Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight is an indie horror game developed and published by Behaviour Digital Inc.. Dead by Daylight is both an action and survival horror multiplayer game in which one crazed, unstoppable Killer hunts down four Survivors through a terrifying nightmarish world in a deadly game of Cat & Mouse. It was released on 14 June 2016 for PC, 20 June 2017 for Xbox One and PS4, 24 September 2019 for Switch and 16 April 2020 for Mobile.

Overview

As a Survivor, go in alone or team up with friends to face an unknown threat. Use Items at hand, Unlocked Abilities and Environmental Objects to outwit the monster and escape from its killing ground.
Set in a procedurally generated World, you'll never know what to expect, what you're facing and how to get away. You will have to make stressful choices under desperate circumstances. Every decision impacts your chances of survival.
Killers come from all horror genres, from brutal slashers to terrifying paranormal entities. Master these monsters' unique powers and exploit the knowledge of your “home” to track, hunt down, break and sacrifice your victims before they get a chance to escape to safety.
The asymmetry, procedural factors and unique thinking of human individuals make each Dead by Daylight match an unexpected scenario where the combined behaviour of each player creates a truly terrifying and thrilling narrative.
Dead by Daylight Characters each have a deep progression and Unlockables which can be customized into your own personal strategy. Use your experience, Skills and load-out to climb up the competitive ladder and you might eventually discover the truth beyond the fog.

Trailers

Original Launch Trailer 2016	Console Launch Trailer 2017	CHAPTER I: The Last Breath Chapter

CHAPTER II: The HALLOWEEN® Chapter	CHAPTER III: Of Flesh and Mud	PARAGRAPH I: Left Behind

CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness	CHAPTER V: A Lullaby for the Dark	PARAGRAPH II: LEATHERFACE™

CHAPTER VI: A Nightmare on Elm Street™	CHAPTER VII: The SAW™ Chapter	CHAPTER VIII: Curtain Call

CHAPTER IX: Shattered Bloodline‎‎	CHAPTER X: Darkness Among Us	CHAPTER XI: Demise of the Faithful

CHAPTER XII: Ghost Face®	CHAPTER XIII: Stranger Things	CHAPTER XIV: Cursed Legacy

CHAPTER XV: Chains of Hate	CHAPTER XVI: Silent Hill	CHAPTER XVII: Descend Beyond

CHAPTER XVIII: A Binding of Kin

Old Tutorial Videos

Before the implementation of the playable Tutorial Maps, Dead by Daylight featured short Tutorial videos to give new Players an idea of how to play the Game. There were 6 videos: 3 for the Killer and 3 for the Survivors:

Killer 1: How To Win	Killer 2: How To Hunt	Killer 3: How To Find Them

Survivor 1: How To Win	Survivor 2: How To Stay Alive	Survivor 3: Help Others

Steam Trading Cards

Main article: Steam Trading Cards

Dead by Daylight contains a number of Steam Trading Cards, which are virtual cards earned by playing the game on Steam. After collecting all trading cards, a badge can then be crafted and the player will receive: the next badge level, Steam XP, potential profile backgrounds, and emoticons. Steam Trading Cards can be obtained through playing the game, in which the player will receive free card-drops over a period of time, as well as buying them from the Steam Marketplace, or by trading with other players.

Official Links

Trivia

Theme Music

The Dead by Daylight Theme is centred around a four-note sequence of E-flat, D, E-flat, and C.
- This sequence marks the beginning of the Dies Irae (Latin for "The Day of Wrath"), a sequence originating in Gregorian plainchant.
- In history, the Dies Irae motif is most commonly found in Requiems, a Mass for the Dead or for Funerals.
- In contemporary times, it is often used as a theme or musical quotation in conjunction with settings and symbols of death and mortality.
- The motif is present in all Chapter themes (except Ghost Face), though transposed to suit different instruments.
After the release of the Curtain Call DLC, all Chapters received a unique new Theme Music that would play in the Main Menu
- The Theme usually remains as the default until the release of the following Mid-Chapter Patch, which would revert the music back to the original theme.
- In addition to new Chapters, certain Events also have theme songs associated with them that would play in the Main Menu for the duration of the Event in question.

Instruments

A Chapter's Theme music often revolves around a particular trope or general theme present in the Chapter in regards to the selected instruments.
An Event's Theme follows this same principle, reflecting the mood and feel of said Event.
- The following list attempts to highlight the main instruments used in a Theme, with the instrument playing the Dies Irae motif highlighted in gold.
  This information is not official and was compiled at the discretion of the editors:

