Dead by Daylight
Forget face-camping, Dead by Daylight update buffs its worst killerSep 25, 2023 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight slays its horror game category competitors with its fun multiplayer gameplay and unique cast of iconic slasher film killers. Behaviour Interactive keeps its game regularly updated, with steady new content releases and balance adjustments to ensure quality gameplay experiences for both killers and survivors. Dead by Daylight will receive a plethora of game-changing updates this season, including anti-face-camping measures and adjustments to one of DBD's most infamous characters. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD codes September 2023 Dead by Daylight teases a rework of its most hated map DBD self unhook changes might let you off the hook in phase two Update 7.2.3 | Bugfix PatchSep 20, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/a3bb678f51bbdc6fbd0c275ccfd415d7a0d4f583.png Bugfixes Survivors are no longer able to pass through Locker collisions in certain cases. Add missing animation for Survivor placing "Blast Mine" or "Wiretap" traps on a Generator, preventing Survivors from becoming invisible and unhittable in certain cases. Note: With this bugfix, we are reenabling Flashlights, along with three Perks: Dramaturgy, Appraisal and Residual Manifest.7.3.0 | PTBSep 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsImportant Progress & save data information has been copied from the Live game to our PTB servers on Sep 11. Please note that players will be able to progress for the duration of the PTB, but none of that progress will make it back to the Live version of the game. Content Killer Perk Updates Furtive Chase You become obsessed with one Survivor. You lurk in the shadows, eliminating your victims one by one. When your Obsession is hooked, Furtive Chase receives a token, up to a maximum of 2/3/4 tokens. Each token decreases your Terror Radius by 5 meters while in a chase (was 4 meters). Survivor Perk Updates Background Player When the Killer picks-up another Survivor, Background Player activates for 10 seconds. When you start running, break into a sprint at 150% of your normal Running Movement speed for 5 seconds (was 4 seconds). This perk cannot be used while suffering from Exhaustion. This perk causes exhaustion for 60/50/40 seconds. Updated Killer: The Skull Merchant Eyes in the Sky The Skull Merchant begins the match with six Drones. Press the Power button to deploy a Drone, which conducts an invisible, continuous sweeping scan. If a Survivor is detected, the Drone becomes active, which makes the Drone’s scan lines visible. Once detected by a scan line, a Survivor gains scan immunity and cannot be detected by other scan lines for 3 seconds. Survivors can attempt to hack Drones. Failure activates the Drone and partially fills their Lock On meter; Success disables the Drone for 45 seconds. Removed the Active Zone (cylinder). Removed remote Activation of Drones. The Killer now starts with 6 drones. The minimum distance between drones is now 16 meters. The Drone radius is now 8 meters. Radar Press the Ability Button to open a Radar to see the locations of Survivors detected by Drones or those with Claw Traps. Drones can be recalled with the Radar. Each Survivor detected on the Radar increases The Skull Merchant’s movement speed. Lock On The Lock On meter fills when scanned by a Drone and when failing to disable a Drone. When the meter is full, the Survivor receives a Claw Trap, becomes Injured, and suffers from the Broken status effect. Additional scans briefly apply the Hindered status effect. A Claw Trap broadcasts the Survivor’s location to the Killer and is only removed when its battery dies. Removed the Exposed status effect from Lock On. Other Daily rituals, Achievements, Loading Tips, and Score Events have been updated accordingly. Updated Killer: The Trapper When setting a Bear-Trap, The Trapper gets a Haste effect of 7.5% for 5 seconds (new effect). The Coffee Grounds Addon has been updated to indicate it is an additional Haste effect. When the Trial begins, 8 Bear-Traps spawn on the map (was 6). Other Killer Tweaks Huntress Reloading hatchets takes 3 seconds (was 4 seconds). Deathslinger Reloading takes 2.6 seconds (was 2.75 seconds) Addon: Warden's Keys - Decreases the Speargun's reload time by 0.35 seconds (was 0.5 seconds) Addon: Jaw Smash...Developer Update | September 2023Sep 18, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsSpooky season is officially underway, and we’re getting in the spirit with a hefty Developer Update covering everything coming to the game within the next month. This time, we have news to share about new features, Killer updates, and various Perk & map changes. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/5dfb4bbe85fff2d79a526b2985f6523bc8788ad7.png Anti Face-Camping You probably don’t want to find yourself on the hook in the first place, but it can quickly become frustrating if the Killer decides to wait nearby, preventing all but the most coordinated of teams from rescuing you. Camping has long been a contentious topic: While there are times where camping is the smart thing for the Killer to do (if there are Survivors nearby, for example), there’s not much the Survivor being camped can do. To help in the most extreme cases, we are introducing a new feature which may give you a second chance. Going forward, you’ll notice a new meter appears whenever you are on the hook. This meter will gradually fill whenever the Killer is near you. The closer the Killer is, the faster the meter will build. Once it is full, you’ll gain the ability to unhook yourself with a 100% chance of success, even during the second hook phase. Unhooking yourself in this way will grant you all the usual benefits such as Endurance and Haste. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/3d861fe81d86fd1cf0690b4304c548cf3ea42285.png To ensure that this cannot be abused by aggressive Survivors, the rate at which the meter fills will decrease – or potentially even stop entirely – when other Survivors are nearby. Additionally, once the exit gates are powered, this feature is disabled entirely. This is because at this point in the match, the Killer needs to do whatever they can to secure one last kill, so we can’t expect them to graciously leave the hook. This new mechanic is intended to address the most egregious camping scenarios, discouraging Killers from standing too close to a hooked Survivor for an extended period and creating opportunities for the other Survivors to make the save. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/1a83c12b3924ba42b74a92f1f35a0b329a902a84.png The Skull Merchant It’s been a while since the sound of drones first filled The Entity’s Realm. Since then, The Skull Merchant’s Eyes in the Sky have largely been used as “eyes on the generators”, leading to some very long matches. In this update, we are overhauling The Skull Merchant’s drones to reduce their effectiveness in defending generators while improving their strength in a chase. Lock On Active zones – being the main culprit behind The Skull Merchant’s ability to defend generators – are no more. On top of making Survivors exposed, these zones provided The Skull Merchant with too much information on the Survivors within them, allowing the Killer to quickly react and chase them away. With active zones removed, The Skull Merchant’s drones need a new way to lock onto Survivors. Now, whenever a Survivor is scanned by a drone’s beams, they will receive one s...Dead by Daylight teases a rework of its most hated mapSep 18, 2023 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight is the horror game of every spooky fan's dreams, offering thrilling multiplayer gameplay and a cast of iconic slasher characters to play as. Behaviour Interactive is constantly adding new features to the game, from killers and survivors to themed maps. The developer recently posted another possible update hinting toward a rework of one of Dead by Daylight's most hated maps. If you've played through the Decimated Borgo's Shattered Square map, then you know how annoyingly big, dark, and imperfect it can feel in DBD. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Forget face-camping, Dead by Daylight update buffs its worst killer DBD self unhook changes might let you off the hook in phase two DBD ranks explained - All Dead by Daylight grades Explore the Islands of Insight Open Steam Playtest!Sep 15, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsJourney across an awe-inspiring world of floating islands, solving puzzles and discovering the secrets within Behaviour’s upcoming game, Islands of Insights during the Open Steam Playtest, available until September 21st! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071500/Islands_of_Insight/ Can you solve the puzzles? DBD self unhook changes might let you off the hook in phase twoSep 14, 2023 - PCGamesNIt's not easy being a survivor in Dead by Daylight. Sometimes you're dodging hatchets, other times you're having vials of toxic gas lobbed at you by a huge clown - you never really catch a break in the horror game, do you? Add face-camping into the mix and the whole thing gets even messier - but, as we know, the DBD dev team is hard at work devising a counter, and new details imply that it just might be a second-phase chance to unhook. