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{{Infobox video game
| title = Dead by Daylight
| image = Dead by Daylight Steam header.jpg
| developer = [[Behaviour Interactive]]
| publisher = {{Unbulleted list|Behaviour Interactive|[[505 Games]]|[[Deep Silver]]|[[NetEase|NetEase Games]] (mobile)|[[Starbreeze Studios]]}}
| director = {{Unbulleted list|Ashley Pannell|Dave Richard<ref name="GBOctober25" />|Mathieu Coté<ref name="PopMay25" />|Matthew Spriggens<ref name="GoNFebruary23" />}}
| producer = Stéfan {{nowrap|Beauchamp-Daniel}}<ref name="NMEJune20" />
| designer = 
| programmer = {{Unbulleted list|Fadi Beyrouti|{{nowrap|Jean-Philip}} Desjardins|Rémi Veilleux}}
| artist = {{Unbulleted list|Filip Ivanovic|Marc Salha}}
| writer = Farah Daoud-Brixi
| composer = Michel F. April
| engine = {{Unbulleted list|[[Unreal Engine 4]]|(2016–2024)|[[Unreal Engine 5]]|(2024–present)}}
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|(discontinued March 20, 2025)|[[iOS]]|(discontinued March 20, 2025)|[[Google Stadia|Stadia]]|(discontinued January 18, 2023)|[[Xbox Series X/S]]|[[PlayStation 5]]}}
| released = {{Unbulleted list| '''Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|June 14, 2016}} | '''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One'''{{Video game release|NA|June 20, 2017|AU|June 22, 2017|EU|June 23, 2017}}| '''Nintendo Switch'''{{Video game release|WW|September 24, 2019}}| '''Android, iOS'''{{Video game release|WW|April 17, 2020}}| '''Stadia'''{{Video game release|WW|October 1, 2020}}
 | '''Xbox Series X/S'''{{Video game release|WW|November 10, 2020}}| '''PlayStation 5'''{{Video game release|NA|November 12, 2020|EU|November 19, 2020}}
}}
| genre = [[Survival horror]]
| modes = [[Multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Dead by Daylight''''' is an online [[asymmetric multiplayer]] [[survival horror]] video game developed and published 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;{{efn|Playable characters in the game are categorised as either Killers or Survivors, always capitalised as though they were [[proper noun]]s.}} the Killer must hunt and 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 [[Engine-generator|generators]]. The game has featured crossovers with many different horror films, television series, and video games.<ref name="Markman-2020" />

The game was originally released for [[Windows]] in 2016. It has since released for [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Google Stadia]], [[PlayStation 5|Playstation 5]], and [[Xbox Series X/S]]. An [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] version of the game, developed by [[NetEase]], was available from 2020 to 2025. Swedish studio [[Starbreeze Studios]] published the game on behalf of Behaviour Interactive from 2016 until 2018, when Behaviour bought the publishing rights. The game was initially released on [[Unreal Engine 4]] until it upgraded to [[Unreal Engine 5]] in 2024.

''Dead by Daylight'' received mixed reviews upon release, but was a commercial success; it has since attracted more than 60 million players and improved its ratings. Since its release, ''Dead by Daylight'' has received various spin-offs, including three video games, a comic book miniseries, and a physical board game. In 2023, it was announced that production companies [[Blumhouse Productions]] and [[Atomic Monster]] had started developing a film adaptation.

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== Gameplay ==
[[File:DBD Gameplay screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|A player (center) repairing a generator with a toolbox, with another Survivor on the right|alt=]]
''Dead by Daylight'' is an asymmetrical horror game where one player is the Killer and the other four are Survivors.<ref name="BCJune2016" /> Matches are referred to as trials. The Survivors' objective is to escape the trial by repairing five of seven generators scattered throughout the map, which will power up the two exit gates. The Killer must impale all Survivors on hooks before they escape, which will cause them to be sacrificed to a malevolent force known as the Entity. When only one Survivor remains, an escape hatch opens at a random location on the map; if the Killer closes the hatch or an exit gate is opened, the two-minute "Endgame Collapse" begins, with the timer being extended if there are any incapacitated or hooked Survivors. When the timer ends, any remaining Survivors are immediately sacrificed to the Entity.

When hunting Survivors, the Killer must capture them by either striking them with their weapon twice and picking them up off the ground while they are in the dying state (one strike injures Survivors and a second strike puts them into the dying state) or by grabbing them in one move by catching them unexpectedly while they interact with objects such as generators. Survivors can only be unhooked by other Survivors, unless they have a perk that allows them to unhook themself. If they are hooked a second time, they enter a phase in which they must resist the Entity as it attempts to take them out of the game by performing [[Quick time event|skill checks]] until they are either sacrificed or rescued. If they are hooked a third time, they will be sacrificed to the Entity.

The Survivors' movement options consist of sprinting, walking, crouch-walking, or crawling if they are in the dying state. They must elude the Killer by losing their line of sight in a chase or successfully hiding from them. Most Killers can move at a pace that is slightly faster than that of a sprinting Survivor but are slower in other movements, such as vaulting over obstacles and windows, which can buy Survivors time. Survivors can throw down wooden pallets placed at key locations on the map, and if the Killer is close enough to the pallet when the Survivor throws it down, they will be stunned for a brief moment. The Survivor can then vault over the downed pallet, but only some Killers can do so, with most of them being forced to break the pallet or go around it. The Killer also has an aura-reading ability that constantly reveals the location of generators, hooks, and sometimes Survivors. Every Killer has their own unique power that can be altered using add-ons obtained through gameplay. A significant amount of gameplay revolves around chases, with Survivors using their environment and wits to outmanoeuvre the Killer and escape them whilst potentially buying time for their allies to complete objectives.

Survivors can unlock chests to find useful items or bring items at the start of the trial, such as maps that highlight the locations of objectives, keys that can be used for certain aura-reading abilities or re-opening a closed escape hatch, toolboxes for quicker generator repairs and sabotaging hooks, medkits for quicker healing, and flashlights that can be used to blind the Killer temporarily; the latter, if the Killer is carrying a Survivor and does not have certain perks equipped, will let the Survivor escape. All Killers have an innate "terror radius" that surrounds them, the size of which depends on the Killer, the state of their power, and what add-ons or perks they may have. Survivors inside the radius will hear a heartbeat, which increases in intensity with proximity to the Killer.{{efn|The option to enable the visual of a heart beating in the player's chest which gets bigger, brighter, and quicker as the Killer gets closer was added for [[hearing impaired]] players in 2023.}} They can also see a red light called the "red stain" emanating from the Killer onto the ground in front of them, which reveals the direction they are facing and can help the Survivors determine where the Killer is coming from or going. Some Killers have the ability to suppress their terror radius and red stain under certain conditions, enabling them to surprise unaware Survivors.

===Objectives===
Survivor interactions with many objects in the game can trigger random skill checks. The player can either perform a good skill check which has no effect, a great skill check which speeds up the progression of the action the player is taking, or a failed skill check which may notify the Killer of the Survivor's location and cause a loss of progress. Great skill checks require more precision and may not always be possible depending on the type of interaction or the perks being used by either the Survivor or the Killer. Killers have the ability to damage a generator if there are no Survivors working on it, which will slightly regress its repair progress and cause it to continue regressing slowly until a Survivor resumes repairing it, and may trigger certain perks.

If the Killer catches a Survivor, the Killer can pick them up and carry them to one of many sacrificial hooks scattered throughout the map. While being carried, the Survivor can attempt to wiggle out of the Killer's grasp by successfully hitting consecutive skill checks before they reach the hook. When a Survivor is hooked, they gain a hook stage up to a maximum of three stages; when they are hooked for the first time, they can wait to be rescued or attempt to unhook themselves. If they are left too long or hooked again, they will progress to the second stage, during which they have to succeed at skill checks before another Survivor rescues them. If a Survivor is hooked a third time or left long enough to progress to the third stage, they are sacrificed and removed from the match.

Once five generators are repaired, the exit gates are powered, allowing Survivors to open the gates and escape from the match. The trial only ends when all Survivors have either escaped or died. Players who have escaped or died can spectate by cycling through the remaining Survivors' points of view or return to the main menu. If only one Survivor remains, repairing generators is typically time-consuming and not practical when compared to finding the escape hatch that will appear somewhere on the map. If the Survivor finds this hatch first, they may escape through it, but the Killer can close it if they find it first. If the Killer closes the hatch, the exit gates become powered as though the generators were completed, allowing the remaining Survivor a way to escape the trial.

===Perks===
Survivors and Killers have the option to equip up to four perks each, which gives their characters special abilities; each specific character starts off with a set of three perks that are unique to them, and each perk has three tiers, with its power increasing up to the third tier. There are hundreds of perks and any combination of them can massively impact gameplay. Perks differ between Survivors and Killers; a Survivor perk may not be used by Killers and vice versa. Perks can grant Survivors powers such as the ability to take one extra hit without going down when injured, self-healing without a medkit at a reduced speed, briefly sabotaging sacrificial hooks without a toolbox, and more. On the other side, perks can prevent the Killer from being blinded, allow them to slow down a carried Survivor's efforts to escape their grasp, and block some generators for a short time.

There are a number of "general perks" that start unlocked for any character to learn. Perks, add-ons, and items can be unlocked through the Bloodweb, a [[skill tree]] where each character can spend in-game currency. Advancing to level 50 in a character's Bloodweb allows the player to "prestige" that particular character up to prestige 100. "Prestiging" resets the character back to level 1 of the next prestige level and unlocks the next tier of the character's unique perks for every other character the player owns. There are also special perks ("boons" for Survivors and "hexes" for Killers) which can alter gameplay when activated; hexes are either active from the start of the trial or activated by certain actions, and can be cleansed by Survivors, which deactivates them for the rest of the match. Boons do not activate until the Survivor blesses one of a handful of "totems" on the map, which a Killer can snuff out until a totem is blessed again.

=== Alternative game modes ===
The game received its first alternative game modes in 2024. These modes retain the base gameplay, but make certain additions. They are added to the game on a rotating basis.

The first was "Lights Out" featuring darker map settings and removes the ability to equip perks or bring items. This mode was added to the game in February 2024.<ref name="GR+LightsOutFebruary24" /><ref name="GRLightsOutFebruary24" /><ref name="CBLightsOutFebruary24" /> The September 2024 iteration was ''[[Castlevania|Castlevania]]'' themed.<ref name="PCGLightsOutSeptember24" /><ref name="IGNLightsOutSeptember24" /> The second mode, "My Little Oni", was added during [[April Fools' Day|April fools day]] 2024 and featured normal gameplay with the killer being extremely large and survivors being minuscule.<ref name="TGLittleOni24" /><ref name="BCLittleOni24" /><ref name="BDLittleOni24" /> "Chaos Shuffle" is a mode which randomizes the perks equipped for all players. It was playable in May–June 2024,<ref name="PCChaosMay24" /><ref name="TGChaosMay24" /><ref name="PGGChaosMay24" /> September–October 2024,<ref name="GTVChaosSeptember24" /><ref name="GRChaosSeptember24" /><ref name="CBChaosSeptember24" /> January 2025,<ref name="DDChaosJanuary25" /><ref name="TGChaosJanuary2025" /><ref name="IGNChaosJanuary2025" /> March 2025,<ref name="DEChaosMarch2025" /> April–May 2025, June 2025,<ref name="WPChaosJune2025" /><ref name="PCGChaosJune2025" /> and January 2026. The January 2025 iteration was ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' themed,<ref name="DDChaosJanuary25" /> while the June 2025 version was ''[[The Witcher]]'' themed.<ref name="WPChaosJune2025" />

The "2v8" game mode features larger maps, a new class system, and lobbies of 10 players total. The first iterations were playable from July to August 2024<ref name="PCG2v8July2024" /><ref name="IGN2v8July2024" /><ref name="CB2v8July2024" /> and in November 2024.<ref name="PCG2v8November2024" /><ref name="HG2v8November2024" /> The game mode returned in February–March 2025 with a ''[[Resident Evil]]'' theme.<ref name="EG2v8February2025" /><ref name="BD2v8February2025" /><ref name="CB2v8February2025" /> The May 2025 iteration of 2v8 was ''GhostFace'' themed.<ref name="VG2v8May2025" /><ref name="PCG2v8May2025" /><ref name="CB2v8May2025" /> The November 2025 version was themed around ''[[Silent Hill]]'' and ''Castlevania''.<ref name="IGN2v8November25" /> The February-March 2026 iteration was themed around [[Child's Play (franchise)|''Chucky'']].<ref name="VG2v8February2026" />

== Setting ==
===Premise===
A group of four Survivors must elude one Killer obsessed with sacrificing them on hooks to a malevolent being called the Entity. The Survivors' perspectives are [[Third-person view|third-person]],<ref name="CBJune16" /> while most Killer's perspectives are [[First-person (video games)|first-person]].{{efn|''[[Chucky (Child's Play)|The Good Guy]]'' was added to the game in 2023, becoming the first Killer to feature a third-person view.<ref name="DbdNovember23" />''The [[Krasue]]'', added in 2025, featured an alternate mode which enables a third-person view.<ref name="PGSeptember25" />}} The Survivors can only fight back by stunning the Killer or using items such as flashlights to blind them. Survivors can also vault over obstacles much faster than the Killer, providing a means of escape. Survivors use these obstacles and tools to help them elude the Killer for as long as they can. In order to escape, Survivors must repair five of the seven [[Engine-generator|generators]] scattered across the map to power up the exit gates. They must then open the exit gates and escape through them; the final Survivor may also find an unmarked escape hatch to jump into, though the hatch can be shut if the Killer finds it first. Repairing generators can be made quicker through items such as [[toolbox]]es, repairing a generator alongside other Survivors, or if certain perks are equipped to help the process along.<ref name="DbDMarch21" />

===Plot===
The Entity, an [[eldritch horror]] that exists between dimensions, is attracted to actions of great violence and malice. The majority of Killers, most of whom are serial murderers or victims of terrible tragedy, are pulled out of reality by the Entity and convinced or forced to do its bidding.{{efn|Some Killers, such as [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]], are implied to have appeared in the realm without the Entity's assistance.}} In order to maintain its existence, the Entity requires sacrifices and demands that they hunt and kill the Survivors so it can feed off their emotions and steal a piece of their souls upon death. In order to continue this hunt, the Entity blocks off the gateways of death and puts the Survivors into a dreamlike state that leads them back to the Entity's [[purgatory]]-esque world to get hunted again.

