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-10+16Jun 29, 2016May 5, 2026Jun 29, 2016 — Dead by Daylight patch 1.0.2 is now live! +1 / -2 (cum -1)Jul 30, 2019 — Patch Notes | 3.1.1 +2 / -0 (cum +1)Feb 4, 2020 — HOTFIX 3.5.2 +0 / -1 (cum 0)May 12, 2020 — 3.7.2 Hotfix | Patch Notes +1 / -0 (cum +1)Oct 28, 2020 — 4.3.1 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -0 (cum +1)Sep 14, 2021 — 5.2.1 | Bugfix Patch +1 / -0 (cum +2)Sep 21, 2021 — 5.2.2 | Bugfix Patch +1 / -0 (cum +3)Oct 22, 2021 — 5.3.0a | Hotfix +0 / -0 (cum +3)Mar 23, 2022 — 5.6.2 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -1 (cum +2)May 3, 2022 — 5.7.1 | Bugfix Patch +1 / -0 (cum +3)Oct 26, 2022 — 6.3.2 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -0 (cum +3)Dec 15, 2022 — 6.4.3 | Bugfix Patch +1 / -0 (cum +4)Feb 8, 2023 — 6.5.2 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -0 (cum +4)Mar 22, 2023 — 6.6.2 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -0 (cum +4)Aug 9, 2023 — 7.1.2 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -0 (cum +4)Apr 26, 2024 — 7.7.0A | Bugfix Patch (Tentative Strobing Fix) +0 / -0 (cum +4)Aug 6, 2024 — 8.1.2 | Bugfix Patch +2 / -0 (cum +6)Oct 8, 2024 — 8.3.0 | Mid-Chapter +2 / -0 (cum +8)Oct 24, 2024 — 8.3.2 | Bugfix Patch +1 / -0 (cum +9)Nov 28, 2024 — 8.4.0 | Doomed Course +1 / -0 (cum +10)Feb 4, 2025 — 8.5.1 | Bugfix Patch +2 / -0 (cum +12)Aug 5, 2025 — Bug Fix Status Update + 9.1.1 Patch Notes +1 / -0 (cum +13)Aug 14, 2025 — 9.1.2 | Bugfix Patch +1 / -0 (cum +14)Aug 26, 2025 — 9.1.3 | Bugfix Patch +2 / -0 (cum +16)May 5, 2026 — 9.6.1 | Bugfix Patch +0 / -0 (cum +16)
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Patch history

    • 🛠QoLGame ManualUpdated

      The Game Manual now explicitly lists all Action Speeds and Modifiers affected by Diminishing Returns.

      Diminishing Returns section updated.

  1. Aug 26, 2025·9.1.3 | Bugfix Patch+2
    • 🐛Bug fixhit registration

      Killers can now correctly injure Survivors who are fast-vaulting pallets using the Last Stand perk.

      Fixed injury during Last Stand vault.

    • 🐛Bug fixcollision

      Fixed an issue where Survivors could become trapped inside lockers.

      Fixed locker trapping.

    • 🐛Bug fixFog Vialcollision

      Fog Vial fog no longer incorrectly blocks Killer projectiles.

      Fixed fog blocking projectiles.

    • 🎨Visuallobby visualFloatingGrounded

      Fixed a visual bug where Survivors appeared to be floating in the lobby.

      Fixed floating survivors in lobby.

  2. Aug 14, 2025·9.1.2 | Bugfix Patch+1
    • New2v8 ModePlay While You WaitAdded

      Added 'Play While You Wait' option for 2v8 Killer queue, allowing players to play a Survivor match without losing their spot.

      Allows playing as Survivor while in Killer queue.

    • OtherBlood RushavailabilityDisabledEnabled

      The Blood Rush perk has been re-enabled for use.

      Perk re-enabled.

    • 🐛Bug fixchase initiation

      Fixed a major issue that prevented Killers from initiating chases for the rest of the trial.

      Bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixchase music

      Fixed an issue where chase music would not play upon initiation.

      Bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixstaircase movementSlowedNormal

      Fixed an issue where players were slowed down when running up the right-hand side of staircases.

