Dead by Daylight
Last updated: 2025-04-28
- Addictive core gameplay with thrilling moments
- Diverse characters with unique abilities
- Iconic horror franchise crossovers
- Unfair matchmaking ruins gameplay experience
- Community toxicity plagues matches
- Excessive grind and pay-to-win elements
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 64%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 29%
- Protest reviews
- 7%
- 50%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 50%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 3143
- Negative points
- 5692
- Gameplay points
- 1397
- Perf. points
- 263
- Rec. points
- 1739
- Misc points
- 534
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, Addictive Core Gameplay | The core gameplay loop is enjoyable and addicting, with players finding the game fun and rewarding despite its flaws. Many reviewers highlight the unique premise, engaging mechanics, and the potential for memorable moments. The game's longevity and active community further contribute to its appeal. | 65% |
| Diverse Characters, Unique Abilities | The game features a diverse roster of killers and survivors, each with unique abilities, perks, and backstories. This variety adds depth to the gameplay, allowing for extensive experimentation and diverse matches. Regular updates introduce new content, keeping the game fresh and engaging. | 32% |
| Active Development, Constant Updates | The developers actively maintain the game through frequent updates, balance changes, and new content. They are responsive to community feedback and strive to improve the game's quality and balance. This dedication contributes to the game's longevity and continued engagement. | 16% |
| Complex, Strategic Gameplay | The game's complexity arises from its mechanics, strategies, and the need for precise timing. The game has a high skill ceiling, rewarding skilled play and offering a strategic challenge. The game creates intense tension, where players are either desperately trying to survive or running for their lives. | 14% |
| Iconic Horror Franchise Crossovers | The game features a wide array of licensed horror characters from iconic franchises like Halloween, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill. This crossover element adds fan appeal and diversity to the game, allowing players to live out their horror movie fantasies as either the final girl or the killer. The game is a 'Disneyland for horror fans'. | 12% |
| Rewarding Progression, Customization | The game features a deep progression system that motivates both killers and survivors to keep playing. Players can unlock new skills, level up, and customize their characters. The perk system is well-designed, with developers nerfing commonly used perks and buffing uncommonly used ones to balance gameplay. | 11% |
| Adrenaline Rush, Thrilling Moments | The game provides an adrenaline rush, especially when being chased or trying to finish a generator under pressure. The thrill of surviving or the satisfaction of hunting creates an intense and engaging experience. The game provides memorable moments, such as outsmarting a team of high-prestige survivors. | 10% |
| Fair Monetization, Earnable Cosmetics | In-game currency can be earned to buy certain (non-licensed) cosmetics and characters. The game's progression and monetization system includes new characters and skins. There is no need to pay for advantages, as licensed characters' perks can be purchased with iridescent shards earned in-game. | 6% |
| Active, Cooperative Community | The game is highly cooperative, making it suitable for playing with friends and forming connections within the community. The player community is active and creative, with tournaments, live streams, and fan-produced content. The game embraces diversity naturally. | 5% |
| Varied, Atmospheric Map Design | Each map has a unique character, such as the Crotus Prenn Asylum and the Red Forest. Map designs are varied, ranging from dark forests to abandoned buildings, all creating a sense of unease. The game's maps are meticulously designed to evoke dread, such as abandoned asylums or decrepit farms. | 4% |