The Survivors are pulled into the Entity's constructed world when they wander into the woods or explore abandoned buildings, disappearing from the real world without a trace. More recent Survivors have entered through other methods such as being taken right before they die or sending themselves there using [[witchcraft]]. They end up at a campfire in the woods, where they rest between trials until a Killer pursues them again. Each trial takes place in a series of realms constructed by the Entity of areas related to each Killer's history. Escaping from the grounds always takes the Survivors back to the campfire, and offerings can be created to be burnt at it and appeal to the Entity. Since the Entity feeds off of Survivors' hopes of escaping, it helps them just as much as it helps Killers, acting as an impartial observer of the hunt and stepping in only to claim those successfully sacrificed to it.

Each original Survivor and Killer also has their own individual backstory which explains their personality and their unique abilities, along with how they end up in the realm of the Entity. These backstories are expanded in "Tomes" where completing in-game challenges unlocks more information. These Tomes are released every few months alongside a [[battle pass]] known as "The Rift".

== Development ==
The first trailer for the game was released on March 2, 2016.<ref name="VGMarch16" /> After a closed beta releasing on May 29, the game was released for [[Windows]] on June 14, 2016.<ref name="GINovember18" /> The game was released on [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] in 2017,<ref name="PApril16" /><ref name="PCGApril20" /><ref name="RPSApril16" /> [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2019, and [[PlayStation 5]] and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] in 2020.<ref name="GSeptember20" /> The game was released on [[Google Stadia|Stadia]] in 2020, and was available until Stadia's discontinuation in 2023.<ref name="TSAAugust20" /><ref name="BBCJanuary23" /> It became [[Steam Deck]] Verified{{Efn|Games that are confirmed to be compatible with the Steam Deck, including those with Proton and any middleware DRM solutions, that by default meet minimum performance specifications, are marked as "Verified". Dead by Daylight was previously marked as "Unsupported" due to it using EasyAntiCheat which did not work on Steam Deck until 2023.}} in 2023.<ref name="GOLMay23" /> The Nintendo Switch version was ported to [[Nintendo Switch 2]] in 2025.<ref name="GNMay25" /> [[Cross-platform play|Cross-play]] between different systems was added in 2020.<ref name="MPAugust20" /><ref name="PCGJuly20" /> Cross-progression, allowing for the same user to access their account on different systems, was added in 2024.<ref name="PCGJuly24" />

Swedish studio [[Starbreeze Studios]] published the game from 2016 through 2018, when Behaviour Interactive bought the publishing rights.<ref name="SBMay18" /><ref name="CBJune16" /> 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. 

After the prototype of the game ran on a different engine, the game ultimately released built on [[Unreal Engine 4]].<ref name="UEOctober16" /> This engine was used until April 2024 when the game updated to [[Unreal Engine 5]].<ref name="GRApril24" /><ref name="MPApril24" /> An in-game store, with accompanying [[Microtransaction|microtransactions]], was added in 2018.<ref name="RPSJune18" /> A [[Battle pass|battle pass system]] was added in 2019.<ref name="FBOctober19" /><ref name="BGOctober19" /> Free updates have been provided continuously since the games launch, which large updates such as a years-long visual upgrade beginning in 2020<ref name="PGFebruary21" /><ref name="RHSeptember20" /> and a quality of life initiative taking place in 2025.<ref name="CBRMay25" /><ref name="PCGFebruary25" />

== Downloadable content ==
As of January 2026, the game has featured 46 individual DLC releases in total. Most DLC releases include both a new Survivor and Killer, except for eleven where only one character was introduced and four where three characters were introduced. 26 of the DLCs released have also introduced new maps that are accessible to all players. The DLCs can be acquired by either purchasing them with money or in the in-game store which was added to the game in June 2018.<ref name="ROHJune18" /> Non-licensed characters and cosmetic items can be purchased for free using an in-game currency called iridescent shards, also added to the game in June 2018. Three DLCs (''The Last Breath'', ''Left Behind'', and ''A Lullaby for the Dark'') have been distributed for free. Prior to the release of every DLC since ''Curtain Call'', a Public Test Build (PTB) becomes available to players on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], which allows the developers to test new content and receive community feedback on major upcoming changes.

Alongside original characters, the game licenses characters and settings from several different franchises. 23 of the currently released DLCs have featured licensed Killers and Survivors from films, television, and other video games. The game's success has been attributed, at least in part, to the game's collaborations with these franchises, being nicknamed the "hall of fame of horror" due to its wide cast of horror icons from popular media.<ref name="Markman-2020" /><ref name="TGAugust21" /><ref name="GRJuly24" />

In addition to DLCs, other collaborations have resulted in purely cosmetic items being added to existing characters. Collaborations with [[Crypt TV]],<ref name="BCMay21" /> ''[[Attack on Titan]]'',<ref name="CBMay22" /> [[Junji Ito Collection|Junji Ito]],<ref name="GRNovember24" /> ''[[The Witcher]]'',<ref name="VMay25" /> ''[[The Boulet Brothers' Dragula]]'',<ref name="VMay25" /> and ''[[Nyaight of the Living Cat]]''<ref name="GTOctober25" /> added cosmetic items to original characters in order to make them resemble characters from those franchises. Cosmetic items have also been added from video game franchises such as ''[[For Honor]]'', ''[[Meet Your Maker]]'',<ref name="TGApril23" /> ''[[PUBG: Battlegrounds]]'',<ref name="TGOctober22" /> [[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege|''Rainbow Six Siege'']],<ref name="GRDecember23" /> ''[[Naughty Bear]]'',<ref name="TROctober23" /> and ''[[Balatro]]''.<ref name="GSJanuary26" /> Collaborations with real people have resulted in cosmetic items inspired by video game artist [[Ikumi Nakamura]], art studio Domrebel, heavy metal bands [[Iron Maiden]] and [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], as well as actor [[Nicolas Cage]] being a playable Survivor.<ref name="PTJanuary24" /><ref name="PGNJanuary24" />

=== Controversies and removals ===
In August 2021, Behaviour announced that the ''[[Stranger Things]]'' DLC (including individual characters from the DLC and their cosmetics) would no longer be available for purchase after November 17 and that the Hawkins National Laboratory map would be removed from rotation.<ref name="GRAugust21" /> All characters from the DLC, as well as their cosmetics, remained usable by players who purchased them before the removal date.<ref name="GRAugust21" /> No official reason was given for the chapter's removal; observers hypothesized that [[Netflix]], the owner of the ''Stranger Things'' license, decided to not renew the license for the game with Behavior due to its focus on their own [[Netflix Games]] brand.<ref name="DOGAugust21" /><ref name="PCGAugust21" /><ref name="GRAugust21" /> All ''Stranger Things'' content returned to the game in a surprise move on November 6, 2023.<ref name="BDNovember23" /><ref name="CNovember23" />

In October 2021, [[NFT]] company Boss Protocol released an [[NFT]] using the [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] character model from ''Dead by Daylight''.<ref name="EGOctober21" /> This led to criticism from players, with the DLC being [[review bomb]]ed to a "Mostly Negative" rating on Steam.<ref name="PCGDecember21" /><ref name="GEDecember21" /><ref name="EGOctober21" />However, Behaviour later clarified that it had agreed to give  access to the Pinhead character model to anyone who held the rights to Pinhead, and that Boss Protocol had subsequently created the NFT without Behaviour's involvement.<ref name="IGNOctober21" /> Two months later, Boss Protocol lost the rights back to English author [[Clive Barker]], who created the character.<ref name="CBRDecember20" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source does not sufficiently connect to the subject matter.|date=March 2025}} [[Doug Bradley]] reprised the role of Pinhead for the game.<ref name="CBAugust21" /> Due to licensing issues, all ''Hellraiser'' content was removed from the game on April 4, 2025. Pinhead and his [[Chatterer]] cosmetic are still available to players who purchased them before this date.<ref name="PGNMarch25" /><ref name="DBDMarch25" /> The removal came a few months before the announcement of ''[[Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival|Hellraiser: Revival]]'', characterized as the "first true Hellraiser game" by [[Saber Interactive]].<ref name="PolyJuly25" />

Cosmetic items from ''[[Attack on Titan]]'' were added to the game in July 2022 and removed from the in-game store in July 2023.<ref name="CBRSeptember23" /> All ''Attack on Titan'' content returned to the game on October 9, 2025.

In December 2025, Behaviour announced that the ''Halloween'' DLC (including individual characters from the DLC and their cosmetics) would no longer be available for purchase after January 19, 2026. Characters from the DLC, as well as their cosmetics, will remain usable by players who purchased them before the removal date however the Haddonfield map is no longer playable.<ref name="BDDecember25" /> The announcement came a few months before a new ''[[Halloween (2026 video game)|Halloween]]'' game from [[Illfonic]] and [[Gun Media]] was set to be released.<ref name="GRDecember25" />

