Dead by Daylight

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  1. xat4012
    Aug 8, 2017
    5
    This is REALLY BAD port from pc, if you have the pc version, dont play in this one, its awful, and i will explain - why?

    Firstly first, i want to tell you about my first launch of this game. I was really excited, cos i played more than 100 hours in pc version. I was shocked... 20 fps on "Blackwater swamp" map and very low sensitivity. There are a lot of fps drops in this game, doesnt    This is REALLY BAD port from pc, if you have the pc version, dont play in this one, its awful, and i will explain - why?

    Firstly first, i want to tell you about my first launch of this game. I was really excited, cos i played more than 100 hours in pc version. I was shocked...
    20 fps on "Blackwater swamp" map and very low sensitivity. There are a lot of fps drops in this game, doesnt matter who you playing with.

    The next thing is....BUGS and GLITCHES, lots of them. You rank can literally reset everyday, you can lost your item and ALL BLOODPOINTS, because of "No network connection" error getting out of nowhere.

    The last thing is servers. You can find game in 40 minutes, you can play versus a guy with 4 mb/s internet, and its normal. People dont stop downloading hundreds of gigabytes from Torrents while playing this game, and this awful.

    Also....never touch sensor panel when you are in-game.    … Expand
  2. JohnDorian2020
    Aug 24, 2020
    0
    Dead by Daylight has a huge Problem at the moment: The Frame Rates on PS4 are so low that the game is not running smoothly and it is nearly impossible to play some Killers on certain maps. The Community has tried to get some Feedback from the Devs but there is silence since weeks. There is a thread (link omitted per site rules) which explains everything with over 14k Views and 600+Dead by Daylight has a huge Problem at the moment: The Frame Rates on PS4 are so low that the game is not running smoothly and it is nearly impossible to play some Killers on certain maps. The Community has tried to get some Feedback from the Devs but there is silence since weeks. There is a thread (link omitted per site rules) which explains everything with over 14k Views and 600+ Replies but not 1 (!) single reply of the Dev Team. So as a paining customer i and a play time with roughly 3000 Hours + must say I am really disappointed how the devs treat their customers and fans. Make the frames on PS4 great again!… Expand
  3. DeadbyFramerate
    Aug 24, 2020
    0
    The game has been in an unplayable state for about a month on consoles.
    The devs keep releasing cosmetics while not fixing the issue.
  4. nopers311
    Aug 31, 2020
    1
    Dead by Daylight was my favorite game - key word WAS. Aside from an extremely grindy battlepass and Dead by Daylight focusing more on $15 cosmetics than fixing game bugs, the devs have completely ignored the console community. With each update the game has become worse and worse to play on console. The FPS is bad as survivor but nearly unplayable as killer. They added in crossplay with PCDead by Daylight was my favorite game - key word WAS. Aside from an extremely grindy battlepass and Dead by Daylight focusing more on $15 cosmetics than fixing game bugs, the devs have completely ignored the console community. With each update the game has become worse and worse to play on console. The FPS is bad as survivor but nearly unplayable as killer. They added in crossplay with PC which only enhanced how unbalanced console is to since PC has much better optimization. The console community has asked on Q&As about optimization but the devs ignore those questions. The console community turned to the official forums, creating a post with 1k comments and 21k views but the devs had a mod close it without giving the console community any answers and told members any further posts about console optimization would be deleted. The devs have made it pretty clear that if you want to play Dead by Daylight you should play it on PC because they are not going to give console any attention.… Expand
  5. BadFPS
    Sep 1, 2020
    1
    Dead by Daylight on console FeelsBadMan. If you want to play a game that at the start makes your ps4 sound like a jet engine, experience consistent frame drops, be at a disadvantage to PC in crossplay due to lack of optimization, and have it be extremely grindy to level up characters and complete battle passes then DBD is the game for you. If that doesn't sound appealing save your moneyDead by Daylight on console FeelsBadMan. If you want to play a game that at the start makes your ps4 sound like a jet engine, experience consistent frame drops, be at a disadvantage to PC in crossplay due to lack of optimization, and have it be extremely grindy to level up characters and complete battle passes then DBD is the game for you. If that doesn't sound appealing save your money because the devs will ignore you as a console player even if you do spend plenty of money on the game, dlc, battle passes, and cosmetics. The devs promised the console community two years ago that they would optimize console but haven't done anything to make console optimization better. Recent updates have made the fps even worse for console. Console players had a post going in the official forums that was over 30 pages long of console players, with support from some PC players, looking for answers on fixing the issues with console. At most console players get a "we're looking into it" but they've been giving that response for 2 years now, it's time they start doing more than "looking into it." The mods of the forum closed the 30 page post with threats to delete future posts console makes about optimization. Console players are persistent and have been trying to make new posts which if the Mods aren't deleting they are instead sinking so comments don't bump the post to the top. Devs ignore console players looking for optimization and have not said anything regarding next gen which comes out in a couple months.

