Dead by Daylight
The Junji Ito collection brings eight new outfits to Dead by Daylight, letting you dress up its killers as cannibalistic supermodels and nail-toothed childrenJan 11, 2025 - PC GamerMultiplayer slasher and insatiable licensing vortex Dead by Daylight has absorbed yet more horror icons into its all-consuming spiral, this time the creations of legendary manga artist Junji Ito. Earlier this week, developer Behaviour Interactive announced the launch of the Junji Ito Collection, which lets players dress as characters from several of Ito’s most notable works... Read more.Sign Up Now to Receive a Recap of Your 2024 Dead by Daylight Stats!Jan 10, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsJust like you, we're looking forward to an exciting 2025, but that doesn't mean we're done with 2024 quite yet... This month, we'll be sending out special, personalized newsletters that recap players' Dead by Daylight stats from 2024 and want to make sure you have a chance to sign up in time to get your own! Simply sign up for our newsletter by January 13 and that'll get you on the list to receive your stats when they become available later this month. To make things nice and easy, we've included the steps below: Create or log in to your BHVR account here: https://dbd.game/3iij9vY Ensure you've linked your BHVR account to the platform you play on via the Connections page Update your Communication Preferences to allow personalized emails Sit back, relax, and await your 2024 stats in convenient email form! We know how much this community loves to dig into their game stats, so we can't wait to share these recaps with you. Of course, don't forget to share your results and tag us in them! See you in the Fog, The Dead By Daylight TeamDBD's worst killer finally has a colossal rework, and you can try it nowJan 8, 2025 - PCGamesNWe're mere days into 2025, and Behaviour Interactive already has some big changes for Dead by Daylight. Ahead of a full launch, the game's public test bed has a colossal Freddy Krueger rework, changes to the map rotation system, and a new character trial mechanic. So if you want to give each of these big changes a shot before they come to the full game, you can. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD codes January 2025 Dead by Daylight killer tier list: all 38 deadly DBD killers ranked DBD's new crossover with a horror icon adds some of its creepiest skins yet 8.5.0 | PTB Patch NotesJan 8, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/2d209f79b5502dbba85a8f39c215e3a13bee3caa.jpg Important Progress & save data information has been copied from the Live game to our PTB servers on January 6, 2025. 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. Players will once again receive 12,500 Auric Cells on the PTB to explore Outfits and Characters in the Store. Both Auric Cells and purchases made on the PTB Build will not transfer to the Live Build. Content Killer Rework - The Nightmare Base Changes Dream Snares and Dream Pallets are both part of the base kit Tap the Ability button to swap between Dream Snares and Dream Pallets Dream Snares are now a ground projectile (more details below) Dream Pallets can be Ruptured from a distance (more details below) Dream Projection can now be used on completed generators (and more!) Dream World Minor visual improvements to the Dream World Improved clarity when the nearest Survivor is asleep Survivors in the Dream World are Oblivious, but hear his Lullaby Survivors performing a healing action on a Sleeping Survivor or while being Asleep are revealed with Killer Instinct Survivors wake up when put in the Dying State Dream Snares Press the Power button to charge a Dream Snare over 0.35 seconds While charged, tap the Attack button to launch the Dream Snare forward Dream Snares move at 12 m/s Dream Snares have a maximum range of 18 meters Dream Snares go through walls and follow slopes, but do not go off ledges (such as a 2nd-floor dropdown) Dream Snares add 30 seconds to an awake Survivor's Sleep Meter Dream Snares inflict a 12% Hindered penalty for 4 seconds on Sleeping Survivors Dream Snares have a 5-second cooldown Dream Pallets Press the Power button to enter Pallet focus mode Tap the Attack button to spawn a Dream Pallet at valid Pallet locations up to 24 meters away The Nightmare can create up to 8 Dream Pallets at a time While in Pallet Focus mode, target a Dream Pallet within 24 meters and tap the Attack button to Rupture it After a 1.5-second delay, the Dream Pallet Ruptures in a burst of blood Rupture adds 60 seconds to an awake Survivor's Sleep Meter Rupture injures Sleeping Survivors Rupture has a range of 3 meters Rupture has a 1.5-second cooldown Dream Pallets can be dropped by Survivors and can stun The Nightmare, but will explode in blood Improved visibility on Dream Pallets Dream Projection Dream Projection can be used on unrepaired, partially repaired, completed, and blocked generators, at any