Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught and killed.
- Horror (40036)
- Survival Horror (9293)
- Multiplayer (9223)
- Online Co-Op (7072)
- Co-op (6729)
- Survival (6720)
- Gore (6671)
- Team-Based (6605)
- Stealth (6580)
- Blood (6579)
- Third Person (6573)
- Violent (6548)
- First-Person (6539)
- Psychological Horror (6508)
- Action (6472)
- Atmospheric (6432)
- Strategy (2110)
- Comedy (2038)
- Mature (1814)
- Difficult (1493)
Release Date | Jun 14, 2016 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 80.2% (positive) / 79.9% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 79.6% Top 25% / 79.4% Top 25% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 503.7K Top 1% / 699.7K Top 1% |
Curators | 977 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 247.6 hours Top 1% |
Play Time per Dollar | 12.4 hours Top 1% |
Followers | 1.5M Top 1% |
Owners | ± 16.5M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 11.7M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 113.4M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Dead by Daylight's Steam rating and reviews between June 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 72.4% (August 2016) to 81.2% (September 2021).
With its 699.7K reviews Top 1%, Dead by Daylight is indisputably a major AAA level success.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Dead by Daylight's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (39%), followed by Russian (14%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game is translated in 15 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Dead by Daylight, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 810 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. Some Dead by Daylight players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 1028 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 80.2% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Dead by Daylight's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.