Dead by Daylight

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  1. killuer991
    Jul 2, 2016
    10
    ............................................................................................................................................................. good game
  2. songouki
    Sep 3, 2016
    7
    necessary for survival, skill, experience and a little luck
    This game combines these aspects to introduce the classic atmosphere of a movie from the 80's
    As a survivor you will not have much chance to get out alive, let alone your entire group emerges victorious, at times you think is unfair and even unbalanced but that is, gradually with each level of experience you learn to move in a    necessary for survival, skill, experience and a little luck
    This game combines these aspects to introduce the classic atmosphere of a movie from the 80's
    As a survivor you will not have much chance to get out alive, let alone your entire group emerges victorious, at times you think is unfair and even unbalanced but that is, gradually with each level of experience you learn to move in a situation where you have everything against and excitement to escape is the fun that this game promises you    … Expand
  3. mnogokotin
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    very nice game where fun to juke, my recommendation very nice game where fun to juke, my recommendation
  4. Jo0ker
    Aug 21, 2016
    5
    The idea is good, but the game is very limited. I only playied in the beta, but the atmosphere is insane, the fear is crazy. But they need to add new contents and good ways to play with friends, and in this way not to screw up the game with pay to win things.
  5. Dexius
    Jan 8, 2018
    8
    People **** way to much about this game, play it or don't play it, the game can be very fun and very frustrating, **** happens people need to get over it and be less butt hurt.
    Graphics look great.
    Game play is easy to pick up.
    Just a fun game with friends.
  6. Zaxtor99
    May 5, 2017
    9
    Certainly not bug free, and the developers continue to try and better balance the game, but OMG is this game massive amounts of fun and one that is not only addicting to play, but for people to watch. The game pits four online players as survivors on a random dark misty map trying desperately to escape an ever powerful killer player who's only mission is to kill them before they canCertainly not bug free, and the developers continue to try and better balance the game, but OMG is this game massive amounts of fun and one that is not only addicting to play, but for people to watch. The game pits four online players as survivors on a random dark misty map trying desperately to escape an ever powerful killer player who's only mission is to kill them before they can escape. To escape, the survivors need to repair five of seven randomly placed generators to open two big exit gates all the while making decisions about saving their teammates who get in trouble with the killer or using that time to repair a generator.

    It's mad fun, the graphics are gorgeous and smooth, and no two games will ever be exactly the same. You just never know what might happen in any given game and some of the games have extremely intense and exciting endings where living and dying all comes down to one vital decision and or move.

    Easy 9 out of 10, but one of the best and most fun games I've ever played in my life and I grew up as a gamer in the 1980s, playing thousands of games in my life! ..Well worth the money, don't miss this one people! It's got a steep learning curve, but once you get into it, it's soooo much crazy fun!    … Expand
  7. Termin8ter
    Jul 22, 2017
    7
    Dead by Daylight is not a horrible game, but the glitches at launch were terrible. Teleporting into walls, aimlessly floating around in a strange position when caught in traps, and bad texture pop-in. However, the rest of the game is not horrible, it is playable, and mostly enjoyable. And most of the glitches got patched by the developers.
  8. muzmuz
    Sep 15, 2017
    7
    Dead by Daylight presents its uncommon multiplayer survival genre with a touch of thrill and horror. A lot of potential in this game and they are making use of some of that, but honestly, I feel like the game still falls short of great having a below expectation amount of content and surprisingly unimpressive visuals, despite Unreal Engine 4.
  9. BananaReviews
    Jun 15, 2016
    7
    Jogo tenso e super-divertido,porém entediante se jogar por muito tempo,deve-se adicionar novos modos de jogo e mapas novos e macabros,vale a pena conferir.
  10. Policcio
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    This is the most adictive multiplayer game i've ever played. I can't just have a match pr two, every time i start playing i find myself spending 3-4 hours, switching between killer and survivor. Five years after it's release, the game it still fresh and fun to play.
  11. vzero0064
    Jul 22, 2016
    7
    I believe the game overall is ok for killing some time, but i also think the game needs more features. Besides escaping from the serial killer maybe there could be another mechanic in the game that players can work together to achieve a different kind of victory by killing the serial killer in different ways on different levels. This mechanic could be like the generators, but more hiddenI believe the game overall is ok for killing some time, but i also think the game needs more features. Besides escaping from the serial killer maybe there could be another mechanic in the game that players can work together to achieve a different kind of victory by killing the serial killer in different ways on different levels. This mechanic could be like the generators, but more hidden and can help to unlock a machine or weapon to kill the serial killer. when trying to power up these devices they will generate noise at random to alert the serial killer. Lastly there needs to be more torture devices in levels and different kinds so that the kill has more ways to dispatch his victims.… Expand
  12. D_D_G
    Aug 26, 2016
    7
    Great game!
    Hope they add more stuff to the game, to make it better
    just they really need to fix a lot of the bugs in the game and add a lot game modes like survival mode or 24 humans vs 4 killers (I mean working with each other and trying to kill the humans would a good mode and if they do add more killers than they should add more humans and more killers) and remove some the perks    Great game!
    Hope they add more stuff to the game, to make it better

