Summary
Following one of the biggest years forDead by Daylight, 2024 is shaping up to surpass it in terms of sheer scale and promise, according to the Year 9 Roadmap. With bigger names and licenses ever attracted to the definitive asymmetrical horror game, inDead by Daylight’s ninth year, fans can be sure to see even more horror icons arrive in The Fog.
In 2023,Dead by Daylightsaw the inclusion of characters likeChild’s Play’s Chucky, and the titular extraterrestrial fromAlien. Behaviour Interactive also celebrated the release of its biggest original DLC chapter to date, “All Things Wicked,” which brought The Unknown and Sable Ward into The Entity’s trials.
In the eighth anniversary livestream, Behaviour unveiled the Year 9 Roadmap forDead by Daylight, showcasing the upcoming content cycle for the game. From June 2024 to April 2025, fans can expect to see three full licensed chapters, one original chapter, and two “paragraphs” featuring one original and one licensed Survivor. Furthermore, they will get to experience a host of new game modes, modifiers, in-game events, and Tomes in the coming year.
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Next month,Dead by Daylight: Dungeons & Dragonswill bring a new Killer, Survivor, and Map to the game. Celebrating50 years ofDungeons & Dragons, the Lich King Vecna is coming toDead by Daylightwith new powers and perks to play with.Right now, players on the Steam version ofDead by Daylightcan playtest the new Chapter in preparation for its full release on June 3. Furthermore, as leaked late last year, Dracula fromCastlevaniawill follow Vecna as the next Killer. Revealed at the very end of the anniversary livestream, players can hear more about this license on August 6.
Rounding off the Year 9 Roadmap, the rest of the year will feature two other Licensed Chapters and two original Chapters, one featuring a single Survivor – similar toMikaela Reid in Hour of the Witch. Behaviour has also revealed the development of a 2v8 LTM, in which two Killers will face off against eight Survivors. As usual, the Halloween and Holiday seasonal events that fans have come to expect will also be reappearing throughout the year.
This roadmap is far from comprehensive, and players are sure to see plenty more throughout the upcoming year – both inDead by Daylight, and in The Casting of Frank Stone. This is the first year that four licenses have been set to appear in the game, and is an indication of just how much of a cultural and commercialsuccessDead by Daylighthas proven to be, even eight years into its lifespan.
Dead by Daylight
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Ever wished to play as one of the characters from your favorite horror movies? Dead by Daylight is a 1v4 multiplayer game that draws from all corners of the horror world from a powerful slasher to a terrifying paranormal entity.Choose between playing an unstoppable Killer and one of 4 Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. Each character has their own deep progression system and plenty of unlockables that can be customized to fit your personal strategy. Work together to escape, or stalk and sacrifice every Survivor.This Edition of Dead by Daylight gives you access to a roster of 7 Killers (The Trapper, The Hillbilly, The Wraith, The Nurse, The Hag, The Huntress and The Doctor) and 9 Survivors (Meg Thomas, Claudette Morel, Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield, Ace Visconti, Nea Karlsson, Bill Overbeck, Feng Min and David King). It also includes two cosmetic add-ons packed with outfits for various characters.
