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Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight has a Terrifier collaboration chapter with Art the Clown as Killer and Sienna Shaw as Survivor, with a Public Test Build on Steam and an official release planned for late November 2026. The game recently launched its NieR:Automata Collection, and Behaviour Interactive says it plans to adjust the 2B Legendary Skin with no release date set.

Synthesized from 19 Yomimono stories · updated 2d ago

The last few months of Dead by Daylight coverage center on licensed chapters. The 10th anniversary event in Montreal in June laid out the slate: Jason Voorhees joined as the Slasher on June 17, an original chapter called The Life Road arrived June 26, Chorus of Sin was set for August, and the Terrifier chapter with Art the Clown was set for November. By late October the Terrifier chapter had opened a Public Test Build on Steam, pairing Art as Killer with Sienna Shaw as Survivor and adding the original map The Hartshorne Mall. Art's Bag of Toys ability draws a random weapon from a black garbage bag, each weapon raises its lethality on landed attacks, and each has its own Mini-Mori animation.

The anniversary also carried structural promises. Developers described a competitive 1v1 mode without perks and a Zombie Mode, voice acting for original characters, a major visual update, and mod support in 2027. A film adaptation with Blumhouse is in the works, directed by Thordur Palsson from a script by Alexandre Aja and David Leslie Johnson, focused on survivors Sable and Mikaela and scheduled for late 2027. The player numbers backed the moment: Steam concurrent players hit about 126,000 on June 18 and all platforms passed 250,000, both records.

Smaller threads run alongside the chapters. The NieR:Automata Collection launched in October with 2B and A2 Legendary Outfits and an Emil-inspired outfit for The Legion, and Behaviour said it will rework the 2B skin after requests from Japan and overseas about its body type, with no date set. On PC, software and driver updates became mandatory from July 30 for security reasons. Behaviour's wider business also appears in the coverage: the Miss Behaviour label, launched in June, publishes horror indies, and Behaviour is developing Serious Sam: Shatterverse and the co-op shooter Exterminauts.

Key facts

Terrifier chapter killer and survivor
Art the Clown joins as Killer and Sienna Shaw as Survivor. ↗
Terrifier chapter release plan
A Public Test Build opened on Steam, with official release planned for late November 2026. ↗
Terrifier chapter map
The update adds the original map The Hartshorne Mall. ↗
2B skin rework
Behaviour plans to adjust the 2B Legendary Skin after requests from Japan and overseas about the body type, with no release date set. ↗
NieR:Automata Collection outfits
The collection includes a 2B costume for Feng Min, an A2 costume for Yui Kimura, and an Emil-inspired Very Rare Outfit for The Legion. ↗
Jason Voorhees launch
Jason Voorhees joined as the Killer Slasher on June 17 through a collaboration with Jason Universe. ↗
Steam concurrent player record
About 126,000 concurrent players on Steam on June 18, with over 250,000 simultaneous players across all platforms. ↗
Film adaptation
Directed by Thordur Palsson with a script by Alexandre Aja and David Leslie Johnson, focused on Sable and Mikaela and scheduled for late 2027. ↗
PC update requirement
From July 30, 2026, the PC version requires players to update software and drivers for security reasons. ↗
Platforms
Available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. ↗