    If you are truly interested in playing Dead by Daylight get it on PC because console version is just a waste of time and money.    … Expand
  6. DeadbyConsole
    Sep 1, 2020
    0
    Game unplayable due to devs ignoring console optimization. Bad fps makes it feel like you are in a slide show. When game loads on ps4 it causes the fans to work overtime, almost feels like ps4 may die. It takes way too long to level up characters and get perks from bloodweb. Rift aka battle pass has been nerfed to take players even longer to complete so they will either waste money notGame unplayable due to devs ignoring console optimization. Bad fps makes it feel like you are in a slide show. When game loads on ps4 it causes the fans to work overtime, almost feels like ps4 may die. It takes way too long to level up characters and get perks from bloodweb. Rift aka battle pass has been nerfed to take players even longer to complete so they will either waste money not finishing the premium pass or pay for additional tiers they can't complete with game play. Crossplay added but console is not balanced to play against pc thanks to optimization. Would not recommend for anyone on console.… Expand
  7. TheQuietGamer
    Nov 5, 2018
    7
    An asymmetric multiplayer experience that let's you be the star of your very own slasher film as either the killer or a would-be survivor. It gets the basics right with some very balanced 1 v. 4 action, a solid amount of characters to choose from, and deep skill trees. However, with only one game mode and a somewhat limited amount of maps the game's longevity can rightfully be called intoAn asymmetric multiplayer experience that let's you be the star of your very own slasher film as either the killer or a would-be survivor. It gets the basics right with some very balanced 1 v. 4 action, a solid amount of characters to choose from, and deep skill trees. However, with only one game mode and a somewhat limited amount of maps the game's longevity can rightfully be called into question. Especially if you don't have any friends to help you try and survive the night with.

    Personally, I found playing as the killer to be the most fun of the two options. It's all hunting down survivors and sacrificing them to the "Entity." You're slower than they are, but much stronger. Things like audio cues will help you track them down on the map whenever they happen to make a noisy mistake. Each killer plays uniquely and managing to come out on top feels great because it means you managed to outplay four other people at once who were all working together. Which even as an invincible psychopath isn't as easy as you might think. I think the main reason I preferred to play this way though was because I wasn't forced to rely on other people.

    Playing as a survivor can be equally rewarding. Provided you have a good team. If you don't have any friends with the game then you're at the mercy of randos. I think we all know how poorly that can turn out. Communication are coordination are key to success. Your goal is to get a certain amount of generators going to open the exit. One little slip-up during the repair sequence can cost you everything as it instantly alerts the killer to your location. With no way to defend yourself it's all running, hiding, and trying to not be seen. You still have a chance to succeed by yourself, but it's so much harder. With some buddies and mics this can be a blast, but after jumping into so many random matches that ended in disaster because wanted to work together, I quickly decided to play strictly as a killer when no one I knew with the game was online.

    Dead by Daylight might not be the most content rich experience and half of it practically requires you to play with friends, but the novelty of getting to play tense games of cat-and-mouse against real people makes it worth a look for those curious. Horror fans in particular will get kick out of just how accurate a representation it is of slasher flicks. One game mode wasn't quite enough to keep me coming back for months on end even with two distinctly different methods of play, but it was fun while it lasted. And some that's going to be a long time.    … Expand
  8. Skydog
    Jul 9, 2021
    1
    Pros:
    - the gameplay is actually really fun it just needs some nerfing.
    - decent graphics with improvements being done consistently Cons: - it’s great they add more content but to charge $10-15 a piece for just two characters is really lame. The maps can be played without thankfully. - the wait times. Jesus Christ how long do they expect people to sit waiting to play one game .it take up    Pros:
    - the gameplay is actually really fun it just needs some nerfing.
    - decent graphics with improvements being done consistently Cons:
    - it’s great they add more content but to charge $10-15 a piece for just two characters is really lame. The maps can be played without thankfully.
    - the wait times. Jesus Christ how long do they expect people to sit waiting to play one game .it take up to 5 minutes to find a game as a killer.. and if someone leaves you wait longer then get told the game can’t continue… wtf.    … Expand
  9. tomaspera
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Jogo sem manutenção de bugs, faz perder o progresso do ranking quando o assassino sai do jogo ou cai a ligação. Faz perder item e entre outras coisas com esse problema. Assassinos nesse jogo são desbalanceados em comparação aos sobreviventes.
  10. Dimon11081987
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    Помойка, а не игра, худшая за всю историй выживательских игр, Резистанс и Пятница и то лучше в 100 раз!
  11. getrwuegyweh
    Aug 13, 2018
    7
    Fun and entertaining for hours, very tactical game.

