We have temporarily disabled The Houndmaster (Bone Chill Event queue) and Baermar Uraz's Ugly Sweater Cosmetic (all queues) due to issues affecting gameplay.

Visit the Kill Switch Master List for more information on these and other current known issues: https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/kb/articles/299-kill-switch-master-list

The Dead by Daylight team would like your feedback in a Player Satisfaction survey.

We encourage you to be as honest as possible in letting us know how you feel about the game. The information and answers provided are anonymous, not shared with any third-party, and will not be used for purposes other than survey analysis.

Access the survey HERE!

Lore

Discussions about the Entity's realm

Golden Toolboxes
Can we gets some more info on these things? They are present in every map but they are just there with no context. Since the Entity creates the trials, what reason would it have to manifest Golden Toolboxes?
How Ace and Fengs cosmetics fit into their lore.
Now as someone who actually cares about the lore of this game. I did some digging and started to theorize how Ace and Fengs cosmetics fit into their own lore. Ace Visconti: Now, Ace is a little bit of a tricky one, but from what i can gather is that this was the rise of fame for the Lucky Gambler, this is where things…
How do you use deluxe tickets?
I bought the deluxe version of Dead By Daylight years ago and I would like to use one of the tickets that grant my friend free access (or, large discount, I’m not sure). Can someone help me?
I have to ask about the horse...In Crotus Prenn Asylum.
Okay what happened to this three eyed horse? what is this story here? can see it is a zombie sort of three eyed horse, but what is going on?
Spirit question
Spirit appears to be dead dismentled body, right? Her limbs are literally flying near each other. And at the same time she is able to leave her physical dead body form and create new one. So, question is, either if she is dead body or some type of ghost, why she able to feel pain from DS and pallet stuns? If she is able to…
An in Depth Look Into Benedict's Hallowed Blight Entries
Hello everyone! As you know, with each day of the Hallowed Blight event, a new Benedict Entry was posted. I am here to dissect the most interesting parts, and make some educated theories. I'm going to be covering my theories on: The Entity's purpose and properties The final whereabouts of Mr. Baker. The Entity There are…
What are the trials for?
The answer to this question is pretty obvious for the Entity, it's how it drains the survivors. But various snippets from trailers and in-game text make it seem like the survivors enter the trials semi-voluntarily. Why?
The Lanterns and what are they
I was hoping for more lore in this event coming from the lanterns but sadly it seems nothing is really telling of what these lanterns are or where they came from.
Lore-Wise what are Legions masks made out of?
Joeys is obviously one of those old timey cowboy bandannas that the bandits would wear around their faces, but what are Frank, Julie, and Susie's masks made out of? I'm assuming some sort of plastic but Susie's seems to be metal. Anyone have some better details or thoughts on this?
A question to all of you (about the plot of this game)
Time inside the Entity's world doesnt exist, or at least It doesnt work like our idea of time on earth. That means that a killer/survivor who was dragged to the Entity's world in the 1890s could be in the same place and at the same time as a killer/survivor who belonged to the 21st century, right? So... If whoever created…
What happened to the lore team?
Hey there Fogfellows, I remember around the time of the Hallowed Blight event there was a lot of talk about more lore coming to the game. They had those little animated cutscene things and I really liked that potential addition. They said they hired people for the purpose of adding more lore/story, such as the journal…
Survivors Interaction with each other in the Fog
Since @Mikeadatrix made a relationship list for killers, i guess i'll make one for survivors. Dwight Fairfield: Likes to think of himself as a leader of the group, at first he was a coward and would occasionally leave his friends to die as soon as the gates were powered, but now he has become a little bit braver as he…
The Entity's killer ratings
Who does the entity like the most i terms of killers? Who is it's favorite?
Who was the first killer?
Everyone talks about how the nurse was the first killer for the Entity, but I though the Macmillian Estate incident was what summoned/awakened the entity. Wouldn't that make the trapper the first killer, or am I missing something/being misinformed?
What if the player is the entity
What if you are the entity? As you choose who enters the Trial. And you watch the Survivors, but watch killers from their perspective...
deliverance perk as the last survivour
