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| Community | Anti-Cheat Trials are now Live Last week, we announced our plans to kick off our Anti-Cheat Trials initiative, and today it's here! Starting today, we will be trialing Denuvo's Anti-Cheat solution. Note that this does not and will not include anything related to DRM, as Denuvo Anti-Cheat is different from Denuvo Anti-Piracy. Another look at the difference between the two: What we ARE trialing: Denuvo Anti-Cheat · A tool that… | — | |
| In-game event | 10.1.1 | Bugfix Patch Content Killer Updates The Judgment · Increased the Divine Light curve window while Zealous to 0.6s (was 0.3s) Dev note: The decoupling of the curve window from the delay phase was good, but the duration of the window was much too short. As a result, we are doubling it to give players a longer window to curve Divine Light while Zealous. We will continue to monitor this value. The Knight · Dropp… | — | |
| Community | Anti-Cheat Trials Greetings Fog Dwellers! Recently, we shared a survey asking for your thoughts on anti-cheat in Dead by Daylight. One message came through loud and clear: you feel we could be doing more. We hear you and are taking action to bolster and invest in our anti-cheat and security efforts. Put simply, we want you to have the best possible in-game experience, and that means fewer cheaters! While this is… | — | |
| Major update | 10.1.0 | Chorus of Sin Content New Killer: The Judgment POWER: WILL OF THE GODS DIVINE LIGHT · Press and hold the Power Button to summon Divine Light for up to 3s. · Divine Light moves away from The Judgment and is controlled with camera controls (left/right only). · While in this state, Divine Light does not damage Survivors. · If Divine Light passes through obstacles, it slows down . · While controlling Divine Ligh… | — | |
| Community | Developer Update | Player Intent System Last week, we hosted a Reddit AMA and on top of having a blast answering your questions, we noticed some topics really got you talking. One of those was the “chat wheel” system we’re working on to help Survivors coordinate and communicate their intentions in-game. So, what better time than the present to share some more details about it with you (including one way your feedback’s already impact… | — | |
| Steam news | 10.1.0 | PTB Patch Notes Features New Killer: The Judgment POWER: WILL OF THE GODS DIVINE LIGHT · Press and hold the Power Button (M2) to summon Divine Light for up to 3s. · Divine Light moves away from The Judgment and is controlled with camera controls (left/right only). · While in this state, Divine Light does not damage Survivors. · If Divine Light passes through obstacles, it slows down . · While controlling Divin… | — | |
| Community | Chorus of Sin - Early Access We've spent over a year building the Chorus of Sin Chapter with you through The Grimoire. You've been with us every step of the way, one vote at a time, and we wanted to thank you for helping us bring these new Characters to life. As of today, we are launching our Early Access build for the content of the Chorus of Sin. The Early Access is usually meant to give creators an early look at the new… | — | |
| Community | Stats | Global Stats Welcome again, Fog Dwellers, to another round of stats. This time, we’ve got some stats from different parts of the globe. No matter how far apart you are or what language you speak, we are all connected by one thing: The love of DbD. Let’s take a look! First up we’ve got our players from Asia and Oceania. They’ll be paving the way for what you will notice is a pattern with a few of our categor… | — | |
| Community | July Community Stream | Gameplay Showcase Recap Greetings Fog Dwellers! Last week, we hosted our July Community Stream, where we dug into upcoming gameplay updates and shared more about the Grimoire (check out the stream recording here ). Unfortunately, we ran into some audio issues during the gameplay updates segment, so we wanted to give you a recap of the topic you may have missed. Say hello to the Gameplay Showcase menu! Coming in our ne… | — | |
