Dead by Daylight
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
- Developer
- Behaviour Interactive Inc.
- Released
- Jun 14, 2016
- Genre
- Action
- Platforms
- Windows
- Website
- deadbydaylight.com ↗
How many people are playing Dead by Daylight?
Dead by Daylight had 66,547 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, down 12% from 75,495 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, it ranks #18 of the 502 games tracked here, the same place as a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 79,664, on Oct 13, 2026; the latest reading is 84% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Dead by Daylight has been busiest during the evening in Europe, with the busiest hour around 19:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Dead by Daylight updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 28, 2026 Regular update 10.3.0 | Terrifier PTB Patch Notes ↗ ▲ +10% 50,399 → 55,589 avg players · 4 days in
- Oct 6, 2026 Regular update 10.2.0 | Mid-Chapter ↗ ▲ +23% 40,022 → 49,192 avg players
- Sep 1, 2026 Regular update 10.1.1 | Bugfix Patch ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Aug 25, 2026 Major update 10.1.0 | Chorus of Sin ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jul 21, 2026 Regular update 10.0.3 | Bugfix Patch ↗ Not tracked the week before
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