moment during the trial Dream Projection can be used on Sleeping Survivors healing in the Dream World (any of the healers, or the one being healed. The Nightmare appears within 12 meters of their location.) Press and hold the Ability button for more than 0.5 seconds to perform Dream Projection Dream Projection takes 2.5 seconds (was 4 seconds) Dream Projection cannot be cancelled Upon completion, Survivors within ...DBD's new crossover with a horror icon adds some of its creepiest skins yetJan 7, 2025 - PCGamesNDead By Daylight continues to be the number one destination if you want some multiplayer horror game scares. It's also got some of the best crossovers in gaming, if you ask me - always either tonally on point or pleasantly surprising. DBD's latest collaboration is a skin line inspired by the works of horror manga legend Junji Ito, and they're some of the most disturbing the game has seen yet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD codes January 2025 27 of the best horror games to play right now DBD Mobile is shutting down soon, so players get free rewards in the full game DBD's new crossover with a horror icon adds some of its creepiest skins yetJan 7, 2025 - PCGamesNDead By Daylight continues to be the number one destination if you want some multiplayer horror game scares. It's also got some of the best crossovers in gaming, if you ask me - always either tonally on point or pleasantly surprising. DBD's latest collaboration is a skin line inspired by the works of horror manga legend Junji Ito, and they're some of the most disturbing the game has seen yet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD's worst killer finally has a colossal rework, and you can try it now Dead by Daylight killer tier list: all 38 deadly DBD killers ranked DBD codes January 2025 Developer Update | January 2025Jan 7, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/369bb3ee6c99ae433d423438df36f260ee241ea5.png We’re back with another Developer Update, and some might say it’s pure nightmare fuel. That’s right – Freddy Krueger is getting a rework, and we’ve got you covered with everything to know about what’s coming. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/ccb9afae95bcdf1633b833f2691947ba157d5ed4.png The Nightmare – Freddy Krueger himself – is one of horror’s most iconic slashers. While he has proven himself to be a formidable foe for newer players, he’s begun to feel a little left behind in Dead by Daylight’s current landscape. We’re excited to help players rediscover the macabre joy of donning into the signature sweater and wreaking havoc like only Freddy can. We’ve made several adjustments to his Power, which should help Freddy feel like the Dream Demon he was always destined to be. Our philosophy was to make The Dream World’s presence affect Survivors even when they’re awake, giving The Nightmare a consistently threatening edge with more flexibility than ever before. Press Active Ability to swap between Dream Snares and Dream Pallets. Dev Note: This has been long requested, and we’re thrilled to finally make it happen. With consistent access to two impactful abilities, The Nightmare can live up to his name by slowing Survivors down and shattering them psychologically. Having the ability to quickly swap between Powers has the added benefit of raising the Killer’s skill ceiling, while providing him with two different tools to utilize in a chase. Dream Snares now move at 12 m/s with a cooldown of 5 seconds. They can go through walls and up stairs, but not off ledges. Dream Snares now have unique interactions with Survivors whether they are Asleep or Awake. Sleeping Survivors will be Hindered for 4 seconds, while Awake Survivors will gain 30 seconds on their Sleep Meter Dev Note: This change grants The Nightmare additional flexibility while using the Snare, allowing him to use them against a wider variety of opponents. Making it so Survivors don’t need to be asleep to be affected will make quite the impact – not just on a Power level, but thematically as well. Dream Pallets can be triggered to explode in a geyser of blood. The explosion occurs 1.5 seconds after activation with a 3-meter radius. When a sleeping Survivor is hit, they become injured. When an Awake Survivor is hit, they gain 60 seconds on their Sleep Timer. Dev Note: Dream Pallets have been a fun and rewarding way to mind game Survivors, and we wanted to add even more benefit to landing a successful deception. Now, even if the Survivor does manage to escape the chase, they run the risk of sustaining a dark souvenir to remember you by. The Nightmare can now teleport to completed, blocked, and endgame Generators, as well as any Survivor healing in the Dreamworld. Dream Projection on a healing Survivor will teleport The Nightmare within 12 meters of their position. Upon completing a teleport, Survivors within 8 meters will be revealed...DBD Mobile is shutting down soon, so players get free rewards in the full gameDec 18, 2024 - PCGamesNNetEase Games has announced that Dead by Daylight Mobile will soon leave app stores, followed by a complete shutdown in the coming months. The game is currently still available on iOS and Google Play, but will leave both in early 2025. NetEase Games adds that any DBD Mobile players can opt-in for a welcome package on PC and console, which rewards you with Bloodpoints, Auric Cells, and Iridescent Shards in relation to money spent and level reached. 