=== List ===
{{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}} This symbol denotes DLCs that unveiled licensed characters.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Downloadable content for ''Dead by Daylight''
|-
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Release date
!scope="col"|Killer
!scope="col"|Survivor(s)
!scope="col"|Map (Realm)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|scope="row"| ''The Last Breath''
| August 18, 2016 || The Nurse || Nea Karlsson || Disturbed Ward (Crotus Prenn Asylum)
|<ref name="GSAugust16" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[Halloween (franchise)|Halloween]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| October 25, 2016{{ref label|ST1|a}} || [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|The Shape]] || [[Laurie Strode]] || Lampkin Lane (Haddonfield)
|<ref name="EGOctober16" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Of Flesh and Mud''
| December 8, 2016 || The Hag || Ace Visconti || The Pale Rose (Backwater Swamp)
|<ref name="CPDecember16" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[Left 4 Dead (franchise)|Left Behind]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| March 8, 2017 || — || [[Left 4 Dead (franchise)#Characters|William "Bill" Overbeck]]|| —
|<ref name="GAMarch17" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Spark of Madness''
| May 11, 2017 || The Doctor || Feng Min || Treatment Theatre (Léry's Memorial Institute)
|<ref name="GIMay17" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''A Lullaby for the Dark''
| July 27, 2017 || The Huntress || [[David King (Dead by Daylight)|David King]] || Mother's Dwelling (Red Forest)
|<ref name="NWJuly17" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise)|Leatherface]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| September 14, 2017 || [[Leatherface|The Cannibal]] || — || —
|<ref name="EGSeptember17" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| October 26, 2017 || [[Freddy Krueger|The Nightmare]] || [[List of A Nightmare on Elm Street characters#Quentin Smith|Quentin Smith]] || Badham Preschool (Springwood)
|<ref name="EGOctober17" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| January 23, 2018 || [[Amanda Young|The Pig]] || [[David Tapp]] || The Game (Gideon Meat Plant)
|<ref name="EGJanuary18" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Curtain Call''
| June 12, 2018 || The Clown || Kate Denson || Father Campbell's Chapel (Crotus Prenn Asylum)
|<ref name="DCJuly18" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Shattered Bloodline''
| September 18, 2018 || The Spirit || Adam Francis || Family Residence (Yamaoka Estate)
|<ref name="TRSeptember18" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Darkness Among Us''
| December 11, 2018 || The Legion || Jeffrey "Jeff" Johansen || Mount Ormond Resort (Ormond)
|<ref name="BDNovember18" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Demise of the Faithful''
| March 19, 2019 || The Plague || Jane Romero || Temple of Purgation (Red Forest)
|<ref name="GRMarch19" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[Evil Dead|Ash vs Evil Dead]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| April 2, 2019 || — || [[Ash Williams|Ashley "Ash" Williams]] ||—
|<ref name="EGMarch19" />
|-
|scope="row"| [[Ghostface (Scream)|''Ghost Face'']] {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| June 18, 2019 || [[Ghostface (Scream)#Video games|The Ghost Face]]|| — || —
|<ref name="GIJune19" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''[[Stranger Things]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}|| September 17, 2019{{ref label|ST1|a}}
| [[List of Stranger Things characters#Creatures of the Upside Down|The Demogorgon]] || [[Steve Harrington]], [[Nancy Wheeler]] || Underground Complex (Hawkins National Laboratory)
|<ref name="EGAugust19" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Cursed Legacy''
| December 3, 2019 || The Oni || Yui Kimura || Sanctum of Wrath (Yamaoka Estate)
|<ref name="CBNovember19" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Chains of Hate''
| March 10, 2020 || The Deathslinger || Zarina Kassir || Dead Dawg Saloon (Grave of Glenvale)
|<ref name="GRFebruary20" />
|-
|scope="row"|  ''[[Silent Hill]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| June 16, 2020 || [[Pyramid Head|The Executioner]] || [[Heather Mason|Cheryl Mason]] || Midwich Elementary School (Silent Hill)
|<ref name="EGJune20" />
|-
|scope="row"|  ''Descend Beyond''
| September 8, 2020 || The Blight || Felix Richter || —
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|scope="row"| ''A Binding of Kin''
| December 1, 2020 || The Twins || Élodie Rakoto || —
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|scope="row"| ''All-Kill''
| March 30, 2021 || The Trickster || Lee Yun-Jin || —
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|scope="row"| ''[[Resident Evil]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| June 15, 2021 || [[Nemesis (Resident Evil)|The Nemesis]]|| [[Leon S. Kennedy]], [[Jill Valentine]] || Raccoon City Police Station (Raccoon City){{ref label|RCPD1|b}}
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|scope="row"| ''[[Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| September 7, 2021{{ref label|ST1|a}}|| [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|The Cenobite]]|| — || —
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|scope="row"| ''Hour of the Witch''
| October 19, 2021 || — || Mikaela Reid || —
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|scope="row"| ''Portrait of a Murder''
| November 30, 2021 || The Artist || Jonah Vasquez || Eyrie of Crows (Forsaken Boneyard)
|<ref name="EGNovember21" />
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|scope="row"| ''[[The Ring (franchise)|Sadako Rising]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| March 8, 2022 || [[Sadako Yamamura|The Onryō]]|| [[Yoichi Asakawa]]|| —
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|scope="row"| ''Roots of Dread''
| June 7, 2022 || The Dredge || Haddie Kaur || Garden of Joy (Withered Isle)
|<ref name="TGMay22" />
|-
|scope="row"| ''Resident Evil: Project W'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| August 30, 2022 || [[Albert Wesker|The Mastermind]]|| [[Ada Wong]], [[Rebecca Chambers]] || Raccoon City Police Station East Wing/West Wing (Raccoon City){{ref label|RCPD2|b}}
|<ref name="PMay22" />
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|scope="row"|''Forged in Fog''
|November 22, 2022
|The Knight
|Vittorio Toscano
|Shattered Square (Decimated Borgo)
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|scope="row"|''Tools of Torment''
|March 7, 2023
|The Skull Merchant
|Thalita Lyra, Renato Lyra
|—{{ref label|SW1|c}}
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|scope="row"|''End Transmission''
|June 13, 2023
|The Singularity
|Gabriel Soma
|Toba Landing (Dvarka Deepwood)
|<ref name="GEMMay23" />
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| scope="row" |''[[Nicolas Cage]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|July 25, 2023
| —
|[[Nicolas Cage]]
| —
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|scope="row"|''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|August 29, 2023
|[[The Xenomorph]]
|[[Ellen Ripley]]
|Nostromo Wreckage (Dvarka Deepwood)
|<ref name="GRAugust23" />
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|scope="row"| ''[[Child's Play (franchise)|Chucky]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| November 28, 2023 || [[Chucky (Child's Play)|The Good Guy]]|| — || —
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|scope="row"| ''[[Alan Wake]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
| January 30, 2024 || — || [[Alan Wake]] || —
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|''All Things Wicked''
|March 12, 2024
|The Unknown
|Sable Ward
|Greenville Square (Withered Isle)
|<ref name="GRFebruary24" />
|-
|scope="row"|''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|June 3, 2024
|[[Vecna|The Lich]]
|Aestri Yazar, Baermar Uraz
|Forgotten Ruins (Decimated Borgo)
|<ref name="CBMay24" />
|-
|scope="rpw"|''[[Tomb Raider]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|July 16, 2024
| —
|[[Lara Croft]]
| —
|<ref name="GRJune24" />
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|scope="row"|''[[Castlevania]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|August 27, 2024
|[[Dracula (Castlevania)|The Dark Lord]]
| [[Trevor Belmont]]
| —
|<ref name="VGAugust24" />
|-
|scope="row"|''Doomed Course''
|November 28, 2024
|The Houndmaster
|Taurie Cain
| —{{ref label|DC1|d}}
|<ref name="PGNNovember24-Doomed" />
|-
|scope="row"|''[[Tokyo Ghoul]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|April 2, 2025
|[[List of Tokyo Ghoul characters#Main characters|The Ghoul]]
| —
| —
|<ref name="TNNMarch25" />
|-
|scope="row"|''Steady Pulse''
|May 6, 2025
| —
|Orela Rose
| —
|<ref name="PGNApril25" />
|-
|scope="row"|''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|June 17, 2025
|[[Five Nights at Freddy's 3|The Animatronic]]
|—
|Freddy Fazbear's Pizza (Withered Isle)
|<ref name="IGNMay25" />
|-
|scope="row"|''[[The Walking Dead (franchise)|The Walking Dead]]'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|July 29, 2025
|—
|[[Rick Grimes]], [[Michonne|Michonne Grimes]]
|Fallen Refuge (Withered Isle)
|<ref name="CBJuly25" />
|-
|scope="row"|''Sinister Grace''
|September 23, 2025
|The Krasue
|Vee Boonyasak
|—
|<ref name="FSeptember25" />
|-
|scope="row"|''Stranger Things Chapter 2'' {{dagger|alt=Licensed DLCs}}
|January 27, 2026
|[[Vecna (Stranger Things)|The First]]
|[[Eleven (Stranger Things)|Eleven]], [[Dustin Henderson]]
|—
|<ref name="GONNovember25" />
|-
|scope="row"|''All-Kill: Comeback''
|March 17, 2026
|—
|Kwon Tae-Young
|Trickster's Delusion (Sleepless District)
|
|}
'''Notes'''
:a.{{note label|ST1|^}}{{note label|ST2|^}}Chapters which were at one point removed for purchase. Players who purchased the characters before the chapter's removal were able to continue playing the characters in game, although associated maps were removed from all modes. The ''Stranger Things'' chapter was made unavailable with its removal on November 17, 2021, before ultimately being returned to the game on November 6, 2023, with the ''Hellraiser'' and ''Halloween'' chapters being unavailable since their respective removals on April 4, 2025, and January 19, 2026.
:b.{{note label|RCPD1|^}}{{note label|RCPD2|^}}The [[Raccoon Police Station|Raccoon City Police Station]] map was introduced in the ''Resident Evil'' chapter. With the release of the ''Resident Evil: Project W'' chapter, it was permanently replaced with two separate maps which split the original map into its East and West halves.<ref name="IGNDecember24" />
:c.{{note label|SW1|^}}The Shelter Woods map was introduced with the release of the game in 2016. However, with the release of the ''Tools of Torment'' chapter, the map was redesigned with a new landmark, The Hunting Camp, being added to the map. This landmark is modeled after The Skull Merchant's background lore and is featured in chapter's marketing materials.<ref name="DEXFebruary23" /><ref name="PDecember24" />
:d.{{note label|DC1|^}}Although it was initially announced that the ''Doomed Course'' would have an accompanying new map, ultimately no map released with the chapter.<ref name="GRDecember24" /> Instead, the Lake Ormond Mine (Ormond) map was released two weeks after the chapter as part of the annual winter event.<ref name="PCNNovember24-Bone" /><ref name="PGNNovember24-Next" />

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 71/100<ref name="MC_PC" /><br />PS4: 64/100<ref name="MC_PS4" /><br />XONE: 58/100<ref name="MC_XONE" /><br />NS: 61/100<ref name="MC_NS" />
| GSpot = PC: 9/10
| IGN = 9/10<ref name="IGNReview21" />
| PCGUK = 88/100
}}

''Dead by Daylight'' received "mixed or average reviews", according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC_PC" /> ''[[GameSpot]]'' awarded it a score of 9 out of 10, saying, "At launch, ''Dead by Daylight'' suffered because of its reliance on peer-to-peer hosting and absent social features, but over time it rectified these issues. And while a brief and premature tussle with [[skill-based matchmaking]] turned the new player experience into a bit of a horror show (a problem which is now [was] fixed), thanks to its community of players ''Dead by Daylight'' is without peer in the asymmetrical competitive multiplayer arena, and has grown into one of the most robust horror experiences around."<ref name="GSReview21" /> Luke Winkie of ''[[PC Gamer]]'' awarded it a score of 88 out of 100, saying, "In the five years since Behaviour Interactive released ''Dead by Daylight'' on Steam, the game has developed razor-sharp mechanical intrigue, an ultra-complex web of versatile builds and strategies, and a diverse suite of characters, each equipped with relative strengths and weaknesses."<ref name="PCGReview21" />

=== Sales ===
During its first week, ''Dead by Daylight'' sold more than 270,000 copies.<ref name="VG270k21" /><ref name="EG270k16" /> The game sold more than 1 million copies within 2 months.<ref name="GS1M16" /><ref name="GK1M16" /> On November 16, 2017, more than 3 million copies were sold.<ref name="VB3M17" /> As of May 2019, the game sold more than 5 million copies.<ref name="VB5M19" /> In August 2020, the game reached more than 25 million players across all platforms.<ref name="P25M20" /> This number reached 36 million by May 2021,<ref name="PCG36M21" /> 50 million by May 2022,<ref name="EG50M22" /> and 60 million by November 2023.<ref name="P60M23" />

=== Popularity and impact ===
Due to [[Behaviour Interactive|Behaviour]] catering to Japanese players with the release of Japanese-themed chapters and expanding the lore of its in-game universe, which Japanese gamers tend to favor, Japan has become one of the biggest markets for the game.<ref name="FJapan21" /> The Entity Café, a ''Dead by Daylight''-themed café, opened on the fourth floor of the [[Tokyo Skytree]] in August 2021.<ref name="TFCcafe21" />

Original ''Dead by Daylight'' characters and items have appeared in other video games. In ''[[Payday 2]]'', ''Dead by Daylight'' initially launched with an optional "Deluxe Edition" for an additional price which granted cosmetics for ''Payday 2'' as well as a discount for ''Payday 2'' owners who pre-ordered the game.<ref name="SB21" /> The [[Ubisoft]] fighting game ''[[For Honor]]'' featured a crossover event called "Survivors of the Fog" from October 21 to November 11, 2021, which featured ''Dead by Daylight''-inspired cosmetic items and a limited-time game mode that featured the Trapper as an AI-controlled enemy.<ref name="GRadarForHonor" /><ref name="GRantForHonor" /> From October 21 to November 7, 2022, ''[[PUBG: Battlegrounds]]'' featured a crossover event with ''Dead by Daylight'' which saw the traditionally [[Battle royale game|battle royale]] game introduce a new mode in which players would repair generators and escape from the killer, alongside cosmetics that emulate certain survivors and killers from the game. The mobile port of ''Battlegrounds'', ''[[New State Mobile]],'' also received a similar event. By playing at least one match of the special ''PUBG'' game mode, players were given a unique code to unlock cosmetics in ''Dead by Daylight''.<ref name="BCpubg22" /><ref name="GRpubg22" /> Other video games in which ''Dead by Daylight'' characters or cosmetic items inspired by the game appeared were ''[[Deathgarden]]'', ''[[Meet Your Maker]]'',''<ref name="TGApril23" />'' ''[[Move or Die]]'',<ref name="BCOct22" /> ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]'',<ref name="UBApril24" /> ''[[Balatro]],''<ref name="PCGFeb25" /> ''[[Assassin's Creed Shadows]],<ref name="MSNMay25" />'' and ''[[Quarantine Zone: The Last Check]]''.<ref name="BDJanuary26" />

== <span class="anchor" id="Mobile"></span> Mobile release ==
On June 19, 2019, Behaviour Interactive Inc. announced the plan to release ''Dead by Daylight'' on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] for free in an attempt to make the game more accessible to players around the world.<ref name="1MobileJune19" /> A different development team was formed that was fully dedicated to optimizing the game for the mobile experience. ''Dead by Daylight Mobile'' was initially slated for launch in 2019, however the developers had to push the release to 2020, citing their need for more time to work on bugs and optimize.<ref name="1MobileDecember19" /> On February 27, 2019, Behaviour announced that the mobile versions will be published by Chinese video game publisher [[NetEase Games]] in Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.<ref name="1MobileFebruary20" /> It was released in EMEA, the Americas, and South Asia on April 16, 2020.<ref name="1MobileApril20" /><ref name="2MobileApril20" /> In December 2022, Behaviour Interactive announced that an improved global version was being co-developed by Behaviour and NetEase Games. The old global version was removed from mobile storefronts on December 16, 2022, and the improved global version released on March 15, 2023, after being delayed from a February 2023 planned release.<ref name="1MobileMarch23" /> This new version included enhanced graphics and would come to feature exclusive game modes, features, and skins only available in the mobile version of the game.<ref name="2MobileMarch23" /><ref name="1MobileOctober23" /><ref name="2MobileOctober23" />

In its 48 hours of release, ''Dead by Daylight'' ''Mobile'' outnumbered 1 million downloads.<ref name="3MobileApril20" /> By October 2020, the game surpassed 10 million downloads.<ref name="1MobileOctober20" /> By May 2022, the game reached 25 million downloads.<ref name="1MobileMay22" /> The game was banned by the government of [[India]] in March 2023.<ref name="3MobileMarch23" /> In December 2024, NetEase announced that ''Dead by Daylight Mobile'' would permanently shut down by March 2025.<ref name="1MobileDecember24" /><ref name="2MobileDecember24" /> It was removed from iOS and Android storefronts in January 2025 and became inaccessible on March 20, 2025.<ref name="1MobileMarch25" />

== Spin-offs and other media ==

===Video games===

==== ''Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim'' ====
{{Main article|Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim}}

''[[Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim]]'' is a [[visual novel]] [[dating sim]]ulator game released on August 3, 2022.<ref name="GspinoffAugust22" /> The parodic game is developed by [[Psyop (company)|Psyop]] and allows the player to date four of Dead by Daylight's original Killers, the Trapper, the Huntress, the Wraith, and the Spirit, guided by original Survivors such as Dwight and Claudette.<ref name="KspinoffMay22" /> Cosmetic items inspired from ''Hooked on You'' were added to the main game in 2022.<ref name="DBLspinoffSeptember22" />

==== ''What the Fog'' ====
''What the Fog'' is a [[Cooperative video game|co-op]] [[roguelike]] game released on May 14, 2024, after being revealed the same day. Following original survivors Dwight, Claudette, and Feng Min, players must defeat enemies in order to power up generators and escape. The game was released for free for those with an account on Behavior.com or was made purchasable through [[Steam (service)|Steam]].<ref name="PCGspinoffMay24" /><ref name="GspinoffMay24" />

==== ''The Casting of Frank Stone'' ====
{{Main|The Casting of Frank Stone}}

''[[The Casting of Frank Stone]]'' is a single-player [[interactive drama]] [[horror game]] released on September 3, 2024.<ref name="WCCspinoffJuly24" /> The game is developed by [[Supermassive Games]], known for developing similar interactive horror games including ''[[Until Dawn]]'', ''[[The Quarry (video game)|The Quarry]]'', and ''[[The Dark Pictures Anthology]]''.<ref name="IGNspinoffMay23" /> Featuring a branching narrative, players follow the stories of different characters set across multiple time periods, all centering around the killer Frank Stone and the paranormal Entity.<ref name="EGspinoffSeptember24" /> Initially, Frank Stone was announced to be added to ''Dead by Daylight'' in September 2025 as a legendary skin for The Trapper.<ref name="VMay25" /> Due to poor reception, this was scrapped, and will later be added in some other way.

