Dead by Daylight
What Dead by Daylight is
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
What people say
Balance complaints about Dead by Daylight split into overpowered individual characters, killer-side neglect, skill-mismatched lobbies and survivor-side disadvantage.
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Steam's score counts every review over the game's life; this report reads the reviews in its window, so a recent update or event moves it first.
Reviewers who praise fun gameplay and multiplayer community make up 12% and 9% of written reviews. Skip it if matchmaking and balance bother you: 14% of written reviews raise it, and 6% raise cheaters and toxicity.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Matchmaking and balance14%Most often overpowered individual characters
“Vecna too OP game unplayable + survivor que is cooked because everyone runs new characters and gets slimed by Vecna cuz hes too busted”
- Cheaters and toxicity6%
- Difficulty5%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Playing with friends224 reviewers; most raised: difficultyComplain55%Praise90%
- Competitive play27 reviewers; most raised: matchmaking and balanceComplain80%Praise61%
- Relaxing21 reviewers; most raised: cheaters and toxicityComplain29%Praise95%
Steam reviews over its whole life
947,469 reviews in every language, counted per month by Steam itself.
What Dead by Daylight reviewers say
One public report on Dead by Daylight reads 2,537 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Of its 2,537 judged reviewers, 52% complain, 54% praise something, 3% make a request and 2% say they're quitting. The top complaint is matchmaking and balance at 24% of complaints, then cheaters and toxicity (9%) and developer and updates (6%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 18% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (28%) and bring something back (26%). Two audience differences stand out. 200 hours or more: say they're quitting 1.6x as often as everyone (2% vs 1%). Not recommended: mention developer and updates 1.6x as often as everyone (14% vs 9%).
One public report on Dead by Daylight. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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