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD ranks explained - All Dead by Daylight grades Dead by Daylight update finally nerfs overpowered new killer Dead by Daylight flashlights axed until devs resolve survivor exploit DBD ranks explained - All Dead by Daylight gradesSep 14, 2023 - PCGamesNHow does Dead by Daylight ranking work? Ranks in Dead by Daylight were replaced some time ago by a Grading system. These DBD grades have no bearing on your matchmaking rating (MMR) and are simply a way to keep track of your own progress. Your DBD rank is shown by a colored icon in the top right hand corner of your in-game screen, but might not mean much to you from the icon alone. If you're wondering what the point is, well, we can't blame you. That said, there is a hefty Bloodpoint reward during each Dead by Daylight grade reset depending on which level you reach. Of course, there are often other ways to get extra BP, too, including with DBD codes and Prime Gaming, so you always have a plenty to hand to level up your DBD killers and survivors. If you still want to know more about your DBD rank, the grading reset, and what the rewards are, then read on. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD self unhook changes might let you off the hook in phase two Dead by Daylight update finally nerfs overpowered new killer Dead by Daylight flashlights axed until devs resolve survivor exploit Dead by Daylight update finally nerfs overpowered new killerSep 13, 2023 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight is one of those horror games you simply can't put down as it provides hundreds of hours of spooky multiplayer thrills. It's got an ever-expanding roster of both survivors and killers, with its most recent additions coming from the iconic Alien franchise. The latest Dead by Daylight patch from Behaviour Interactive aims to fix some of the Alien update's issues, detailing a few much-needed Xenomorph nerfs, perk adjustments, and a variety of bug fixes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD self unhook changes might let you off the hook in phase two DBD ranks explained - All Dead by Daylight grades Dead by Daylight flashlights axed until devs resolve survivor exploit Update 7.2.2 | Bugfix PatchSep 13, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/a4e47a4b569abe94beec1bd8606c0af737be18fe.png Release Schedule Update Releases: 11AM ET Content The Xenomorph Reviewed the Remote Flame Turret placement logic to allow for more flexibility when deploying them Decrease the Tail Attack cooldown movement speed from 2 to 1.2 m/s when missing or when it is obstructed Perks Adjusted the descriptions of Blast Mine, Chemical Trap, and Wiretap for consistency Added a VFX for when the Chemical Trap disappears by itself Bug Fixes The Xenomorph The Xenomorph can no longer see Idle Crows when exiting a tunnel The Xenomorph can no longer turn invisible indefinitely in a Trial The Xenomorph is now correctly able to destroy turrets in the malfunctioned state Fixed an issue where The Xenomorph's regular movement speed could remain after downing a Survivor with the Tail Attack Fixed a rare issue where The Xenomorph can become stuck in the tunnels, unable to exit Fixed a rare issue where The Xenomorph can fall through the ground Perks The Adrenaline perk now correctly gives a bonus health state after self-unhooking Audio The Skull Merchant's footsteps SFX are no longer missing where she is inspecting the radar Spark bursts in the Nostromo map are no longer silent UI Fixed an issue that hides the UI when spamming the ESC key while ending a match Characters The Pig's right hand is missing animations when carrying a Survivor and moving Players are now correctly able to make progress for The Onryo's "Viral Video" achievement Fixed an issue that caused the camera to move backward when leaning and stalking with Ghost Face. Fixed an issue that caused Vaulting Survivors to be misaligned during the windows vault animation Fixed an issue that caused The Hag's camera to be obstructed when looking up while wearing any Outfit Environment/Maps Fixed an issue where the trees of the Garden of Joy map lose texture and have dark silhouettes when Survivors are sacrificed on the Hook Fixed an issue in Ormond where the Traps of the Trapper would disappear under the snow Fixed an issue in RCPS where players could climb Wesker's supply crate Fixed one sided collisions on the Nostromo Wreckage Known Issues Survivor fast vaults do not align with the expected animation resulting in different distance achieved between male and female Survivors Dead by Daylight flashlights axed until devs resolve survivor exploitSep 11, 2023 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight is one of those horror games that absolutely stays winning as Behaviour Interactive steadily releases updates fighting bugs and player exploits. The most recent Kill Switch master list change details a variety of features and perks disabled in Dead by Daylight in order to resolve a popular survivor exploit. This means that if you've experienced it or have even used the technique at some point to become invincible yourself, you won't be encountering it anymore. Killer mains in DBD, rise up. Now's your opportunity! Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of Dead by Daylight's most chaotic features might be coming back Is Dead by Daylight Steam Deck compatible? Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 33 deadly characters ranked One of Dead by Daylight's most chaotic features might be coming backSep 8, 2023 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight perks will make or break your experience - especially given just how powerful The Xenomorph is looking on the PTB right now. If you're a bit of a masochist, you can randomize your DBD perks using various different websites, which normally goes just as badly as you might expect. For those of you who thrive on the chaos, though, developer Behaviour Interactive has hinted that the horror game's own perk randomizer may make an exciting reappearance in the future. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Is Dead by Daylight Steam Deck compatible? Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 33 deadly characters ranked DBD codes September 2023 Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 29 Aug — 5 September 2023Sep 5, 2023 - SteamDB * Starfield; * Baldur's Gate 3; * ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™; * Steam Deck; * Dead by Daylight; * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege; * Hogwarts Legacy; * Sea of Stars; * Grand Theft Auto V; * Call of Duty®; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDBUpdate 7.2.1 | Bugfix PatchSep 5, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/84071a803eb2b51b131b67381c734ca2bf45b4a9.png Release Schedule Update Releases: 11AM ET NOTE: The update is expected to be delayed on the Nintendo Switch. During this time, crossplay between the Switch and other platforms will not be possible. Bug Fixes Archives Currency previews in The Rift no longer stack, which was decreasing game performance. Audio The Modern Tales' menu theme is no longer played when Meg is equipped with the Movie Night Outfit. Characters The Xenomorph no longer has an animation stutter upon entering a tunnel. The Xenomorph is no longer able to perform a Tail Attack against Survivors escaping by the Exit Gate. Survivors now correctly play an animation when interrupted from interacting with the Flame Turret. The Xenomorph is no longer able to see Generators, Lockers, and Survivors during transitions in and out of tunnels. The Oni Outfit "The Minotaur" is no longer missing horns and teeth during a Mori. When a Survivor sabotages a Hook, their head no longer clips inside the Hook. Fixed an issue that caused Ellen Ripley's Very Rare 'Out Of Uniform' t-shirt to clip through her arm during certain animations. Fixed an issue where The Trickster's arm would clip into the camera with certain Cosmetics after a Survivor escapes from his grasp. Fixed an issue with The Cenobite Add-On "Greasy Black Lens", which would fail to reveal the Survivor hit by a possessed chain. Fixed an issue with The Doctor madness effect where some of the Doctor illusions would sometimes spawn in the floor or outside of the levels. Fixed an issue where The Xenomorph was able to see Survivors in Tunnels, located on 2nd floor, if they were standing in the path Fixed an issue where The Xenomorph tail was missing while in Crawler Mode Environment/Maps Fixed an issue in Haddonfield where an invisible collision was blocking the players on the roof of the house Fixed an issue in Nostromo Wreckage map where the traps would be hidden under assets Fixed an issue where Victor could jump on the table in the Nostromo Fixed alignment issues with the survivor animation vault Fixed an issue where a placeholder tile would spawn in Eyrie of Crows Fixed an issue with the vaulting in Junkyard that affected the animation of the female characters Fixed an issue where a branch is floating over the Skull Merchant base Fixed an issue where small branches were blocking killers with chainsaws in Eyrie of Crows Fixed an issue where the killer could not grab a survivor off a generator in Thompson's House map