Traditionally, horror games have been strictly single-player or co-op experiences, rarely dipping their toe in the versus multiplayer space. That changed on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with asymmetrical multiplayer horror games becoming a trend with titles likeFriday the 13th: The Gameand, more recently,Resident Evil: Resistance. However, there is one game that arguably pulled off asymmetrical multiplayer horror better than any of its counterparts, and that is none other than Behaviour Interactive’sDead By Daylight.
The concept ofDead By Daylightis simple, yet effective. Four players take on the role of “survivors,” who have the goal of activating generators that will open a gate and let them escape with their lives. One player, meanwhile, takes on the role of the killer, who relentlessly pursues the survivors, typically with supernatural abilities to aid them. The killers are able to hang the survivors on meathooks to immobilize them temporarily while they hunt down their friends, and eventually, can kill the survivors completely.
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What makesDead By Daylighteven more appealing to hardcore horror fans is that it features a robust roster of killers and survivors to choose from. Along with devilish original creations by Behaviour Interactive, the roster also features a wide variety of iconic horror villains from movies, TV shows, and even other video games. This includes the likes ofFreddy Krueger fromA Nightmare on Elm Street, Ghost Face fromScream, Michael Myers fromHalloween, and even theDemogorgon from Netflix’sStranger Thingsshow.
As far as video game killers go,Dead By Daylighthas so far only added one to its roster, but it has proven to be quite the popular addition.Pyramid Head fromSilent Hillrecently made his debut inDead By Daylight, along with a slew of other content based on Konami’s classic survival-horror franchise.
Of course, these famous killers were added toDead By Daylightover time, so the game at launch wasn’t quite as impressive. It was also plagued with a slew of technical issues that held it back, but those have since been resolved.Behaviour Interactivehas sold millions of copies ofDead By Daylight, and the playerbase seems to only be growing with time.
Looking ahead, Behaviour Interactive has more major updates in the works forDead By Daylight. This includes plans toupdateDead By Daylightfor next-gen consoleswith superior graphics and more improvements. Needless to say, Behaviour Interactive is in it for the long haul, ensuring horror fans can look forward to plenty ofDead By Daylightcontent for years to come.
Dead By Daylightis out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
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