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Revision as of 19:33, 20 November 2020

Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight cover
Developers
Behaviour Interactive
Publishers
2016-2017 Starbreeze Studios
2018-present Behaviour Interactive
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows June 14, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 71
OpenCritic 66
IGDB 61
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
Dead by Daylight on IGDB
Dead by Daylight on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the official soundtrack, digital art book, and two masks for Payday 2.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The 80's Suitcase
Windows
Ash vs Evil Dead
Windows
The Bloodstained Sack
Windows
Chains of Hate Chapter
Windows
Charity Case
Windows
Cursed Legacy Chapter
Windows
Curtain Call Chapter
Windows
Darkness Among Us
Windows
Demise of the Faithful
Windows
Ghost Face
Windows
The Halloween Chapter
Windows
Headcase
Windows
Leatherface
Windows
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Windows
Of Flesh and Mud
Windows
The Saw Chapter
Windows
Shattered Bloodline Chapter
Windows
Silent Hill Chapter
Windows
Spark of Madness Chapter
Windows
Stranger Things Chapter
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
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
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\BehaviourInteractive.DeadbyDaylightWindows_b1gz2xhdanwfm\LocalCache\Local\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\GRDKNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/381210/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Changing the resolution[1]
  1. Put "-ResX= -ResY=" with the desired values in the game launch options (e.g.-resx=1920 -resy=1080).
  2. If settings do not take effect in fullscreen mode, press Alt+ Enter to switch to windowed mode.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Change anisotropic filtering[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open Scalability.ini.
  3. Add the following lines:
[TextureQuality@1]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

[TextureQuality@2]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

[TextureQuality@3]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following lines:
[/Script/Engine.RendererOverrideSettings]

r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Find the following line, and set to the desired value.
bUseVSync=True

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following lines:
[/script/engine.engine]
bSmoothFrameRate=false

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Mouse sensitivity

Set mouse sensitivity[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open Input.ini.
  3. Add the following lines:
[/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 settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
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
LAN play
Online play
5 Versus

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX 3.3 with APEX 1.3
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
Multiplayer Steamworks
Anti-cheat Easy Anti-Cheat [2]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4170
AMD FX-8120
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

  1. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/381210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (381210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-01-29
    Successfully forced 2560x1440 at 2560x1080.
  2. Easy Anti-Cheat