The horribly popular online slasher has also launched its 22nd DLC.
Original story: With hefty price drops and regular free weekends, Dead by Daylight seems to constantly flutter on the verge of free-to-play, but never quite commit (possibly due to its continued popularity). The asymmetrical 4-v-1 slasher features nearly twelve (22) paid DLCs starring new survivors and monsters, and the latest release today includes a vengeful performer who summons crows to peck at you and your friends.
It's really good fun and surprisingly creative especially when you play with friends and now you can You can get the base game for free on the Epic Games Store. Just be careful not to get caught up in the whirlpool of paid DLC that lets you play as familiar faces like Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, Pyramidhead, and the flower-faced stuff from Stranger Things.
The good news is that if you only have the base game, you won't be prevented from playing against DLC monsters, and after these monsters themed maps are also available to base game players. The base game starts you off with five playable killers, three of which are considered by the community to be some of the strongest in the game, and you can unlock more unlicensed monsters through old-fashioned grinding.
Dead by Daylight is a very good game for games that aren't free to play.
Expect some grinding though. Each survivor and monster has their own individual skills and progression through a Bloodweb that can take a long time to fill. Steam players 150.000 Blood Points receive a DECIPHERSTRIKE can enter their code—in Daylight's in-game progress currency öldü —but this unfortunately doesn't work in the Epic version: Thanks to everyone who pointed this out.
There are also some festive bonuses given to all players for logging in right now.
There was a moment a few years ago when it seemed like these asymmetrical monsters-normies games could become the 'next big thing', but it duly swallowed up competition like Dead by Daylight, Predator: Hunting Grounds and Friday the 13th. becomes a genre unto itself. To be fair, this is a well-deserved winner and you have nothing to lose when checking out now.