Fixed an issue where Killers could not grab survivor from a generator in Badham Preschool map Fixed an issue in Nostromo Wreckage map where an invisible collision would block characters Fixed an issue in Dead Dawg Saloon where an entrance was not blocked as intended Fixed an issue where the lighting on Haddonfield and in Nostromo Wreckage would change after The Xenomorph exited the Tunnels Fixed an issue where the Killer was unable to pick up Survivors in th...Alien is ruining Dead by Daylight, and I hate itSep 2, 2023 - PCGamesNYou won't get many writers saying they hope that something they've written is short-lived. That said, I really hope this little DBD opinion piece I find myself compelled to write - just hours after the Alien chapter rolled out to the horror game - is short-lived. I either hope Dead by Daylight survivors sort themselves out, or Behaviour does something to nerf The Xenomorph and/or the Remote Flame Turret. Preferably both. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD codes September 2023 Is Dead by Daylight Steam Deck compatible? Next DBD update - Dead by Daylight Alien release time The Alien Chapter Pack is now available on Steam!Aug 29, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsDead by Daylight’s Alien Chapter brings two iconic characters into The Fog: new Killer the Xenomorph and new Survivor Ellen Ripley. A new Map, Nostromo Wreckage, is available for all players. This Chapter Pack unlocks the Motion Tracker Charm, as well as the Very Rare Back in Action Outfit for Ellen Ripley. The new Killer is the Xenomorph. A perfect organism designed to kill, the Xenomorph emerged from the chest cavity of a host and sought cover in the shadows of the Nostromo. Using the air ducts, it killed its prey one by one, until only the human Ripley remained. Desperate for survival, Ripley destroyed the Nostromo and sought refuge in an escape vessel. As the Xenomorph went in for the kill, the airlock opened and it was ejected into the cold vacuum of space. All seemed lost, until in an instant, it disappeared in a cloud of black fog. The new Survivor is Ellen Ripley. Ellen Ripley served as a warrant officer on the Nostromo during the ship’s final voyage, when an unknown alien lifeform attached itself to one of her crew and escaped onto the ship. As the creature grew, its reign of terror continued, picking off crew members until only Ripley remained. After a harrowing escape, Ripley entered her hypersleep chamber. The dark fog of sleep slithered and coiled around her, and she closed her eyes on one nightmare... only to open them in another. The Alien Chapter Pack includes: New Killer: the Xenomorph New Survivor: Ellen Ripley An exclusive Charm: Motion Tracker A Very Rare Outfit for Ellen Ripley: Back in Action https://store.steampowered.com/app/2515990/Dead_by_Daylight__Alien_Chapter_Pack/ In space, no one can hear you scream. But this is not space. See you in the Fog, The Dead by Daylight team.7.2.0 | AlienAug 29, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/e5608d2fbb6d4c9f75fd2e7b9aada375f431f419.png Content Release Schedule Update releases: 11AM ET DLC releases: 12PM ET Note: Release times are an estimate and may vary from platform to platform. Killer Power Hidden Pursuit A series of tunnels become available on the map when the Xenomorph is in play. By accessing a Control Station, it can enter these tunnels to quickly move around the map, detect the presence of nearby Survivors, and speed up the cooldown time of its Crawler Mode ability. Exiting a Control Station tags nearby Survivors with Killer Instinct. Special Ability: Crawler Mode The Xenomorph enters Crawler Mode automatically when not on cooldown. In Crawler Mode, the Xenomorph walks on four legs and becomes stealthier, reducing its Terror Radius. While in Crawler Mode the Xenomorph also has access to a brutal Tail Attack. Map Feature: Control Stations Seven Control Stations are scattered across the map. Survivors can interact with these stations to get a Remote Flame Turret, while the Xenomorph can enter and exit the tunnels underneath the Control Stations. Special Item: Remote Flame Turret Turrets can be placed in the map to counteract the Xenomorph. When the Xenomorph enters the radius and line of sight of a Turret, the Turret attacks; this attack staggers the Xenomorph and will cause Crawler Mode to end. If a Turret successfully knocks the Xenomorph out of Crawler Mode or fires for too long, it overheats, and must be repaired by a Survivor. The Xenomorph can attack Turrets to destroy them. Perks Ultimate Weapon When you open a locker, this perk activates for 30 seconds. Survivors entering your Terror Radius