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RELATED LINKS: 27 of the best horror games to play right now DBD codes December 2024 DBD's freaky new skin collection inspired by horror manga icon Junji Ito 8.4.2 | Bugfix PatchDec 12, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/2b8388555edc67223d6b8e52aef366a72e0eda42.jpg Content Killer Updates The Houndmaster - Basekit Chase Command cooldown reduced to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds) Increased the time it takes The Houndmaster to recover movement speed from cancelling Chase Command to 1 second (was 0.85 seconds) Reduced the movement speed penalty from cancelling Chase Command to 3.0 m/s (was 2.0 m/s) Increased hitbox of Dog while performing Chase Command to 0.65 meters (was 0.5 meters) Increased Window and Pallet vault time of Dog while performing Chase Command to 0.45 seconds (was 0.9 seconds) Reduced Chase Command camera transition time from The Houndmaster to Dog when activating Redirect to 0.15 seconds (was 0.25 seconds) Reduced Chase Command camera transition time from Dog to The Houndmaster after ending Redirect to 0.15 seconds (was 0.25 seconds) Updated Dog pathfinding during Grab to pull Survivors towards coordinates where the Grab was started (was previously towards The Houndmaster's location at moment of Chase Command activation) Increased the amount of Hindered status effect applied to Survivor caught in a Grab to 10% (was 3%) The Houndmaster - Addons Knotted Rope: Basic attack cooldown against grabbed Survivors reduced to 2% (was 10%) Killer Perk Updates Hex: Thrill of the Hunt: For each Dull and Hex Totem remaining on the map, gain a Token. Survivors' Cleansing and Blessing speed is reduced by 8/10/12% for each Token. (was 10/12/14%) Archives & Events Chaos Shuffle returns January 16, 2025 at 11:00am Eastern. This event includes an event tome featuring Dungeons & Dragons themed rewards. Bug Fixes Bots Trained survivor bot to use the perk Invocation: Treacherous Crows Characters Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster to temporarily become stuck during the break generator animation when spectating. Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster's Dog's Search to have the wrong icon when charging the power. Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster's Swap Command icon to remain lit up when charging the power. Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster's Chase command not to injure vaulting Survivors. Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster's Dog to vault at the same vault location being used by a Survivor. Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster's Dog to bring the Survivor back to the location that the command was given when in a struggle. Fixed an issue that caused the Detected killer instinct to linger indefinitely on affected survivors if The Houndmaster's Dog remains next to them after the patrol detection radius is gone. Fixed an issue that caused The Houndmaster's Dog to vault over elevated vaults that players normally fall from. Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when The Houndmaster left a trial. Fixed an issue that caused The Demogorgon to be missing the Hold arrow icon for Traverse Upside Down action. Fixed an issue that caused The Nurse to be able to cancel her blink when releasing the input while looking down at a...8.4.1 | Bugfix PatchDec 9, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/9c3c58c5b2d787acc1ac5b82b144dffbe7632cc6.jpg Content Killer Updates The Houndmaster - Basekit Chase Command cooldown reduced to 4 seconds (was 5 seconds) Completed Generators now appear light orange to The Houndmaster after charging Search Command (previously Completed Generators were visible at all times) Houndsense Radius only visible to a Survivor when the dog is within 20 meters of them (previously was visible at any range) Survivors afflicted with Houndsense appear with reduced color and opacity outline to The Houndmaster (red tint used to blend too much with Killer Instinct feedback) The Houndmaster - Addons Training Bell: Increased the Survivor aura reveals to 8 seconds (was 5 seconds) Spiked Collar: Increase the duration of the Mangled and Haemorrhage status effects to 60 seconds (was 45 seconds) Gunpowder Tin: Reduced the action speed bonus to 30% (was 40%) Marlinspike: Updated effect to exclude grabbed Survivor from receiving Houndsense (was previously all Survivors within 20m of location