In Dead by Daylight: The Board Game, a team of four resourceful Survivors face off against a single supernatural Killer in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.
As one of four Survivors, explore the trial grounds, discover props, and utilize your unique perks as you work to uncover and repair generators. Repair four generators and open the exit games to escape and win! As a Killer, hunt down the survivors, wound them, and place them on sacrificial hooks to summon a sinister force. With enough sacrifices, you are able to appease The Entity and win!
Each turn, players will plan their moves by secretly selecting paths on the board to move along. Each time a player moves, they will reveal new features of the board, called props, which they can interact with to further their objectives or to hinder their opponents.
Survivors are able to utilize many different props to aid in their survival and navigation of the trial. Killers can make use of fewer props—instead, they interact with the Survivors using their attack or their unique power. Each Killer has a different power that will completely change the way the game plays. Both Killers and Survivors have perks which grant them special abilities. Experienced players can customize their characters with various perk configurations, offering even more replayability.
The basic game comes with 7 Survivors, 6 Killers, and 2 maps. The Collector's edition includes 17 Survivors, 16 Killers, 4 maps, and additional miniatures to create the ultimate Dead by Daylight experience.
—description from the publisher
- Adaptation of video game
- Tense gameplay
- Survival horror
- Trial grounds
- Asymmetric gameplay
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Generator Repair — Survivors must repair generators
- One vs Many — One player as killer, others as survivors
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Halloween is only five days away
- Don't be so trusting of those you play with
References (from this video)
- Collector's edition highly anticipated by family
- Fits family play patterns (son and wife enjoy it)
- Board aesthetics and production quality seen as variable
- survivor vs killer asymmetry
- Dead by Daylight horror video game adaptation
- semi-coop with hidden roles
- Dead by Daylight video game
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric play — One killer vs multiple survivors with differing objectives
- tile/cards for map and generators — Board design with generators and killer chase dynamics
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's basically a big game of Among Us
- the board game, the way they've done it, looks amazing
- I just want the price to come down
- the wife will probably actually play this one with me
- this looks like the perfect Monster Hunter game
- I went all in on this
- I am super hyped for this game
References (from this video)
- Fun to play
- Easy to understand
- Replayable
- Solo-friendly
- Asymmetric survival horror
- MacMillan Estate
- One vs Many
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Bot-controlled survivors — Survivors move and interact randomly
- card-based movement — Players draw cards to determine movement and actions
- Hook collection — Killer aims to hook 8 survivors to win
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I am my family adore this game it's cell phone and easy to play
- This could realistically be one of my games of the year
References (from this video)
- Asymmetric gameplay
- High stakes
- Supernatural Horror
- Trial Grounds
- Asymmetric Survival
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric gameplay — One player as killer, others as survivors
- exploration — Survivors repair generators and avoid killer
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- me and my skellies want to tell you about five spooky games to get you in the spirit
- don't get tricked into having a gameless Halloween