    just they really need to fix a lot of the bugs in the game and add a lot game modes like survival mode or 24 humans vs 4 killers (I mean working with each other and trying to kill the humans would a good mode and if they do add more killers than they should add more humans and more killers) and remove some the perks or downgrade some of them (like the running perk for example) the game would be better if some of them were downgraded.
    Anyway hope they make a huge update soon that can make this game even better.
    So for right now, the game is a 7.5/10 if they do a update, like I said would fix and add the stuff in the game, it would be a 9.5/10.    … Expand
  13. hassall
    Nov 16, 2017
    8
    This game is fun really fun even when you play with random people. But it can get boring after a while and some of the monsters are op as hell. Overall i think this game is pretty good better than Friday the 13.
  14. stalkervl
    Jan 21, 2017
    8
    Как по мне эта игра окупается.Эта игра достойна стоить 500 рублей.Но есть одно но,несбалансированные маньяки,нестабильный подбор и ещё нестабильный подбор по рангам
  15. Mitya64
    Mar 24, 2019
    7
    Что сказать про dbd. Это выживалка главной целью которой надо убежать от маньяка, а за маньяка надо всех убить. Чтобы сбежать надо чинить генераторы, всего их 5. Процесс очень долгий поэтому можно в 4 чинить, но вам будет мешать еще маньяк и вам придеться как то убегать от него. Маньяк быстрее вас поэтому надо умудриться от него убежать, это очень трудно. Игра очень командо зависимая. ЕслиЧто сказать про dbd. Это выживалка главной целью которой надо убежать от маньяка, а за маньяка надо всех убить. Чтобы сбежать надо чинить генераторы, всего их 5. Процесс очень долгий поэтому можно в 4 чинить, но вам будет мешать еще маньяк и вам придеться как то убегать от него. Маньяк быстрее вас поэтому надо умудриться от него убежать, это очень трудно. Игра очень командо зависимая. Если в вашей команде придурки, то вы полюбе проиграете в самом начале. В игре за маньяка не так требовательна, наоборот веселее. Персов много и полно перков. И маньяков тоже много. Процесс игры за выжевшего очень быстро надоедает, т.к часто вы будите висеть на крюке. В целом могу порекомендовать вам игру если играть с друзьями, если вы 1 хотите играть, то за маньяка… Expand
  16. me_is_fish
    May 24, 2017
    8
    Albeit being a bit hesitant when buying the game, I haven't regretted buying it yet. (30h played)
    I really like the thrilling/horror atmosphere of the game and I often get adrenaline rushes. That's why I love the game. It's easy to meet new people to play with. Playing this game with friends is super fun.
    What I think can be done better are graphics and balance. The graphics look a    Albeit being a bit hesitant when buying the game, I haven't regretted buying it yet. (30h played)
    I really like the thrilling/horror atmosphere of the game and I often get adrenaline rushes. That's why I love the game. It's easy to meet new people to play with. Playing this game with friends is super fun.
    What I think can be done better are graphics and balance. The graphics look a little bit old fashioned and some killers are too overpowered IMO.