of Dog Grab) Description updated to reflect change of effect The Dark Lord - Addons Medusa's Hair: Decreased the Hindered penalty to 8%. (was 15%) Decreased the Hindered penalty duration to 3 seconds. (was 5 seconds) The Demogorgon - Basekit Increase Upside Down suggested velocity to 32 m/s (was 28 m/s) The Good Guy - Basekit Increased Hidey-Ho Mode's cooldown to 14 seconds (was 12 sec) Increased Slice & Dice duration to 1.8 sec. (was 1.2 sec) Decreased Slice & Dice movement speed to 8 m/s. (was 10 m/s) The Shape - Basekit Increased the Evil Within gain multiplier when stalking from up close to 0.6 (was 0.4) Killer Perk Updates Human Greed: You see Unopened Chests auras and Survivor auras are revealed for 3/4/5 seconds when they enter a 8/8/8-meter range. (was 3/3/3 seconds) You also gain the ability to kick chests to close them. This ability has a 10/10/10-second cooldown. (was 30/25/20 seconds) Weave Attunement: When any item becomes depleted for the first time each match, it is dropped. You see the auras of dropped items. Survivors within 12 meters of dropped items have their auras revealed to you. (was 8 meters) Affected Survivors see the item's aura. When a Survivor picks up a Survivor item, they suffer the Oblivious status effect for 20/25/30 seconds. Bug Fixes Archives & Events Fixed an issue where the challenge "Means To An End" in Tome 6 - DIVERGENCE was not properly tracking progress from successful pallet stuns after a dropped pallet was reset. The Tome 6 challenge Means To An End can now be correctly completed Audio Fixed an issue that caused Memory Shard idling sound to be audible after collecting it. Fixed an issue that caused the Demogorgon to be able to spam Grunts while interacting with a Glyph. Fixed an issue that caused The Skull Merchant's Radar to persist when inspecting the Radar multiple time. Fixed an issue that caused The Spirit and Yun-Jin Lee to play the wrong menu theme music for their 'Cozy Break...The Steam Awards 2024 - Nominate Dead by Daylight!Dec 2, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsAs 2024 is coming to an end, it's already time to reflect and celebrate the games that made your year! Thanks to your feedback, we've been able to make impactful iterations on live balance and new features that wouldn't have been as successful without the involvement of our players. We can't wait to keep building this world with you for the years to come. You can now nominate Dead by Daylight in the "Labor of Love" category for the Steam Awards. You have until December 4 at 1PM ET to nominate your favorite games. Make sure to take a look at all the other categories, 2024 was a year full of incredible releases! See you in The Fog, The Dead by Daylight TeamDBD's freaky new skin collection inspired by horror manga icon Junji ItoNov 28, 2024 - PCGamesNAs we all know by now, Dead By Daylight is no stranger to crossovers - and the vast majority of the time, it absolutely nails them too. Well, another has just been unveiled, and it revolves around the disturbing works of a horror manga legend - take a look at this amazing DBD Junji Ito skin collection. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD Bone Chill 2024 release date, start time, new map, and more Next DBD Chapter release date, new killer, survivor, perks, and more DBD Twitch drops and how to claim DBD Bone Chill 2024 release date, start time, new map, and moreNov 28, 2024 - PCGamesNWhen is the Dead by Daylight Bone Chill event 2024? These days, it feels like one DBD event is barely finished before the next begins - but we're not complaining. Fresh out of the Haunted by Daylight Halloween event and the latest 2v8 limited-time mode, it's time to ready up for the Bone Chill winter event. Now in its fourth year, Bone Chill returns to the horror game with some familiar features, alongside brand-new mechanics. A new Event Tome gives you the chance to pick up new wintry Dead by Daylight cosmetics, both DBD killers and survivors can jump into Snowmen to trick the enemy, and a brand-new map debuts with the launch of the event. We're yet to see if there'll be any new DBD codes to celebrate the event, but here's everything else we know about DBD Bone Chill 2024. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD's freaky new skin collection inspired by horror manga icon Junji Ito Next DBD Chapter release date, new killer, survivor, perks, and more DBD Twitch drops and how to claim The Doomed Course Chapter is now available on Steam!Nov 28, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsDead by Daylight: Doomed Course includes a new Killer, The Houndmaster, and new Survivor, Taurie Cain. Purchasing this add-on unlocks 2 exclusive Cosmetics: The Houndmaster - Titanium Skull & Taurie Cain - Gold Tier. The new Killer is The Houndmaster. Cast adrift by a horrific tragedy, Portia Maye arose from the blood with renewed purpose: to inflict unspeakable pain on those who tore her family apart. With