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Revision as of 06:23, 14 December 2021
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
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Behaviour Interactive | |
Publishers | |
2016-2017 | Starbreeze Studios |
2018-present | Behaviour Interactive |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 14, 2016 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 71 |
OpenCritic | 69 |
IGDB | 67 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Currency, Free-to-grind, Unlock |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person, First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Survival horror |
Themes | Horror, Supernatural |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | Silent Hill Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Silent Hill Edition also available. |
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Steam | Ultimate Edition also available. |
- All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Version differences
- The Ultimate Edition includes Killer and Survivor Expansion Pack.
- The Deluxe Edition includes the official soundtrack, digital art book, and two masks for Payday 2.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Portrait of a Murder Chapter | ||
Hour of the Witch Chapter | ||
Hellraiser Chapter | ||
Resident Evil Chapter | ||
Survivor Expansion Pack | ||
Killer Expansion Pack | ||
All-Kill Chapter | ||
A Binding of Kin Chapter | ||
Descend Beyond chapter | ||
Silent Hill Chapter | ||
Stranger Things Chapter | ||
Chains of Hate Chapter | ||
Cursed Legacy Chapter | ||
Ghost Face | ||
Ash vs Evil Dead | ||
The Halloween Chapter | ||
A Nightmare on Elm Street | ||
The Saw Chapter | ||
Leatherface | ||
Demise of the Faithful | ||
Shattered Bloodline Chapter | ||
Darkness Among Us | ||
Curtain Call Chapter | ||
Spark of Madness Chapter | ||
Of Flesh and Mud | ||
A Lullaby for the Dark Chapter | Automatically included with game | |
The Last Breath Chapter | Automatically included with game | |
Left Behind | Automatically included with game | |
Charity Case | ||
The 80's Suitcase | ||
The Bloodstained Sack | ||
Headcase |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Cosmetic | Skins for characters. |
Currency | Auric Cells are the currency used for in-game purchases and require real money. |
Free-to-grind | Iridescent Shards can be earned by playing the game and used to purchase some of the in-game store items. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\BehaviourInteractive.DeadbyDaylightWindows_b1gz2xhdanwfm\LocalCache\Local\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WinGDK |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/381210/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Game uses desktop resolution, with in-game resolution option affecting quality of in-game render. See Widescreen resolution for custom resolutions. | ||
Multi-monitor | FOV is Vert-. See Widescreen resolution to play at 16:9. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | FOV is Vert-. See Widescreen resolution to play at 16:9. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | The default FOV is 87° and can only be changed with unlockable perks to increase visibility, and only for the Killer. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | The fullscreen mode is borderless windowed.[2][3] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Always on, cannot currently be modified. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default, may cause input lag. See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | See Unrestricted frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Widescreen resolution
Changing the resolution[4] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Improve Anti-aliasing[5] |
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[/script/engine.streamingsettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2 r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2 r.TemporalAASamples=64 r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8 r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1 |
Disable Anti-aliasing[6] |
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[/script/engine.streamingsettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0 |
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Toggle Vsync[7] |
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bUseVSync=false |
Higher frame rate
Disable FPS cap |
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[/script/engine.engine] bSmoothFrameRate=false |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Separate Survivor/Killer controls. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Different sliders for Killer and Survivor. See Mouse sensitivity for advanced config. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Combined for both Keyboard/Controller | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Combined for both Keyboard/Controller |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Visible during QTEs. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | As of Feb 2021, the new UI may result in unwanted button prompt switching behaviour. Does not affect functionality. |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Mouse sensitivity
Set mouse sensitivity[8] |
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[/Script/Engine.InputSettings] AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.015000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.015000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Only Main and Music sliders. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Turkish |
Network
- "Play as Killer", "Play as Survivor" and "Survive with Friends" will affect ranks, "Kill your Friends" mode will not.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 5 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | Was used before the switch to Dedicated. | |
Dedicated | Since October 2019.[9] |
Other information
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | 3.3 with APEX 1.3 |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks | |
Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat | [10] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-4170 AMD FX-8120 |
AMD FX-8300 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 8800 4 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 11 compatible | |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.25.1.0[1]
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/381210/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (381210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-12-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-08-04
- Removed GameUserSettings.ini and ran the game, resulting in it defaulting to borderless (FullscreenMode=1 in the file) and remaining as such after fullscreen was switched off and on.
- ↑ window borderless - last accessed on 2021-08-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-01-29
- Successfully forced 2560x1440 at 2560x1080.
- ↑ Steam forums: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - last accessed on 2021-12-14
- ↑ Steam forums: Dead By Daylight - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ Reddit: /r/deadbydaylight - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ Steam Guides - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ Offical Game Forums: Dedicated Servers Live Test - last accessed on 2020-12-04
- ↑ Easy Anti-Cheat