Since its initial launch, Dead By Daylight has gained a large amount of popularity and has quickly become the Monster Of The Week video game with how regularly they’ve been adding killers, creeps, and ghouls from across the spectrum of the horror genre. When it originally came out there were just three, now there are 25 (so far) and the roster is still getting regular updates, tweaks, and changes.
It’s these homages to cult classics combined with challenging and downright frightening four-versus-one gameplay that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout that’s made Dead By Daylight a household name in the horror community. By far one of the best horror games you can play with a group of friends, we’ve covered a lot about this game as it’s grown over the years. If you want to deep dive into our latest guides, build tips, reviews, and more, then here’s everything collated in one easy-to-find hub.
Table of Contents
We’ve covered a lot about Dead By Daylight, taking a microscope to every part of the game. To make things easier, here is a handy table of contents of the topics being covered in this hub. Just select the part you’re interested in to be taken right to that section.
| Currency, Ranks, and Trophies | The Maps |
| Perks and Status Effects | The Survivors |
| Killer Guides | Other Info |
| More DBD Content From TheGamer | FAQ |
Currency, Ranks, And Trophies
To make your Killer or Survivor stronger, Dead By Daylight uses a system of Perks that can be unlocked using the various currencies they provide to their players. There are four in total — six if you count Gold Coins and Putrid Serum, which are added during the Lunar New Year and Halloween events, respectively.
Here are our complete guides on how to redeem the various currencies, what they’re used for, and a few other fun things.
- How To Redeem Bloodpoint Codes
- Every Type Of Currency And What They’re For
- The 5 Hardest Trophies To Get & The 5 Easiest
The Maps
The Maps in Dead By Daylight have had a lot of hard work and detail put into them; you can tell the developers really wanted to capture the right tone of terror in each particular map. Semi-procedural in nature, there are 16 total realms, with 36 maps within those. Each one has its own unique approach in terms of places to hide, ambush spots for Killers, and general item, altar, and generator placement. Some maps are even themed around a particular Killer, such as the Racoon City Police Department for Nemesis or Haddonfield for Michael Myers.
- All of the DBD Maps, Ranked From Worst To Best
- Details You Missed In The Maps
- Some Maps That Are Great For Killers
Perks And Status Effects
To keep things interesting, Dead By Daylight uses its own system of Perks and Status Effects that can impact both the Survivors and Killers alike. There’s a huge list of them to use, with some being unique to particular characters on both the Survivor and Killer roster. It can be a little intimidating to figure out this system as a new player, but we’ve provided some great guides to get you started or act as a refresher for veterans looking to keep themselves updated with the latest changes to the meta.
- A Complete Guide To Status Effects
- The Blight’s New Perks, Explained
- The Best Perks For Killers
The Survivors
If you like a challenge and the fast-paced thrill of the chase then the Survivors are undoubtedly for you. There are 27 to choose from (so far) and their role is to escape the Nightmare by powering up generators whilst avoiding the clutches of whatever terrifying Killer has been matched up against them. When you first start as a Survivor, it can often feel like the odds are stacked against you and that the Killers will constantly wipe the floor with you. But, you do have a number of advantages at your disposal to keep yourself and the rest of the team alive.
For one, there are four players trying to make their way out of the hellish landscape you’re stuck in whilst there’s only one murderous entity on the prowl, so teamwork is essential. Survivors also have items, perks, and unique skill sets depending on the character you choose that can give you an edge over whoever’s hunting you down.
Here’s our list of tips, guides, and advice for playing as a Survivor in Dead By Daylight.
- Breaking Down The Survivor Nerfs
- Survivor Tips For Beginners
- How To Stay Away From The Killer On The Map
- How To Solo Queue As A Survivor
- How To Succeed As A Solo Survivor
- Best Items For Survival
- The Most Underrated Perks For Survivors
- Every Daily Ritual For Survivors And How To Complete Them
- Best Survivor Offerings, Ranked
- How To Start Having Fun As A Survivor Again
- Every Type Of Survivor Main, Ranked From Worst To Best
- Things That Are Good Team Etiquette (& Things That Definitely Are Not)
- Pro Tips For Fast Levelling As A Survivor That Most People Don’t Know
- All The Survivors, Ranked By Cuteness
Killer Guides
There are so many great Killers and creative creeps that have been added over the years since the game’s original launch. They all have their own specific playstyles and unique abilities to down Survivors and collect their Souls for the ever-present otherworldly entity that is the Nightmare.
Although it can feel a little overwhelming at first, practice makes perfect for each Killer. If you’re looking to get a headstart on how to make the most of a particular murderous psychopath, then check out this list of guides covering them. We also have guides for more general Killer tips.
