Dead by Daylight

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Dead by Daylight has the potential to become a cult classic, but your level of enjoyment is dependent on the amount of tedium you’re willing to tolerate.

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Dead by Daylight has the potential to become a cult classic, but your level of enjoyment is dependent on the amount of tedium you're willing to tolerate.

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9/10

Joab Gilroy (GameSpot)

Dead by Daylight has evolved into an unrivalled asymmetrical competitive multiplayer game, and one of the best horror games around.

August 24, 2020 |

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The tension is high in every match, with jump scares and thrilling chases peppering each encounter with the killer.

July 6, 2016 |

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8.3/10

Mike Futter (Game Informer)

7/10

Steven Burns (VideoGamer)

It lacks polish, but Dead by Daylight is a genuinely tense ode to 80s slasher movies.

June 5, 2021 |

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Joab Gilroy (GameSpot)

9/10 - (Read Review)

Dead by Daylight has evolved into an unrivalled asymmetrical competitive multiplayer game, and one of the best horror games around.

Mike Futter (Game Informer)

8.3/10 - (Read Review)

The tension is high in every match, with jump scares and thrilling chases peppering each encounter with the killer.

Steven Burns (VideoGamer)

7/10 - (Read Review)

It lacks polish, but Dead by Daylight is a genuinely tense ode to 80s slasher movies.

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Read the Reviews (38 total)

Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Areajugones	Álvaro Giménez	6 / 10	06-23-2017	This console version of the famous PC game has some issues that make this installment a boring game without too much content for a single player.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Brandon Adams	3.5 / 5 stars	09-27-2019	Dead for Daylight for the Switch does the bare minimum you’d expect from a competent Switch port, but performance issues make the asking price hard to swallow.	Read review
CGMagazine	Bryan Calhoun	7 / 10	06-28-2017	In the end, how much, and how long, you enjoy Dead by Daylight will completely depend on how much fun you have with those water-cooler moments you’ll discuss on discord.	Read review
COGconnected	Mary Gushie	65 / 100	10-21-2019	The premise is amazing, and your first hour or two with the game is stellar, but the long term enjoyment you’ll get out of it depends on what level of tedium you’re willing to tolerate.	Read review
Cubed3	Justin Prinsloo	6 / 10	10-21-2019	i]Dead by Daylight/i] has the groundwork for a great game but stumbles in its execution. It could be so much more with just a little more polish. Hopefully, it will inspire better products of this variety, because the concept contains a bundle of promise. Horror fans will find a lot to love	Read review
Daily Dot	AJ Moser	2.5 / 5 stars	06-28-2017	There is something great at the core of Dead By Daylight, past the mindless action controls and nagging glitches. The game is far from unplayable, but the persistent problems make it impossible to recommend for people who plan to play alone.	Read review
Destructoid	Jed Whitaker	2.5 / 10	06-23-2017	This just feels like an all around sloppy port that was quickly pushed out to try to score some cash off of Friday the 13th’s bungled release. The console version doesn’t even include all the download content released for PC, including the Halloween DLC with Michael Myers. The mouse-like controls in the menus, coupled with the fact that most all the actions are mapped to the triggers and shoulder buttons, makes it feel like whoever ported this doesn’t play consoles to begin with (thankfully you can remap the controls). The bugs and ugly graphics might be excusable if the game were fun to play, but to me, it just isn’t due to a lack of balance and the need to work with your team in an era where no one talks to strangers in online games anymore.	Read review
Digiato	Nima Farshin	50 / 100	04-22-2018	In terms of a good concept and interesting idea, Dead by Daylight has it all. However unfortunately in practice it doesn’t work and you would probably regret playing it after a while.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Alessandro Bruni	6.5 / 10	07-05-2017	The PS4 version of Dead by Daylight has the same flaws of the PC edition: it’s funny (especially if it’s played with friends), but it also features a bad-balanced gameplay.	Read review
Fextralife	PrimeraEspada91	8 / 10	07-01-2017	Overall, Dead By Daylight Special Edition is a fun and challenging asymmetrical horror game pitting a killer and four survivors in an enclosed area. There’s plenty of customization players can undertake in terms of powers, perks and attire, so break out your fashion ideas. Included in this special edition are several DLCs that were released on the PC version. Given the already low price of the game and how it compares to similar games within the genre, Dead by Daylight is a hands down win.	Read review
Game Informer	Mike Futter	8.3 / 10	07-06-2016	The tension is high in every match, with jump scares and thrilling chases peppering each encounter with the killer	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	6.2 / 10	06-23-2017	I did have fun playing Dead by Daylight as it does have some great moments, but there are so many issues making it hard to reach those.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Johnny Hurricane	7 / 10	06-29-2017	Dead by Daylight is a good game for playing solo or with friends. If you prefer a multiplayer game where you have to think as opposed to just shooting someone in the face, check it out.	Read review
GameSkinny	Ty Arthur	8 / 10	06-13-2016	Scramble to survive the night or relentlessly hunt down your prey: Dead By Daylight lets you play either side!	Read review
GameSpew	Becca Smith	4 / 10	10-02-2019	I’m sad to admit it, but Dead by Daylight on Nintendo Switch is a huge let-down. I love the game, and while I was excited to get to play it on a handheld format, its lagginess, framerate issues and massive graphical downgrade mean that I just can’t recommend it on Switch	Read review
GameSpot	Joab Gilroy	9 / 10	08-17-2020	Dead by Daylight has evolved into an unrivalled asymmetrical competitive multiplayer game, and one of the best horror games around.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Andrew Feistner	8 / 10	11-15-2018	Dead by Daylight is asymmetrical multiplayer done right. There are few games like this out there, and this is one of them at the top. If you can handle the high tension atmosphere and dark themes, check it out with some friends.	Read review
Gert Lush Gaming	Jim Smale	8.4 / 10	06-26-2017	Horror has never been creepier, This game keeps it tense and fun.	Read review
Guardian	Keith Stuart	3 / 5 stars	06-29-2017	Whether you play as the killer or prey there is gruesome fun to be had, but this console transfer cuts too many corners	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Daniel Quesada	68 / 100	06-27-2017	A great idea that offers really funny and tense moments. Unfortunately, it’s not as well optimised as the PC original and it lacks some more content.	Read review
IGN Spain	Jose A. Rodríguez	6 / 10	06-26-2017	Dead by Daylight “dies” a little in this console version which features several translation problems and works as a poor PC port of the original game. Enjoyable if you play with your friends, but it’s all.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Sean Warhurst	3.6 / 5 stars	07-06-2017	Although I had a ton of fun with Dead by Daylight, I have to admit that playing as a survivor did become repetitive far quicker than I expected. Whether or not this is just fatigue from playing through another similar title in such close proximity, I’m not sure there’s enough on offer in this category to maintain my interest for the required levelling up of each character.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Brandon Lyttle	8.5 / 10	10-12-2020	Ultimately Dead by Daylight is the best at what it does. It’s a competitive hide-and-seek game with a gruesome polish on it. Not even Behaviour Interactive themselves can outdo Dead by Daylight, their own game Deathgarden closed down its servers earlier this year.	Read review