I have tried twice, where I had the deliverance perk activated. but where I was the last survivor standing, but because I was the last, I died instantly when I was hooked. not getting a chance to use the skill. (and this was my first time on the hook) and in 1 of the cases, the killer didn't seem to know(or maybe knew that…
What is the possibility of a new and improved Dead by Daylight game?
I know that there isn't really much story, but I am indeed a huge fan of this game with only a few particular complaints and that is smoothness, toxicity and balance. I'm not saying make an entire new game cause this one isn't balanced, but I am saying make a new Dead by Daylight game for the next generation of consoles or…
If you were a psychiatrist, what would you diagnose Anna and Sally Smithson with?
Let's say you are a psychiatrist in a mental institution, if you suddenly had to interview The Huntress and The Nurse, what would you diagnose them with?
What happens when you close DBD?
Do the survivors go into trials or do they just sit at that campfire?
Killers interaction with each other in the Fog
You mentioned in the last podcast that some of the killers interact with each other in the Fog; some are rivals, most are neutral. Out of curiosity, is there anyway we can see a chart of all the killers and their feelings towards each other such as who hates who etc?
Understanding The Entity.
So i have been trying to grasp this malevolent being for quite some time to the point to where it's become my new obsession. This thing is said to be evil in its purest form, but this thing, from what we have seen seems to only have 3 forms. Where did this being come from? How did it manifest itself? Birth: The only way i…
What fights back against the Entity?
Is anyone else a bit disappointed by how shallow/pointless the lore surrounding the Entity is? An all powerful, always in control, unquestioned dominant force we can't possibly understand isn't terribly interesting. It also raises questions like "what's the point" if we know there's no (real) chance of escape. It's not…
Is Jake Asian?
He has a Korean last name, but I can't tell from his in game character model if he's Asian or white. I have known some non-Asian people to have the last name Park and I want to be cleared up.
Does the Nurse feel sympathy for the survivors?
So many people have told me she feels “sorry” for her victims and I’ve never truly understood why. Can someone please help me or share their view on it? ✨
Who would be better at Graffiti?
Nea, Jeff or the Legion gang? I was on the new map playing as Nea and the first thing I noticed was the graffiti and that got me thinking. Who would be better at making graffiti art?
Is the entity a childlike being?
I have thought about this for a while. I remember the devs saying that the entity recreates what it sees from the real world outside its realm, but doesn't necessarily have an understanding as to what they are. The entity understands concepts like, hope, fear, life, death, and pain. As well as hunger. Yet, it can't…
How do the survivors get to the campfire after escaping via the hatch?
Is there some type of tunnel that leads them to a hole in the ground, leading the survivors out of the tunnel? Is that why the hatch spawns in certain locations and on the bottom floors of some maps? Like I don't see how survivors get to the campfire after escaping, in fact, when I was new to DBD, when I saw a survivor…
How are maps and related Killers/Survivors handled in canon lore?
The question I’ve had on my mind since Freddy’s release is, are the killers bound to their maps? In canon lore, would the survivors only encounter Michael in Haddonfield? Only encounter the Hillbilly on Coldwind? If so, are certain survivors bound to those maps as well or are they all put through every gauntlet? Seems one…
The new survivor and killer's backstories seem to be heavily intertwined.
First off for Jeff, "A late-night regular noticed his sketches and asked him to do some artwork for his gang up Mount Ormond. Jeff accepted the challenge and painted a large mural depicting 'the legion'" For me, this is pretty obvious that this is Frank asking him to make a mural for his group of friends. (Given their name…
Would Susie be Better as a Survivor?
Out of all the characters in the Legion, Susie stand out to me. It seemed like she was only in the Legion because of Julie. My theory is that she doesn’t have many friends because of her shy and naive nature and she mainly followed Julie because Julie wasn’t just her best friend. She was her only friend. She might’ve…
What are the Golden Toolboxes?
I have a theory regarding what's in the golden toolboxes hidden around the maps. I think that each of those toolboxes may contain a gear-sphere. The gear-sphere is a survivor made object that is buried deep in the lore. It symbolizes hope and is speculated to be a way to escape The Entity's realm. I found information on…
If Dead By Daylight was a sitcom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vquCugnSF-s
