Dead by Daylight takes you into a dark, mysterious forest. Four people were standing there and the four were examining the area. A sharp scream breaks the silence and you have to deal with a hooded killer who rams a knife into the stomach of one of the four and takes him into the darkness. The survivors try to flee with the killer on their heels.
Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer horror game. You hide from the killer and flee from the killer. In order to win the game, you need to find five generators. You activate it with a mini game and escape through a gate. Unfortunately, you have no weapons at your disposal and you are completely defenseless. You hide in a winding environment, try to avoid noise and escape if necessary. In teamwork, the power generators can be repaired faster and players heal one another or free one another. The dense atmosphere is created by the sound of the game. Whimpering, screeching and death screams create an appropriate horror atmosphere. If you miss the Quicktime event while repairing the generator, there will be a loud bang. If the murderer approaches, the heart palpitations increase and heralds danger. The game ensures a reasonable level of adrenaline.
As a killer, you listen to noises and try to catch your victims near the generators. The Überlenden play Dead by Daylight from the shoulder perspective. The serial killer sees everything from a first person perspective. You severely wound a survivor with a strike of a gun. After another blow, you shoulder your victim and impale him on a meat hook. A tentacle demon takes care of the rest. If the victim fidgets on the hook, it can defend itself against the tentacles and other players can save it. The community does not like to wait until the victim is done, because then the survivor cannot be saved in any way.
You are fast, invulnerable and have special abilities on the hunt. You can choose one of three killers before the game. One lays traps, one assassins with a chainsaw and one makes himself invisible. If you climb through windows or over obstacles, your speed will drop rapidly. The survivors take full advantage of this.
The four surviving characters has its strengths. Meg is quick, Jake suppresses screams of pain and sabotages traps. Upgrade items can be found in a game. For example, you can briefly blind the killer with a flashlight. Dead by Daylight manages to build long-term motivation. Nevertheless, the game lacks variety. The game generates the maps procedurally. The obstacles and buildings are always the same.
Conclusion
Dead by Daylight became a hit via Let's Play and lives from its tension. You have fun while watching and the game is also enthusiastic when you play it yourself. The great sound creates the right atmosphere. The upgrade system could be more sophisticated. The game lacks long-term motivation and variety. Dead by Daylight is a recommended game for horror and multiplayer fans.