What people complain about and love in 2026
Shared report · refreshed weekly · updated Oct 29, 2026
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.
Action · $19.99 · out since 2016 · from the Steam descriptionBalance complaints about Dead by Daylight split into overpowered individual characters, killer-side neglect, skill-mismatched lobbies and survivor-side disadvantage.
OneStar read 2,537 Steam reviews of Dead by Daylight posted from Jan 2026 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,537 people who reviewed Dead by Daylight in OneStar's sample, 52% complain and 54% praise it. The top complaints about Dead by Daylight are matchmaking and balance (24% of complaints), cheaters and toxicity (9%) and developer and updates (6%). In OneStar's sample of Dead by Daylight reviews, 1% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Dead by Daylight was last updated on Oct 29, 2026.
What goes wrong
Vecna too OP game unplayable + survivor que is cooked because everyone runs new characters and gets slimed by Vecna cuz hes too busted
the amount of hackers and survivor sided ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ makes this dumpster fire nearly unplayable, and if i could get a full refund for every purchase, then I'd devote every ounce of my free time to...
Used to be a great game, but now the studio behind it absolutely does not give a ♥♥♥♥ about what players think.
Steep learning curve, not helped by a toxic player base.
jason isnt fun Trickster's Delusion is the worst map known to man
What goes well
LOVE THIS GAME!
Having 4 survivors trying to fix generators and escape while 1 killer tries to stop them is such a simple but brilliant idea.
This is my favorite game, and has been for many years.
Worth every penny adn also respects my time when i play it unlike other games
This is a great game and even though i am playing on a lenovo laptop it runs smooth
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 39 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
What they use it for
319 of 2,537 reviewers said; shares are of them
Classic killer vs survivors. There's a lot of OG players with thousands of hours into this game. They know every step and action you take so it might feel a little overwhelming when you are trying...
Fun game, Shit visuals and very unbalanced, but very fun to climb to Rank 1 every Halloween. However, it crashes so much which is annoying but YOU the player are punished by a full de-rank and...
we have a love - hate relationship with this game, every day i hop on to relax and have some good time, but then i get matched with the sweatiest people oat and i remember, that this game is not...
What they ask for
87 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
Playtime at review200 hours or more: say they're quitting 1.6x as often as everyone (2% vs 1%).
RecommendationNot recommended: mention developer and updates 1.6x as often as everyone (14% vs 9%).
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