Die Geshtalt Entity [“My name is Legion, for we are many” – Mark 5:9]
I’ve been thinking a lot about Legion lately. They might well be an “Expy” of Ghostface from the Scream franchise, but as Trapper is to Jason Voorhees, there’s much more to them than that. Or at least enough to keep the copyright lawyers well at bay. However, some things bother me. I want to share some theories. Firstly,…
Saw this in a thread about the hag and just seems to cool to not be cannon in her law
So a few people got togeather and had a theory that the hags claw is in fact a prosthetic given to Lisa Sherwood by the entity to enact her revenge on the cannibals that kept her captive (now this is a few tweaks on it from me as it fits) and I think that's why she survived for so long before taking her revenge on them and…
How Hillbillys cosmetics fit into his lore.
So after doing some research into billies lore, i realized something about his cosmetics, preferably the mountain man one and the camp counselor. When billy killed his parents, he was left with the messed up farmhand shirt and torn jeans, He then probably resided into the mountains where he crafted his own pants and his…
Moved: When you got tunneled all game and your teammates only got one generator done
This discussion has been moved.
No Benedict Baker lore this time?
So, pardon me unless I've missed it, but this time there seems to be no lore journals for Legion or Jeff from good old BB. Does this confirm that the entity finally claimed him at the end of the Hallowed Blight?
Dear Lisa Sherwood
What's up Guys, Gals, and Non-binary Pals! It's me ya girl, hartt1245, back at it again with a new Lore Discussion about my underappreciated gal, Lisa Sherwood. Or as many people refer to her "The Hag". Now many of you have probs read her biography. Y'all should know about her tragic backstory and the vengeance she…
Da King and I (David King and Anna)
What's up nerds! It's me hartt1245 who NONE of you know. I just wanted to pick all y'alls brains on this tidbit of information I just discovered with the help of my friend veryderpypizza. So many of you know of our rough and tough David King or as I and my fellow compatriots call him Da. King. Well Anywho we were…
The Legion Backstory
Here be The Legion's backstory for those who dont have access to the PTB. (Pro Paint skillz) Edit: Added the Jeff backstory as well, just cause.
Legion Headcanons
-A big one, the Entity, despite being an omnipotent spider/crab god that feeds on hope, has a soft spot towards the Legion. Not only were they very willing on the condition that they all be together, but they also look like Survivors so the trials are always fun to watch. -Frank sees the cracks in the illusion but tries to…
Legion and Jeff
Someone (I'm blanking on your name right now, sorry) came up with the idea that the Entity grabbed both Jeff and the Legion at the same time. The evidence being Jeff decided to go up to the lodge, and Frank hearing something moving in the woods by the lodge. That something would be Jeff. Don't get me wrong, I love this…
Why is there more than one of the same survivor?
I know it's for gameplay but is there another reason?
Theory: Jake and Trapper are related
A bit of an interesting theory I developed lately and i think this theory could maybe be possible (maybe) I would greatly appreciate feedback on my theory. Let's get started on the evidence why I think that Jake Park and The Trapper may be relatives. In Jake's backstory, he has a father who wants him to follow his own…
Where are Joe and Susie?
Will they have different outfits unlike Frank and Julie? Will they be skins in the store or in the locker? Will they even be released in the PTB? What are your thoughts?
A few questions for a killer concept I'm working on.
The questions are about the Entity (I like to refer to it as a she). So, we know that the Entity doesn't feel emotions like we do, but can she feel emotions similar to curiosity and interest? Is it possible for the Entity to come to an agreement of sorts with someone/something? Since the Entity is a living, biological…
what are the paintings of in Haddonfield?
im not sure if this counts as lore but on haddonfield there are paintings in some (i didnt check every house) of the houses. some look LIKE other maps e.g. crotus prenn asylum and others dont look like maps at all. does anyone have info that they can share. i culd do my own research but this is more fun.
Can someone post here ptb characters bio and map description from kyf?
Iam too lazy to download ptb xD
Wait so is Claudette Vigo's apprentice?
I am pretty sure that is what her event outfit is about? Is she? And is Dwight?
Wraith and secrets of the universe
Why The Wraith can't try to hit survivor while he's invisible? He can bodyblock them,that means that he's solid,so why he cant just try to hit,like Freddy,for example? (From the Lore side)

Lore

Discussion List

Official Dead by Daylight Channels