Dead by Daylight cost to play
What Dead by Daylight costs in the UK: the base game, Auric Cells prices on the PlayStation Store and Steam player count.
Dead by Daylight gameplay, images and trailer
© Behaviour Interactive Inc., Dead by Daylight trailer “10th Anniversary Edition” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £17.19: Cheapest standard price: Dead by Daylight (Steam UK, standard price)
- Battle pass: Paid seasonal battle pass, bought with in-game currency
- 76k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 18: Age rating
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Dead by Daylight player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 79,512
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 75,951
- 47,610 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- −24%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 168,845
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Is Dead by Daylight dead?
No. Dead by Daylight peaked at 75,951 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 47,610 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 11% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 47,610 | 75,951 | −24.0% |
| August 2026 | 57,800 | 99,887 | −18.1% |
| July 2026 | 70,813 | 121,937 | −27.8% |
| June 2026 | 71,077 | 168,845 | +94.7% |
| May 2026 | 51,051 | 86,738 | +12.1% |
| April 2026 | 49,104 | 77,398 | −8.4% |
| March 2026 | 46,223 | 84,502 | −9.4% |
| February 2026 | 55,296 | 93,286 | −3.5% |
| January 2026 | 49,288 | 96,633 | +66.7% |
| December 2025 | 38,628 | 57,962 | −30.0% |
| November 2025 | 47,080 | 82,802 | −8.0% |
| October 2025 | 51,461 | 90,008 | – |
What Dead by Daylight costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 Auric Cells (PlayStation Store UK) | £3.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| 1,100 Auric Cells (PlayStation Store UK) | £7.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| 2,250 Auric Cells (PlayStation Store UK) | £15.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| 4,025 Auric Cells (PlayStation Store UK) | £28.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| 6,000 Auric Cells (PlayStation Store UK) | £39.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| 12,500 Auric Cells (PlayStation Store UK) | £79.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| Dead by Daylight PS4 & PS5 (PlayStation Store UK) | £24.99 | game | store.playstation.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| Dead by Daylight (Steam UK, standard price) | £17.19 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
How Dead by Daylight is rated
GamesChart Score
72.9, #2,681 of 3,236 rated games
#193 of 2016 · #1,380 of the 2010s · #483 in Strategy · #458 on Mobile
Critics
Players
Built from 767,530 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #2,680
Anno 22052015 · Blue Byte72.9 - #2,681
Dead by Daylight2016 · Behaviour Interactive72.9 - #2,682
GreedFall2019 · Spiders72.9
Dead by Daylight guides and tools
Dead by Daylight questions
Is Dead by Daylight free to play?
No. Dead by Daylight costs £17.19 on Steam UK at standard price and £24.99 on the PlayStation Store UK. Auric Cells, characters and the Rift pass are optional extra purchases. Steam price checked 3 November 2026.
Is Dead by Daylight crossplay?
Yes. Behaviour's support site lists cross-play on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store and Epic Games), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Cross-progression, which shares parts of your inventory across those platforms, needs a Behaviour account and has some restrictions by platform.
How much do Auric Cells cost on the PlayStation Store UK?
Auric Cells cost from £3.99 for 500 to £79.99 for 12,500. That's 80p per 100 in the smallest pack and 64p per 100 in the best-value pack (12,500). Prices checked 3 October 2026.
How much does Dead by Daylight cost in the UK?
Dead by Daylight PS4 & PS5 (PlayStation Store UK): £24.99. Dead by Daylight (Steam UK, standard price): £17.19. Prices checked 3 October 2026.
What age rating is Dead by Daylight?
Dead by Daylight is rated PEGI 18.
How many people play Dead by Daylight?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 75,951, checked 3 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 168,845.
What is Dead by Daylight's all-time Steam peak?
168,845 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Dead by Daylight (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 79,512. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Dead by Daylight dead?
No. Dead by Daylight peaked at 75,951 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 47,610 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 11% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Dead by Daylight player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Dead by Daylight?
Dead by Daylight is developed by Behaviour Interactive Inc..
Try your own numbers in the Dead by Daylight Auric Cells calculator.
Dead by Daylight is a paid game that sells new characters, cosmetics and a seasonal Rift pass for Auric Cells. PEGI doesn't flag paid random items, so this page covers cost only.
How it plays
Dead by Daylight is an online asymmetrical multiplayer horror game: in each match, four Survivors face one Killer, and you choose which side to play. Survivors play in third person, which Behaviour says gives them better awareness of their surroundings, while the Killer plays in first person and is focused on the hunt.
The Survivors' goal is to escape the Killing Ground without being caught. They can work together as a team or look after themselves, and their chances depend on which they choose. The Killer's job is to hunt, catch and sacrifice them, using the unique power of the Killer they have picked, from slashers to paranormal entities drawn from across horror.
Levels are procedurally generated and spawn points are random, so the map changes from one match to the next. Every Killer and Survivor has their own progression and unlockables to fit your strategy, and cross-platform play is supported.
What it costs
The base game costs £24.99 on the PlayStation Store UK and £17.19 on Steam UK at its standard price (Steam had it on sale for £6.87 on the day we checked). Licensed and original characters are sold separately.
Auric Cells run from 500 for £3.99 to 12,500 for £79.99. Per cell that is about 0.80p in the smallest pack and 0.64p in the largest. The 4,025 pack (about 0.72p) is slightly poorer value than the 2,250 pack (about 0.71p).
Behaviour's support site, which would give the Rift pass price in Auric Cells, couldn't be read on the day we checked, so we haven't listed it.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 75,951 concurrent players on 3 October 2026. Console and Epic Games Store players aren't counted.
Crossplay
Dead by Daylight has crossplay across PC (Steam, Microsoft Store and Epic Games), PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, according to Behaviour's support site.
Cross-progression is separate. It shares parts of your inventory between platforms once they're synced to a Behaviour account, and Behaviour's Cross-Progression FAQ says how much is shared depends on which platforms you sync.
How we checked
The crossplay answer is from Behaviour's support site, read on 3 November 2026.
Prices are the PlayStation Store UK and Steam UK listings, read on 3 October 2026, and the player figure is the 30-day peak on Steam Charts on the same day. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
Card art and page images: the Trapper render, Toba Landing map art, two in-game screenshots and the Blight's lore art from Behaviour's official Dead by Daylight media gallery, used as fan content under Behaviour's Terms of Use (section V.E). © 2015-2026 and BEHAVIOUR, DEAD BY DAYLIGHT and other related trademarks and logos belong to Behaviour Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Behaviour Interactive Inc. Further page images: a screenshot from Behaviour's Dead by Daylight Steam store page.
Official links: deadbydaylight.com · Steam
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Sources
- PlayStation Store UK – Dead by Daylight, published by store.playstation.com
- Steam UK – Dead by Daylight, published by store.steampowered.com
- PEGI rating – Dead by Daylight, published by pegi.info
- Card art and page images – official Dead by Daylight media gallery (Behaviour Interactive Inc.), used under Behaviour's Terms of Use, section V.E (Fan Content), published by deadbydaylight.com
- Steam Charts – Dead by Daylight, published by steamcharts.com
- Page images – Dead by Daylight Steam store screenshots (Behaviour Interactive), published by store.steampowered.com
- Which platforms are included in cross-play? (Dead by Daylight support, Behaviour), read 3 Nov 2026, published by support.deadbydaylight.com
- Cross-Progression FAQ (Dead by Daylight support, Behaviour), read 3 Nov 2026, published by support.deadbydaylight.com
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