her loyal dog forever at her side, her insatiable lust for violence runs deeper than the darkest ocean trench. The new Survivor is Taurie Cain. Few react to entering The Entity’s Realm with a smile, but Taurie Cain is not like most Survivors. Raised in the Black Talon, her fascination with eldritch darkness plunged her headlong into The Fog. Despite everything, however, her moral compass remains uncorrupted – for the most part. The Doomed Course Chapter includes: New Killer: The Houndmaster New Survivor: Taurie Cain An exclusive Cosmetic for the Killer: Titanium Skull An exclusive Cosmetic for the Survivor: Gold Tier https://store.steampowered.com/app/3261720/Dead_by_Daylight__Doomed_Course/ It’s time to embark. Doomed Course is here. See you in the Fog, The Dead by Daylight team. 8.4.0 | Doomed CourseNov 28, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/8a39eef377fb74b1d375d1d163b9da26447faddc.jpg Content New Killer - The Houndmaster Killer Power - Scent of Blood The Houndmaster and her dog operate as one. Her commands are followed without question or delay. Special Ability: Chase The Chase Command sends the dog out at high speed. Pressing the Power button again redirects the Chase, pivoting the dog's path. When the dog catches a Survivor, the dog starts a Grab. The Survivor becomes Hindered and is pulled toward The Houndmaster. The Survivor can get free by stunning the dog or can be rescued by another Survivor. Grabs that end without Injury leave the Survivor Hindered. Grab duration is shorter for Survivors with the Endurance status effect. Special Ability: Search The Search Command sends the dog to a target location, creating a Search Path. It has its own lullaby and, as it moves, its Houndsense radius rises over distance traveled. Survivors who enter the radius are affected by Houndsense and revealed by Killer Instinct. If The Houndmaster follows the dog’s Search Path, she gains increased movement speed over time. Leaving the Search Path ends the bonus movement speed. Special Effect: Houndsense Healthy Survivors affected by Houndsense receive Deep Wounds when Injured. Injured Survivors affected by Houndsense suffer from louder Grunts of Pain and longer Pools of Blood when put into the Dying state. New Killer Perks: All-Shaking Thunder After you fall from a height, your lunge attack distance is increased by 75/75/75% for 8/12/16 seconds. This perk has a 5/5/5-second cooldown. Scourge Hook: Jagged Compass At the start of the trial, up to 4 random hooks are changed into scourge hooks. You see their auras in white. When a Survivor is unhooked from a non-scourge hook, it becomes a scourge hook. When you hook a Survivor on a Scourge Hook, the aura of the generator with the most progress is revealed in yellow for 6/8/10 seconds. No Quarter When a Survivor reaches 75/75/75% of a self-heal, they are faced with continuous skill checks. If one of these skill checks is missed or the heal is interrupted, the Survivor becomes broken for 20/25/30 seconds. New Survivor - Taurie Cain New Survivor Perks: Invocation: Treacherous Crows When in the Basement near the circle, press the ability button 2 to begin the Invocation. Invocations take 60/60/60 seconds. Other Survivors will see your aura during this and can join an ongoing interaction. Once the Invocation is completed: You become injured and broken for the rest of the trial. When a Survivor is in the Terror Radius and the Killer scares a crow, their aura is revealed to all Survivors for 1/1.5/2 seconds. Completing the Invocation disables that perk for all Survivors. Clean Break After you finish healing another Survivor, while being healed by another Survivor, press the ability button 1 to gain broken. After 80/70/60 seconds, you become healthy. This perk does not activate if you are already broken. The effect is cancelled if you ...Developer Update | November 2024 PTBNov 27, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/e905e6193e5083dd138398911b3d81fe3d99df90.png Welcome to another Developer Update! We will be focusing on the newest content that was tested in the PTB including The Houndmaster and associated Perks. Additional Live Balance changes that were in the PTB will have their feedback addressed in the hotfixes that follow the Chapter release. Thank you everyone for playing the PTB and providing such thorough feedback. