Dead by Daylight

2016 asymmetric survival horror video game developed by Behaviour Interactive
VideoGame video_game Q24514682
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Summary

Dead by Daylight is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,215 views/month, #98 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: esports discipline[3]
  • Publisher: Starbreeze Studios[4], 505 Games[5], Behaviour Interactive[6]
  • Genre: survival horror[7]
  • Developer: Behaviour Interactive[8]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[9]
  • Software version identifier: 8.6.1[10], 7.7.0[11], 8.7.2[12], 9.4.0[13]
  • Commons category: Dead by Daylight[14]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[15], Xbox One[16], PlayStation 4[17], Nintendo Switch[18], Android[19], iOS[20], PlayStation 5[21], Xbox Series X and Series S[22]
  • Game mode: multiplayer video game[23], co-op mode[24], player versus player[25], asymmetrical multiplayer[26]
  • Language of work or name: English[27], French[28], Italian[29], German[30], Spanish[31], Russian[32], Simplified Chinese[33], Brazilian Portuguese[34], Thai[35], Traditional Chinese[36], Japanese[37], Korean[38], Polish[39], Dutch[40]
  • Software engine: Unreal Engine 5[41], Unreal Engine 4[42]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[43], digital download[44]
  • Review score: 70/100[45], 47%[46], 74/100[47]
  • Input device: gamepad[48], computer keyboard[49], computer mouse[50], touchscreen[51], joystick[52]
  • Country of origin: Canada[53]
  • Publication date: June 14, 2016[54]
  • Characters: Dwight Fairfield[55], Meg Thomas[56], Claudette Morel[57], Jake Park[58], Trapper[59], Wraith[60], Hillbilly[61], Nea Karlsson[62], Nurse[63], Laurie Strode[64], Michael Myers[65], Ace Visconti[66], Hag[67], Bill[68]

Why It Matters

Dead by Daylight has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . starbreeze.com. starbreeze.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . AreWeAntiCheatYet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . Online Games-Datenbank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  64. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  65. [67] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  66. [68] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Skazi · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 8.6.1, 7.7.0, 8.7.2 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 10.0.2 | Bugfix Patch"
  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Dead_by_Daylight
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14470: Games/Dead_by_Daylight, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Dead_by_Daylight
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Dead_by_Daylight, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Dead_by_Daylight
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Dead_by_Daylight, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → dead-by-daylight
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: dead-by-daylight, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  6. 15w ago · Josh404Bot bot · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 70/100, 47%, 74/100
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Review score: 48%, Update OpenCritic review score"
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