Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed.

Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person and is more focused on their prey.

The Survivors' goal in each encounter is to escape the Killing Ground without getting caught by the Killer - something that sounds easier than it is, especially when the environment changes every time you play.

The game features procedurally generated levels, so players never experience a repetitive map. Be the killer and massacre all your victims before they escape, by using your speed and power in 1st person, or team up with your friends to try and outwit the killer with your superior awareness and agility in a 3rd person's view as he hunts you through a nightmare world.

Players take on the role of both killer and survivors in a deadly game of cat and mouse. It’s a Mature Gamer take on the thrills of Hide & Seek!

Captivating audiences with its over-the-top brutality and shocking kills, the Terrifier film franchise steps into the Fog with The Terrifier, Art the Clown, and Sienna Shaw joining Dead by Daylight's ever-growing cast of memorable characters. A love letter to the series' most iconic kills, Art's gameplay delivers on the killer clown's signature blend of carnage and comedy with a trash bag full of terrifying toys for players to unleash.

Available today via the Steam Public Test Build and officially releasing on November 24, Dead by Daylight: Terrifier brings a new level of chaos and clownery into The Entity’s Trials.

A Comedy of Terrors

Over the years, Dead by Daylight has collected many of horror's classic killers from the 80's and 90's. Art is a contemporary slasher, a modern-day killer celebrating the genre's past while carving a new bloody path forward. His monochromatic makeup and over-the-top brutality have steadily grown The Terrifier franchise from a cult classic to an indie horror powerhouse with three feature films and a fourth on the way. His debut represents a passing of the torch from past to present, and we're excited to see what horrifying crimes he'll commit with it.

 A Modern Horror Icon

A serial killer raised from the dead by demonic forces, Art the Clown is always down for a bloody good time.

With his Power, Bag of Toys, Art reaches into his trash bag for a random selection of weapons including a flail, a flamethrower, a firearm, a beer bottle full of acid, and even a funky little bike horn! Each successful hit with a toy builds its deadliness, eventually letting Art knock down injured Survivors and execute them with murderous glee. Each weapon will have its own unique Mini-Mori, showing that Art’s gruesome creativity knows no bounds.

The Terrifier’s killer humor bleeds into his three character-specific Perks: Funny Business grants a random effect in addition to a temporary haste buff whenever you damage a Generator. These effects can be as helpful as blocking Generators or as wacky as a burst of confetti. Kill Spree ends each Trial with a merry massacre, letting Art unlock the ability to kill remaining Survivors when they have all reached 2 Hook States and all Generators have been completed. Finally, Laughingstock makes Survivors near completed Generators Exhausted and Oblivious.

Stepping into Art's enormous shoes, players should be ready to go over-the-top to get their last laughs. More is more as you rush to pull the right toy and terrorize your captive audience with your chaotic clownery. Stealing every scene with his hilarious faces, Art's signature expressiveness will be brought to life in-game through a host of emotes: a first for any Killer! What better way to menace your hooked victims than by actually pointing and laughing at them?

The Final Girl

A young woman haunted by tragedy, Sienna Shaw found her destiny supernaturally entwined with Art the Clown’s. Hardened by countless horrors, her resourcefulness and determination will be pushed to their limits by The Entity’s Trials.

Sienna Shaw braves The Fog with three character-specific Perks. Best Gift Ever lets you drop items to gain powerful passive abilities. Whenever you take a protection hit, Shared Trauma allows all Survivors within 12m to recover from the Exhausted status while running. After being chased by the Killer, Valkyrie's Rage lets you turn the tables by unleashing an extra-powerful pallet stun.

Let's Go to the Mall

Arriving alongside this update is The Hartshorne Mall, a brand-new original Map that has been long requested by the Dead by Daylight community. Littered with haunting storefronts and liminal hallways, what was once a friendly space for families to go shopping has been warped by The Entity into a dark reflection of itself. Answering the long-standing request from the community to explore more liminal spaces in The Fog, this Map invokes a nostalgic, comforting, but also unsettling feeling as the familiar turns into the uncanny. Keen-eyed players may be able to spot some interesting lore drops for beloved Survivor Dwight Fairfield, who experienced a traumatic encounter with The Entity while lost in the mall as a child.

Behaviour has implemented Cross-Play across PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, allowing players on console and PC to face trials together, while Cross-Friends will let you create a friends list that is cross-platform and enjoy an unprecedented multiplayer experience in their favorite multiplayer horror game.  

Dead by Daylight is available for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.