Learn the basics and master the advanced brutality of Nemesis, or become a ranged deadeye that drags hopeless victims screaming to their doom with the Deathslinger, all with the help of our detailed walkthroughs for these unstoppable interdimensional monsters.
General Guides For Killers
- DBD Mobile: Beginner’s Guide To Playing As The Killer
- All Of The Killers, Ranked
- Pro Tips For Fast Levelling As A Killer Most People Don’t Know
- How To Start Having Fun As A Killer Again
- Every Daily Ritual For Killers And How To Complete Them
- Every Power Of The Cenobite, Ranked
- Why The Legion Is The Best Killer (& Why They’re Not)
Specific Killer Guides
| The Trapper |  The Wraith (coming soon!) |
 The Hillbilly (coming soon!) |
 The Nurse |
The Shape/Michael Myers (coming soon!) |
The Hag (coming soon!) |
| The Doctor (coming soon!) |
The Huntress |
The Cannibal/Leather Face (coming soon!) |
| The Nightmare (Freddy Krueger) |
The Pig (coming soon!) |
The Clown (coming soon!) |
| The Spirit |
The Legion (coming soon!) |
The Plague |
| Ghost Face |
The Demogorgon |
The Oni |
| The Deathslinger |
The Executioner (Pyramid Head) |
The Blight |
| The Twins |
The Trickster |
Nemesis |
| The Cenobite (Pinhead) |
Check back again, because we’ve got guides for the other Killers coming soon!
Other General Info
Aside from guides for Killers and Survivors, here are a few other things to peruse about Dead By Daylight. Our team’s covered all the bases from tips and tricks for leveling to info on Rituals, as well as fun things like hidden details and updates about Killers and other parts of the game that fans new and old alike might find interesting.
- Which Killers Have Gone Through The Biggest Changes
- Dead By Daylight Updates Its Chainsaw Loving Cannibal And Hillbilly
- Hidden Details Most Fans Missed About The Nightmare
- The Scariest Killer Outfits You Can Buy, Ranked
- Dead By Daylight: Ways The Killers Are OP (& Ways The Survivors Can Be)
- How To Counter Every Stealth Killer
More DBD Content From TheGamer
For some more general reading on DBD, we have the various original pieces curated by our team on the game. These cover a range of topics such as the latest news, new anniversary content that’s been added to the game, special events like the Pride celebration, as well as interviews with the team behind the game. There are also features on some interesting and thought-provoking points surrounding Dead By Daylight and the horror genre as a whole, so why not check them out?
Latest News
- Dead By Daylight’s Latest Patch Nerfs The Spirit
- Dead By Daylight’s Hellraiser Update Unchains Pinhead
- Next Dead By Daylight Update Adds Pinhead And Skill-Based Matchmaking
- Dead By Daylight Is Discontinuing Its Stranger Things DLC
- Dead By Daylight Head On Glitch Sends Huntress Flying Out Of Bounds
- Latest Dead By Daylight Patch Fixes Pyramid Head’s Butt
- Claudette Is Dead By Daylight’s Most Popular Survivor
- Dead By Daylight Hits A New Milestone Of 100,000 Concurrent Players
Special Events
- Dead By Daylight Promises More Effort For Future Anniversary Events
- Dead By Daylight Celebrates Halloween With The Eternal Blight Event
- Dead By Daylight Extends Anniversary Event & Gifts Players Bloodpoints
- Stay Home And Kill Your Friends During Dead By Daylights Bloodrush Event
General Interest
- Dead By Daylight Celebrates Its Fourth Anniversary – Here Is Everything Coming This Year
- Interview: How Dead By Daylight Is Breaking Its Own Rules With The Resident Evil Chapter
- How I Found Comfort In Dead By Daylight’s Pride Celebration
- Dead By Daylight’s Resident Evil Chapter Made The Perfect Choice In Nemesis, Leon, And Jill
- Dead By Daylight’s Newest AI-Controlled Zombies Change Everything
- Is Dead By Daylight Keeping 4v1 Alive Or Is It Smothering The Competition?
- Designing Dead By Daylight: How The Blight Was Developed In The Descend Beyond Chapter
FAQ
Dead By Daylight can be hard for new players to get into at first. There are so many mechanics, systems, Survivors, maps, and Killers to get to grips with that you can stall out with so much choice. To ease you in, as well as provide a source of other information you might find handy, here are some of the most frequently asked questions about Dead By Daylight.