Timeline

Written with AI from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced. See our editorial policy. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Announced
collaboration chapter with the Terrifier film series · 2026-10-28
Announced
will rework its NieR:Automata 2B Legendary Skin (official forum response) · 2026-10-10
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collaboration with NieR:Automata · 2026-10-07
Announced
crossover tease · 2026-10-07
Announced
cryptic teaser image posted on official social media accounts · 2026-10-05
Announced
competitive 1v1 mode without perks (interviews with 4Gamer) · 2026-06-22
Announced
Zombie Mode where survivors create a vaccine while AI-controlled zombies and a killer pursue them (interviews with 4Gamer) · 2026-06-22
Announced
film adaptation with Blumhouse (interviews with 4Gamer) · 2026-06-22
Announced
adding voice to original characters (interviews with 4Gamer) · 2026-06-22
Announced
major visual update (interviews with 4Gamer) · 2026-06-22
Announced
MOD support arriving in 2027 (interviews with 4Gamer) · 2026-06-22
Announced
collaboration with Jason Universe · 2026-06-08
Announced
10th anniversary event (Summer Game Fest 2026) · 2026-06-06
Release
movie · late 2027 · global · 2026-06-15
Release
game · 2027 · global · 2026-06-15
Release
game · late November 2026 · 2026-10-28
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game · 2026-11 · global · 2026-06-15
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game · October 2026 · 2026-10-10
Release
game · 10th anniversary · 2026-06-22
5 more releases
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game · 2026-08 · global · 2026-06-15
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game · 2026-06-26 · global · 2026-06-15
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game · 2026-06-17 · global · 2026-06-15
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game · 2026-06-06 · global · 2026-06-06
Release
game · June 2016 · 2026-08-10
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It looks like our comms have been breached. Please wait for further instructions! · 2026-10-05
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Behaviour Interactive has not confirmed anything further · 2026-10-05
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popularity igniting after its June release · 2026-08-10
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defining game of summer 2016 · 2026-08-10
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influenced Obakeidoro! · 2026-08-08
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Dead by Daylight is 65 percent off at 1,610 yen · 2026-08-28
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Dead by Daylight leading discounts before the August 30 deadline · 2026-08-28
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the PC version of Dead by Daylight will require players to update their software and drivers to play · 2026-07-16
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Dead by Daylight 10th anniversary press tour in Montreal, Canada, hosted by developer Behaviour Interactive · 2026-06-27
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Steam concurrent player count surpassed 120,000, breaking its previous record · 2026-06-17
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The game has surpassed 70 million total players. · 2026-06-15

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All coverage

Oct 28

Art the Clown Joins Dead by Daylight as Terrifier Chapter Hits Steam PTB

Behaviour Interactive announced a Dead by Daylight collaboration chapter with the Terrifier film series on October 29, 2026, and opened a Public Test Build on Steam the same day at midnight Japan time. Art the Clown joins as a Killer and Sienna Shaw, the final girl of Terrifier 2, joins as a Survivor. Art's special ability, Bag of Toys, pulls a random weapon from a black garbage bag: a flail, a flamethrower, a handgun, a bottle of acid, or a bicycle horn. Each landed attack raises that weapon's lethality, and each weapon carries its own Mini-Mori kill animation. Art also gets a killer emote, which Behaviour describes as a first for the game, letting him point at a survivor on a hook and laugh. The update adds the original map The Hartshorne Mall, built around liminal-space imagery. Official release is planned for late November 2026.

Oct 23

Miss Behaviour Wants Indie Horror Seen By Dead by Daylight's Monthly Audience

Behaviour Interactive's Miss Behaviour label, launched in June 2026, publishes indie games with a focus on horror, and its latest announced title is Donut Panic. Deputy CEO Nathan Sellyn told Automaton at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Dead by Daylight's 5 to 6 million monthly players give small horror games an audience they otherwise struggle to find, and that the label wants titles trying a new form of horror experience.

Oct 22

Exterminauts Beta Opens November 13 on Steam With Three-Player Co-Op

Level Infinite has set a beta test for Exterminauts, the three-player co-op shooter from Behaviour Interactive, for November 13 to November 19 Japan time on Steam. Applications are lottery-based through the Steam store page, with preload starting November 11 overseas time. The beta covers three-player co-op, combat against enemies with multiple armaments, an Overdrive mode, and work-procedure-manual-style missions. The game is planned for 2027 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Oct 10

Dead by Daylight Will Rework Its NieR:Automata 2B Skin After Fix Requests

Behaviour Interactive plans to adjust the "2B" Legendary Skin from Dead by Daylight's NieR:Automata Collection, Mandy, the Lead Community Manager, said in a response on the official forum. The collection arrived in October 2026 with Legendary Skins for "2B" and "A2" plus "Emil's Purpose" for the Killer "The Legion." Requests to fix "2B" came from Japan and overseas, centered on the body type. No release date is set for the adjustments.

