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- The disconnection penalty system is being re-enabled on PC, PS4 and Switch™️. Following our December 2019 test, we have fixed reported issues and made some changes to address Community feedback. The s…
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Planned: 11 AM Eastern WINDOWS STORE Planned: 11 AM Eastern PS4 Planned: 11 AM Eastern XBOX Planned: 11 AM Eastern SWITCH Planned: 11 AM Eastern PATCH NOTES STEAM https://forum.…
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Planned: 11 AM Eastern WINDOWS STORE Planned: 11 AM Eastern PS4 Planned: 11 AM Eastern XBOX Planned: 11 AM Eastern SWITCH Planned: 11 AM Eastern PATCH NOTES STEAM https://forum.…
- We’ve observed a growing Community concern about matchmaking in recent months. Matchmaking wait times have exceeded our targeted limits and we’ve seen rank disparities fluctuate. In this Status Update…
- Here, you can find a list of any newly reported known issues following today's update. Please be sure to check here before reporting a bug! Rank Achievements Unlocking Randomly We are aware that rank …
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Released WINDOWS STORE Released PS4 EU & NA Released XBOX Released SWITCH Released CONTENT The Doctor Update Designer Notes: The Doctor, Hex: Ruin, and Gatekeeper Lunar New Year…
- Welcome to our Designer Notes, a series of blogposts presenting the fine details of upcoming design changes. Today, we’ll be going over the first update of 2020, which includes changes to The Doctor, …
- Release Schedule Steam Update planned: 11AM ET PS4 Update planned: 11AM ET Xbox Update planned: 11AM ET Windows Store Update planned: 11AM ET Nintendo Switch™ Pending. The Switch™ version will receive…
- For the past few months, we have been hard at work on an update to the forums behind the scenes. While our forums have their own charm, we want to bring them up to date and make them more inline with …
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Update planned: 11AM ET DLC planned: 12PM ET WINDOWS STORE Update planned: 11AM ET DLC planned: No ETA PS4 EU & NA Update planned: 11AM ET DLC planned: 12PM ET XBOX Update plann…
- Since the release of Tome I Level III earlier this week, we have been keeping an eye out for feedback regarding the difficulty of challenges. While we intended for challenges to get gradually more dif…
- Honoring his family name was never enough for Kazan Yamaoka. He wanted to surpass his father’s reputation and end what he saw as the thinning of samurai culture with farmers often posing as samurai. H…
- Despite her traditional upbringing, Yui Kimura raced scooters in her hometown of Hida where she earned the reputation of being able to do the impossible with very little. Her father did his best to st…
- Stats are back at last! We've taken some time to gather some data and make some fancy graphs for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to let us know if you'd like to see more regular stat releases in the fu…
- Welcome to the November edition of our Developer Update, a series of posts detailing upcoming changes and our progress on ongoing issues. As always, we’ll start by recapping on previous topics before …
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Planned: 11AM ET PS4 Planned: 11AM ET XBOX Estimated: 11AM ET Windows Store Estimated: 11AM ET SWITCH No ETA yet Status Update on the Nintendo Switch We are still working on get…
- We are happy to announce the winners of the 2019 Halloween contest! We received a lot of astounding creations and selecting three winners was incredibly difficult. All the Entries were judged for crea…
- We are expending our PC family! Dead by Daylight is now available on the Windows Store. Enable crossplay option Sometime in the next few weeks, PC players will notice a new option labeled “Enable Cros…
- Release Schedule Steam Planned: 11AM ET Released: 11AM ET PS4 Planned: 11AM ET Released: Live XBOX Planned: 11AM ET Released: Pending Switch No ETA yet Content The Archives You can find more informati…
- Our plan was to release the 3.3.0 Mid-Chapter update along with the Withering Blight event on October 22nd, but due to some instability with the build, we decided it was best to postpone the launch un…
- We are happy to celebrate the most horrific time of the year, where the stench of rotting Pustula Plants fills the air across the Entity’s realm. Soon, the Withering Blight event will be upon us, and …
- BLIGHT IS BACK! For a limited-time, the 2018 Hallowed Blight outfits are available at discounted prices! 25% OFF The Doctor’s Foul Bile outfit: 900 AC (was 1200 AC) 25% OFF The Huntress’ Growth Surge …
- For the past few months, we have been reviewing the Nurse and her add-ons. We are pleased to say that these changes will be available in the upcoming mid-chapter update, and we would like to take a mo…
- We are back with another edition of the Developer Update, a series of posts detailing our progress on upcoming features and known issues. This time around, in addition to the normal topics, we’ll have…
- 3.2.2 HOTFIX PLATFORM PC / PS4NA / PS4EU / PS4Asia / XBOX PLANNED ETA October 1st, 2019 11:00 ET PLATFORM Switch PLANNED ETA TBD Patch Notes PC https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/7…
