Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight is an online asymmetric multiplayer survival horror game developed by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the other four play as Survivors; the Killer must impale each Survivor on sacrificial hooks to appease a malevolent force known as the Entity, while the Survivors have to avoid being caught and power up the exit gates by working together to fix five generators.
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| Developer(s) | Behaviour Interactive |
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| Producer(s) | Stéfan Beauchamp-Daniel |
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| Writer(s) | Farah Daoud-Brixi |
| Composer(s) | Michel F. April |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
The game was released for Windows in 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2017, for Switch in 2019, and for Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and Xbox Series X/S in 2020. It became Steam Deck Verified in 2023. Swedish studio Starbreeze Studios published the game from 2016 through 2018, when Behaviour Interactive bought the publishing rights. Italian company 505 Games publishes the Nintendo Switch version, while Austrian company Deep Silver publishes physical copies for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions. The game received mixed reviews upon release, though it was a commercial success and has since attracted more than 60 million players.
A film adaptation is currently in development by Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster.