The Archives

"The Archives do more than just expand the universe of Dead by Daylight, they are a platform to explore the lore of what Dead by Daylight is."

- The Developers on The Archives

''' are a mode of ' that were added with Patch 3.3.1.

They were announced on Dead by Daylight's 3 Year Anniversary Stream.

Overview
 offer new goals for players, and allow for a more narrative experience further expanding the Dead by Daylight universe.

Completing Master Quests of a Tome will unlock Memories, Logs , Cinematics , Charms and bonus.

Lore
''The Observer has a unique power, with which he can probe the Entity's Fog and find memories and stories that are stored in her memories. All these memories are stored in the Fog once a Character is taken, with the Entity not making any use of it, thus getting forgotten.''

''At the core of The Archives is the Auris, a device capable of peering into the memories of those who've entered the Fog. Through this device, the players access a series of Challenges to help them piece together these memories and his overall role.'' ​

Tomes

 * To view all Tomes please refer to the Tomes link page.

New Tomes are regularly added to The Archives. Each Tome is released with one level of challenges, and further levels become accessible over time. Once a new level is available, it can be accessed by reaching the Epilogue of the previous level.

You can accept one challenge at a time.

Most challenges can be completed in multiple trials and will reward. must be completed in one Trial, but they offer greater rewards and occasionally unlock entries in the Tome's collection. The Collection is a window into the stories of the Dead by Daylight, containing memories, logs and animated sequences.

If there is an open Rift, the challenges in the current Tome will also award. These fragments unlock Tiers of rewards in the Rift.

There are currently  Tomes:
 * Tome I - Awakening
 * Tome II - Reckoning
 * Tome III - Escalation
 * Tome IV - Conviction
 * Tome V - Unleashed
 * Tome VI - Divergence
 * Tome VII - Forsaken

Memories & Logs
Completing Master Challenges unlocks a log entry or a memory in the current Tome's Collection. These entries expand the Lore of Dead by Daylight and are read by The Observer.

Tome I - Awakening
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome I - Awakening.

Tome II - Reckoning
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome II - Reckoning.

Tome III - Escalation
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome III - Escalation.

Tome IV - Conviction
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome IV - Conviction.

Tome V - Unleashed
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome V - Unleashed.

Tome VI - Divergence
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome VI - Divergence.

Tome VII - Forsaken
To see a list of the Challenges, Memories, Logs, and Charms this Tome has to offer, please refer to Tome VII - Forsaken.

The Rift

 * Main article: The Rift

When The Observer probes inside the Fog, a Rift is created. The Rift is a way for Players to earn additional cosmetics.

Each Tome will always be accompanied by a new Rift, a tear through the Entity's Fog containing a multitude of rewards from other worlds and memories. These time-limited rewards will be earned simply by playing the game and progressing in The Tome. Most of these rewards will be related to the current Tome's lore and/or seasonal events.

Rifts contain rewards for both Killers and Survivors. Collect to increase your Tier in the Rift and unlock more rewards.

When a Rift is open, Rift Fragments can be collected by earning XP and completing challenges in the current Tome.

There are two tracks of rewards:
 * A free one
 * A Premium one, which adds more cosmetics. This track can be unlocked by buying a Rift Pass with.

Charms

 * Main article: Charms

Charms are rewards for completing Tomes, unlocking Tiers in the Rift, or as giveaways. They can be equipped on a Survivor's waist or on a Killer's.

Trivia

 * The Observer's Tower is located somewhere below and to the right of the main menu area.
 * This can be seen when one returns from the Rift by using a button command, since the camera transition does not black out.
 * Tomes are permanent. This means that if a Player didn't complete a Tome and another one was released, they can still work on their current Tome.
 * Challenges from the previous Tomes can be accessed through the Compendium menu.
 * The Rift, however, is open for the duration of their respective Tome and closes short before another one is released.
 * Charms were leaked alongside the on the 2.7.0 Mid-Chapter Update. The Developers released a Developer Build instead of the Update for some Players. As soon as they realized this happened, they forced all Players out of the game and the ones to have this Build had to download the right Update. However, multiple screenshots were taken and some Players were streaming at the moment.
 * They were thought to be similar to emotes at the time.
 * However, until the Developers announced , the Charms were thought to be part of the 3 Year Anniversary Event.
 * Currently there are three types of challenges, each one having its own codename:
 * - "Task"
 * - "Challenge"
 * - "Contextual"

Unused Music

 * The Developers created several Themes for The Archives that are unused to date:

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