scream and reveal their position and gain Blindness for 30 seconds. This perk then goes on cooldown for 40/35/30 seconds. Rapid Brutality You can no longer gain Bloodlust. Hitting a Survivor with a basic attack gives you 5% haste for 8/9/10 seconds. Alien Instinct This perk activates when you hook a Survivor. You see the aura of the farthest injured Survivor for 5 seconds and that Survivor is oblivious for 16/18/20 seconds. New Survivor - Ellen Ripley Perks Lucky Star When you hide in a locker, this perk activates. You leave no pools of blood and make no grunts of pain for 10 seconds. When you exit the locker, you see other survivors and the closest generator's aura in yellow for 10 seconds. This perk then goes on cooldown for 40/35/30 seconds. Chemical Trap After completing 70%/60%/50% progress on any generator, this perk activates. While standing next to a dropped pallet, press the Active Ability Button 2 to install a Trap, which stays active for 100/110/120 seconds. The aura of trapped pallets are revealed in yellow to all Survivors. When the Killer performs the break action on the trapped pallet, the trap explodes, and they are slowed by 50% for 4 seconds. Light Footed When you are healthy, this perk activates. Your running footsteps are silent. This perk goes on cool-down for 28/24/20 seconds after do...Next DBD update - Dead by Daylight Alien release timeAug 29, 2023 - PCGamesNWhen is the next Dead by Daylight update? Seven years into the life of the popular asymmetrical horror game, many of our horror favorites have been engulfed by the fog, from Michael Myers and Ghostface, to Silent Hill's Cheryl Mason and even Nic Cage. So who's next to walk into DBD's realms? With around four new chapters a year, it's a wonder the team at Behaviour are able to come up with new perks and powers for the new DBD killers and survivors. Somehow they do, and the 2023 Dead by Daylight roadmap confirms a total of nine new characters for year eight, including the original killer The Singularity, and shock survivor Nic Cage. Once you've taken a look at what to expect from the next DBD update release date, make sure you've redeemed the latest codes for Bloodpoints and cosmetics. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Is Dead by Daylight Steam Deck compatible? DBD codes August 2023 Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 32 deadly characters ranked 7.1.2a | Bugfix PatchAug 15, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/01f0b4ee1318479df15f120d5fec80c10a07226e.png Release Information Update Releases: 11AM ET Content Bug Fixes Steam and EGS: Fixed an issue that caused Stadia owned entitlements to be no longer available since the 7.1.0 release 7.1.2 | Bugfix PatchAug 9, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/b31d55c6b72f58016c4fadbba2fb1a9e6abe6d59.png Release Schedule Update Releases: 11AM ET Features Activation of the Improved Player Reporting Feedback feature Content Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that caused certain killers to not look downward while vaulting from a ledge or window, which led to a drop. Fixed an issue that caused the Ghostface camera to move backward when leaning and stalking. Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to get stuck crouching after being hit by the Deathslinger. Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's camera moves up slightly after a successful basic attack. Fixed an issue where shows unknown error message when connection to party is lost via http request errors. Fixed an issue where survivors could be heard above ground when hooked in the Killer Basement. Fixed an issue where the "Dramaturgy" perk's scream animation is played after stepping on a Bear Trap Fixed an issue where the "Dramaturgy" perk's scream animation is played incorrectly as a survivor is downed Activating the "Dramaturgy" perk and being hit by Virtulent Bond together no longer plays the wrong screaming animation Fixed an issue where the VFX and aura on "Hex Pentimento" totems are not removed upon being cleansed Fixed an issue where "Friendly Competiton" sometimes fails to activate Fixed an issue where some female Survivors hit by The Spirit will not make injury or grunts sounds on being hit Fixed an issue where the Singularity can become stuck when teleporting to a survivor that disconnects Fixed an issue where survivors couldn't be picked up or healed and could block others when holding the key assigned to activate the perk "Plot Twist" UI Fixed the input taking too long to register on the add/subtract tier buttons with mouse click. Fixed an issue with the perk tooltips being overlapped by survivor info. Fixed disable visual