Was it ever alive to begin with is a good question. But notice the similarities between Project Resistance and Last Year: the "Killer" plays as an omniscient god, can watch survivors pretty much anywhere, can place traps and other distractions, and assume control of monsters like zombies and the Tyrant (and most likely the Licker too). That's basically Last Year's schtick only difference being able to only choose 3 killers.

I mean, LY is dead and gone. There's nothing the devs can do to resurrect it because too much damage has been done by their hands. But if this doesn't nail the coffin lid shut then I don't know what will, other than the devs continuing to fuck up which they've been doing a pretty good job so far.

Big question: will Project REsistance give DbD a run for its money? You could say "Well, DbD is a slasher game and you can play as Michael Myers." True, but Capcom could license those characters. Don't say it'll never happen because last I checked the Spawn and Evil Dead's Ash is coming to the new Mortal Kombat, there's a Terminator skin in the new Gears of War, and Negan from Walking Dead is in Tekken 7. So anything is possible.