==== ''Project T'' ====
An untitled spin-off game was announced on May 19, 2023, described as a four-player co-op [[PvE]] experience "centered around greed and the lust for power."<ref name="DspinoffMay23" />  Midwinter Entertainment, a [[Seattle]]-studio Behavior Interactive acquired in May 2022, was developing the game.<ref name="DspinoffMay23" /> On May 14, 2024, the game's working title was revealed as ''Project T'' along with development footage revealing the game as a third person shooter.<ref name="TSAspinoffMay24" /> Limited [[playtests]] were held during the summer of that year.<ref name="GspinoffSeptember24" /> On September 17, 2024, it was announced that ''Project T'' had been canceled following "unsatisfactory" results from the prior playtests.<ref name="PCGspinoffSeptember24" /> The same day, Behavior Interactive announced that Midwinter Entertainment was closing.<ref name="GIspinoffSeptember24" /><ref name="Cochran" />

==== ''Dead by Daylight Pinball'' ====
[[Zen Studios]] released a ''Dead by Daylight'' pinball table for ''[[Pinball M]]'' on November 30, 2023.  Players can choose to play as either killer or survivor, with 4 survivors to choose from.<ref name="PSspinoffDecember23" />

=== Board game ===
A board game adaptation, ''Dead by Daylight: The Board Game'', was created by Level 99 Games and distributed by [[Asmodee]] in the United States.<ref name="GTspinoffMarch22" /> Featuring original characters up through the ''All Kill'' chapter from the original video game, one player takes on the role of the killer and two to four players take on the role of survivors. Players use perks, items, props, and powers to traverse the map in order to either repair generators and escape or hunt down and kill the survivors.<ref name="L99spinoffApril23" /> Following a successful fundraising campaign on [[Kickstarter]], the game was released on April 7, 2023.<ref name="ICVspinoffMay23" /> An expansion for the board game was announced on May 14, 2024, which adds further playable characters and mechanics.

=== Comic series ===
On October 29, 2022, Behaviour Interactive tweeted an announcement for a comic series featuring the four members of The Legion, which details more of their backstory. It is published by [[Titan Comics]], written by Nadia Shammas, illustrated by Dillon Snook, and [[Colorist|colored]] by Emilio Lecce.<ref name="BDspinoffMarch23" /> The first issue was released on June 14, 2023. and the fourth and final issue released on March 6, 2024. Each issue follows a different member of The Legion.<ref name="SRspinoffMarch24" />

A second series was announced in December 2025 which will follow The Hillbilly. Again published by Titan Comics, the series is written by Derek Fridolfs, illustrated by Dean Kotz, and colored by Allison Hu.<ref name="CBspinoffDecember25" /> The first issue will be released in April 2026.<ref name="PVspinoffDecember25" />

===Film adaptation===
In March 2023, it was reported by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that [[Jason Blum]] and [[James Wan]] were producing a film adaptation through their [[Blumhouse Productions]] and [[Atomic Monster]] banners, respectively alongside Behaviour Interactive.<ref name="VarietyFilm0323" /> In a January 2024 interview, executive producer Ryan Turek commented that the film would be informed by lessons learned from the studio's recent ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (film)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' film adaptation and to prioritize making "a video game adaptation for the fans".<ref name="ColliderFilm0124" /> Jason Blum commented in October 2024 that the script was actively being developed, but that "it could be five years, it could be twelve months" until a script was completed.<ref name="CBFilm1024" /> In February 2026, [[David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick]] and [[Alexandre Aja]] were hired to write the script.<ref name="HRFilm0226" />

=== Animated series ===
In February 2026, it was reported by Dread Central that Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster, the production companies behind the film adaptation, were searching for writers for an animated television series based on the franchise.<ref name="DCTV0226" />

== See also ==

* ''[[Evil Dead: The Game]]''
* ''[[Friday the 13th: The Game]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed]]''
* [[Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival|''Hellraiser: Revival'']]
* ''[[Identity V]]''
* ''[[Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game]]''
* [[List of horror video games]]
* ''[[Predator: Hunting Grounds]]''
* ''[[Propnight]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil: Resistance]]''
* ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (2023 video game)|The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]''

==Notes==
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==References==
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<ref name="GBOctober25">{{Cite web|title=[EXCLUSIVE] Dead by Daylight's Senior Creative Director Dave Richard on Bringing Thai Horror to the Fog - GamerBraves|url=https://www.gamerbraves.com/exclusive-dead-by-daylights-senior-creative-director-dave-richard-on-bringing-thai-horror-to-the-fog/,%20https://www.gamerbraves.com/exclusive-dead-by-daylights-senior-creative-director-dave-richard-on-bringing-thai-horror-to-the-fog/|date=2025-10-17|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-US|last=Ralph|website=Gamer Braves}}</ref>

<ref name="PopMay25">{{Cite web|title=Halloween villain Michael Myers was the key to licensing Dead by Daylight's many killers, says the game's director|url=https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-dead-by-daylight-michael-myers-killer-mathieu-cote-john-carpenter-pax-east-2025/|website=Popverse|date=2025-05-08|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en|last=DeArmitt|first=Grant}}</ref>

<ref name="GoNFebruary23">{{Cite news|title=Behaviour details the inspirations behind Dead by Daylight's Skull Merchant|url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/16360-behaviour-details-the-inspirations-behind-dead-by-daylight-s-skull-merchant|work=GoNintendo|access-date=2025-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619112030/https://gonintendo.com/contents/16360-behaviour-details-the-inspirations-behind-dead-by-daylight-s-skull-merchant|archive-date=June 19, 2024|language=en-US|last=|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NMEJune20">{{Cite web|title='Dead By Daylight' to introduce cross-platform play this year|url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/dead-by-daylight-to-introduce-cross-platform-play-this-year-2677329|website=NME|date=2020-05-28|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-GB|first=Puah|last=Ziwei}}</ref> 

<ref name="Markman-2020">{{Cite web |last=Markman |first=Alix |date=October 30, 2020 |title=How Dead by Daylight Created the Ultimate Horror Crossover |url=https://screenrant.com/dead-daylight-best-horror-crossover-game-mathieu-cote/ |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BCJune2016">{{cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=June 15, 2016 |title=E3: Dead By Daylight Wants To Kill You |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/15/e3-dead-by-daylight-wants-to-kill-you/ |access-date=June 15, 2016 |website=Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News |archive-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726060639/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/15/e3-dead-by-daylight-wants-to-kill-you/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GR+LightsOutFebruary24">{{Cite web |author1=Jasmine Gould-Wilson|date=2024-02-15|title=I've played Dead By Daylight for 340 hours, but a limited-time modifier made it finally feel like a horror game|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ive-played-dead-by-daylight-for-340-hours-but-a-limited-time-modifier-made-it-finally-feel-like-a-horror-game/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=GamesRadar+|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GRLightsOutFebruary24">{{Cite web |last=DiCarlo|first=J. W.|date=2024-02-08|title=Dead by Daylight Update Adds New Lights Out Game Mode|url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-update-lights-out-game-mode/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Game Rant|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBLightsOutFebruary24">{{Cite web |last=Frech |first=Ricky |date=2024-02-08 |title=Dead by Daylight Update Adds First New Game Mode |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-modifier-new-game-mode/ |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGLightsOutSeptember24">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04|title=One of Dead By Daylight&#039;s most broken modifiers ever is returning, but with a Castlevania twist|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/lights-out-castlevania|access-date=2025-08-07|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNLightsOutSeptember24">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/dead-by-daylight-official-lights-out-modifier-castlevania-trailer|title=Dead by Daylight - Official Lights Out Modifier: Castlevania Trailer - IGN|date=2024-09-12|language=en|access-date=2025-08-07|via=www.ign.com}}</ref>

<ref name="TGLittleOni24">{{Cite web |last=Watson|first=Connie|date=2024-04-01|title=Dead By Daylight: My Little Oni Modifier, Explained|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dead-by-daylight-dbd-my-little-oni-event-tips-guide/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=TheGamer|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BCLittleOni24">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan|first=Gavin|date=2024-04-01|title=Dead By Daylight's April Fool's Event Brings My Little Oni|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dead-by-daylights-april-fools-event-brings-my-little-oni/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=bleedingcool.com|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BDLittleOni24">{{Cite web |last=Wilson|first=Mike|date=2024-04-01|title=Celebrate April Fools in 'Dead by Daylight' With the Limited-Time "My Little Oni" Trials Event [Trailer]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3807015/celebrate-april-fools-in-dead-by-daylight-with-the-limited-time-my-little-oni-trials-event-trailer/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCChaosMay24">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23|title=New Dead by Daylight Chaos Shuffle mode has proved so popular it just got extended|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/chaos-shuffle-extended|access-date=2025-08-07|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="TGChaosMay24">{{Cite web |last=Watson|first=Connie|date=2024-05-17|title=Dead By Daylight: Chaos Shuffle Modifier, Explained|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dead-by-daylight-chaos-shuffle-modifier-explained/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=TheGamer|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="PGGChaosMay24">{{Cite web |last=Matić|first=Hristina|date=2024-06-03|title=DBD Chaos Shuffle modifier is so much fun that fans want a permanent mode|url=https://progameguides.com/dead-by-daylight/dbd-chaos-shuffle-modifier-is-so-much-fun-that-fans-want-a-permanent-mode/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Pro Game Guides|language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="GTVChaosSeptember24">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06|title=Dead by Daylight's Chaos Shuffle Mode Is Coming Back Soon|url=https://www.ginx.tv/en/dead-by-daylight/chaos-shuffle-returning|access-date=2025-08-07|website=GINX TV|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GRChaosSeptember24">{{Cite web |last=Greenfield|first=Luke|date=2024-09-02|title=Dead by Daylight Roadmap Reveals Everything Coming in September 2024|url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-september-2024-roadmap/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Game Rant|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBChaosSeptember24">{{Cite web |last=Deschamps|first=Marc|date=2024-09-02|title=Dead by Daylight Roadmap Confirms When 2 Game Modes Are Returning|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-dbd-roadmap-2-game-modes-returning-lights-out-chaos-shuffle/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=ComicBook.com|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="DDChaosJanuary25">{{Cite web |last=Nichols|first=Cam|date=2025-01-21|title=Dead By Daylight Introduces New D&D Chaos Shuffle|url=https://dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/dead-by-daylight-dnd-chaos-shuffle/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="TGChaosJanuary2025">{{Cite web |last=Cherry-Holt|first=Liam|date=2025-01-17|title=Dead By Daylight: Dungeons And Dragons Chaos Shuffle Rewards Guide|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dead-by-daylight-dbd-dungeons-dragons-dnd-chaos-shuffle-rewards-guide/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=TheGamer|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNChaosJanuary2025">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/dead-by-daylight-official-chaos-shuffle-dungeons-dragons-teaser-trailer|title=Dead by Daylight - Official Chaos Shuffle: Dungeons & Dragons Teaser Trailer - IGN|date=2025-01-16|language=en|access-date=2025-08-07|via=www.ign.com}}</ref> 

