Dead by Daylight

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 939k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Behaviour Interactive Inc. · Horror · Jun 14, 2016

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
69,559
concurrent players
#36 by players on Steam
Achievements
311
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio3 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy Dead by Daylight?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 939k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise17% are divided66% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dead by Daylight is still the best co-op game where you have to run away from a killer.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The IPs are amazing and with the upcoming graphics overhaul things can only go up.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op31 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
38% still recommend
Characters
83% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
39% still recommend
Multiplayer
54% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
26% still recommend
Cheating
8% still recommend
Monetization
23% still recommend
Bugs
0% still recommend
Difficulty
56% still recommend
Crashes
0% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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