Chapter/Event	General Theme	Instruments	Music
All Hallows' Eve	Halloween	Distorted Guitar, Drums, Piano, Strings, Vibraphone	File:All Hallows Eve Theme.mp3
Winter Solstice	Christmas	Drums, Tambourine, Tubular Bells	File:Winter Solstice Theme Music.mp3
Scorching Summer BBQ	Summer, Rural	Distorted Guitar, Drums, Synths
The Hallowed Blight	Ethereal	Bassoons, Brass, Pizzicato Strings, Synths, Percussion Toys (i.e. Shaker)
Moonrise	China	Drums, Guanzi (Woodwind Instrument), Pipa (String Instrument)
3 Year Anniversary	Birthday/Anniversary	Guitar, Drums, Synths (no Dies Irae motif)	File:Third Anniversary Theme Song.mp3
4 Year Anniversary	Birthday/Anniversary	Guitar, Drums, Synths (no Dies Irae motif)	File:Fourth Year Anniversary Theme.ogg
Doctor's Theme	Psychedelic	Bass Flute, Distorted Strings, Drums, Synths	File:Doctor Theme Music.ogg
Hillbilly's Theme	Rural/Country	Distorted Guitar, Drums, Tambourine
CHAPTER VIII: Curtain Call	Carnival	Accordion, Bassoon, Clarinet, Drums, Music Box, Synths
CHAPTER IX: Shattered Bloodline	Japan	Distorted Guitar, Drums, French Horn (stopped), Shakuhachi (Wooden Flute), String Bass
CHAPTER X: Darkness Among Us	Heavy Metal	Distorted Bass, Distorted Guitar, Drum Set
CHAPTER XI: Demise of the Faithful	Middle East	Bass Flute, Drums, Flute, Tam-Tam	File:Demise of the Faithful Theme Music.ogg
CHAPTER XII: Ghost Face	Psychedelic	Drums, Oboe, Clarinet, Strings, Synths (no Dies Irae motif)
CHAPTER XIII: Stranger Things	80s Synth Music	Synths
CHAPTER XIV: Cursed Legacy	Japan	Drums, Koto (String Instrument), Low Brass, Shakuhachi (Wooden Flute), Tubular Bells
CHAPTER XV: Chains of Hate	Western	Banjo, Guitar (detuned), Piano
CHAPTER XVI: Silent Hill	Mysterious	Choir, Drum Set, Guitar, Piano, Vibraphone	File:Silent Hill Theme Music.mp3
CHAPTER XVII: Descend Beyond	Orchestral	Strings
CHAPTER XVIII: A Binding of Kin	French	Accordion, Cello, Music Box, Hammered Dulcimer, Vibraphone

File Cryptonyms

Chapters VI - XVII

Since CHAPTER VI, all data associated with a specific Chapter or Mid-Chapter update has an internal codename.
For each of these Chapters, the codename was the name of a random country or location, going in alphabetical order.
- This most likely started as an internal wordplay joke amongst the Developers, due to Robert Englund's last name being very similar to "England".
  - Robert Englund is the actor who originally portrayed Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies.

Data	Codename
Dead by Daylight Mobile	"Atlanta"
CHAPTER VI: A Nightmare on Elm Street™	"England"
CHAPTER VII: The SAW™ Chapter	"Finland"
CHAPTER VIII: Curtain Call	"Guam"
CHAPTER IX: Shattered Bloodline	"Haiti"
Mid-Chapter 2.3.0	"Japan"
CHAPTER X: Darkness Among Us	"Kenya"
Mid-Chapter 2.5.0	"Laos"
CHAPTER XI: Demise of the Faithful	"Mali"
Mid-Chapter 2.7.0	"Nepal"
VFX Updates in 4.2.0	"Niagara"
CHAPTER XII: Ghost Face	"Oman"
CHAPTER XIII: Stranger Things	"Qatar"
Mid-Chapter 3.3.0	"Rwanda"
Tome I - Awakening	"Rwanda"
CHAPTER XIV: Cursed Legacy	"Sweden"
Mid-Chapter 3.5.0	"Togo"
Tome II - Reckoning	"Togo"
CHAPTER XV: Chains of Hate	"Ukraine"
Mid-Chapter 3.7.0	"Vietnam"
Tome III - Escalation	"Vietnam"
CHAPTER XVI: Silent Hill	"Wales"
Mid-Chapter 4.1.0	"Xipre"
Tome IV - Conviction	"Xipre"
CHAPTER XVII: Descend Beyond	"Yemen"
Mid-Chapter 4.3.0	"Zambia"
Tome V - Unleashed	"Zambia"

Since Chapter XVIII

After reaching the final letter of the alphabet with Mid-Chapter 4.3.0 being titled "Zambia", the Developers changed to a new naming scheme starting from the letter 'A' again, though this time using astronomical terms instead of location names.

Data	Codename
CHAPTER XVIII: A Binding of Kin	"Aurora"
Mid-Chapter 4.5.0	"Big Bang"
Tome VI - Divergence	"Big Bang"
CHAPTER XIX: All-Kill	"Comet"

Dead by Daylight Mobile

The Dead by Daylight Mobile port and any data associated with it features a special internal reference: "Atlanta"
- "Atlanta" is the Capital of the State of Georgia in the US and finds its origins in "Atlantic", a reference to the transcontinental Atlantic-Pacific Railroad.

Name Explanations

"Aurora" is the Latin terminology used to describe the polar lights, also called "Aurora borealis" (Northern Lights) or "Aurora australis" (Southern Lights).
"Big Bang" refers to the most popular scientific theory about the creation of the Universe.
"Comet" refers are objects in the solar system that are mainly composed of rocks and ice.
When they approach the sun, its heat causes them to heat up and leave long trails of gas trailing after them, that make them visible in the sky under the right conditions.
"Guam" is an organised, unincorporated territory of the United States in Micronesia.
"Niagara" refers to the famous "Niagara Falls" as well as a town of the same name, both in Southeastern Ontario, Canada.
"Xipre" is the Catalan name of Cyprus, an island republic situated in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.