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How did you discover Dead By Daylight?

psionic
psionic Member Posts: 670

I used to watch a streamer who played DbD with her friends a lot. So after some time, I bought the game but didn't touch it for months (I was really afraid of playing it because I'm not a fan of PVP games and I know people are harsh when there's a "competitive" scenario). After 4 months, I started playing survivor, it was really, really fun. Then I started playing Huntress, I did enjoy her. But then I discovered the Nurse (I knew how difficult she was, but her power was everything to me). Today I think I have more than one thousand hours only playing Nurse and recently I felt in love with the Spirit. So I'm basically splitting my time between Nurse and Spirit!

And you? Tell us your history!

Comments

  • SloppyVoldemort
    SloppyVoldemort Member Posts: 452

    I watched a streamer who got the game. Looked promising and then I bought it myself and 5 years later I'm still playing it lol.

    Too bad the streamer I watched stopped streaming like 3 months after that because of real life problems, never saw her again.

  • Firellius
    Firellius Member Posts: 4,539

    I saw it pop up on Youtube a couple of times but didn't look too deep into it. Then I happened to start watching OhmWrecker and got fairly interested, which built up over time until I decided to start playing.

    Not gonna lie, Felix being total eye-candy and shirtless David being a thing did help bring me over the threshold to give DBD a try.

  • Nico_0
    Nico_0 Member Posts: 115

    In a Steam free weekend

    It was wonderful, spawned in haddonfield and I didn't even know you had to do gens

  • Phasmamain
    Phasmamain Member Posts: 11,534

    Seen the curtain call trailer and was somewhat interested but never bought it

    When it was added to game pass though I gave it a try and 2000 hours later I’m still enjoying it

  • DistortedDream
    DistortedDream Member Posts: 672

    I saw some videos on YouTube about it and decided the game looked interesting enough to give it a try.

  • C3Tooth
    C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266

    A friend introduced me to this game through some Youtube vids. Looks interesting and -50% sale so I bought the game. But my friend never buy it because he has kid.

  • ChurchofPig
    ChurchofPig Member Posts: 2,769
    edited July 2021

    I was going through a hard time and wanted a new game to get my mind off of what was going on in my life and my friend recommended this game. At the time, I didn't have a platform that could play the game (and my laptop wasn't big enough), so I mainly just watched youtube videos on dbd then it released on switch 3 months later. I was a huge SAW fan so the first dlc I ever bought was SAW and was a Pig main for the longest time to the point where 6 months later when the pandemic hit, I only had about 10 teachables unlocked (mostly from the shrine) yet had about 600 hours or somethin like that.

    Most play time came from breaks and being a switch player, I could literally do like 4 homework assignments before finding a lobby so I was able to play a lot and I still have a lot of fun with it.

  • Shooby
    Shooby Member Posts: 226

    A friend of mine whom I gameshare with bought it and mostly played killer. Got on to try it out and play KYF with a group of friends around mid-2019 and wasn't impressed, and didn't play it again for about a year later until someone convinced me to give it a real shot during the 4th year anniversary.

    A year later, it has become my main game that I still have so much fun on, through both the ups and downs.

  • ShinobuSK
    ShinobuSK Member Posts: 5,279

    Streamer

  • SMitchell8
    SMitchell8 Member Posts: 3,302

    Was browsing for a new game on ps store and clicked on it and was impressed by the game info. Brought it from Argos for 20 quid lol. Didn't watch any videos so kinda brought it blind. Best 20 quid ive ever spent 😅

  • JoByDaylight
    JoByDaylight Member Posts: 707

    I was watching Ninja before when I played Fortnite, when he suddenly had a few days playing DbD with some other streamers. I thought it looked fun so I started watching DbD on YouTube and Twitch before eventually buying the game for myself. Now it is my go-to game :)

  • glitchboi
    glitchboi Member Posts: 6,023
    edited July 2021

    An old friend of mine wanted me to get it, but another friend of mine (who didn't actually play the game) gifted it to me.

    Didn't realize that would lead to my everyday video game.

  • drunky26
    drunky26 Member Posts: 686

    It was a free weekend somewhere late October 2018, decided to give it a shot, and that's that.

  • antgnstea
    antgnstea Member Posts: 869

    On Steam Free weekend.

    I had the game standing in my Wishlist for a year. Trailers and concept looked really cool, but I was hesitant cause I hate multiplayer games. Then when I see it on free weekend I thought maybe it is time to try it. I purchased the game after 2 hours of constant skill check misses :))

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,616

    Browsed Steam and found the beta.

