Do you have to pay for killers and survivors in Dead by Daylight?

Only the licensed characters — Michael Myers, Leatherface, and the rest of the horror-movie cast. Every original killer and survivor can be unlocked for free with Iridescent Shards, a currency you earn just by playing.

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Dead by Daylight

Death Is Not an Escape.

Developer: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Publisher: Behaviour Interactive
Genres: Action
Platforms: Switch PS5 PS4 Series X|S Xbox One PC iOS Android

Steam reviews: 684,206
DLC: 39
Steam Deck
Controller: full
14 languages: EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainRussianSimplified ChinesePortuguese - BrazilThaiTraditional ChineseJapaneseKoreanPolishSpanish - Latin America

Screenshots & trailers

How the game actually looks, straight from the storefront.

Release dates

Sep 24, 2019Nintendo SwitchSwitchstore ↗
Jun 14, 2016PlayStation 5PS5
Jun 14, 2016PlayStation 4PS4
Jun 20, 2017Xbox Series X|SSeries X|Sstore ↗
Jun 20, 2017Xbox OneXbox Onestore ↗
Jun 14, 2016PCPCstore ↗
Jun 14, 2016iOSiOS
Jun 14, 2016AndroidAndroid

DLC & expansions

Every add-on the store lists for this game, with its own date and price.

Soundtracks & extras

Jun 13, 2016$9.99store ↗

Showing 13 of the 39 add-ons the store lists.

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Players

Playing right now

68,601

Peak today: 68,731
Peak we've seen: 86,638 16 Aug

14 days observed

14 Aug58,601 – 86,63827 Aug

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Price and history

Price now

PC$19.99
Switch$29.99

Historic low $7.9926 Aug

38 days observed

14 Aug$7.99 – $19.9927 Sept

Guides

Quick answers

Do you have to pay for killers and survivors in Dead by Daylight?
Only the licensed characters — Michael Myers, Leatherface, and the rest of the horror-movie cast. Every original killer and survivor can be unlocked for free with Iridescent Shards, a currency you earn just by playing.

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System requirements

Windows

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Operating System Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DX11 compatible Additional Notes: With these requirements, it is recommended that the game is played on Low quality settings.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Operating System Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DX11 compatible

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Resident Evil Chapter · 2k reviewsResident Evil is a new Chapter for Dead by Daylight. It includes a Killer, Nemesis; two Survivors, Leon S. Kennedy and Jill Valentine; and a new map. Purchasing the add-on unlocks the new Killer, both Survivors, and an exclusive universal Charm.

Silent Hill Chapter · 2k reviewsSilent Hill is a new Chapter for Dead by Daylight. It includes a Killer, The Executioner; a Survivor, Cheryl Mason; and a map. Purchasing the add-on will unlock its new Killer, new Survivor, and an exclusive universal Charm.

Stranger Things Chapter · 3k reviewsSTRANGER THINGS is a brand-new Chapter for Dead by Daylight that features a new Killer and two new Survivors. The Entity descends upon the midwestern town of Hawkins, Indiana as Stranger Things, the critically acclaimed Netflix Original Series, enters the realm of Dead by Daylight.

Ghost Face® · 2k reviewsGhost Face is a brand-new Killer for Dead by Daylight. the Ghost Face DLC unlocks its new Killer and exclusive items for the new killer.

The Saw® Chapter · by Behaviour Digital Inc. · 2k reviewsThe Saw Chapter is a Chapter for Dead by Daylight. It includes a new Killer, The Pig, a Survivor, David Tapp, and a Map.

A Nightmare on Elm Street™ · by Behaviour Digital Inc. · 2k reviewsA Nightmare on Elm Street is a Chapter for Dead by Daylight. It includes a new Killer, a Survivor and a Map. Who would have thought that dreams could actually do harm? Physical, pain inducing harm? Fear and pain stemming from a scarred soul who seeks revenge for a punishment he deserved.

Leatherface™ · by Behaviour Digital Inc. · 3k reviewsLeatherface is a Character DLC for Dead by Daylight. This is slaughter in its purest form. A kind of slaughter driven by a pure need of flesh. Leatherface won’t fail and he won’t stop. As the chainsaw starts, you know what is coming. You will end up on someone’s plate.

Original SoundtrackOST · by Behaviour Digital Inc.Dead by Daylight: Original Soundtracks contains the memorable music from the game. It includes a collection of 18 MP3 tracks made by composer Michel F. April.

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Players

Playing right now

68,601

Peak today: 68,731
Peak we've seen: 86,638 16 Aug

14 days observed

14 Aug58,601 – 86,63827 Aug

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Guides

Quick answers

Do you have to pay for killers and survivors in Dead by Daylight?
Only the licensed characters — Michael Myers, Leatherface, and the rest of the horror-movie cast. Every original killer and survivor can be unlocked for free with Iridescent Shards, a currency you earn just by playing.

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63,796

#20 most played

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Killers & survivors

Every Dead by Daylight character — which side they play, how hard they are to learn and the story that brought them to the Entity.

98 entries

Perks

Every Dead by Daylight perk for both sides, with what it does and which character teaches it.

321 entries

Items

The toolboxes, medkits, flashlights and keys a survivor can carry into a trial, by rarity.

98 entries

Add-ons

All 926 Dead by Daylight add-ons, what they change and which power or item they slot into.

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Offerings

Every offering you can burn before a trial, what it bends in your favour and whether it still exists.

125 entries

Maps

Every trial map in Dead by Daylight, grouped by realm — with the chapter each one arrived in.

60 entries

Speedrun records

The fastest completions of Dead by Daylight the community has verified, by category.

19 entries

Twitch clips this week

The most watched Dead by Daylight clips on Twitch over the last seven days, and who was streaming.

20 entries

Achievements

Every Dead by Daylight achievement, ordered by how few players in the world have unlocked it.

311 entries

Updates & events

Patches, updates, in-game events and sales for Dead by Daylight, straight from its Steam event feed.

30 entries

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None of this is in a tutorial — here's what tunneling, slugging, camping, the Obsession, Bloodlust and the rest actually mean, and which ones the game now pushes back against.

Looping, explained: why some survivors never get caught

The killer is faster than you in a straight line, so looping is about never running in a straight line — using a pallet or a window to force a detour, then bailing before the detour runs out.

Price and history

Price now

PC$19.99
Switch$29.99

Historic low $7.9926 Aug

38 days observed

14 Aug$7.99 – $19.9927 Sept

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