state for the "Go to Event Tome" button in the Online Lobby. Fixed an issue that prevent player from viewing the profile of someone replaced by a bot. Fixed missing Chinese subtitles for archive trailer. Level Design Fixed an issue where players could climb on supply crates in the Raccoon City Police Station Fixed an issue where the Nurse would get stuck in Toba Landing Fixed an issue where crows were overlappng in Dead Dawg Saloon Fixed an issue to give more chances for hooks to spawn on the lower floor of the Gideon Meat Plant Fixed an issue where the Trapper's trap would hide in a pile of snow in the Ormond Fixed an issue where a placeholder tile would spawn in McMillan's Estate Maps Fixed an issue where the Hillbilly would not collide with assets in Eirye of Crows Fixed an issue in Ormond where the Legion could not vault over a side of a pallet when in Feral Frenzy Fixed an issue where the characters would clip through the doors of the lockers in Eyrie of Crows Fixed an issue with the dark mist in Raccoon City Police Station Fixed an issue where a generator in Lery's Hospital could not be repaired or dama...Dead by Daylight and Resident Evil Team Up to Break Both Games' Player Count Records on SteamJun 15, 2021 - GitHypAfter three unsuccessful attempts (soon to be four with Resident Evil Re:Verse already in trouble and delayed), Capcom have finally found a way to make a popular Resident Evil multiplayer game… and this time they didn’t even have to make a new game… or even do it themselves.
Today, Dead by Daylight released its biggest and most successful update yet, a $12 expansion that adds Resident Evil’s iconic Raccoon City Police Station map and playable characters Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and Nemesis to the popular 4 vs 1 asymmetrical multiplayer horror game.
Originally released in 2016, this isn’t the first time Dead by Daylight has done a crossover with previous DLC including Silent Hill, Stranger Things, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more iconic killers.
But today’s big DBD update surpassed anything Behaviour Interactive has done before with other horror franchises -- setting a new all-time peak for the game with 95k concurrent players.
Falling just short of topping the Resident Evil franchise’s own all-time peak of 107k players set last month by Village, Dead by Daylight’s new Resident Evil chapter absolutely crushed all of Capcom’s previous attempts at RE multiplayer games such as Operation Raccoon City’s 500-player peak in 2013, Umbrella Corps’ 400-player peak in 2016, and Resistance’s 4,000-player peak last year.
And with some help from one of the most active player bases on Steam, Nemesis’ debut in Dead by Daylight even topped his comeback in last year’s singleplayer Resident Evil 3 remake from Capcom, which peaked with just 59k players.
Having little competition from other 4 vs 1 multiplayer games after legal troubles and various other issues lead to the demise of Evolve and Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight's player base has continued to grow year-over-year unchallenged on Steam.
Saber Interactive’s upcoming Evil Dead game that just debuted gameplay at E3 2021 looks to offer 4 vs 1 multiplayer fans something new later this year, but with an army of killers and so many players already so heavily invested, Dead by Daylight looks like it’ll be staying at the top of Steam for a while as the developers keep adding new content.Dead by Daylight Player and Viewer Count Launch NumbersJun 29, 2016 - GitHypAfter Evolve last year, you wouldn’t think another developer would try the 4 vs. 1 concept again so soon.
Yet, after the success of their Payday series, Starbreeze Studios has once again been inspired by Turtle Rock Studios and publisher’s latest multiplayer game has been killing it as one of the most played games on Steam and most watched on Twitch since it launched two weeks ago.
Fresh off their mobile hit, Fallout Shelter, developer Behaviour Interactive’s new PC-exclusive survival horror title, Dead by Daylight, had a strong 11,706 average player count per hour on its first day on Steam.
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Over the past two weeks, the player count values for DbD have been continuing to creep upwards and the recent 10% discount offered via the Steam Summer Sale has also helped the game crack the top 20 most played games by bringing in a peak of 18,027 players in one hour on June 26 and ranking as high as #19.
Even more responsible for the game’s success than the recent sale on Steam has been its popularity on Twitch where the viewer count at times doubles and triples the player count.