    Pros ~Game is really fun with friends since you need to time repairs perfectly with your team so the killer is unable to get you. ~Balances horror with tactics very well for both the survivor, and the killer. Cons ~The servers are really poor for PS4, they're down at lease 50% of the time. ~Sometimes struggle to fill a game and    Fun and entertaining for hours, very tactical game.

    Pros
    ~Game is really fun with friends since you need to time repairs perfectly with your team so the killer is unable to get you.
    ~Balances horror with tactics very well for both the survivor, and the killer.

    Cons
    ~The servers are really poor for PS4, they're down at lease 50% of the time.
    ~Sometimes struggle to fill a game and end up waiting for a long time.
    ~You have to keep inviting your friends after every game which its a huge inconvenience.
    ~Frames are inconsistent, sometimes it's at 60fps, then would just drop to say 20fps when in a chase.    … Expand
  12. mikeje
    Jul 21, 2021
    0
    НЕ ВЗДУМАЙТЕ ИГРАТЬ В ЭТОТ СОБАЧИЙ КАЛ, ЭТИ УБЛЮДКИ ВООБЩЕ НИ ЧЕ НЕ ДЕЛАЕТ С ОПТИМИЗАЦИЕЙ, МАНЫ ПРОСТО УБЕР КРУТЫЕ, ИГРА ПОСТОЯННО СТАТАРИТ, А ТЕПЕРЬ ЕЩЕ И ГОМИКИ СО СТИМА ЧЕРЕЗ КРОССПЛЕЙ ИГРАЮТ, КОТОРЫЕ ТОЛЬКО С МАКРОСАМИ, ЧИТАМИ И ЛАГАМИ И МОГУТ ИГРАТЬ......НАХУЙ ЭТО ГОВНО....НЕ ПОРТИТЕ СЕБЕ НАСТРОЕНИЕ ДА И ЖИЗНЬ В ЦЕЛОМ, ПРОЙДИТЕ СТАРОНОЙ ЭТОТ ПИЗДЕЦНЕ ВЗДУМАЙТЕ ИГРАТЬ В ЭТОТ СОБАЧИЙ КАЛ, ЭТИ УБЛЮДКИ ВООБЩЕ НИ ЧЕ НЕ ДЕЛАЕТ С ОПТИМИЗАЦИЕЙ, МАНЫ ПРОСТО УБЕР КРУТЫЕ, ИГРА ПОСТОЯННО СТАТАРИТ, А ТЕПЕРЬ ЕЩЕ И ГОМИКИ СО СТИМА ЧЕРЕЗ КРОССПЛЕЙ ИГРАЮТ, КОТОРЫЕ ТОЛЬКО С МАКРОСАМИ, ЧИТАМИ И ЛАГАМИ И МОГУТ ИГРАТЬ......НАХУЙ ЭТО ГОВНО....НЕ ПОРТИТЕ СЕБЕ НАСТРОЕНИЕ ДА И ЖИЗНЬ В ЦЕЛОМ, ПРОЙДИТЕ СТАРОНОЙ ЭТОТ ПИЗДЕЦ
  13. DrummBumm
    Aug 14, 2018
    6
    This game is really fun, if..... Your teammates are decent and not trolls. I never really play as the killer, but have had good experiences with the trapper. The graphics are subpar, but the enviornment, music, and sound effects are all excellent in setting the mood. There is an in depth process in character progression, but I simply don't play it enough to use more than one character. IThis game is really fun, if..... Your teammates are decent and not trolls. I never really play as the killer, but have had good experiences with the trapper. The graphics are subpar, but the enviornment, music, and sound effects are all excellent in setting the mood. There is an in depth process in character progression, but I simply don't play it enough to use more than one character. I feel the system takes a bit too long in actually progressing to good perks, so this can be very intimidating to newer players as they are no match for vets with every perk the game offers. The gameplay is simple and straight forward. If there could be a more accurate matchmaking system I'd rate this an 8.… Expand
  14. Uneedletruth
    Sep 21, 2018
    5
    Now i have been playing Dead By Daylight for over a year now, and honestly its an alright game for CONSOLE. This is indeed a very bad port from PC and it is as well poorly optimized. It has been said that developers never make Dead by Daylight reach 60 FPS on console. So its stuck from 0 to 30 fps. Leaving for some really choppy and broken games, as doing most actions such as escapingNow i have been playing Dead By Daylight for over a year now, and honestly its an alright game for CONSOLE. This is indeed a very bad port from PC and it is as well poorly optimized. It has been said that developers never make Dead by Daylight reach 60 FPS on console. So its stuck from 0 to 30 fps. Leaving for some really choppy and broken games, as doing most actions such as escaping from the killer, dropping pallets, vaulting, etc will leave you with massive frame rate issues. Making it hard on both sides ( survivor and killer ) to do their job effectively. There are no dedicated servers and killers with consistently bad connection to the server will ruin the game for others in the lobby making it a terrible experience for survivors, since the killer creates the lobbies. Looking past all of those issues this game is fun to play. Im glad they made this game free for ps plus users last month, as buying this game full price might not be in your best interest. You can gather up to 3 other friends and have a exciting time playing against all sorts of killers. However the developers should have really thought about porting this to console....… Expand
  15. ObjectDust
    Jan 23, 2020
    2
    I play on ps4 mainly because i don't have a good computer to continue to play on pc. They added dedicated servers which so far have been very bad at the moment until they optimize it. Causes more lag for the survivors and killer at the moment. When it was P2P i could easily dodge killer swings but now with dedicated you lag backwards more times then you would want to. Game is totallyI play on ps4 mainly because i don't have a good computer to continue to play on pc. They added dedicated servers which so far have been very bad at the moment until they optimize it. Causes more lag for the survivors and killer at the moment. When it was P2P i could easily dodge killer swings but now with dedicated you lag backwards more times then you would want to. Game is totally survivor sided and the first step is not getting scared when the terror radius starts making its heartbeat sound. Survive with friends and voice chat makes it totally unfair for the killer with all having perks and items to counter you with communication. 20ranks your learning the game so it might look killer sided at first. Killers have it more stressful unless your going against solo players which is more favored for killer but by a little. Just have to use your brain a little more to trick them. Plus side graphics are amazing for the maps and characters. Map reworks are huge improvement and i hope they dev's can keep it up.