Nintendo Life	PJ O’Reilly	6 / 10	10-05-2019	Dead By Daylight has been around for quite while now and has remained a pretty popular game on both PC and console over the years. It’s a straightforward and repetitive online affair that, if you’re lucky enough to be matched with the right bunch of randoms or happen to be playing a custom match with friends, can deliver the goods in terms of frights and tension from time to time. However, it has also always been a pretty clunky affair, a fact which is amplified further here by the noticeable graphical downgrade, laggy menus and the exclusion of a bunch of DLC that we really feel should have been included for the steep asking price.	Read review
NZGamer	Tony Hsiang	8.1 / 10	07-05-2017	Deeper than you think, with simple mechanics that make it a great asymmetric game.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	John-Paul Jones	6.5 / 10	07-07-2017	A rapid-fire take on the asynchronous multiplayer template pioneered by the likes of Left 4 Dead and Evolve, Dead by Daylight’s scrappy aesthetic, unfair survivor loot system and repetition unfortunately detract a bit from the otherwise blissful fun of its video nasty style horror thrills.	Read review
PowerUp!	Leo Stevenson	6.6 / 10	10-23-2019	Overall, there are better ways to play Dead By Daylight (it’s free with Xbox Game Pass) but, it plays really well on Switch and if you don’t have any other platform, it’s a great game that is a worthy addition to your Switch collection.	Read review
Push Square	Ben Tarrant	6 / 10	07-05-2017	The asymmetrical multiplayer genre seems to be a real tough nut to crack with each heavy hitter coming out swinging, only to be plagued by nuances that trip up the experience and expose debilitating cracks in the mechanics. Unfortunately, it seems that Dead by Daylight suffers much the same fate. It’s honestly really good fun, but the more you play the more its issues rear their head and become points of ire.	Read review
Rectify Gaming	Tieranie Albright	7.5 / 10	06-23-2017	Great game to play with friends or in the dark if you enjoy a thrill.	Read review
SelectButton	Marcus Jones	8 / 10	07-19-2017	Dead by Daylight is a great game and worth playing a few rounds at the least. Unfortunately, be prepared to face some difficult challenges if your killer or survivors are higher leveled than you. Granted, it’s, in my opinion, a much easier experience to play as the killer and advance, the challenge and excitement of teaming up with friends and surviving is much more fun. The cooperative experience combined with a great looking and ambient game makes for a fun package, even if balancing feels off at times.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Hansoy Jurado	7.5 / 10	07-05-2017	Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer game you’d love. The game concept is just amazing despite the small issues, but I am really excited to see how they will improve this game. It’s a game you’d want to play over and over again for a few hours.	Read review
SpazioGames	Nicolò Bicego	7.5 / 10	07-06-2017	Dead by Daylight: Special Edition is the same game we’ve played on PC a year ago, albeit with a lot of new content. Its gameplay remains fresh and fun, homewever the lack in variety might jeopardize the lasting appeal of the game, which is also threatened by a weak matchmaking.	Read review
Stevivor	Luke Lawrie	9 / 10	10-25-2016	When Dead By Daylight was first launched, it was a flawed but fun game that needed a bit more work to tighten things up. Since its release, Behaviour Interactive has spent the last few months doing just that; it’s in a really good place right now. It has a healthy, active community where the player base can also go and interact with the developers on a weekly basis. All in all, Dead By Daylight is an amazing survival horror experience and my favourite indie game so far this year; you’ll sure as hell see this one on my list of top 5 games of 2016.	Read review
The Jimquisition	Jim Sterling	6.5 / 10	06-28-2016	Dead By Daylight is a fantastic concept that, in practice, needed much more work put into it. I love its 80s horror aesthetic and the occasional match can be thoroughly enjoyable. There are going to have to be a lot more changes for the thing to have any sticking power, however.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Jim Hargreaves	6 / 10	07-03-2017	With the multiplayer horror genre slowly coming to life, Dead by Daylight stakes its claim as one of the frontrunners. There are plenty of interesting ideas at play here, straddling the line between familiar online games and something completely unique. However, the patience required to learn the game will be too much for some. It’s not a taxing game by any means, but the asynchronous flow and bold unusual will rub against common multiplayer mindset. There’s also the pricetag to consider. As we saw with Friday the 13th, players are effectively buying into an experimental breed of multiplayer game that has yet to produce its first stand-out winner.	Read review
TrueAchievements	Andrew Ogley	3.5 / 5 stars	08-03-2017	Dead by Daylight has the potential to become a cult classic among asymmetric games.	Read review
VideoGamer	Steven Burns	7 / 10	06-27-2016	It lacks polish, but Dead by Daylight is a genuinely tense ode to 80s slasher movies.	Read review

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Dead by Daylight is an upcoming multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed. Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person and is more focused on their prey. The Survivors’ goal in each encounter is to escape the Killing Ground without getting caught by the Killer – something that sounds easier than it is, especially when the environment changes every time you play.

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