Oct 7

NieR:Automata Outfits Come To Dead by Daylight

Behaviour Interactive launched a Dead by Daylight collaboration with NieR:Automata on Tuesday. The Legendary Outfits are a 2B costume for Feng Min and an A2 costume for Yui Kimura. Killer players get a Very Rare Outfit inspired by Emil for The Legion. Dead by Daylight first teased the crossover on Saturday with the line "The fight for humanity continues in The Fog" and a promotional video.

Oct 5

Dead by Daylight Posts Cryptic Teaser with NieR-Style Angel Script

Dead by Daylight's official social media accounts posted a teaser image on October 2 reading, "It looks like our comms have been breached. Please wait for further instructions!" The image appears to contain text in the angelic script used in the NieR series. The post drew comments asking whether a NieR collaboration is coming, with some mentioning the character 2B. Developer Behaviour Interactive has not confirmed anything further.

Aug 10

4Gamer Looks Back at Summer 2016: Pokemon GO, Dead by Daylight, and E3

4Gamer's retrospective of its most popular articles from summer 2016 shows Pokemon GO dominating the season, Dead by Daylight's popularity igniting after its June release, and E3 2016 drawing major attention with announcements like Death Stranding. The piece also highlights an interview with FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki.

Aug 8

Serious Sam: Shatterverse Co-Op Roguelite FPS Launches September 1

Devolver Digital announced Serious Sam: Shatterverse, a co-op roguelite FPS for up to five players, releasing August 31 globally and September 1 in Japan. Developed by Behaviour Interactive, known for Dead by Daylight, the game features parallel-world versions of Serious Sam, including female and alien variants, with five playable Sams, procedurally generated stages, and five bosses.

Aug 8

Obakeidoro Team Asks Dead by Daylight Devs How to Balance Data and Passion

Free Style and Behaviour Interactive held a roundtable on asymmetric multiplayer design. The Obakeidoro team asked how to weigh player data against creative instinct, whether Japanese players need special balance treatment, and how to protect a game's core identity while adding features. Behaviour advised measuring time-to-match and iterating through player tests.

Aug 8

Dead by Daylight and Obakeidoro 2 Developers Hold Roundtable on Asymmetric Design

Behaviour Interactive and Freestyle developers met for a roundtable interview published by Automaton. The discussion covered how Dead by Daylight influenced Obakeidoro! and the design philosophy of asymmetric battle games. Participants included DbD Executive Producer Jose Ramos and Senior Creative Director Dave Richard, plus three Freestyle staff. The first part of the interview is now available.

Jul 16

Dead by Daylight PC to Mandate Software and Driver Updates from July 30

Behaviour Interactive announced that as of July 30, 2026, the PC version of Dead by Daylight will require players to update their software and drivers to play. The change is for security reasons, targeting vulnerabilities in older versions of motherboard functions, overclocking tools, BIOS, monitoring, anti-cheat, and similar software. The company says it cannot provide a full list of affected applications and directs players with issues to official support.

Jul 6

Sukiyaki Daisuki TV Returns With First Dead by Daylight Video in Over 2 Years

The popular VOICEROID gameplay channel Sukiyaki Daisuki TV uploaded its first new video in about 2 years and 8 months on July 4, 2026, celebrating Dead by Daylight's 10th anniversary. The video, titled 'Yuzuki Yukari's Escape: Feast of Madness', reached 6th on YouTube's trending chart and surpassed 350,000 views.

Jun 27

Dead by Daylight 10th Anniversary Event Report From Montreal

4Gamer attended the Dead by Daylight 10th anniversary press tour in Montreal, Canada, hosted by developer Behaviour Interactive. The visit included an office tour, developer interviews, and the main anniversary event. Topics covered during interviews included the inclusion of Jason, player data from Japan and worldwide, new modes, and the movie adaptation.