    I recommend you to buy the game despite the mediocre ratings!    … Expand
  17. xat4012
    May 30, 2017
    8
    This is a great horror multiplayer game. I never got so many fun and emotions from the game with friends. (or random people) Waiting for ps4 release.
  18. cem12
    Oct 8, 2017
    9
    Un gran juego, adictivo, que te hace quemar mucha adrenalina tanto siendo el asesino como huyendo. Apenas tiene ya fallos, el soporte técnico cuando hay un fallo procura corregirlo lo antes posible. tengo jugadas día 8/9/17 550 horas. Así que sé de lo que hablo.
  19. Beggo
    Apr 10, 2018
    8
    I played the game when it was one week free. i had some fun time with friends. i recommend to buy if you have friends to play with
  20. dragonboy321321
    Jul 31, 2018
    7
    This game is by far one of my favorites but needs a lot of work. All the goals the game is intended to hit are missed by a long shot. A lot of times the game feels way to unbalanced, and too inconsistent. Glitches and bugs happen ever so often. But the least to say, the game gives a great experience. If the Dev's were to work on this game a little more and fix ranking and playing system,This game is by far one of my favorites but needs a lot of work. All the goals the game is intended to hit are missed by a long shot. A lot of times the game feels way to unbalanced, and too inconsistent. Glitches and bugs happen ever so often. But the least to say, the game gives a great experience. If the Dev's were to work on this game a little more and fix ranking and playing system, maybe a better score would be given.… Expand
  21. cleoprism
    Dec 31, 2017
    8
    Dead By Daylight
    New age "Hide and Seek"
    Dead By Daylight offers a scary theme is really creepy and suspenseful even with a friendly killer (killer who roleplays the match), in fact 2 of the games I had with a friendly killer were better than the random queues. Making it challenging however playing out a story, where only 2 of us survived after 53 compelling minutes of running,    Dead By Daylight
    New age "Hide and Seek"

    Dead By Daylight offers a scary theme is really creepy and suspenseful even with a friendly killer (killer who roleplays the match), in fact 2 of the games I had with a friendly killer were better than the random queues. Making it challenging however playing out a story, where only 2 of us survived after 53 compelling minutes of running, hiding, planning our next move and repairing the 2 remaining generators in order to achieve our freedom. The game itself is amazing though the development team could do a little more to enhance the experience for everyone. I really love the development team for sticking true to its roots and not implementing a loot crate system opting for a more traditional in-game currency and item buy menu, this allows for a completely fair and equal playing field when in game. The team even shows its love for other games and classic movies by adding cosmetic changes for characters if you own certain games or buy the DLC (Not Mandatory). Even the addition of Freddy Krueger was a nice nod to the original classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" as well as the Leatherface skin available as a DLC. Dead By Daylight has a lot of unique and original killers as well which are very appealing and fun to play as, I personally would love to see movies or even shorts based on these characters maybe someday in the future. Sadly this game is far from perfect and though I enjoy this game so much it does lack variety... There are only 9 different areas known as Realms in the game which offer 22 map layouts across the Realms which tend to be slightly repetitive if you pay close attention. Also some killers do seem to have an advantage with their abilities and varying movement speed. Also with no voice chat it does make it difficult to coordinate with teamates though I am glad I don't have members of the toxic community screaming in my ear.

    Additions I would love to see implemented to the game is lobbies where you can join friends where you can set up custom game settings and create your ideal scary movie senerio, as well as have a friend or yourself lobby as the killer. Roleplaying has a huge community and I feel the game could benefit so much more if they did add such a feature.