Some of Twitch’s top streamers have gotten hooked on the Killer vs. Team of Survivors gameplay and their viewers can’t seem to get enough of watching them gruesomely kill their friends online. Dead by Daylight has ranked as high as #2 on Twitch with a peak of 76,802 viewers in a single hour on its release date and continues to stay in Twitch’s daily top 10 most watched games.
It’ll be interesting to see how long the 4 vs. 1 hype can last for Dead by Daylight. While the player counts have grown, the viewer counts have slightly decreased.
Both Behaviour and Starbreeze have managed to retain playerbases in the past with constant updates to their Fallout and Payday games -- after three years Payday 2 is still holding strong in Steam’s daily top 20 most played games. Meanwhile, Evolve struggles to keep 100 players on Steam and 100 viewers on Twitch each hour as a reminder of how quickly the hype died out the last time the 4 vs. 1 concept got overhyped.
Falling just short of topping the Resident Evil franchise’s own all-time peak of 107k players set last month by Village, Dead by Daylight’s new Resident Evil chapter absolutely crushed all of Capcom’s previous attempts at RE multiplayer games such as Operation Raccoon City’s 500-player peak in 2013, Umbrella Corps’ 400-player peak in 2016, and Resistance’s 4,000-player peak last year.
And with some help from one of the most active player bases on Steam, Nemesis’ debut in Dead by Daylight even topped his comeback in last year’s singleplayer Resident Evil 3 remake from Capcom, which peaked with just 59k players.
Having little competition from other 4 vs 1 multiplayer games after legal troubles and various other issues lead to the demise of Evolve and Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight's player base has continued to grow year-over-year unchallenged on Steam.
Saber Interactive’s upcoming Evil Dead game that just debuted gameplay at E3 2021 looks to offer 4 vs 1 multiplayer fans something new later this year, but with an army of killers and so many players already so heavily invested, Dead by Daylight looks like it’ll be staying at the top of Steam for a while as the developers keep adding new content.Dead by Daylight Player and Viewer Count Launch NumbersJun 29, 2016 - GitHypAfter Evolve last year, you wouldn’t think another developer would try the 4 vs. 1 concept again so soon.
Yet, after the success of their Payday series, Starbreeze Studios has once again been inspired by Turtle Rock Studios and publisher’s latest multiplayer game has been killing it as one of the most played games on Steam and most watched on Twitch since it launched two weeks ago.
Fresh off their mobile hit, Fallout Shelter, developer Behaviour Interactive’s new PC-exclusive survival horror title, Dead by Daylight, had a strong 11,706 average player count per hour on its first day on Steam.
[caption id="attachment_179928" align="aligncenter" width="771"] Dead by Daylight's June 14 - June 28 Total Non-Unique Player and Viewer Numbers[/caption]
Over the past two weeks, the player count values for DbD have been continuing to creep upwards and the recent 10% discount offered via the Steam Summer Sale has also helped the game crack the top 20 most played games by bringing in a peak of 18,027 players in one hour on June 26 and ranking as high as #19.
Even more responsible for the game’s success than the recent sale on Steam has been its popularity on Twitch where the viewer count at times doubles and triples the player count.
Some of Twitch’s top streamers have gotten hooked on the Killer vs. Team of Survivors gameplay and their viewers can’t seem to get enough of watching them gruesomely kill their friends online. Dead by Daylight has ranked as high as #2 on Twitch with a peak of 76,802 viewers in a single hour on its release date and continues to stay in Twitch’s daily top 10 most watched games.
It’ll be interesting to see how long the 4 vs. 1 hype can last for Dead by Daylight. While the player counts have grown, the viewer counts have slightly decreased.
Both Behaviour and Starbreeze have managed to retain playerbases in the past with constant updates to their Fallout and Payday games -- after three years Payday 2 is still holding strong in Steam’s daily top 20 most played games. Meanwhile, Evolve struggles to keep 100 players on Steam and 100 viewers on Twitch each hour as a reminder of how quickly the hype died out the last time the 4 vs. 1 concept got overhyped.
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