Dead by Daylight
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Critic Reviews for Dead by Daylight
It's shocking how much depth Dead By Daylight packs into its systems.
Overall, Dead By Daylight Special Edition is a fun and challenging asymmetrical horror game pitting a killer and four survivors in an enclosed area. There's plenty of customization players can undertake in terms of powers, perks and attire, so break out your fashion ideas. Included in this special edition are several DLCs that were released on the PC version. Given the already low price of the game and how it compares to similar games within the genre, Dead by Daylight is a hands down win.
After almost five years, Dead by Daylight has grown into an incredible slasher film simulator, and the best asymmetrical multiplayer game around.
The tension is high in every match, with jump scares and thrilling chases peppering each encounter with the killer
Dead by Daylight has evolved into an unrivalled asymmetrical competitive multiplayer game, and one of the best horror games around.
Dead By Daylight has been around for quite while now and has remained a pretty popular game on both PC and console over the years. It’s a straightforward and repetitive online affair that, if you're lucky enough to be matched with the right bunch of randoms or happen to be playing a custom match with friends, can deliver the goods in terms of frights and tension from time to time. However, it has also always been a pretty clunky affair, a fact which is amplified further here by the noticeable graphical downgrade, laggy menus and the exclusion of a bunch of DLC that we really feel should have been included for the steep asking price.
It lacks polish, but Dead by Daylight is a genuinely tense ode to 80s slasher movies.
Dead by Daylight "dies" a little in this console version which features several translation problems and works as a poor PC port of the original game. Enjoyable if you play with your friends, but it's all.
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Industry Coverage
Dead By Daylight Could Have Been In Super Smash Bros, But Nintendo "Very Nicely" Said No
Hey, there always the next Smash Bros. right?
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Dead by Daylight Patch 8.7.0 – Steady Pulse Chapter Brings New Medic Survivor
While it may not seem like it at first, today's new Dead by Daylight chapter is actually part of BHVR's new shift towards quality of life improvements. How can new content be part of a focus on improving existing gameplay, you ask? Well, by adding a new Survivor whose perks…
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Skull Merchant Design Preview Part 2 Shows Off Evolved Rework – Dead by Daylight
Everyone's least favorite killer (well, maybe second least favorite these days) might end up being a welcome sight, if BHVR's plans come to fruition. Today's update from the Dead by Daylight devs is a direct response to the feedback they received on their initial reveal of the Skull Merchant rework…
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Dead by Daylight April Developer Update Reveals Improvements to Dailies & Archives
We got a preview of the changes coming in the 8.7.0 patch today, and as expected, they are centered around updating existing systems to make them better in some way. In fact, this may be the most QoL-focused patch yet, with only a small handful of changes to actual gameplay…
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