      Bugfix

  3. Feb 4, 2025·8.5.1 | Bugfix Patch+2
    • 🛠QoLClairvoyanceUIProgress Bar

      Clairvoyance has been updated to use a progress bar for better visual tracking.

      Visual update for clarity.

    • 🎯BehaviorSurvivor BotsHealing/Pathing

      Improved Survivor bot healing and pathing specifically when facing ranged Killers.

      AI improvement against ranged killers.

  4. Nov 28, 2024·8.4.0 | Doomed Course+1
    • 📊Numericchest unlock time108 s

      Reduced the base time required for all survivors to unlock chests.

      General Update

    • 📊NumericSacrificial Ward rarityRareCommon

      Decreased the rarity of the Sacrificial Ward offering.

      General Update

  5. Oct 24, 2024·8.3.2 | Bugfix Patch+1
    • 🎯BehaviorFlashbang/FirecrackerDisabledEnabled

      The Flashbang perk and Firecracker items have been re-enabled.

      Re-enabled items

    • 📊NumericBloodpoint valuesIncreased BP

      Bloodpoint values for several Haunted by Daylight scoring events have been increased.

      Event reward increase

  6. Oct 8, 2024·8.3.0 | Mid-Chapter+2
    • 🔁ReworkCypress MoriavailabilityOfferingBasekit

      Cypress Mori is now a basekit ability, allowing killers to mori the last survivor alive.

      behavior

    • 🛠QoLMatch DetailsUI infoSurvivors onlyKiller + Survivors

      The match details screen now displays the connection status of the Killer.

      quality

  7. Aug 6, 2024·8.1.2 | Bugfix Patch+2
    • 🎯BehaviorBotspathing

      Improved Bot pathing to prevent them from attempting to climb steep, impassable hills.

      AI improvement

    • 🐛Bug fixEscape Cake OfferingBloodpoint rewardinconsistentconsistent BP

      Fixed an issue where the Escape Cake Offering did not consistently award bonus Bloodpoints.

      bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixvisual stability

      Tentatively fixed an issue causing strobing and flashing white lights to appear during gameplay.

    • NewreportingAdded

      Activated the Improved Player Reporting Feedback feature.

      feature

    • 🐛Bug fixvaulting

      Fixed an issue where certain killers did not look downward while vaulting from ledges or windows.

      bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixaudio

      Fixed survivors being heard above ground when hooked in the Killer Basement.

      bugfix

  8. Mar 22, 2023·6.6.2 | Bugfix Patch
    • 🎯BehaviorScreamsAudio RangeLimitedMap-wide

      Perk-induced screams are once again heard map-wide.

      Reverting to old behavior

    • 📝TextLeverageSelf-healingWorkingWorking

      Clarified that Leverage still works on self-healing, correcting a previous erroneous patch note.

      Clarification

    • 🛠QoLOutfit purchase promptmissingpresent

      Fixed a missing prompt when purchasing outfits.

      Bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixMerciless Killerachievement triggerbrokenfixed

      Applied a tentative fix so that killing 4 survivors correctly triggers the Merciless Killer achievement.

      Bugfix

  9. Dec 15, 2022·6.4.3 | Bugfix Patch+1
    • 🐛Bug fixaura reveal

      Fixed a bug where Undetectable Killers were experiencing unintended Aura reveals.

      neutral

  10. Oct 26, 2022·6.3.2 | Bugfix Patch
    • 🐛Bug fixBloodpoint Offerings

      Fixed an issue where Bloodpoint modifier Offerings were not working correctly.

      Fixed modifier bug

    • 🐛Bug fixFlashlight Vault

      Fixed an issue where Survivors would vault sideways if clicking the flashlight immediately before vaulting.

      Fixed sideways vault

  11. May 3, 2022·5.7.1 | Bugfix Patch+1
    • 🐛Bug fixUnhookingsacrifice trigger

      Fixed a bug where succeeding an unhook right before the struggle phase caused instant sacrifice on the next hook.

      Fixed instant sacrifice

    • 🐛Bug fixMadnessaudio

      Fixed Survivors continuing to make injured noises after recovering to full health while at Madness tier 3.

