Dead by Daylight

Graphics — 5/5

Dead By Daylight has a realistic visual performance. Its 3D graphics which are great and well-detailed. All the visual elements are meant to maintain the dark atmosphere. So you may find here a lot from other horror games.

The surroundings are well-developed and intricate. You will find here all the elements of terrifying. These are wrecked buildings and broken trees. All the objects work in intimidating your imagination. Creepy image of the game diminishes your abilities to hide from the killer. So don’t let the dark atmosphere distract you from the surviving mission.

Gameplay — 4.5/5

Being a survivor, you need by all means escape from the killer and leave his terrifying realm. So you will need to find the exit from here. And this task is not easy when you are all the time are struggling with the fear of everything that surrounds you.  

You can even stay the last alive, so you will have to struggle and look for an exit alone. Your mission is to repair a few generators to open the doors to the outside. It can also be a hidden hatch that appears randomly.

To hide from the killer and survive, you need to hide in case of danger, build different obstacles if you feel the killer is coming closer to you.

If you have chosen the role of the killer, you will discover some unique abilities helping you to stalk and find preys.

There is also a Kill Your Friends mode, a fun feature that lets you play with friends and kill them as well. Playing this mode, you won’t earn Bloodpoints or use your Bloodweb. Maybe, that is the reason for not a significant popularity of the Kill Your Friends mode.

Controls — 4.5/5

The Dead By Daylight controls has nothing special as for the game of this genre. They are simple and intuitive. You need to use a keyboard and a mouse to control your character whether it’s a killer or a survivor.

You are going to play in the third-person view from which you can look around to survey the surroundings. It will also help you escape the killer, while the killer himself stalks the survivors in the first-person view.

The survivors can interact with different objects, ask other players to come with them, and so on. The killer can break an obstacle or catch the survivor also thanks to his unique abilities. It’s only you who decides what role to choose as the game controls let you enjoy both of the parts.

Replay Value — 4.5/5

Every match and every map are randomly generated for each game. That is why even replaying you can’t benefit from having them learned. Some of the players may find this feature challenging and find the real joy in replaying.

Receiving the Bloodpoints for the game achievements can also motivate you to play the game once again. Replaying still brings the sense of fear with itself, though not as strong as for the first time.  

Conclusion

Dead By Daylight is a game with the classic horror elements which keeps you in suspense all the time. Its grim and dark atmosphere, memorable characters, and great sound effects are performing the best of the horrors.

The only drawback you can find in its storyline. You never know for sure why the survivors are trapped in the killer’s realm why the generators are, and so on.

Dead By Daylight is challenging for all those who are ready to hit a nerve!