    What changed from the start of the game. They removed free events and put in a season pass for 10 dollars not long ago. You can get free season pass if you can complete all of the first season pass but it's feels more of a grind than any other season pass i played. Sadly i'm going to have to take a break until things get better and balanced. Wish the devs the best of luck and hope the company decisions do not hurt the game more.    … Expand
  16. DTM12NY
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    I'm glad you're license of stranger things is getting taken away, your game is so bad that it came to that. stay losing and I hope it ends in hell.
  17. Jp117
    Feb 13, 2021
    0
    Everyone cheats in this game no matter what not worth money or being free for that matter devs should be ashamed it’s been going on so long not to mention the cross play doesn’t help!
  18. GoddamnBananas
    Nov 30, 2019
    2
    An interesting idea, executed very poorly. This game is a technical nightmare. Between the massive hitboxes, the lag/servers, and the various bugs, many of which are legitimately game breaking, it's astounding that this game has made it 3 years. The developers are incredibly slow to act. If a bug is ruining the experience for you, you can bet it'll still there months later. 3 years andAn interesting idea, executed very poorly. This game is a technical nightmare. Between the massive hitboxes, the lag/servers, and the various bugs, many of which are legitimately game breaking, it's astounding that this game has made it 3 years. The developers are incredibly slow to act. If a bug is ruining the experience for you, you can bet it'll still there months later. 3 years and they've only reworked a single map, and only one character. Which is disappointing, considering how poorly some of these maps are designed. Not to mention the ranking system is truly pointless. 0 rewards for reaching any particular ranks, and it's actually rather easy to rank up if you play enough. not that it's worth it, since you'll just be getting even longer queue times than usual. And the wait times are kind of embarrassing, considering how bad the matchmaking is. I won't even get into how toxic this community is, compared to most. At a certain point, it felt like almost every game gave me a reason to be frustrated. It's a shame, cause there's so much potential. It's such an interesting idea, with a few genuinely enjoyable mechanics. Unfortunately, it's just too hard to consistently enjoy it with the numerous problems it has. Perhaps I'll come back in another 2 years and see if anything has improved.… Expand
  19. Jdjfjfurur
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Buggy, laggy, hitboxes are way out of wack. Enjoy! Apparently I need to use 75 characters to tell you how bad it is too lol
  20. Zayy
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Terrible balancing, it feels like as time went on the game became more unbalanced and killers became increasingly overpowered
  21. Crakestorm
    Mar 29, 2020
    3
    Good Idea, bad implementation You wait 10-20 minutes for one round.
    The server are unstabil, that means the Killer can hit you although he cant reach you and its normal to get very laggy rounds.
    You cant play 4 rounds without get a Camper, Tunnler or Troller.
    A lot of bugs are completly normal these bugs are since some month in the game.
  22. TakezoBcn
    Jul 31, 2021
    0
    Toxic people = Toxic game
    Toxic people = Toxic game
    Toxic people = Toxic game
    Toxic people = Toxic game
    Toxic people = Toxic game
    Toxic people = Toxic game
  23. Rexipipe
    May 21, 2020
    1
    Malísimo, los asesinos están rotos el juego está lleno de camperos me aburrio el juego de mierda yo no lo recomendaría a nadie
  24. Rodionio
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    Laggy, toxic, addictive, unfair mess. I can't force myself to play more than 1 or 2 matches at a time. They just took twitch t-shirt from a streamer that commented on a stupid thing a dev said in a stream. What an absolute joke