How Dead By Daylight Works
Dead By Daylight may seem complicated, but it’s pretty simple once you get going with it. This asymmetrical horror game has two roles, Survivor or Killer, and they both have their own goals they need to reach in order to win.
Survivors
Playing as a Survivor, your objective will be to escape the map and avoid being sacrificed to The Entity by whatever Killer is roaming around. To do this, you need to repair and turn on five generators, which will activate two exit gates (and a hatch) that you can leave the map through.
Use stealth, teamwork, and successfully complete Skill Checks to avoid detection and live to fight another day.
Killers
As a Killer, your objectives are simple: murder and maul to your heart’s content to please the ever-watching dark Entity. Use the various powers and tricks of each merciless murderer to break generators and down Survivors before placing them onto Hooks to sacrifice them to The Entity.
There are three phases to the sacrifice process, during which the Survivors can wriggle free or be rescued by their teammates, so keep an eye on them to ensure the ritual is completed.
How To Play Dead By Daylight With Friends
Dead By Daylight is at its best when you’re playing with friends, and if you want to mercilessly murder your pals as a monster or flee in terror as you see how sadistic someone in your group can be as a Killer, then it couldn’t be easier to get a match going with friends. Here’s how:
- Load up Dead By Daylight.
- Navigate to the Friends section and start inviting people into your lobby.
- To play as a Survivor select “Survive With Friends” before creating the Lobby.
- To Play as a Killer select “Kill Your Friends” before creating the Lobby.
- Note: games with friends can’t be made public.
- Playing with friends as a Survivor will allow you to earn Ranks and Bloodpoints, but playing as a Killer with friends does not.
How To Drop Survivors
Dropping Survivors may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s handy if you’re being mobbed by other players or if your particular Killer has a tactical bonus for hitting downed players. Since DBD received crossplay support back in August of 2020, the ways in which you can play out your slasher flick fantasies have only increased. Available on Xbox, Playstation, PC, and Switch, it can get a little confusing at times to remember what each particular button is mapped to, so here’s what they should be:
- PS4/PS5: press the Circle button.
- Xbox: press the B button.
- PC: press the R key.
- Nintendo Switch: press the A button.
Dead By Daylight: When Does The Hatch Spawn?
The Hatch, or as it was originally called, “The Black Lock,” is an extra way to escape the Nightmare aside from the Exit Gates. It spawns in a random location on the map. To spawn it in, you need to meet specific criteria, which we’ve listed below:
- Power on a number of generators equal to the number of remaining survivors plus one. So four survivors need five generators, three need four powered up, and so on.
- If there’s only one survivor left, it will trigger automatically.
- Opening it requires a Skeleton Key or a Dull Key.
- After it opens, you have 10 seconds before it locks again and requires another key to open.
- If a Killer closes the hatch, it shuts permanently and triggers the Endgame Collapse.
What Does The Key Do In Dead By Daylight?
Although they may seem like a mysterious item, the main use of Keys is to unlock the Hatch as a means to escape. With the right add-ons, they can also be used to see the Aura of both Killers and Survivors. There are three of them in total and they all have a corresponding rarity:
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Dull Key |
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Broken Key |
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What Does Luck Do In Dead By Daylight?
Luck is a mechanic that often goes unnoticed but can be incredibly helpful. Here’s what you need to know:
- It affects your chances of escaping from a Hook or a Bear Trap.
- Certain Offerings can increase your or the entire team’s Luck.
- The “Up The Ante” and other Perks can also increase it.
- The Chance Proficiency Indicator will appear when performing an action, and it will show if you have a higher or lower chance of failing your task.
- Luck can be stacked.
- It does not impact the Rarity of items that are found in Chests in a session.
Does Dead By Daylight Have Mobile Crossplay?
Dead By Daylight has mobile crossplay, though it is limited to other mobile devices. So, Android and iOS can play together, but you can’t connect with PC or console players.
Will Dead By Daylight Have Cross Progression?
Dead By Daylight currently has Cross Progression between Steam and Google Stadia accounts, but no other platform other than that is available yet.
Nintendo Switch was supposed to have it in September 2020 and the developers have teased it back in May of 2021, but console Cross Progression has yet to appear.
How Dead By Daylight’s Ranks Work
The Ranks in Dead By Daylight are a personal scoring system that’s used for competitive matchmaking purposes and leaderboard positions. Each role has 20 ranks, with #1 being the best. Players will go up and down this ladder based on their performance during a Trial.
Ranks are locked to seasons, which run for one month. At the end of every season, all of the Killer or Survivor ranks reset and it begins again. You also get rewards in the form of Bloodpoints depending on your position on the ladder at the end as an incentive to perform better.