<ref name="DEChaosMarch2025">{{Cite web |last=Wildermuth|first=John|date=2025-03-04|title=DBD's Spring roadmap teases return of popular game mode and a new chapter|url=https://dotesports.com/dead-by-daylight/news/dbds-spring-roadmap-teases-return-of-popular-game-mode-and-a-new-chapter|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Dot Esports|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="WPChaosJune2025">{{Cite web |last=Garrett|first=Jade|date=2025-05-10|title=The Witcher Is Coming To Dead By Daylight Soon|url=https://www.well-played.com.au/the-witcher-is-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-soon/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=WellPlayed|language=en-AU}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGChaosJune2025">{{Cite web |last=Rose|first=Danielle|date=2025-06-03|title=When is DBD Chaos Shuffle back next?|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/chaos-shuffle|access-date=2025-08-07|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCG2v8July2024">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08|title=Dead by Daylight's new 2v8 game mode is so popular it just got extended|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/2v8-mode-extended|access-date=2025-08-07|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="IGN2v8July2024">{{Cite web |last=Lyles|first=Taylor|date=2024-08-08|title=Dead by Daylight's Highly-Requested 2v8 Mode Extended by Two Weeks|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylights-highly-requested-2v8-mode-extended-by-two-weeks|access-date=2025-08-07|website=IGN|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CB2v8July2024">{{Cite web |last=Frech|first=Ricky|date=2024-08-08|title=Dead by Daylight Extends 2v8 Mode Due to Popular Demand|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-extends-2v8-mode-dbd/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=ComicBook.com|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCG2v8November2024">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11|title=Dead by Daylight's second 2v8 event is going to be more deadly and chaotic than the first|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/2v8-mode-returning|access-date=2025-08-07|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="HG2v8November2024">{{Cite web |last=Potter|first=Ashley|date=2024-11-13|title=Everything to Know About Dead by Daylight's 2v8 Mode|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/dead-by-daylights-2v8-mode/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Hardcore Gamer|language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="EG2v8February2025">{{Cite web |last=Crecente|first=Brian|title=Popular 2v8 mode returns to Dead by Daylight with a Resident Evil twist|url=https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/popular-2v8-mode-returns-to-dead-by-daylight-with-a-resident-evil-twist|access-date=2025-08-07|website=store.epicgames.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="BD2v8February2025">{{Cite web |last=Wilson|first=Mike|date=2025-02-05|title='Resident Evil' Gets Unique 2v8 Mode in 'Dead by Daylight' Next Week [Trailer]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3853490/resident-evil-gets-unique-2v8-mode-in-dead-by-daylight-next-week-trailer/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="CB2v8February2025">{{Cite web |last=Moore|first=Logan|date=2025-02-05|title=Dead by Daylight Reveals New Resident Evil 2v8 Event Beginning Soon|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dbd-dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-2v8/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=ComicBook.com|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="VG2v8May2025">{{Cite web |last=Smith|first=Callum|date=2025-04-25|title=Dead by Daylight May 2025 roadmap – FNAF PTB release, anniversary livestream, 2v8 return, new skins and more|url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/dead-by-daylight-may-2025-roadmap/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=VideoGamer|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PCG2v8May2025">{{Cite web |last=Rose|first=Danielle|date=2025-05-15|title=DBD 2v8 mode release date and details|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/2v8-mode|access-date=2025-08-07|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="CB2v8May2025">{{Cite web |last=Deschamps|first=Marc|date=2025-05-15|title=Dead by Daylight's Most Popular Game Mode Returns with Ghost Face and More|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-dbd-2v8-mode-returns-ghost-face-oni/|access-date=2025-08-07|website=ComicBook.com|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="IGN2v8November25">{{Cite AV media|title=Dead by Daylight - Official 2v8: Silent Hill x Castlevania Announcement Trailer - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/dead-by-daylight-official-2v8-silent-hill-x-castlevania-announcement-trailer|date=2025-11-06|language=en|access-date=2025-11-28|via=www.ign.com}}</ref>

<ref name="VG2v8February2026">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Callum |date=2026-02-10 |title=Dead By Daylight revives 2v8 mode with Chucky joining as a new Killer |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/dead-by-daylight-2v8-mode-chucky-killer/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=VideoGamer |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="CBJune16">{{cite web |last=Herrera|first=Kayla|date=February 10, 2016|title=Dead By Daylight Is Just Another Upcoming Slasher Horror Game—Or Is It?|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Dead-By-Daylight-Just-Another-Upcoming-Slasher-Horror-Game-Or-It-117307.html|access-date=June 6, 2016|website=[[CinemaBlend]]|archive-date=February 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214062030/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Dead-By-Daylight-Just-Another-Upcoming-Slasher-Horror-Game-Or-It-117307.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="DbdNovember23">{{cite web | url=https://deadbydaylight.com/news/third-person-camera-chucky | title=Dead by Daylight Introduces a Third-Person Camera for Chucky | date=November 21, 2023 }}</ref>

<ref name="PGSeptember25">{{cite web | url=https://popgeeks.com/dead-by-daylight-sinister-grace-introduces-the-krasue-a-killer-of-beauty-and-horror/ | title=Dead by Daylight: Sinister Grace Introduces the Krasue, A Killer of Beauty and Horror | date=September 5, 2025}}</ref> 

<ref name="DbDMarch21">{{Cite web |title=Game - Dead by Daylight |url=http://deadbydaylight.com/en/game |access-date=March 24, 2021 |website=deadbydaylight.com |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901072403/http://deadbydaylight.com/en/game |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VGMarch16">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight - first in-engine footage of 4v1 survival game revealed|url=https://www.vg247.com/dead-by-daylight-first-in-engine-footage-of-4v1-survival-game-revealed|website=VG247|date=2016-03-03|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Sherif|last=Saed}}</ref> 

<ref name="GINovember18">{{cite web |last=Dring|first=Christopher|date=March 21, 2018|title=Behaviour Interactive Buys Dead by Daylight [Publishing] Rights|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-03-21-behaviour-interactive-buys-dead-by-daylight-publishing-rights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322002309/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-03-21-behaviour-interactive-buys-dead-by-daylight-publishing-rights|archive-date=March 22, 2018|access-date=November 4, 2018|website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> 

<ref name="PApril16">{{cite web |last=Tach|first=Dave|date=April 26, 2016|title=Dead by Daylight is a horror movie where you're the victim (or the Killer)|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/26/11499064/dead-by-daylight-hands-on-gameplay-impressions|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427132506/http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/26/11499064/dead-by-daylight-hands-on-gameplay-impressions|archive-date=April 27, 2016|access-date=June 6, 2016|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGApril20">{{cite web |last=Sykes|first=Tom|date=February 6, 2016|title=Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical slasher horror|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-is-an-asymmetrical-slasher-horror/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410164313/https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-is-an-asymmetrical-slasher-horror/|archive-date=April 10, 2020|access-date=June 6, 2016|website=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>

<ref name="RPSApril16">{{cite news |last=O'Connor|first=Alice|date=April 22, 2016|title=Dead By Daylight Bringing 4v1 Slasher Horror To June|website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/22/dead-by-daylight-multiplayer-slasher-horror/|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108093445/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/22/dead-by-daylight-multiplayer-slasher-horror/|archive-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> 

<ref name="GSeptember20">{{Cite web |last=Romano|first=Sal|date=2020-09-01|title=Dead by Daylight coming to PS5, Xbox Series X this holiday|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/dead-by-daylight-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-x-this-holiday|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901171330/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/dead-by-daylight-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-x-this-holiday|archive-date=September 1, 2020|access-date=September 1, 2020|website=Gematsu|language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="TSAAugust20">{{Cite news|title=Dead By Daylight crossplay live for consoles and PC {{!}} TheSixthAxis|url=https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2020/08/14/dead-by-daylight-crossplay-consoles-pc/|work=TheSixthAxis|date=2020-08-14|access-date=2025-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806213012/https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2020/08/14/dead-by-daylight-crossplay-consoles-pc/|archive-date=August 6, 2025|language=en-US|first=Jim|last=Hargreaves|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BBCJanuary23">{{Cite news|title=Gamers say goodbye to Google's Stadia as platform shuts|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64293595|date=2023-01-18|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-GB}}</ref> 

<ref name="GOLMay23">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight gets Steam Deck Verified|url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/dead-by-daylight-gets-steam-deck-verified/|website=GamingOnLinux|date=2023-05-10|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en|last=Dawe|first=Liam}}</ref>

<ref name="GNMay25">{{Cite web|url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/48876-dead-by-daylight-s-startup-issues-on-switch-2-to-be-fixed-by-system-s-launch-devs|title=Dead by Daylight's startup issues on Switch 2 to be fixed by system's launch, devs discuss most-wanted Killers|date=May 27, 2025|access-date=November 27, 2025|website=GoNintendo}}</ref> 

<ref name="MPAugust20">{{Cite web |last=Co|first=Alex|date=2020-08-14|title=Dead by Daylight Crossplay and Cross-Friends Now Available on Consoles & PC|url=https://mp1st.com/news/dead-by-daylight-crossplay-and-cross-friends-now-available-on-consoles-pc|access-date=2025-08-07|website=MP1st|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGJuly20">{{Cite news|title=Dead by Daylight is getting cross-progression in September, full cross-play "really soon"|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-is-getting-cross-progression-in-september-full-cross-play-really-soon/|work=PC Gamer|date=2020-07-20|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Joe|last=Parlock}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGJuly24">{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2024|title=DBD cross progression and crossplay explained|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/cross-progression-crossplay|access-date=July 18, 2024|website=PCGamesN|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="SBMay18">{{Cite press release|title=Starbreeze sells rights to Dead by Daylight to Behaviour for USD 16 million|url=https://www.starbreeze.com/2018/03/starbreeze-sells-rights-to-dead-by-daylight-to-behaviour-for-usd-16-million/|date=March 21, 2018|publisher=[[Starbreeze Studios]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828051644/https://www.starbreeze.com/2018/03/starbreeze-sells-rights-to-dead-by-daylight-to-behaviour-for-usd-16-million/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="UEOctober16">{{cite web|url=https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/developer-interviews/living-through-dead-by-daylight|last=Rowe|first=Brian|title=Living Through Dead by Daylight|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=[[Unreal Engine]]|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209190629/https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/developer-interviews/living-through-dead-by-daylight|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GRApril24">{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Dalton|title=New Dead by Daylight Update Is Good News for PS5 and Xbox Series X Gamers|date=April 23, 2024|website=GameRant|url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-update-patch-notes-ps5-xbox-file-size-dbd/}}</ref>

<ref name="MPApril24">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight Update 3.12 for Patch 7.7.0 Brings Game Engine Update and More|url=https://mp1st.com/news/dead-by-daylight-update-3-12-for-patch-7-7-0-brings-game-engine-update-and-more|website=MP1st|date=2024-04-23|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US|first=Alex|last=Co}}</ref> 

<ref name="RPSJune18">{{Cite news|title=Dead By Daylight sends in... the clowns|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dead-by-daylight-clown|work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=2018-06-12|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Alice|last=O'Connor}}</ref> 

<ref name="FBOctober19">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight Archives Guide - Release Date, DBD Rift, Tome, Auris Web Details|url=https://www.fanbyte.com/legacy/dead-by-daylight-archives-guide-release-date-dbd-rift-tome-auris-web-details|website=Fanbyte|date=2019-10-21|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Sam|last=Desatoff}}</ref>

<ref name="BGOctober19">{{Cite web|title=The Hallowed Blight Event Returns to 'Dead By Daylight' October 22nd, Along With New Features|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3588342/hallowed-blight-event-returns-dead-daylight-october-22nd-along-new-features/|website=Bloody Disgusting!|date=2019-10-10|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US|first=Mike|last=Wilson}}</ref> 

<ref name="PGFebruary21">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight's new update remasters many of the game's maps|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/18/22287976/dead-by-daylight-the-realm-beyond-remaster-update-current-gen-killers-update/|website=Polygon|date=2021-02-18|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Cass|last=Marshall}}</ref>

<ref name="RHSeptember20">{{Cite web|title=Review: Dead by Daylight: The Realm Beyond and Descend Beyond|url=https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/review-dead-by-daylight-the-realm-beyond-and-descend-beyond/|website=Rely on Horror|date=2020-09-20|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US|first=October|last=Keegan}}</ref> 

<ref name="CBRMay25">{{Cite web|title=Everything Behaviour Announced During the Dead by Daylight Year 9 Anniversary Broadcast|url=https://www.cbr.com/dbd-ninth-anniversary-stream-all-announcements/|website=CBR|date=2025-05-15|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Amber|last=Frost}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGFebruary25">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight delays its existing update plans for a 'substantial quality of life initiative', which includes adding a surrender mode and cracking down on 'extreme hiding'|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/dead-by-daylight-delays-its-existing-update-plans-for-a-substantial-quality-of-life-initiative-which-includes-adding-a-surrender-mode-and-cracking-down-on-extreme-hiding/|website=Yahoo Tech|date=2025-02-18|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US|last=Lane|first=Rick}}</ref>

