Dead by Daylight

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Dead by Daylight

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	70
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
Series	Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight	2016
Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim	2022

Warnings

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

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer third-person and first-person survival horror game in the Dead by Daylight series.

General information

Official Forums

Offical Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
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.
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
The 80's Suitcase	Clothing Pack.
The Halloween Chapter	Chapter 2 (DLC2).
The Bloodstained Sack	Clothing Pack.
Of Flesh and Mud	Chapter 3 (DLC3).
Spark of Madness Chapter	Chapter 4 (DLC4).
Headcase	Clothing Pack.
Leatherface	Chapter 5.5.
Charity Case	Clothing Pack.
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Chapter 6 (DLC6).
The Saw Chapter	Chapter 7 (DLC7).
Curtain Call Chapter	Chapter 8 (DLC8).
Shattered Bloodline Chapter	Chapter 9 (DLC9).
Darkness Among Us	Chapter 10 (DLC10).
Demise of the Faithful	Chapter 11 (DLC11).
Ash vs Evil Dead	Chapter 11.5.
Ghost Face	Chapter 12 (DLC12).
Stranger Things Chapter	Chapter 13 (DLC13). No longer available.
Cursed Legacy Chapter	Chapter 14 (DLC14).
Chains of Hate Chapter	Chapter 15 (DLC15).
Silent Hill Chapter	Chapter 16 (DLC16).
Descend Beyond Chapter	Chapter 17 (DLC17).
A Binding of Kin Chapter	Chapter 18.
All-Kill Chapter	Chapter 19.
Resident Evil Chapter	Chapter 20.
Survivor Expansion Pack	Character Pack.
Killer Expansion Pack	Character Pack.
Hellraiser Chapter	Chapter 21.
Hour of the Witch Chapter	Chapter 21.5.
Portrait of a Murder Chapter	Chapter 22.
Sadako Rising	Chapter 23.
Roots of Dread	Chapter 24.

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
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Epic Games Launcher	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\EGS\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WinGDK
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/381210/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
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			Player has the option between Vert- or letterboxing to 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen			Player has the option between Vert- or letterboxing to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD			Appears to not work by default, but can be fixed by locating the DeadByDaylight.exe file, right-clicking it, selecting Properties, selecting the Compatibility tab, clicking Change high DPI settings and then selecting the Override high DPI scaling behavior, scaling performed by: Application check box.
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.
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 Higher frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Options for Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia filters, and a slider for filter intensity.

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

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable Anti-aliasing
Go to the configuration files location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following lines: [/script/engine.streamingsettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Toggle Vsync
Go to the configuration files location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Find the following line, and set to the desired value (true/false). bUseVSync=false

Higher frame rate

Disable FPS cap
The maximum FPS value that can be reached is 120 due to a hard cap. Go to the configuration files location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following lines: [/script/engine.engine] bSmoothFrameRate=false

Input

Input Controls

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Visible during QTEs.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		As of Feb 2021, the new UI may result in unwanted button prompt switching behaviour. Does not affect functionality.

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  Survivor Controls

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  Killer Controls

Mouse sensitivity

Set mouse sensitivity

Go to the configuration files location. Open Input.ini. Add the following lines, changing the Sensitivity values on the MouseX and MouseY Axes as desired: [/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)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_RightX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.050000,Sensitivity=1.00000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_RightY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.050000,Sensitivity=1.00000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_LeftX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.050000,Sensitivity=1.00000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="Gamepad_LeftY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.050000,Sensitivity=1.00000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) Adding the Mouse Axes without the Gamepad Axes disables both controller joysticks in gameplay, and the player character will slowly move on their own unless these Axes are added to set their deadzone above 0.

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only Main and Music sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Only foreign languages (Korean)
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch				Advertised but not available, removed on patch 3.5.0.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish				Advertised but not available, removed on patch 3.5.0.
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

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Was used before the switch to Dedicated.
Dedicated		Since October 2019.

Other information

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	DirectX 12 is used on the Microsoft Store version of the game, and can be enabled on other versions with the -dx12 Command line argument.

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

System requirements

Windows
	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.