively little.
Ana’s only saving grace is her ability, Pain is Nothing. Pain is Nothing allows Ana to tank even more blows than her fellow Victims and be completely immune to poison. Her tank-iness and her toughness stat don’t really mean much if she’s ever caught by a Family member, but her immunity to poison (and her decent stealth stat) is worth putting her at the #3 spot.
Julie
Julie is one of the top-notch Victims in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. She’s got the highest stealth stat out of all the Victims in the game, which is extremely useful in a game that revolves around the killers’ ability to locate their prey. Julie also has one of the highest endurance stats, meaning she can outrun the Family for far longer than her fellow Victims.
Another thing that Julie has going for her is her Ultimate Escape ability. This ability allows Julie to make a break for it whenever she wants, without much interference from the Family. This ability comes in very handy when booking it to the exit, especially if Grandpa has already woken up.
Connie
Connie is inarguably the best Victim in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. She’s the Victim that players fight over the most, and the one most likely to guarantee a safe escape for not only herself but all of her fellow Victims. Connie has very high proficiency and stealth stats, meaning she’s both quieter and sneakier than most of the other Victims on this list.
Connie’s special ability is called Focused, which may not sound like much, but it’s easily the most useful special ability in the game. Connie’s special ability allows her to open locked doors immediately and completely silent, meaning she can save not only herself from getting detected, but all other Victims that come after her.
Everyone who’s played as a Victim in Texas Chainsaw Massacre knows that it only takes one or two detected Victims to derail an entire game, which only makes Connie’s uncanny ability to fly under the radar that much more valuable.
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It can be difficult to play as the underdog in a “killer vs. victim” game like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but it does make victory that much sweeter once you win. If you love playing asymmetrical horror games like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then you’d love playing Dead by Daylight or Friday the 13th!
Both Dead by Daylight and Friday the 13th share a scary number of similarities with Texas Chainsaw Massacre; in fact, Dead by Daylight even features Leatherface as one of its Killers! Gamer Journalist has tons of content on both of these games if you’d like to learn more about their individual similarities, so don’t hesitate to check out our guides for Friday the 13th or Dead by Daylight if you’re curious!