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/b7597a90923729f597d0aba75e33bf694ac47534.png We received a lot of great feedback regarding The Houndmaster during the PTB and with that we’ve developed the following changes: Completed Generators now appear light orange to The Houndmaster Survivors afflicted with Houndsense now appear bright red to The Houndmaster Dev Note: This will allow The Houndmaster to target Generators at unlimited range, wherever she is on the map. This will boost her ability to cover larger areas of the map while running on the search path. Increased Search Command’s starting Houndsense radius size to 2.5m (was 1.5m ) Important Note: On the PTB this was not working as intended. Increased The Houndmaster’s movement speed bonus whilst running on the Search Path to 6.0m/s (was 5.2m/s) The Search Command’s detection zone to target objects has been increased and it should now be easier to aim Reduced the Search Command cooldown to 0.5s (was 5s) Dev Note: Search Command had some unfortunate bugs on the PTB, but we were still able to notice it was undertuned. Thanks to your feedback, we realized that it wasn’t particularly excelling at our intention of letting The Houndmaster to move at high speed around the map, or find survivors. We’ve made some significant changes to the movement speed and the Houndsense Radius around Snug! With the reduction in the cooldown time, we’re confident that this will allow the duo to move quickly to a location, find Survivors, and start threatening them with the Chase Command immediately. Increased the Chase Command acceleration on the dog to 32m/s was 29m/s Increased the Chase Command redirect linger time once the dog completes distance to 1s (was 0.7s) Reduced Chase Command camera transition time from The Houndmaster to the dog (and vice versa) when activating Redirect to 0.25s (was 0.5s) Dev Note: The feedback that we received from the PTB showed that players found the Chase Command fun and satisfying, however the Redirect had issues that needed to be addressed. It feels great to land one, but failing to catch someone often leaves Portia in a less than desirable position, in Suvivors gaining a lot of distance. Whilst it feels rewarding, it does have a very high skill floor, so by increasing Snug’s acceleration it should give Killers more time to turn, aim and send Snug even faster on a second mad dash at a Survivor. Reduced the percentage of cooldown on the Knotted Rope Add-on to 10% (was 40%) Dev Note: we realized during the PTB that 40% was incredibly high for this type of add-on an...Most popular DBD game mode is coming back and it's ramping up the chaosNov 11, 2024 - PCGamesNThe Dead by Daylight community has known that changes were coming for the upcoming revamped 2v8 mode, but now developer Behaviour Interactive has lifted the lid and shown off exactly what fans can expect. Inside a recent developer update post, Behaviour details new killers, classes, maps, mechanics, and more - all of which promise to shake up the mode from its previous, already chaotic incarnation. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Next DBD Chapter release date, new killer, survivor, perks, and more DBD codes November 2024 DBD surprises fans with new killer and survivor, and you can play them now 2V8 | Developer UpdateNov 11, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/797a98572ac337dd58be329a8ff9a88959602dd8.png The beloved 2v8 mode is returning! A lot has changed and since the first version – so much that we couldn’t squeeze it into our regular Developer Update – and we’re going to dive into all of it today. Before we get started, it’s important to note that everything below only applies to the 2v8 mode and will not affect regular matches. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/1299cb3efc9ca8af0e16ae24e61ab7f136b5fa3d.png Cages Survivors are now sent to cages after being picked up by a Killer rather than by stomping. When a Survivor is near a caged Survivor, the cage will no longer move even if there is a Killer nearby. Survivors perform the unhook action 15% faster while a Killer is nearby. Dev note: Flashlights didn’t serve much purpose in the original version of this mode as there weren’t many opportunities to make a save. Killers now need to pick up a Survivor before sending them to a cage, giving Survivors a chance to use their Flashlight. To prevent Killers from camping a caged Survivor, the cage would normally disappear and reappear randomly elsewhere in the map. This created some frustrating moments where someone was about to make the save only for the cage to move. We have changed this so the cage no longer moves as long as a Survivor is nearby. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/95ec773e511daaf31f2fa778e12e7314b0b57f7d.png Generators Generator repair speeds are reduced by 5% for each generator completed. Generator repair speeds are increased by 2.5% for each cage state. Dev note: 2v8 matches tend to be chaotic and swing heavily in favour of one role or the other. To help keep things from spiraling out of control early in a match, we have introduced a catch-up mechanic. The better the Survivors are doing, the slower repairs will be and vice versa. In a close match, these effects will cancel each other out. Generator auras are only visible to Killers within 64 meters. Generators being repaired by 2 or more Survivors are revealed to Killers, regardless of range. Dev note: With so many generators and Survivors running around, the number of auras being revealed can be overwhelming. These changes will reduce the number of auras shown at any given time and instead highlight important auras when they are necessary. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/c0f92cba9b91814bc4855729b56a5e998ebe479b.png New Maps Added the Family Residence map. Added the Dead Dawg Saloon map. Added the Father Campbell’s Chapel map. Added the Rancid Abattoir map. Added the Wrecker’s Yard map. Dev note: We’ve added additional maps to house these chaotic trials. Like the original set of maps, these have been given the 2v8 treatment, making them larger than usual and featuring additional adjustments such as three exit gates. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/9f83a3a2ae0c94b1d00a0b5149c27b3f3e476b16.png Killer Debut: The Blight The Blight is now available. Increased rush speed to 10.5m/s (was 9.2m/s). Increased slam duration to 2 seconds (was...DBD surprises fans with new killer and survivor, and you can play them nowNov 7, 2024 - PCGamesNWhile Dead by Daylight has recently been killing it with a roster of expanded characters taken from existing properties, like Vecna from Dungeons and Dragons and Dracula and pals from Castlevania, its original creations have always been the game's highlights. It's where developer Behaviour Interactive has tended to let its hair down, going wild with creativity such as with the corrupted android The Singularity or twisted proto-eldritch-god The Dredge. Now, a new original survivor and killer are joining the game's roster after a surprise announcement, and what's more, there's a dog. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Next DBD Chapter release date, new killer, survivor, perks, and more DBD codes November 2024 24 of the best horror games to play right now 8.4.0 | PTB Patch NotesNov 7, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/3f14c1378b08a50c51de4a3e0d0f2176fef84864.png Important Progress & save data information has been copied from the Live game to our PTB servers on 28th October. 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. Players will once again receive 12,500 Auric Cells on the PTB to explore Outfits and Characters in the Store. Both Auric Cells and purchases made on the PTB Build will not transfer to the Live Build. Content New Killer - The Houndmaster Killer Power - Scent of Blood The Houndmaster and her dog operate as one. Her commands are followed without question or delay. Special Ability: Chase The Chase Command sends the dog out at high speed. Pressing the Power button again redirects the Chase, pivoting the dog's path. When the dog catches a Survivor, the dog starts a Grab. The Survivor becomes Hindered and is pulled toward The Houndmaster. The Survivor can get free by stunning the dog or can be rescued by another Survivor. Grabs that end without Injury leave the Survivor Hindered. Grab duration is shorter for Survivors with the Endurance status effect. Special Ability: Search The Search Command sends the dog to a target location, creating a Search Path. It has its own lullaby and, as it moves, its Houndsense radius rises over distance traveled. Survivors who enter the radius are affected by Houndsense and revealed by Killer Instinct. If The Houndmaster follows the dog’s Search Path, she gains increased movement speed over time. Leaving the Search Path ends the bonus movement speed. Special Effect: Houndsense Healthy Survivors affected by Houndsense receive Deep Wounds when Injured. Injured Survivors affected by Houndsense suffer from louder Grunts of Pain and longer Pools of Blood when put into the Dying state. New Killer Perks: All-Shaking Thunder After you fall from a height, your lunge attack distance is increased by 75/75/75% for 8/12/16 seconds. This perk has a 5/5/5-second cooldown. Scourge Hook: Jagged Compass At the start of the trial, up to 4 random hooks are changed into scourge hooks. You see their auras in white. When a Survivor is unhooked from a non-scourge hook, it becomes a scourge hook. When you hook a Survivor on a Scourge Hook, the aura of the generator with the most progress is revealed in yellow for 6/8/10 seconds. No Quarter When a Survivor reaches 75/75/75% of a self-heal, they are faced with continuous skill checks. If one of these skill checks is missed or the heal is interrupted, the Survivor becomes broken for 20/25/30 seconds. New Survivor - Taurie Cain New Survivor Perks: Invocation: Treacherous Crows When in the Basement near the circle, press the ability button 2 to begin the Invocation. Invocations take 60/60/60 seconds. Other Survivors will see your aura during this and can join an ongoing interaction. Once the Invocation is completed: You become injured and broken for the rest of the ...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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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.
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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