  25. Alexander12337
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Где русский язык? С каждым обновлением добавляете все что угодно кроме этого.
  26. M1CH43LL
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    From a good game from the last 2 patches(almost half a year) this game is unplayable. Was good enough to score 7/8 but what devs did starting with the RE chapter, console gaming doesn't exist on this game rn. Stuttering, lag servers make this game hard to even move your character...
  27. Cescofran
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Poor realization for a once good concept. Unbalanced game, toxic community, bugs, and worse of all an attitude from authors that favours toxic players. Try to play and you won't be able: a killer will camp you and or a surv will troll you for all the game. Matchmaking puts you with people whose rank is quite higher than yours, toxic premades will force you to play unfairly, and the wholePoor realization for a once good concept. Unbalanced game, toxic community, bugs, and worse of all an attitude from authors that favours toxic players. Try to play and you won't be able: a killer will camp you and or a surv will troll you for all the game. Matchmaking puts you with people whose rank is quite higher than yours, toxic premades will force you to play unfairly, and the whole game favours survivors and toxic killers.
    Very bad realization! Try it if you hate mankind and want to give vent to your hate!    … Expand
  28. SpringwoodSlash
    Sep 30, 2020
    0
    Crap port. It says a lot when the most satisfaction derived from the game is to dashboard on survivors and ruin their experience. Which I condone entirely lol.
  29. LeonSK96
    Aug 15, 2020
    1
    Dead By Daylight is indeed the name of the game.
    I could not handle 5 minutes of the multiplayer. The game is NOTHING like Friday the 13th game. This one feels like a rushed up game and it’s unfair because you can never play as the assassin.
    Don’t buy it.
    Wait for Friday 13th to get back from the legal issue and then get that instead.
  30. Msyruena
    Aug 24, 2020
    1
    This review only applies to the ps4 and other console versions. On PC the game runs largely as intended, albeit with constant bugs. On console killer is currently unplayable due to multiple issues including the FPS. We were promised 60 FPS a year and a half ago, now we are lucky to hit 20 - with constant drops throughout a match. Playing killer means that a survivor spinning in a circleThis review only applies to the ps4 and other console versions. On PC the game runs largely as intended, albeit with constant bugs. On console killer is currently unplayable due to multiple issues including the FPS. We were promised 60 FPS a year and a half ago, now we are lucky to hit 20 - with constant drops throughout a match. Playing killer means that a survivor spinning in a circle will cause the frame rate to plummet even further, making them extremely hard to hit. We also have what the devs call "aim-dressing" which is like auto-aim except it forces you to miss. About half the killer's that are playable on pc are not on our versions. The devs show no interest in fixing these issues and instead choose to completely ignore the constant complaints about it. Rating this a 1 because playing as survivor isn't too bad - just don't expect to be able to play the full game you paid for.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 3, 2018
    75
    Dead by Daylight pays tribute to horror movies from the 80s. The asymmetric gameplay is just as fun no matter if we're playing the killer or trying to escape him.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 24, 2017
    50
    Sadly, unless it manages to pick itself up pretty sharpish, Dead by Daylight may well be dead on arrival. [Sept 2017, p.91]
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Jul 31, 2017
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
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