| In-game event | 10.0.3 | Bugfix Patch Content Killer Updates The Slasher · Jump Scare anti-camp penalty no longer applies across multiple floors Perk Updates New Survivor Perks · Cross-Examination · While in the Killer's Terror Radius and not being chased by the Killer, they leave Light Marks that last for 10s that you can see. While on the Killer's Light Marks, you gain Elusive . This ends after 3/4/5s . Killer Add-on Updates The… | — | |
| Community | Important Developer Update We have an update from our Security team that we’d like to share with you regarding some upcoming changes that could impact players ability to launch the game: Following internal investigations and consulting with our Partners, starting on 30 th July 2026 players will need to update older versions of some software and drivers to ensure continued access to the Game. Some of the following categor… | — | |
| In-game event | 10.0.2 | Bugfix Patch Important · The Doctor has been re-enabled in the 10th Anniversary Event queue. Content Killer Add-on Updates The Slasher's add-ons · Deputy's Badge (Very Rare) · While in Omnipresent Evil, passing within 2m of a generator will cause it to explode. (was 4m) · No longer triggers on regressing Generators (Bug Fix) Bug Fixes 10th Anniversary Event - Black Banquet · Changed the rarity of the Toothy… | — | |
| Community | Ice Nine Kills X Dead by Daylight Merch The Dead by Daylight x Ice Nine Kills collection doesn't stop in-game. We've teamed up to bring the collaboration into the real world, and it's everything you'd expect from two icons of horror. Pre-order exclusive tees, sweatshirts, and more to be the first to wear the nightmare. Open now. Gone July 3, 2026. Don't sleep on it. | — | |
| In-game event | 10.0.1 Content NEW SURVIVOR: SHANE WIIGWAAS (RELEASED ON JUNE 25TH) New Survivor Perks · Wide Open Throttle · Whenever you fast-vault a Pallet: · You gain 10/12.5/15% Haste for 3s . · The Pallet is reset, blocked for 60s, and all Survivors see its Aura for that time. · Cooldown: 60s . · Lend a Hand · Whenever you bless or cleanse 1 Totem, while healing another Survivor and only once per Survivor, use… | — | |
| Esports | Dead by Daylight | Jason launch stream, Featuring PaulieEsther (replay) Featuring PaulieEsther! Watch the full Twitch replay via this link: | — | |
| Release | The Jason Chapter is now available on Steam! Dead by Daylight’s Jason includes a new Killer, The Slasher . Purchasing this add-on unlocks the Hockey Mask badge and the Misty Cabin banner . The new Killer is The Slasher. The Jason Chapter includes: · New Killer: The Slasher · An exclusive Hockey Mask badge · An exclusive Misty Cabin banner See you in The Fog, The Dead by Daylight team | — | |
| Major update | 10.0.0 | Jason Patch Notes Content NEW KILLER: THE SLASHER POWER: OMNIPRESENT EVIL · Press the Active Ability button to activate Omnipresent Evil. The Slasher becomes invisible and gains Undetectable, but cannot see Survivors or their Scratch Marks. Mist Clouds reveal the location of Survivors who are not moving. Footprints reveal the path of Survivors who are walking or running. · Omnipresent Evil is deactivated by usin… | — | |
| Community | Stats | Celebrating 10 Years In The Fog Happy 10th Anniversary, everyone! Whether you visited us in Montreal or celebrated with us online, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this anniversary and the livestream a time to remember! To celebrate 10 stellar years, we wanted to look back at how much you’ve all accomplished in The Fog with a special stats post. From counting down the Bloodpoints the whole community has earn… | — | |
| Esports | Dead by Daylight | 10th Anniversary Broadcast Celebrate 10 years of Dead by Daylight with our biggest Anniversary broadcast ever. We’re pulling out all the stops with massive reveals, exciting Chapter announcements, incredible special guests, and a game-changing look at the next 10 years in The Fog. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicio… | — | |
| Community | 10 Years. 10 Items. One Limited Release. Ten treasures have emerged from The Fog, waiting to be claimed. In celebration of Dead by Daylight’s milestone 10th Anniversary, we’re unveiling an exclusive limited-edition merch collection, featuring a picture disc box set and a cassette box set, a signed and numbered framed artwork, an exclusive Youtooz figurine, apparel, and more. 10 collectibles. One limited release. No restock. Get yours… | — | |
