Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 489 sampled Steam reviews (288 positive / 201 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Multiplayer & servers6% mention it
- Difficulty & balance4% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Difficulty & balance16% mention it
- Bugs & crashes14% mention it
- Multiplayer & servers11% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
59%
37 reviews
5-15h
75%
59 reviews
15-40h
69%
67 reviews
40-100h
64%
66 reviews
100h+
52%
260 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 70 | 17 |
| Creator reviews (2 tracked) | – | 73 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 78% | 73 | 1969 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 57 | 56 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 74% | 70 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 25, 2026) · 299 reviews sampled · 6883 total reviews in window · weighted 162.4 up / 74.6 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (61)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 65
“Dead By Daylight is a fantastic concept that, in practice, needed much more work put into it. I love its 80s horror aesthetic and the occasional match can be thoroughly enjoyable. There are going to have to be a lot more changes for the thing to have any sticking power, however. Should Behavior continue to work on it, I could see Dead By Daylight turning into something I adore. Right now, it’s just not there.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“Dead by Daylight is a horror multiplayer (4+1) hide-and-seek game with a perfect atmosphere that’s played by a huge number of people, and it truly deserves its popularity. You can find it on many gaming platforms and play cross-platform with friends as survivors or solo as the killer. A minor downside is the game’s poor balance, though the developers are working hard to fix it, as well as the frequent need to spend money on new, relatively expensive DLC. Ultimately, it’s an original AAA title that will give you a real scare, and we highly recommend it.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Dead By Daylight has been around for quite while now and has remained a pretty popular game on both PC and console over the years. It’s a straightforward and repetitive online affair that, if you're lucky enough to be matched with the right bunch of randoms or happen to be playing a custom match with friends, can deliver the goods in terms of frights and tension from time to time. However, it has also always been a pretty clunky affair, a fact which is amplified further here by the noticeable graphical downgrade, laggy menus and the exclusion of a bunch of DLC that we really feel should have been included for the steep asking price.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“The game has its flaws and problems and it could have done with much more variety to it. But the core is amazing. The idea is great. This is really something new and fresh in the horror genre.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“This is one of the most fun and unique titles I've played in quite some time and although there are some major gripes I have with it, they don't detract enough from the experience to make me hate it. Cliche horror movie multiplayer at its finest.”
read full review ↗ - 73
“Conceptually I'm a big fan of asymmetric multiplayer, and am always eager to see how another team has tried to tackle this tricky formula...”
read full review ↗ - 60
“i]Dead by Daylight[/i] has the groundwork for a great game but stumbles in its execution. It could be so much more with just a little more polish. Hopefully, it will inspire better products of this variety, because the concept contains a bundle of promise. Horror fans will find a lot to love - as long as they keep their expectations low. Nevertheless, for all its sins it is still quite addictive and undeniably fun, at least in the right conditions. It's easy to see how it has amassed a fanbase and warranted a port to the Switch.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“The asymmetrical multiplayer genre seems to be a real tough nut to crack with each heavy hitter coming out swinging, only to be plagued by nuances that trip up the experience and expose debilitating cracks in the mechanics. Unfortunately, it seems that Dead by Daylight suffers much the same fate. It’s honestly really good fun, but the more you play the more its issues rear their head and become points of ire.”
read full review ↗ - 62
“I did have fun playing Dead by Daylight as it does have some great moments, but there are so many issues making it hard to reach those.”
read full review ↗ - 80
- 90
“Dead by Daylight has evolved into an unrivalled asymmetrical competitive multiplayer game, and one of the best horror games around.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“It’s not a taxing game by any means, but the asynchronous flow and bold unusual will rub against common multiplayer mindset.”
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The Jimquisition
Gaming Professors
Nintendo Life
PLAY Zine
FourFaceButtons
Nindie Spotlight
Cubed3
Push Square
Gamerheadquarters
Eurogamer
GameSpot
TheSixthAxis…and 49 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- 10.1.0 | Chorus of SinAug 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Developer Update | Player Intent SystemAug 14, 2026
- 10.1.0 | PTB Patch NotesAug 4, 2026
- 10.0.3 | Bugfix PatchJul 21, 2026
- Important Developer UpdateJul 16, 2026
- 10.0.2 | Bugfix PatchJul 6, 2026
- 10.0.1Jun 23, 2026
- 10.0.0 | Jason Patch NotesJun 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 10.0.0 | Jason PTB Patch NotesMay 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.6.2 | Bugfix PatchMay 12, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.6.1 | Bugfix PatchMay 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Update on the GrimoireMay 4, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.6.0 | Patch NotesApr 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.6.0 | PTB Patch NotesApr 7, 2026
- 9.6.0 Patch Notes PreviewApr 6, 2026
- Grimoire Update: Prototype Wrap UpMar 31, 2026
- 9.5.2 | Bugfix PatchMar 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.5.1 | Bugfix PatchMar 24, 2026
- 9.5.0 | All-Kill: ComebackMar 17, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Grimoire Update: Prototype Deep DiveMar 3, 2026
- 9.5.0 | PTB Patch NotesFeb 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Grimms UpdateFeb 11, 2026
- 9.4.2 | Bugfix PatchFeb 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.4.1 | Bugfix PatchFeb 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.4.0 | Stranger Things Chapter 2Jan 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.4.0 | PTB Patch NotesJan 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- 9.3.2 | Bugfix PatchDec 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.3.0 | Mid-ChapterNov 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.3.0 | PTB Patch NotesNov 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.2.3 | Bugfix PatchOct 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.2.2 | Bugfix PatchOct 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.2.1 | Bugfix PatchSep 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.2.0 | Sinister GraceSep 23, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.2.0 | PTB Patch NotesSep 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Developer Update | August 2025Aug 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- 9.1.3 | Bugfix PatchAug 26, 2025
- 9.1.2 | Bugfix PatchAug 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Bug Fix Status Update + 9.1.1 Patch NotesAug 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
…and 13 earlier patch announcements.