Dead by Daylight

Warnings

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

General information

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Version differences[edit]

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

Microtransactions[edit]

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[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

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[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Graphics feature	State	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		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)		For balancing purposes, FOV can only be changed with unlockable perks to increase visibility, and only for the Killer. The default FOV is 87°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Seems to be enabled by default (game doesn't disappear if another window selected)
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Enabled by default. See Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Enabled by default, may cause input lag. See Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Changing the resolution^[1]

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.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)[edit]

Change anisotropic filtering^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Scalability.ini.
Add the following lines:

[TextureQuality@1]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

[TextureQuality@2]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

[TextureQuality@3]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)[edit]

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Find the following line, and set to the desired value.

sg.AntiAliasingQuality=1

Vertical sync (Vsync)[edit]

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Find the following line, and set to the desired value.

bUseVSync=True

High frame rate[edit]

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines:

[/script/engine.engine]
bSmoothFrameRate=false

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		All commands are shared between Survivor mode and Killer mode, except for the "Action" command for the Killer, which must be rebound on a separate menu.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Different sliders for Killer and Survivor. See Mouse sensitivity for advanced config.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Bound to I.
Controller
Controller support		Supports Leap Motion API^{[citation needed]}
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Possible in Steam Configurator.
Controller sensitivity		Possible in Steam Configurator.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Bound to the back button.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse sensitivity[edit]

Set mouse sensitivity^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Input.ini.
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[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

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[edit]

"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[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

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

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4170 AMD FX-8120	AMD FX-8300
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	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 8800 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ 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

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

[Proton_path_note-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.

[2] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-01-29
Successfully forced 2560x1440 at 2560x1080.

[3] Easy Anti-Cheat

[Note 1]

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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