  • GuyFawx
    GuyFawx Member Posts: 2,027

    i had just watched a nightmare on elm street marathon and little did i know i was watching steam broadcasts and came across a game against Freddy i was like ######### theres a freddy game??? little did i know what i was in for lol at least now hes threatening

  • DBD78
    DBD78 Member Posts: 3,469

    When I got game pass, it was there.

  • Snowbawlzzz
    Snowbawlzzz Member Posts: 1,419

    Roommates discovered it through means I don't know, and then pointed to Jeff and said "look, it's a metalhead character like you", so I bought the game.

  • MonsterInMyMind
    MonsterInMyMind Member Posts: 2,744

    Found it through Youtube when i use to watch H20 and them playing it then decided shortly after to buy it and quit League Of Legends for DBD

  • Kira4Evr
    Kira4Evr Member Posts: 2,025

    My friend told me about it --> I watched No0b3 --> Another friend bought it for me

  • TAG
    TAG Member Posts: 12,871

    PS Plus freebie.

  • ringwinning
    ringwinning Member Posts: 552

    An ex gifted it to me. I had a SWF, and then didn't. Been slogging on solo (with some exceptions) ever since.

  • AppleCinamon
    AppleCinamon Member Posts: 26

    Steam free weekend

  • Shaped
    Shaped Member Posts: 5,906

    It was free on ps plus in summer 2018.

    Otherwise I would probably never found it. Never heard of it before at all.

  • HaunterofShadows
    HaunterofShadows Member Posts: 4,092
    edited July 2021

    Jacksepticeye didn't get it for a while after finding out about it.

  • spirit72
    spirit72 Member Posts: 227

    It was on sale on PS4 for like $15 with a good bit of the DLC that was available in early 2018, so I said 'why not?' Now I own it on two platforms with all DLC, LOL. I'm a sucker.

  • EvilJoshy
    EvilJoshy Member Posts: 5,295

    When I was playing Evolve Stage 2 a friend I met on that game suggested it.

  • Magicmaster0702
    Magicmaster0702 Member Posts: 217

    I saw the trailer and thought it looked okay. Wasn't too excited about it. But then I saw both Markiplier and Jacksepticeye play it and I was immediately entangled in the entity.

  • DarkMagik
    DarkMagik Member Posts: 822

    On a Free to Play Weekend on Xbox i played DBD,then on the Upcoming Halloween bought it Discounted

  • Laluzi
    Laluzi Member Posts: 6,226

    It's really stupid, but I was playing a web game with pets and somebody had designed their pets after DBD characters. Went wiki browsing, thought it looked interesting, watched youtube videos, thought it looked even more interesting, and finally got it.

  • Patrick1088
    Patrick1088 Member Posts: 628

    Splatoon 2 and Pokemon were my main games. I noticed DBD before and it looked interesting but never bought it.

    We moved last year and I found a $50 nintrndo gift card. I decided to buy it and DLC. I tried survivor first but didn't like being scared. I tried Trapper because he was "easy". Then I tried Hillbilly but then I found Doctor. Hes been mostly my main ever since (Doctor, Demo, Myers, Wraith). I also just started using Spirit and she's fun. Im about 200 hours logged and am green ranks. Don't really care about pipping

  • CornHub
    CornHub Member Posts: 1,864

    The Bill trailer

  • VioletCrimes
    VioletCrimes Member Posts: 878

    The Let’s Player GhostWolfGames. I thought the game looked fun and then when the AllKill chapter came out, I was finally sold.

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 11,714

    It was the year of 2018. I was playing Friday the 13th: The Game with a friend. Jason wasn't really doing anything so we just kept talking, and when I asked him about game suggestions he mentioned Dead by Daylight. I bought it 1 month later.

  • TheMadCat
    TheMadCat Member Posts: 2,203

    My partner told me about it as we were looking for a game to play for Halloween.

    I became obsessed and never stopped to play since.

  • Itslat3ncy
    Itslat3ncy Member Posts: 353

    Halloween trailer on youtube. As soon as I saw Michael I wanted the game and bought it.

  • humanbeing1704
    humanbeing1704 Member Posts: 8,998

    There was a free weekend in April of 2019 that was plastered over the front page of xbox so I was like ooh why not and before that I tried a free weekend when the game first came out on console but I forgot what the game was