| Community | PTB to Live changes: The Slasher In late May, we brought the much-anticipated Jason chapter to the Public Test Build (PTB). Since then, we’ve been keeping a close eye on what you, the community, have had to say about it. We’re glad to see people enjoying The Slasher as much as we enjoyed bringing him to the Fog, but we also want to address some pain points we’ve noticed. In this post, we’d like to be transparent about what cha… | — | |
| Steam news | 10.0.0 | Jason PTB Patch Notes Reminder · All characters you have unlocked via Steam will be unlocked on the PTB, including any new character(s) introduced in this update. · If DLC content has been unlocked via a platform other than Steam (including the in-game Store), this will not be automatically unlocked in the PTB. This content can be unlocked with the provided Auric Cells. · When accessing a character's Bloodweb, the c… | — | |
| Community | STATS | Bloodmoon Event 2026 Warm greetings, Fog Dwellers. The time has come once more for stats, with a spotlight this time on our 2026 Blood Moon Event! Let’s dive right in. The Blood Moon rose, and you all rose to the occasion with it, entering more than a whopping 19 million trials and earning a… Well, a substantial amount of Bloodpoints. Survivors hustled to fill Blood Generators and used their Bloodsense Maps to navi… | — | |
| Game update | 9.6.2 | Bugfix Patch Important · The Pig's Amanda's Letter add-on has been re-enabled. Bug Fixes 2v8 · Fixed an issue where the Play buttons were greyed out in the Overview tab after viewing the Quests. Audio · Fixed an issue where The Krasue had missing SFX when Hooking Survivors in Body and Head Form. · Fixed an issue where The Nightmare activates the Dream Snare attack and the SFX audio is distorted for the Surv… | — | |
| Community | The Grimoire opens one last time! The Grimoire opens one last time! · Chapter Key Art Colored Concept · Chapter Main Music Theme Make sure your sound is on while you're making your choices! Vote now: Join us today starting at 1PM ET on YouTube or Twitch to discuss the concepts! Twitch Youtube | — | |
| Community | Mark your calendars for tomorrow's Community Stream! We're back with some Grimoire updates as we head into the last vote, and more! 📅 Thursday, May 7 ⏰ 1 PM ET 🔗 Twitch + YouTube Tune into Thursday's Community Stream for all the details! | — | |
| Community | NOW TESTING: Steam test build for 9.6.1 issues If you're on Steam and experiencing crashes when tabbing out of the game or have been seeing strange green lights in your game, particularly if you have an AMD GPU, we need your help! We've tentatively fixed these issues and are testing them on a separate Steam game version, and need to have players test on this build - you can still crossplay with other platforms as usual. Steam game version:… | — | |
| Game update | 9.6.1 | Bugfix Patch Features Diminishing Returns Update · Diminishing Returns section in the Game Manual updated. · Now lists all Action Speeds and Modifiers affected by Diminishing Returns in a Trial. Progress Bar Update · Adjusted the arrows animation on the progress bar to better reflect the speed of the bar filling. Content Killer Updates The Doctor · Decreased delay of Shock Therapy attack to 0.65 seconds . (… | — | |
| Community | Update on the Grimoire Hey there! It’s been a while since our last update, so we figured it was time for another one. We've got a lot to cover this time, so buckle up! Before we dive into what the team is working on, we want to share a quick development update. We’re a few weeks away from feature complete , a milestone where all core features must be implemented and testable by our QA team. As always, everything show… | — | |
| Community | Play While You Wait: Now available in 1v4! Did you know: Play While You Wait is now available in 1v4! Keep an eye out for this pop-up when queuing for Killer and play a Survivor Trial while you wait! Had a chance to check this out already? How're you liking it? | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.