      Fixed injured noises

  12. Mar 23, 2022·5.6.2 | Bugfix Patch-1
    • 🐛Bug fixWiggleescape speedInstantNormal

      Fixed an issue where Survivors would instantly wiggle free when downed while the Killer carried another Survivor with high wiggle progress.

      Wiggle bug

  13. Oct 22, 2021·5.3.0a | Hotfix
    • 🐛Bug fixloading screen

      Tentatively fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck in an infinite loading screen.

  14. Sep 21, 2021·5.2.2 | Bugfix Patch+1
    • 🔁Reworkpallet visualsNewOld

      Reverted pallet visuals to the previous version.

      Reverted pallet visuals.

    • 🐛Bug fixdisconnection penalties

      Fixed an issue where Killers were not always receiving disconnection penalties when leaving a match.

      Killers now correctly receive penalties.

    • 🐛Bug fixresolution4K Default

      Fixed an issue on PC where 4K resolution was enabled by default, causing performance drops for some players.

      Fixed 4K default causing performance drops.

  15. Sep 14, 2021·5.2.1 | Bugfix Patch+1
    • 🐛Bug fixpickup interactionblockedfixed

      Fixed issues where killers could not pick up survivors downed near short sides of generators or occupied lockers.

      bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixFOVstaticdynamic

      Fixed Feral Frenzy, Shadowborn, and Monitor & Abuse not correctly changing the player's field of view.

      bugfix

  16. Oct 28, 2020·4.3.1 | Bugfix Patch
    • 🐛Bug fixcamera posture

      Fixed killers having first-person view posture during the intro.

    • 🐛Bug fixhook auras

      Fixed Halloween event hook auras displaying a base.

    • 🐛Bug fixVisceral Canker spawn

      Fixed an issue causing Visceral Cankers to appear when only one user had the relevant quest.

    • 🐛Bug fixCage of Atonementmodel persistence

      Fixed survivor models remaining in the Cage of Atonement upon disconnecting.

    • 🐛Bug fixMadness audio

      Fixed incorrect Madness audio levels when switching spectated survivors.

    • 🐛Bug fixlobby music

      Fixed killer music themes being audible to spectators in custom game lobbies.

    • 🐛Bug fixmovement

      Fixed an issue where Killers or Survivors could become stuck at dropped pallet locations.

      bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixhookinginteraction

      Fixed a bug that caused players to be stuck during the hooking or unhooking process.

      bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixgeneratorsdamageability

      Killers can now damage generators from all angles, fixing an issue where some angles blocked damage.

      bugfix

    • 🐛Bug fixaudio

      Fixed an issue where end-of-match music would persist into the next trial.

      bugfix

  17. Feb 4, 2020·HOTFIX 3.5.2-1
    • 🐛Bug fixBear Trap interaction

      Fixed an issue where Survivors could avoid being trapped by Bear Traps while performing interactions.

      Fixed

    • 🐛Bug fixRift progress bar

      Fixed the Rift progress bar disappearing when no challenges were available.

      Fixed

    • 📝TextArchive challenge textSurvivor Master ChallengeSealed Shut

      Corrected the display name of the 'Sealed Shut' Archive challenge.

      Fixed

  18. Jul 30, 2019·Patch Notes | 3.1.1+2
    • 🛠QoLHUD

      Improved HUD by adding multi-row support for action prompts and reducing item/offering icon sizes to prevent overlap.

      UI overlap and icon size

    • 🐛Bug fixaura blockingblocking

      Fixed an issue where Survivor bodies could block the visibility of auras.

      Survivor bodies no longer block auras

    • 🔁Reworkvaulting mechanics

      Adjusted window vaulting mechanics for both killers and survivors to refine chase dynamics.

      Adjusted

    • 🎯BehaviorCrowsnotificationAdded

      Crows will now notify killers if survivors remain too still for too long (boring the Entity).

      New

    • 📊Numericdisconnect penaltyIncreased

      Increased penalties for disconnecting or leaving a game to discourage quitting.

      Increased

    • 📊Numericsacrifice pointsNoneAwarded

      Killers are now awarded sacrifice and bonus points if a survivor leaves or disconnects.

      New

    • 🎯BehaviorSpies from the ShadowstriggerCrowsRemoved

      Spies from the Shadows will no longer trigger when the killer disturbs crows.

      Removed