    I recommend this game to anyone who meets the System Requirements, the development team really did make a gem and should keep up the outstanding work.
    Game 8/10    … Expand
  22. TheJoJlols
    Jan 20, 2018
    10
    It's amazing game! I like game idea, graphics look cool, movements etc. Community isn't that toxic, but not perfect eather. I recommend that game, it's the best game for fun with friends!
  23. Lurrre
    Jan 22, 2018
    9
    I have read most of the bad reviews of this game and cant understand why this game got so low user score.

    Man people complain abort bugs and bad connections, that seems to be the biggest issue. This issue must have been fixed by the developer by the time I got it (januari 2018). I have play this game for around 100 hours now and have not experienced any big problem whit the network or    I have read most of the bad reviews of this game and cant understand why this game got so low user score.

    Man people complain abort bugs and bad connections, that seems to be the biggest issue. This issue must have been fixed by the developer by the time I got it (januari 2018). I have play this game for around 100 hours now and have not experienced any big problem whit the network or bugs. In most of my games I only have to wait 1 sek to get a game, very rarely I wait mor than 30 sek. The only bugs I can think of is when I experience invisible walls, but you have to play 10 h to even bump in to one.

    Also another thing that people complain about is The balancing issue. Yes, there are some content in the game that make it unbalanced, but from my perspektivet It only makes the game more challenging.

    What I Also like is that there is NO way use chat och you mic to communicate whit other players unless you use teamspeek (like TWICH) whit you friends. This way you never have to listen to any angry and hysterical 13 year old.    … Expand
  24. inkling_girl
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Very fun and intense game. Gets updated a lot with great content. Lots of killers and survivors to play as.The music and audio fits with the horror theme of the game. Recommended.
  25. alpha_okumura
    Jun 19, 2018
    10
    Yes, this game is great but I recently got a MAC and I bought Dead By Daylight when I had my windows. But, I can't download it on my MAC because its for windows only. I would love if it could be for MAC as well please? If not that is fine.
  26. JuanGomez
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Es un juego con una gran idea que resulta ser divertido cuando empiezas a jugar. Pero una vez subes de nivel se siente desbalanceado. Las partidas se demoran mucho en empezar y esperar 5 minutos para empezar a jugar una partida de 10 minutos es desgastante y aburrido.
  27. Kaktusiak
    Sep 5, 2021
    1
    After 4 years with this game I cannot recommend it.

    Dead By Daylight had it peek at 2016-2017. Of course the game has more people and is far more popular then it was but... it's just not the same. The game was very, VERY unbalanced at the time but, it was a lot more fun to play. Why you ask? Because at that time a shop with cosmetics didn't exist and devs weren't making this game    After 4 years with this game I cannot recommend it.

    Dead By Daylight had it peek at 2016-2017. Of course the game has more people and is far more popular then it was but... it's just not the same. The game was very, VERY unbalanced at the time but, it was a lot more fun to play. Why you ask? Because at that time a shop with cosmetics didn't exist and devs weren't making this game competitive. Yes, you heard me right, BHVR is making DBD which started as a scary party game into a e-sports competitive show. Also they're prioritizing cosmetics over bug fixes and patches. Did you know that in DBD they're bugs and errors that didn't get fixed since launch? You kinda get the picture how the devs are treating this game.

    Another big problem with this game is the community. In every game you will find a player that will be bashing the opposite role in the post-game chat. It doesn't matter if they did good or played fair, salty killers/survivors will send you awful comments in almost every game.

    Now, let's talk about killers that where released lately. The most efficient way of escaping is a strategy called "looping". As the name suggests you're running around a certain tile that is randomly generated on the map in a certain way that makes it so you stay as far away from the killer as possible. So, know that we know what looping is lets go back to the new killers. Since 2020 almost every killer that was released was punishing you when you where trying to loop, so the only strategy to them is to stop mind-gaming and trying to loop, but to only run forward and drop every pallet early. This play style is very boring and un-fun for both sides. There is no mind-gaming and trying to trick the opponent, it's just holding "W". This is very unhealthy for the game as it removes the fun element of the game which was outsmarting the opponent. There is also no skill cap on the killers that have this play style which means that anybody can pick them up and in few games can start destroying teams in a matter of seconds. Oh, you have over 1,000 hrs as survivor? Don't care you get downed in 10-30 seconds. Oh, almost forgot about survivors. When you play against this type of killer the best strategy on the survivor side is to do generators as fast as possible since chases last around 10-30 seconds, maybe over a minute if you're really good or the killer is pretty bad. That play style is surprise, surprise extremely BORING. To repair a generator alone you need about 80 seconds (I think), imagine doing it 2 or 3 times. There is no skill involved which is a real spit in the face to the people that where putting hours and hours on survivor trying to get good.