<ref name="ROHJune18">{{Cite web |last=Keegan |first=October |date=June 22, 2018 |title=Dead by Daylight Gets a New Killer, Survivor, Map and a Massive Update |url=https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/dead-by-daylight-gets-a-new-killer-survivor-map-and-a-massive-update/ |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=Rely on Horror |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="TGAugust21">{{Cite web |last=Shearon |first=Andrea |date=August 22, 2021 |title=Dead By Daylight Houses My Favorite Horror Villains, Now It Just Needs Ju-On's Kayako |url=https://www.thegamer.com/dead-by-daylight-killer-survey-ju-on-the-grudge/ |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GRJuly24">{{Cite web |last=O'Keefe |first=Connor |date=July 23, 2024 |title=It's Time for Dead by Daylight to Solve a Lingering Licensed Killer Problem |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-solve-licensed-killer-problem-freddy-ghostface/ |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BCMay21">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Dead By Daylight Is Adding Three New Crypt TV-Inspired Outfits |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dead-by-daylight-is-adding-three-new-crypt-tv-inspired-outfits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720042254/https://bleedingcool.com/games/dead-by-daylight-is-adding-three-new-crypt-tv-inspired-outfits/ |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="CBMay22">{{Cite web |last=Dedmon |first=Tanner |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Dead by Daylight Announces Attack on Titan Crossover |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-attack-on-titan-crossover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519142553/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-attack-on-titan-crossover/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Comicbook |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="GRNovember24">{{Cite web |last=Fields |first=Sarah |date=November 29, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight Adding Junji Ito Content |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-junji-ito-collection-skins-release-date/ |access-date=November 29, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="VMay25">{{Cite web |last=Cichacki |first=Shaun |date=May 9, 2025 |title='Dead by Daylight' Welcomes Springtrap, a New 'The Witcher' Collection, and More - 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Finally Hits 'DBD' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dead-by-daylight-welcomes-springtrap-a-new-the-witcher-collection-and-more-five-nights-at-freddys-finally-hits-dbd/ |access-date=May 13, 2025 |website=Vice |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="GTOctober25">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-01 |title=Dead by Daylight and Nyaight Of The Living Cat Unite In Furrfect Harmony |url=https://gamingtrend.com/news/dead-by-daylight-and-nyaight-of-the-living-cat-unite-in-furrfect-harmony/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=GAMINGTREND |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="TGApril23">{{Cite web |last=Seid |first=Kurtis |date=April 9, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight x Meet Your Maker Crossover Codes (& How to Redeem Them) |url=https://screenrant.com/dead-daylight-meet-your-maker-codes-redeem/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="TGOctober22">{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Sanyam |date=October 25, 2022 |title=How To get Rewards From PUBG And Dead By Daylight Collab |url=https://www.thegamer.com/pubg-battlegrounds-dead-by-daylight-collab-rewards-guide/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="GRDecember23">{{Cite web |last=DeAngelo |first=Daniel |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight Is Crossing Over With Unexpected Ubisoft Game |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-rainbow-six-siege-crossover/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="TROctober23">{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Catherine |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Naughty Bear can now stab Resident Evil characters and Nicolas Cage in Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/naughty-bear-can-now-stab-resident-evil-characters-and-nicolas-cage-in-dead-by-daylight |access-date=April 3, 2024 |website=TechRadar}}</ref> 

<ref name="GSJanuary26">{{Cite web|title=Dead By Daylight Is Getting A Balatro Crossover Featuring (A) Joker|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-is-getting-a-balatro-crossover-featuring-a-joker/1100-6537743/|website=GameSpot|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PTJanuary24">{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2023 |title=Iron Maiden and... Nick Cage? set for Dead By Daylight |url=https://www.pockettactics.com/dead-by-daylight/iron-maiden |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=Pocket Tactics |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PGNJanuary24">{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2024 |title=It's been 8 months, but we're finally getting DBD's best collab |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/iron-maiden-collab-finally |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GRAugust21">{{Cite web |last=Szpytek |first=Peter Hunt |date=August 16, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight: Everything You Need to Know About Stranger Things Leaving the Game |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-stranger-things-steve-harrington-demogorgon-leaving/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="DOGAugust21">{{Cite web |last=Byrd |first=Matthew |date=August 17, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight: Why Is the Stranger Things DLC Being Removed From the Game? |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/dead-by-daylight-stranger-things-dlc-content-removal-explained/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PCGAugust21">{{Cite news |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=August 16, 2021 |title=Stranger Things will depart Dead by Daylight in November |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/stranger-things-will-depart-dead-by-daylight-in-november/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BDNovember23">{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=November 6, 2023 |title='Stranger Things' Chapter Returns to 'Dead by Daylight' Today! [Trailer] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3787367/stranger-things-chapter-returns-to-dead-by-daylight-today-trailer/ |access-date=November 6, 2023 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="CNovember23">{{Cite web |last=Azeem |first=Safwan |date=November 6, 2023 |title='Stranger Things' Returns to 'Dead By Daylight' After Two Years |url=https://collider.com/stranger-things-dead-by-daylight-re-release/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGOctober21">{{cite web |last1=Nightingale |first1=Ed |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Dead By Daylight fans unhappy Hellraiser model is an NFT |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-20-dead-by-daylight-fans-unhappy-that-hellraiser-model-is-an-nft |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020163420/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-20-dead-by-daylight-fans-unhappy-that-hellraiser-model-is-an-nft |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2021 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGDecember21">{{Cite news |last=Prescott |first=Shaun |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight models are being sold as NFTs, no one is pleased |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-models-are-being-sold-as-nfts-no-one-is-pleased/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230160837/https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-models-are-being-sold-as-nfts-no-one-is-pleased/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=December 30, 2021 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GEDecember21">{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight Announce Hellraiser NFTs, Strong Fan Backlash Ensues |url=https://www.gfinityesports.com/dead-by-daylight/hellraiser-nfts-fan-backlash/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230160839/https://www.gfinityesports.com/dead-by-daylight/hellraiser-nfts-fan-backlash/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=December 30, 2021 |website=www.gfinityesports.com |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNOctober21">{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Jared |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight's Pinhead Is Now an NFT and Everyone's Angry |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylights-pinhead-is-now-an-nft-and-everyones-angry |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="CBRDecember20">{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Cassandra |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Hellraiser Rights Return to Clive Barker in 2021 |url=https://www.cbr.com/hellraiser-rights-return-clive-barker-2021/ |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBAugust21">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-hellraiser-dlc/|title=Dead by Daylight Announces Hellraiser DLC|last=Dedmon|first=Tanner|work=ComicBook|date=August 17, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920182919/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-hellraiser-dlc/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="PGNMarch25">{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2025 |title=This DBD Killer is being removed for good and you've not got long to unlock them |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/pinhead-the-cenobite-removed |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="DBDMarch25">{{cite web | url=https://deadbydaylight.com/news/hellraiser-last-chance-sale/ | title=Hellraiser is Leaving Dead by Daylight &#124; Dead by Daylight | access-date=March 8, 2025 | archive-date=March 4, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304230353/https://deadbydaylight.com/news/hellraiser-last-chance-sale/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="PolyJuly25">{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2025-07-22 |title=Hellraiser is finally getting its first 'true' game adaptation |url=https://www.polygon.com/trailer/614851/clive-barker-hellraiser-video-game-revival/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Polygon |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BDDecember25">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-18 |title=Halloween Is Leaving Dead by Daylight |url=https://deadbydaylight.com/news/halloween-leaving-dead-by-daylight/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Dead by Daylight}}</ref>

<ref name="GRDecember25">{{Cite web |last=Schomer |first=Matthew |date=2025-12-16 |title=Halloween Content is Officially Leaving Dead by Daylight |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-halloween-leaving-chapter-license-dbd/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBRSeptember23">{{Cite web |last1=Grimes |first1=Rae |last2=Frost |first2=Amber |last3=Goyaz |first3=Arthur |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Every Attack On Titan Skin In Dead By Daylight, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/every-dbd-aot-skin-ranked/ |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="GSAugust16">{{Cite web |title=Free DLC Coming to Dead By Daylight This Week; See It Here |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/free-dlc-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-this-week-see-/1100-6442712/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="EGOctober16">{{Cite web |last=Matulef |first=Jeffrey |date=October 25, 2016 |title=Dead by Daylight is getting John Carpenter's Halloween DLC today |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-25-dead-by-daylight-is-getting-john-carpenters-halloween-dlc-today |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125231230/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-25-dead-by-daylight-is-getting-john-carpenters-halloween-dlc-today |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CPDecember16">{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Ian |date=December 22, 2016 |title=Dead by Daylight Reveals New Sinister Villain, the Hag |url=https://blog.cyberpowerpc.com/2016/12/21/dead-by-daylight-reveals-new-sinister-villain-the-hag/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=CyberPowerPC |language=en-US |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222220622/https://blog.cyberpowerpc.com/2016/12/21/dead-by-daylight-reveals-new-sinister-villain-the-hag/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="GAMarch17">{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Benny |date=March 20, 2017 |title=Left 4 Dead's Bill comes to Dead by Daylight as a playable survivor and more |url=https://gaming-age.com/2017/03/left-4-deads-bill-comes-dead-daylight-playable-survivor/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Gaming Age |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GIMay17">{{Cite magazine |last=Vazquez |first=Suriel |title=Latest DLC For Dead By Daylight Adds New Killer, Map, And Survivor |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/05/13/latest-dlc-for-dead-by-daylight-adds-new-killer-map-and-survivor.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517091611/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/05/13/latest-dlc-for-dead-by-daylight-adds-new-killer-map-and-survivor.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="NWJuly17">{{Cite web |last=none |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight will introduce new chapter featuring 'The Huntress' on July 27 for PC |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/dead-by-daylight-will-introduce-new-chapter-featuring-the-huntress-on-july-27-for-pc/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Neowin |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGSeptember17">{{Cite web |last=Matulef |first=Jeffrey |date=September 15, 2017 |title=Dead by Daylight adds Leatherface DLC |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-15-dead-by-daylight-adds-leatherface-dlc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125231238/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-15-dead-by-daylight-adds-leatherface-dlc |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGOctober17">{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=October 26, 2017 |title=Freddy Krueger comes to Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-25-freddy-krueger-is-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-this-week |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125231231/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-25-freddy-krueger-is-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-this-week |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGJanuary18">{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=January 23, 2018 |title=Dead by Daylight's latest cinematic serial Killer expansion is Saw-themed |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-01-23-dead-by-daylights-next-cinematic-serial-Killer-expansion-is-saw-themed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125231234/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-01-23-dead-by-daylights-next-cinematic-serial-killer-expansion-is-saw-themed |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="DCJuly18">{{Cite web |last=Gelmini |first=David |date=July 12, 2018 |title=DEAD BY DAYLIGHT's CURTAIN CALL DLC Adds A Killer Clown To The Mix |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/278575/dead-by-daylights-curtain-call-dlc-adds-a-killer-clown-to-the-mix/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="TRSeptember18">{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2018 |title=Dead by Daylight: Shattered Bloodlines |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/dead-by-daylight-shattered-bloodlines |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Trusted Reviews |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="BDNovember18">{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=November 28, 2018 |title=Next 'Dead by Daylight' Update "Darkness Among Us" Includes New Slasher "The Legion" |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3535264/next-dead-daylight-update-darkness-among-us-includes-new-slasher-legion/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GRMarch19">{{Cite web |last=Bishop |first=Sam |date=March 5, 2019 |title=Demise of the Faithful trailer revealed for Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/demise-of-the-faithful-trailer-revealed-for-dead-by-daylight/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Gamereactor UK |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGMarch19">{{Cite web |last=Kent |first=Emma |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Evil Dead's Ash is heading to Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-29-evil-deads-ash-is-heading-to-dead-by-daylight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310023410/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-03-29-evil-deads-ash-is-heading-to-dead-by-daylight |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GIJune19">{{Cite magazine |last=Stanichar |first=Joseph |title=Dead By Daylight Gets Ghostface DLC, Release Date For Switch |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/29/dead-by-daylight-gets-ghostface-dlc-release-date-for-switch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603000339/https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/05/29/dead-by-daylight-gets-ghostface-dlc-release-date-for-switch |url-status=live |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="EGAugust19">{{Cite web |last=Beckhelling |first=Imogen |date=August 20, 2019 |title=Dead by Daylight to get Stranger Things update |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-08-20-dead-by-daylight-is-getting-a-stranger-things-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125231256/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-08-20-dead-by-daylight-is-getting-a-stranger-things-update |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBNovember19">{{Cite web |title=Dead by Daylight Reveals New Killer |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-new-killer-survivor-chapter/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Gaming |date=November 19, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GRFebruary20">{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Dalton |date=February 18, 2020 |title=Dead by Daylight 'Chains of Hate' Introduces New Killer 'The Deathslinger' |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-chains-of-hate-deathslinger-killer/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGJune20">{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=May 26, 2020 |title=Silent Hill's Pyramid Head is Dead by Daylight's next Killer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-26-silent-hills-pyramid-head-is-dead-by-daylights-next-Killer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125232749/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-26-silent-hills-pyramid-head-is-dead-by-daylights-next-killer |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="TASeptember20">{{Cite web |title=Dead by Daylight: Descend Beyond will add a new survivor and new killer next week |url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n43143/dead-by-daylight-descend-beyond |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=TrueAchievements |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="CBNovember20">{{Cite web |title=Dead by Daylight Announces Binding of Kin Chapter Release Date in New Trailer |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-binding-of-kin-chapter-release-date/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Gaming |date=November 27, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="NMEApril21">{{Cite web |last=Teixeira |first=Miri |date=April 2, 2021 |title='Dead By Daylight: All-Kill' is out now, introducing K-pop Killer Ji-woon Hak |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/dead-by-daylight-all-kill-is-out-now-introducing-k-pop-killer-ji-woon-hak-2913159 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