- F.A.Q. Can I use my progress from another platform? Sadly no, we do not support cross progression for any platform. Is the Switch cross platform? No, you will be matched with other Switch players Is S…
- 3.2.1 HOTFIX PLATFORM PC / PS4NA / PS4EU / PS4Asia / XBOX PLANNED ETA September 24th, 2019 11:00 ET BALANCE The Demogorgon's Shred special ability now breaks pallets by default. Because of this change…
- Hey forum members! Most of you have seen the new Trusted tags. We introduced them last week and we seen a lot of questions like, why them and not me? Why do this? Why is their tag everywhere? So here …
- Content Patch Notes PC https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/87825/ PS4 https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/87824/ XBOX https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/87823/ Availa…
- A lot of new faces have joined us over the past few days, so we'd like to take a moment to fill you in on everything you need to know. Getting Started Game Guides You can find a bunch of game guides c…
- A little under a year ago, we announced that we would be bringing dedicated servers to Dead by Daylight in Summer 2019. Since then, our team has been hard at work converting the game from the existing…
- Recently, we asked you guys to create a guide for newcomers (details can be found here). What you guys came up with in just two weeks has blown us away, and picking the winners was difficult as always…
- Earlier today, we showcased the content from the upcoming Stranger Things chapter on stream. If you missed the stream, you can find the VOD here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/470813433 If you're in a …
- Welcome to our first Designer Notes, a blogpost presenting the fine details of upcoming design changes. We are ready to share the details of two new status effects—one for Killers, one for Survivors— …
- We are back with another developer update, a series of posts where we discuss upcoming features, changes, and where we stand on some of the most pressing issues in the game. As always, we’ll revisit s…
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Released: 11:00 AM ET XBOX Released: 11:00 AM ET PS4 Released: 11:00 AM ET PATCH NOTES NOTE: The 3.1.2 hotfix patch notes have been added to the 3.1.1 mid-chapter update notes. …
- RELEASE SCHEDULE STEAM Released at 11:00 AM ET XBOX Released at 11:00 AM ET PS4 Released at 11:00 AM ET Patch notes The 3.1.1 hotfix patch notes have been added to the 3.1.0 mid-chapter update notes.
- Release schedule STEAM Live since 11:00 AM XBOX Live since 11:00 AM PS4 Live since 11:00 AM Note that the PS4 Update will not include the following content yet. The content will be added at a later da…
- Over the years, Dead by Daylight has changed significantly, and we have adapted the way we create maps along with it. These days, a lot of work goes into making sure maps feel as fun and fair as possi…
- For the last few months, some players have been experiencing recurring ranking and pips issues that are preventing their pips from accumulating and as a result, preventing their rank from updating. We…
- After careful considering, we are happy to announce the winners to our third anniversary contests! If you don't see your creation here, don't be discouraged. We receive an astounding amount of entries…
- We are back with our third Developer Update, a blogpost which focuses on some of the most frequently discussed issues and the steps we are taking to resolve them, upcoming features, and general improv…
- People of the fog, The Dead by Daylight team is happy to announce the upcoming release for The Nightmare rework. As per our presentation of the rework on the Third Anniversary Livestream, we have done…
- Hello, people of the Fog! First of all - thank you SO much for participating in Year 3 Anniversary contests! You have no idea how tough it was for us to choose finalists for each contest - every entry…
- June is Anniversary month! There will be a ton of activities going on... for today, we are launching the contests! We will be updating this post with more information and details on the other activiti…
- CONTENT LORE PLAYER TEST BUILD CHANGES PATCH NOTES PC PS4 XBOX IN-GAME ANNIVERSARY Year 3 Party Starters (New survivor item) A powerful explosive anniversary decoration. Detonates into bright flashes,…
- Introducing the newest Killer in Dead by Daylight, the legendary Ghost Face. Danny Johnson, known as Jed Olsen by some, grabbed the newspaper from the kitchen counter: it was a week old, but his face …
- People of the Fog, It has been just over a week since Ghost Face debuted on the Player Test Build (PTB). Since then, we have been closely monitoring his performance and reading through your feedback. …
- People of the Fog, Find our cosmetics that will be released in Chapter 12. Players will be able to purchase these cosmetics through the Dead by Daylight store. NEW OUTFIT: THE PIG'S TEST SUBJECT OUTFI…
- People of the Fog, The Dead by Daylight team is happy to announce the newest addition to our roster of Killers; none other than Ghost Face himself. NEW KILLER: THE GHOST FACE The Ghost Face, more comm…