    Now the devs are either releasing a really strong killer that has little to no counter play, or a really weak killer that nobody wants to play and is a laugh stock in the entire community.

    If you are thinking about maining this game I don't really recommend it. There are over 20 characters on the survivor and killer side, everybody has unique 3 perks. If you want to have all perks you will need to grind and grind and grind, through a very, VERY tedious and outdated leveling system. When you purchase the game you only get 7 survivor and 5 killers the rest is DLC :) You will have to spend a lot of money if you want to experience DBD fully. Also, don't buy it on the PS4, XBOX1 or Nintendo Switch, the game runs awful on last gens consoles and looks really AWFUL on the Nintendo Switch.    … Expand
  28. FireKnight224
    Dec 13, 2018
    8
    Dead by daylight is a really fun game to play and it never gets old. I've been playing the game almost right when it came out and I've been glued to it because of how fun and fresh it feels every time i come back to it because of a new chapter that came out. I've put in around 650 hours into the game which is nothing compared to some other big fans of the game.
  29. MultiBonums
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    BEST GAME EVER хейтеры сосатб
    баланс в игре идаельный все кто ставил меньше 8 то те было и анскилы сказать нечего болье
    вам должно быть стыдно!
  30. glitchboi
    Jul 6, 2021
    7
    Yeah... most people on here are quite unforgiving with their reviews.
    The game has its issues. Balance, bugs, hacks (albeit quite uncommon), all the rough stuff.
    However, it's genuinely a fun game. The issue with it is that it's difficult to pick up because of the way people play, but for the most part you'll have to give it a shot to enjoy it. It's a lot more forgiving in the low ranks.    Yeah... most people on here are quite unforgiving with their reviews.
    The game has its issues. Balance, bugs, hacks (albeit quite uncommon), all the rough stuff.
    However, it's genuinely a fun game. The issue with it is that it's difficult to pick up because of the way people play, but for the most part you'll have to give it a shot to enjoy it. It's a lot more forgiving in the low ranks. You can either play as a slasher, ahem, a killer, or a survivor. The killer's goal is to eliminate all four survivors before they complete all the generators and escape, by hooking the survivors. The survivor's goal, is, well, I already stated it, lol.
    Games are always different, making it unpredictable due to the large variety of killers we have this year. We have a bunch of licenses, from Halloween to Silent Hill, and this year, we got Resident Evil in the game.
    I recommend you to give it a shot. Don't let the 234 negative reviews fool you, they're just people that had 1 bad game and are in desperate need to vent.    … Expand
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#75 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Games Machine
    Jul 4, 2017
    64
    Dead by Daylight is a missed opportunity. Despite an intriguing concept, the final result is flawed by a lot of small problems. You could still enjoy it, but in order to do so you should get over a terrible netcode, a grind-based progression system, and all too random rewards.
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  2. Stevivor
    Oct 24, 2016
    90
    An amazing survival horror experience and my favourite indie game so far this year; you’ll sure as hell see this one on my list of top 5 games of 2016.
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  3. CD-Action
    Sep 17, 2016
    60
    Disastrous scoring system encourages some players to cooperate with the killer instead of running from him and reduces promising gameplay to nonsense (e.g. when the killer picks you up, throws you into a trap, resets it, picks you up, throws you into a trap, resets it, picks you up, throws you into a trap, resets it, picks you up...). [09/2016, p.58]
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