<ref name="GIMay21">{{Cite magazine |last=Ruppert |first=Liana |title=Resident Evil Is Crashing Dead By Daylight, Here's What You Need To Know |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/25/resident-evil-is-crashing-dead-by-daylight-heres-what-you-need-to-know |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525184822/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/05/25/resident-evil-is-crashing-dead-by-daylight-heres-what-you-need-to-know |url-status=live |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="EGAugust21">{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight teasing Hellraiser additions, removing Stranger Things DLC in November |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-16-dead-by-daylight-teasing-hellraiser-additions-removing-stranger-things-dlc-in-november |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125231243/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-16-dead-by-daylight-teasing-hellraiser-additions-removing-stranger-things-dlc-in-november |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GISeptember21">{{Cite magazine |last=Tack |first=Daniel |title=New Dead By Daylight Survivor Is A Witch |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/09/28/new-dead-by-daylight-survivor-is-a-witch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928231427/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/09/28/new-dead-by-daylight-survivor-is-a-witch |url-status=live |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="EGNovember21">{{Cite web |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Portrait of a Murder is the next chapter in Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-09-portrait-of-a-murder-is-the-next-chapter-in-dead-by-daylight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125234259/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-09-portrait-of-a-murder-is-the-next-chapter-in-dead-by-daylight |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EGFebruary22">{{Cite web |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Dead by Daylight reveals new Killer from Ringu |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-15-dead-by-daylight-reveals-new-Killer-from-ringu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303165726/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-15-dead-by-daylight-reveals-new-killer-from-ringu |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="TGMay22">{{Cite web |last=Troughton |first=James |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Dead By Daylight's Next Chapter Brings New Killer, The Dredge |url=https://www.thegamer.com/dead-by-daylights-next-chapter-brings-new-killer-the-dredge/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="PMay22">{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=May 17, 2022 |title=A second Resident Evil chapter is coming to Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.polygon.com/23075249/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-project-w-new-chapter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518070232/https://www.polygon.com/23075249/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-project-w-new-chapter |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PGNNovember22">{{Cite web |date=November 2022 |title=Dead By Daylight killer The Knight revealed with new survivor and map |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/-daylight-killer-the-knight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102145439/https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/-daylight-killer-the-knight |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-GB}}</ref>

<ref name="DFebruary23">{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight: Tools Of Torment Chapter 27 – Release date, new Survivors, Killer & map update |url=https://www.dexerto.com/dead-by-daylight/dead-by-daylight-tools-of-torment-chapter-27-release-date-survivor-killer-map-2061643/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GEMMay23">{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight – Chapter 'End Transmission' launches June 13, Survivor Nicolas Cage and more announced |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/dead-by-daylight-chapter-end-transmission-launches-june-13-survivor-nicolas-cage-and-more-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519183158/https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/dead-by-daylight-chapter-end-transmission-launches-june-13-survivor-nicolas-cage-and-more-announced |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=Gematsu}}</ref>

<ref name="PJuly23">{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=July 5, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight adds Nicolas Cage as a playable Survivor |url=https://www.polygon.com/23784793/dead-by-daylight-nicolas-cage-dlc-release-date |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GRAugust23">{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Gerblick |date=August 8, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight's big Alien DLC confirms Ripley as the new survivor and reveals killer-exclusive map area |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dead-by-daylights-big-alien-dlc-confirms-ripley-as-the-new-survivor-and-reveals-killer-exclusive-map-area/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNNovember23">{{cite web |date=November 8, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight's Newest Killer Is Child's Play's Chucky |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylights-newest-killer-is-childs-plays-chucky |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=IGN}}</ref>

<ref name="TGJanuary24">{{cite web |date=January 9, 2024 |title=Alan Wake Is Coming To Dead By Daylight |url=https://www.thegamer.com/alan-wake-is-coming-to-dead-by-daylight/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=TheGamer}}</ref>

<ref name="GRFebruary24">{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Dalton |date=February 20, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight Reveals Chapter 31 Killer, Survivor, and Map |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-chapter-31-killer-survivor-map-dbd/ |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBMay24">{{cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight x Dungeons & Dragons DLC Is Adding Vecna |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-dbd-dungeons-dragons-dnd-dlc-vecna/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Comicbook}}</ref>

<ref name="GRJune24">{{Cite web |last=Mansfield |first=Taylor |date=June 25, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight is Officially Adding Lara Croft |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-lara-croft-survivor-tomb-raider-dbd/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="VGAugust24">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Callum |date=August 6, 2024 |title=New DBD Dracula killer perks and CastleVania Chapter 33 release date for PS5, Xbox, PC |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/dead-by-daylight-dracula-killer-perks-castlevania-chapter-33/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=VideoGamer |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PGNNovember24-Doomed">{{Cite web |last=McHugh |first=Alex |date=November 7, 2024 |title=DBD surprises fans with new killer and survivor, and you can play them now |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/doomed-course-chapter-steam/ |access-date=November 7, 2024 |website=PCGamesN |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="TNNMarch25">{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2025 |title=Dead By Daylight Introduces New Killer From Tokyo Ghoul - Welcome Ken Kaneki |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/dead-by-daylight-introduces-new-killer-from-tokyo-ghoul-welcome-ken-kaneki-article-118905419 |access-date=March 12, 2025 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="PGNApril25">{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2025 |title=New Dead by Daylight update adds supportive new survivor, reworks Archives |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/survivor-orela-rose |access-date=April 15, 2025 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNMay25">{{cite news |last1=Cripe |first1=Michael |title=Exclusive: Behaviour Tells Us Everything We Need to Know About Five Nights at Freddy's in Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/exclusive-behaviour-tells-us-everything-we-need-to-know-about-five-nights-at-freddys-in-dead-by-daylight |access-date=May 27, 2025 |work=IGN |date=May 27, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name="CBJuly25">{{Cite web |last=Deschamps |first=Marc |date=July 8, 2025 |title=Dead by Daylight Adding Rick, Michonne, and Daryl from The Walking Dead |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-dbd-twd-rick-michonne-daryl-the-walking-dead/ |access-date=July 8, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="FSeptember25">{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=September 3, 2025 |title=What Is SINISTER GRACE? The New DEAD BY DAYLIGHT Chapter Explained |url=https://www.fangoria.com/dead-by-daylight-sinister-grace-killer-and-survivor/ |access-date=September 6, 2025 |website=[[Fangoria]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GONNovember25">{{Cite web|url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/55385-dead-by-daylight-stranger-things-chapter-2-launches-jan-2026|title=Dead by Daylight "Stranger Things: Chapter 2" launches Jan. 2026|date=November 27, 2025|access-date=November 27, 2025|website=Go Nintendo}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNDecember24">{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Matt |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Dead By Daylight Announces a New Resident Evil Collaboration: Project W |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-project-w-ada-wong-rebecca-chambers-wesker |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="DEXFebruary23">{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight: Tools Of Torment Chapter 27 – Release date, new Survivors, Killer & map update |url=https://www.dexerto.com/dead-by-daylight/dead-by-daylight-tools-of-torment-chapter-27-release-date-survivor-killer-map-2061643/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="PDecember24">{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=February 15, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight's next Killer is an evil tech CEO, the Skull Merchant |url=https://www.polygon.com/23599440/dead-by-daylight-skull-merchant-tools-of-torment-chapter-details |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GRDecember24">{{Cite web |last=Smyth |first=Lewis |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight Year 9 Roadmap Revealed |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-year-9-roadmap/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCNNovember24-Bone">{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2024 |title=DBD Bone Chill 2024 release date, start time, new map, and more |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/bone-chill |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PGNNovember24-Next">{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Next DBD Chapter release date, new killer, survivor, perks, and more |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/next-dbd-update-release-date |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="MC_PC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-by-daylight/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Dead by Daylight for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152344/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dead-by-daylight |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC_PS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-by-daylight/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Dead by Daylight for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225052649/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/dead-by-daylight |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC_XONE">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-by-daylight/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Dead by Daylight for Xbox One Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001123625/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/dead-by-daylight |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MC_NS">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-by-daylight/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Dead by Daylight for Switch Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609212014/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/dead-by-daylight |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGNReview21">{{Cite web |last=Epstein |first=Mike |date=March 12, 2021 |title=Dead By Daylight Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-review |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="GSReview21">{{cite web |last1=Gilroy |first1=Joab |title=Dead By Daylight Review (2020) – Toying With Terror |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dead-by-daylight-review-2020-toying-with-terror/1900-6417532/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=July 18, 2021 |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111005918/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dead-by-daylight-review-2020-toying-with-terror/1900-6417532/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGReview21">{{cite web |last1=Winkie |first1=Luke |title=DEAD BY DAYLIGHT REVIEW |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-review/ |website=[[PC Gamer]] |date=January 8, 2021 |access-date=July 18, 2021 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701141911/https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylight-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VG270k21">{{Cite web|title=Dead by Daylight sells 270,000 units, recoups development costs in first week of release|url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/dead-by-daylight-sells-270-000-units-recoups-development-costs-in-first-week-of-release|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=VideoGamer|date=June 21, 2016|language=en|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827045933/https://www.videogamer.com/news/dead-by-daylight-sells-270-000-units-recoups-development-costs-in-first-week-of-release/|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EG270k16">{{Cite web|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|date=June 22, 2016|title=Dead by Daylight sells 270k copies in a week|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-22-dead-by-daylight-sells-270k-copies-in-a-week|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=Eurogamer|language=en|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031024738/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-22-dead-by-daylight-sells-270k-copies-in-a-week|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="GS1M16">{{Cite web|last=Kerr|first=Chris|title=Dead By Daylight sales top 1 million after two months|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/279929/Dead_By_Daylight_sales_top_1_million_after_two_months.php|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=www.gamasutra.com|date=August 25, 2016|language=en|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827045948/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/279929/Dead_By_Daylight_sales_top_1_million_after_two_months.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="GK1M16">{{Cite web|last=Jarod |date=September 5, 2016|title=Le million pour Dead by Daylight |trans-title=A million for Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/le-million-pour-dead-by-daylight-168169.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029231103/https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/le-million-pour-dead-by-daylight-168169.html |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2021|website=[[Gamekult]] |language=fr}}</ref> 

<ref name="VB3M17">{{Cite web |title=Dead by Daylight slashes its way to more than 3 million in sales |first=Mike |last=Minotti |date=November 16, 2017 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/16/dead-by-daylight-slashes-its-way-to-more-than-3-million-in-sales/ |access-date=January 17, 2021 |website=[[VentureBeat]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914190817/https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/16/dead-by-daylight-slashes-its-way-to-more-than-3-million-in-sales/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="VB5M19">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/06/video-inside-the-massive-success-of-dead-by-daylight/|title=Video: Inside the massive success of Dead by Daylight|website=[[VentureBeat]]|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2019|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208104418/https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/06/video-inside-the-massive-success-of-dead-by-daylight/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="P25M20">{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/13/21367818/dead-by-daylight-cross-platform-console-play-xbox-one-nintendo-switch-ps4-matchmaking-friends-list|title=Dead by Daylight gets cross-console play and friends lists|last=Good|first=Owen|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128011330/https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/13/21367818/dead-by-daylight-cross-platform-console-play-xbox-one-nintendo-switch-ps4-matchmaking-friends-list|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCG36M21">{{cite web |last=Stanton |first=Rich |date=May 25, 2021 |title=Dead by Daylight's Resident Evil DLC adds Nemesis and AI zombies but no Lady D |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylights-resident-evil-crossover-adds-nemesis-and-ai-zombies-but-no-lady-d/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127123607/https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-by-daylights-resident-evil-crossover-adds-nemesis-and-ai-zombies-but-no-lady-d/ |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=November 27, 2021 |website=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>

<ref name="EG50M22">{{Cite news |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Dead by Daylight's next chapter has been revealed |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/dead-by-daylights-next-chapter-has-been-revealed |access-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523180521/https://www.eurogamer.net/dead-by-daylights-next-chapter-has-been-revealed |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="P60M23">{{cite web |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight hits 60M players |url=https://www.polygon.com/23978649/dead-by-daylight-player-count-2023 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>

<ref name="FJapan21">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2020/08/12/mathieu-cote-on-the-surprising-popularity-of-dead-by-daylight-in-japan/|title=Mathieu Cote On The Surprising Popularity Of 'Dead By Daylight' In Japan|website=[[Forbes]]|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216173037/https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2020/08/12/mathieu-cote-on-the-surprising-popularity-of-dead-by-daylight-in-japan/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="TFCcafe21">{{cite web|url=https://www.thefamicast.com/2021/08/dead-by-daylight-cafe-opening-august-7.html?m=1|title=Dead by Daylight Café Opening August 7 in Tokyo|website=Famicast|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219160818/https://www.thefamicast.com/2021/08/dead-by-daylight-cafe-opening-august-7.html?m=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SB21">{{Cite web |title=Dead by Daylight to be released on June 14th, available today for pre-order on Steam – Starbreeze |url=https://www.starbreeze.com/2016/04/dead-daylight-released-june-14th-available-today-pre-order-steam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230160843/https://www.starbreeze.com/2016/04/dead-daylight-released-june-14th-available-today-pre-order-steam/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=December 30, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="GRadarForHonor">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dead-by-daylight-Killer-invades-for-honor-in-a-creepy-halloween-event/|title=Dead by Daylight Killer invades For Honor in a creepy Halloween event|website=[[GamesRadar]]|date=October 20, 2021|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=December 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203115807/https://www.gamesradar.com/dead-by-daylight-killer-invades-for-honor-in-a-creepy-halloween-event/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="GRantForHonor">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Rory |date=October 20, 2021 |title=For Honor and Dead by Daylight Are Crossing Over in New Halloween Event |url=https://gamerant.com/for-honor-dead-by-daylight-crossover-halloween-event/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720042254/https://gamerant.com/for-honor-dead-by-daylight-crossover-halloween-event/ |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="BCpubg22">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Dead By Daylight Comes To PUBG: Battlegrounds & New State Mobile |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dead-by-daylight-comes-to-pubg-battlegrounds-new-state-mobile/ |access-date=October 21, 2022 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021134734/https://bleedingcool.com/games/dead-by-daylight-comes-to-pubg-battlegrounds-new-state-mobile/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GRpubg22">{{Cite web |author1=Vikki Blake |date=October 22, 2022 |title=PUBG partners with Dead by Daylight for a terrifying new limited-time crossover |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/pubg-partners-with-dead-by-daylight-for-a-terrifying-new-limited-time-crossover/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="BCOct22">{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Gavin Sheehan {{!}} |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Move Or Die Receives New Unhinged Update For Halloween |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/move-or-die-receives-new-unhinged-update-for-halloween/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="UBApril24">{{Cite web |title=This Week at Ubisoft: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's World of Surprises, Rainbow Six Siege Kicks off Dead By Daylight Crossover |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/7y7EDpc7SnSP84khIH0V5q/this-week-at-ubisoft-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crowns-world-of-surprises-rainbow-six-siege-kicks-off-dead-by-daylight-crossover |access-date=April 3, 2024 |website=news.ubisoft.com |language=en-us}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGFeb25">{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2025 |title=Balatro just snuck onto Game Pass and revealed new cards based on Fallout, Civilization, and more |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/balatro/game-pass-launch-friends-of-jimbo-4 |access-date=February 24, 2025 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="MSNMay25">{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Diego |date=May 28, 2025 |title=Assassin's Creed Shadows x Dead by Daylight: Quest, Rewards, and Skins |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/assassins-creed-shadows-x-dead-by-daylight-quest-rewards-and-skins/ar-AA1FCIpS |access-date=May 31, 2025 |website=MSN.com}}</ref>

<ref name="BDJanuary26">{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=2026-01-15 |title=‘Dead by Daylight’ Ventures Into ‘Quarantine Zone: The Last Check’ in a Free Update [Trailer] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3929488/dead-by-daylight-ventures-into-quarantine-zone-the-last-check-in-a-free-update-trailer/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="1MobileJune19">{{cite press release|url=https://www.bhvr.com/survival-horror-game-dead-by-daylight-is-creeping-to-mobile/|title=Survival Horror Game Dead by Daylight™ is Creeping to Mobile|date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileDecember19">{{cite web|url=https://www.mobile.deadbydaylight.com/post/state-of-dbd-mobile-8-launch-update|title=STATE OF DBD MOBILE #8: LAUNCH UPDATE|author=The Dead by Daylight Mobile Team|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222053/https://mobile.deadbydaylight.com/state-of-dbd-mobile-8-launch-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileFebruary20">{{cite press release |url=https://www.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight-mobile-launching-in-the-americas-and-emea-in-spring-2020/|title=Dead by Daylight™ Mobile Launching in the Americas and EMEA in Spring 2020 |date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileApril20">{{cite web |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/04/16/dead-by-daylight-pre-register-android/ |title=Asymmetric survival horror game Dead by Daylight is officially available on Android |work=AndroidPolice |first=Matthew |last=Sholtz |date=April 16, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914184603/https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/04/16/dead-by-daylight-pre-register-android/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2MobileApril20">{{cite web |url=https://www.androidheadlines.com/2020/04/dead-by-daylight-mobile-is-officially-available-on-android.html |title=Dead By Daylight Mobile Is Officially Available On Android |first=Justin |last=Diaz |work=Android Headlines |date=April 16, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914184609/https://www.androidheadlines.com/2020/04/dead-by-daylight-mobile-is-officially-available-on-android.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileMarch23">{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight Mobile gets a game-changing March 2023 update featuring fresh in-game content |url=https://gamingonphone.com/news/dead-by-daylight-mobile-gets-a-game-changing-march-2023-update |website=GamingonPhone}}</ref> 

<ref name="2MobileMarch23">{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Jon |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight Mobile's relaunch fails in as many areas as it succeeds |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/dead-by-daylight-mobile-relaunch-hands-on/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Android Police |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="1MobileOctober23">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Offer up your dubious heart! Dead by Daylight Mobile" x Anime "Shinkage no Kyojin" Collaboration Held |url=https://saiganak.com/news/dbdmobile-attack-on-titan-collaboration/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Saiga NAK |language=en-us}}</ref>

<ref name="2MobileOctober23">{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Dead By Daylight Mobile Releases Attack On Titan Event |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/dead-by-daylight-mobile-releases-attack-on-titan-event/#google_vignette |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="3MobileApril20">{{Cite web|last=Bald|first=Cameron|title=Dead By Daylight Mobile surpassed 1 million downloads in its first 48 hours of launch|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/082832/dead-by-daylight-mobile-surpassed-1-million-downloads-in-its-first-48-hours-of-launch/|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=www.pocketgamer.com|date=April 22, 2020|language=en|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914184604/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/082832/dead-by-daylight-mobile-surpassed-1-million-downloads-in-its-first-48-hours-of-launch/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileOctober20">{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2020 |title=Dead by Daylight Mobile Hits 10m Downloads, Celebrates with Graphical Updates and New Outfits |url=https://www.droidgamers.com/2020/10/08/dead-by-daylight-mobile-hits-10m-downloads-celebrates-with-graphical-updates-and-new-outfits/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=Droid Gamers |language=en-US |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109223659/https://www.droidgamers.com/2020/10/08/dead-by-daylight-mobile-hits-10m-downloads-celebrates-with-graphical-updates-and-new-outfits/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileMay22">{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Push |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Dead by Daylight Teases Resident Evil, Attack on Titan Crossovers |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/05/dead-by-daylight-teases-resident-evil-attack-on-titan-crossovers |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528125616/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/05/dead-by-daylight-teases-resident-evil-attack-on-titan-crossovers |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="3MobileMarch23">{{Cite web |last=Gaming |first=G. T. |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight Mobile banned by Government of India, confirms official Twitter account |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-dead-daylight-mobile-banned-government-india-confirms-official-twitter-account |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileDecember24">{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight Mobile Ending in March Next Year - |url=https://games.mxdwn.com/news/dead-by-daylight-mobile-ending-in-march-next-year/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=mxdwn Games |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="2MobileDecember24">{{Cite web |last=Schomer |first=Matthew |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight Mobile Shutting Down |url=https://gamerant.com/dead-by-daylight-shutdown-date/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="1MobileMarch25">{{Cite web |last=Deschamps |first=Marc |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Dead by Daylight Spin-Off Officially Gone for Good as of Today |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-mobile-dbd-spin-off-officially-gone-for-good/ |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GspinoffAugust22">{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=August 3, 2022 |title=''Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim'' now available |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/08/hooked-on-you-a-dead-by-daylight-dating-sim-now-available |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604160727/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/08/hooked-on-you-a-dead-by-daylight-dating-sim-now-available |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |accessdate=June 14, 2023 |work=Gematsu}}</ref> 

<ref name="KspinoffMay22">{{cite web |date=May 18, 2022 |title=Dead By Daylight Dev Announces Dating Sim Spin-Off, Gives Killers Amazing Glow-Ups |url=https://kotaku.com/dead-by-daylight-hooked-on-you-dating-sim-trapper-spiri-1848943810 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525185321/https://kotaku.com/dead-by-daylight-hooked-on-you-dating-sim-trapper-spiri-1848943810 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> 

<ref name="DBLspinoffSeptember22">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=How to Get Hooked on You Cosmetics in Dead by Daylight |url=https://www.dbltap.com/posts/how-to-get-hooked-on-you-cosmetics-in-dead-by-daylight-01gcw5kpe266 |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=dbltap.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGspinoffMay24">{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=A surprise Dead by Daylight roguelike just dropped, and it's free |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-by-daylight/what-the-fog |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="GspinoffMay24">{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight co-op roguelike spin-off What the Fog now available for PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/dead-by-daylight-co-op-roguelike-spin-off-what-the-fog-now-available-for-pc |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="WCCspinoffJuly24">{{Cite web |last=Eastland |first=Amy |date=July 16, 2024 |title=The Casting of Frank Stone Gets Official Release Date |url=https://wccftech.com/the-casting-of-frank-stone-gets-official-release-date/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=Wccftech |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="IGNspinoffMay23">{{Cite web |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight Spin-Offs Announced and Include a Story-Based Game from Until Dawn's Supermassive |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-spin-offs-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522022134/https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-spin-offs-announced |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="EGspinoffSeptember24">{{Cite news |date=September 3, 2024 |title=The Casting of Frank Stone review - an insubstantial origin story with some precious moments |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-casting-of-frank-stone-review |access-date=September 20, 2024 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="DspinoffMay23">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Dead by Daylight is getting spin-off games from Supermassive and Midwinter |url=https://www.destructoid.com/dead-by-daylight-is-getting-spin-off-games-from-supermassive-and-midwinter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522022136/https://www.destructoid.com/dead-by-daylight-is-getting-spin-off-games-from-supermassive-and-midwinter/ |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=Destructoid |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="TSAspinoffMay24">{{Cite web |last=Tuffcub |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Project T is third person co-op shooter set in the Dead by Daylight universe |url=https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2024/05/14/project-t-is-third-person-co-op-shooter-set-in-the-dead-by-daylight-universe/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=TheSixthAxis |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="GspinoffSeptember24">{{Cite web |last=Patrick |first=Dennis |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Dead by Daylight Project T Insider Program Might Get You Into A Playtest Session |url=https://gameranx.com/updates/id/506881/article/dead-by-daylight-project-t-insider-program-might-get-you-into-a-playtest-session/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=Gameranx |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="Cochran">{{Cite web |last=Cochran |first=Allyson |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Project T: How To Sign Up For Playtests |url=https://www.thegamer.com/project-t-sign-up-playtests-beta-guide/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="PCGspinoffSeptember24">{{Cite news |author1=Elie Gould |date=September 19, 2024 |title=Project T, the Dead by Daylight PvE spin-off, has been cancelled after the playtest 'yielded unsatisfactory overall results' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/project-t-the-dead-by-daylight-pve-spin-off-has-been-cancelled-after-the-playtest-yielded-unsatisfactory-overall-results/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref> 

<ref name="GIspinoffSeptember24">{{Cite web |last=Dealessandri |first=Marie |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Midwinter shut down following Project T cancellation |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/midwinter-reportedly-shut-down-following-project-t-cancellation |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="PSspinoffDecember23">{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Push |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Review: Pinball M (PS5) - A Devilishly Cohesive Horror Pinball Platform |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/pinball-m |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB}}</ref>

<ref name="GTspinoffMarch22">{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Richard |date=March 2, 2022 |title=A board game version of Dead by Daylight is set to release this Halloween |url=https://gamingtrend.com/news/a-board-game-version-of-dead-by-daylight-is-set-to-release-this-halloween/ |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=GAMING TREND |language=en-US |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505000815/https://gamingtrend.com/news/a-board-game-version-of-dead-by-daylight-is-set-to-release-this-halloween/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="L99spinoffApril23">{{Cite web |title=Dead by Daylight™: The Board Game |url=https://www.level99store.com/pages/dead-by-daylight |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=Level 99 Store |date=April 6, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505000804/https://www.level99store.com/pages/dead-by-daylight |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="ICVspinoffMay23">{{Cite web |title=Asmodee Will Bring 'Dead by Daylight: The Board Game' into U.S. Retail |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53432/asmodee-will-bring-dead-daylight-the-board-game-u-s-retail |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=icv2.com |language=en |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505000805/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53432/asmodee-will-bring-dead-daylight-the-board-game-u-s-retail |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="BDspinoffMarch23">{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=March 20, 2023 |title='Dead by Daylight' Prequel Comic Book Previewed With Official Teaser Trailer |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3755151/dead-by-daylight-prequel-comic-book-previewed-with-official-teaser-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522183241/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3755151/dead-by-daylight-prequel-comic-book-previewed-with-official-teaser-trailer/ |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> 

<ref name="SRspinoffMarch24">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Angela |date=March 7, 2024 |title="You'll Never Be Alone": Titan Comics' Dead by Daylight Ending, Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/dead-by-daylight-legion-comics-ending-explained/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="CBspinoffDecember25">{{Cite web |last=Hurst |first=Ashley |date=2025-12-18 |title=Titan Comics Announces 'Dead by Daylight: The Hillbilly' Comic |url=https://comicsbulletin.com/titan-comics-announces-dead-by-daylight-the-hillbilly-comic/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Comics Bulletin |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="PVspinoffDecember25">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-18 |title=Dead By Daylight comes to comics as the origin of the Hillbilly gets uncovered in 2026 |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-titan-dead-by-daylight-the-hillbilly-video-game-adaptation/ |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="VarietyFilm0323">{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=March 2, 2023 |title=''Dead by Daylight'' Horror Movie Coming From Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dead-by-daylight-movie-jason-blum-james-wan-1235540749/ |access-date=March 2, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302165636/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dead-by-daylight-movie-jason-blum-james-wan-1235540749/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

<ref name="ColliderFilm0124">{{Cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steve |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=January 1, 2024 |title=''M3GAN 2.0'', ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'', & ''Dead by Daylight'' Updates From Blumhouse Producer |url=https://collider.com/megan-2-update-blumhouse-producer/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> 

<ref name="CBFilm1024">{{Cite web |last=Dedmon |first=Tanner |date=October 19, 2024 |title=Jason Blum Shares Dead by Daylight Movie Update, Compares Process to Five Nights at Freddy's |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-dbd-movie-update/ |access-date=October 20, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name="HRFilm0226">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=February 13, 2026 |title='Dead By Daylight' Movie Adaptation Lands 'The Conjuring,' 'Crawl' Combo as Writers (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dead-by-daylight-movie-adaptation-writers-1236505104/ |access-date=February 13, 2026 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

<ref name="DCTV0226">{{Cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=2026-02-17 |title='Dead by Daylight' Animated Series in the Works [Exclusive] |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/558265/dead-by-daylight-animated-series-in-the-works-exclusive/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}</ref>
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