Jun 22

Dead by Daylight Devs on Jason, New Modes, and the Blumhouse Movie

Behaviour Interactive developers discussed the 10th anniversary of Dead by Daylight in a pair of interviews with 4Gamer, covering the addition of Jason Voorhees, new game modes, and the upcoming film adaptation. Senior Creative Director Dave Richard and Head of Partnerships Mathieu Côté detailed the challenges of implementing Jason, including perfecting his mask and designing his ability to disappear into mist and ambush survivors. They explained that Jason's title "The Slasher" comes from the horror subgenre name. The developers also revealed two new modes in development: a competitive 1v1 mode without perks, and a Zombie Mode where survivors create a vaccine while AI-controlled zombies and a killer pursue them. A film adaptation with Blumhouse was announced, with Côté saying the studio approached them. Deputy CEO Nathan Sellyn and Executive Producer José Ramos added that the last two years have been the game's best, and that future plans include adding voice to original characters, a major visual update, and MOD support arriving in 2027. They called Japanese fans one of the most special and influential communities for the game.

Jun 17

Dead by Daylight Steam Concurrent Players Hit 126,000, Breaking Record on 10th Anniversary

Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight reached a new all-time high of approximately 126,000 concurrent players on Steam on June 18, according to SteamDB data. Across all platforms, the game saw over 250,000 simultaneous players, also a record. The surge coincides with the game's 10th anniversary celebrations, which include the addition of Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th film series as a new killer on June 17, a free play period on Steam until June 23, and a 60% off sale until June 26. The previous Steam record of about 120,000 concurrent players was set in June 2025, when a Five Nights at Freddy's collaboration chapter launched. The game continues to receive regular updates and large-scale collaborations with horror franchises such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Tokyo Ghoul. Dead by Daylight is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

Jun 15

Dead by Daylight 10th Anniversary Adds Jason Voorhees, Art the Clown, Film Adaptation

Behaviour Interactive held a 10th anniversary event for Dead by Daylight in Montreal, Canada on June 14, 2026, announcing a slate of new content and a film adaptation. The long-demanded killer Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th will join the game on June 17 as part of the Dead by Daylight: Jason chapter. An original chapter, The Life Road, featuring the game's first Indigenous survivor, arrives on June 26. In August, the community-co-developed chapter Chorus of Sin launches, followed by the Terrifier chapter with Art the Clown in November. A chapter based on The Casting of Frank Stone is planned for 2027. New game modes include 1v1 Mode and Zombie Mode. A major visual update and official mod support are targeted for 2027. The film adaptation, directed by Thordur Palsson with a script by Alexandre Aja and David Leslie Johnson, will focus on survivors Sable and Mikaela and is scheduled for late 2027. Additional collaborations include Silent Hill f cosmetics, a Scooby-Doo crossover, a Diablo collection, and music partnerships with Iron Maiden and Ice Nine Kills.

Jun 8

Jason Voorhees Finally Joins Dead by Daylight After Decade of Rights Issues

Behaviour Interactive has added Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series as a playable killer in Dead by Daylight, launching June 17. The character, named Slasher, arrives through a collaboration with Jason Universe. The announcement marks the first Friday the 13th content in the game after years of licensing hurdles.

Jun 6

Dead by Daylight 10th Anniversary Event Teased at Summer Game Fest 2026

Behaviour Interactive released a teaser video during the Summer Game Fest 2026 broadcast on June 6, 2026, announcing a 10th anniversary event for the asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight. The live-action teaser features imagery of balloons, party hats, fireworks, and clown dolls, hinting at a collaboration with the movie IT and its killer clown Pennywise. The video does not show specific gameplay or content, but suggests future developments. The anniversary event is scheduled to begin on June 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM Japan time (June 14 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time). Details about the event and any new content are expected to be revealed during the event itself. The teaser was shown as part of the Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase, which also featured announcements for other games including Guild Wars 3, a new Gundam action game, and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title.