{"id":1995311,"date":"2026-06-17T15:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1995311"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:52:29","slug":"10-years-later-asymmetrical-horror-game-dead-by-daylight-sets-a-new-concurrent-player-record-on-steam-showing-that-the-ongoing-support-is-definitely-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1995311","title":{"rendered":"10 years later, asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight sets a new concurrent player record on Steam, showing that the ongoing support is definitely working"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Dead by Daylight<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">10 years later, asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight sets a new concurrent player record on Steam, showing that the ongoing support is definitely working<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Bloody impressive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Jason-in-Dead-by-Daylight.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Jason in Dead by Daylight\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Jason-in-Dead-by-Daylight.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Behaviour Interactive<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-17T15:52:29+00:00\">June 17, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ae2f6cd3-ef3c-4a0a-913a-cc9c9108167b\" data-name=\"Dead by Daylight\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Dead by Daylight\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Dead by Daylight\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\" title=\"Follow Dead by Daylight\"><br \/>\n  Follow Dead by Daylight<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Last weekend, Behaviour Interactive delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-year-11-roadmap-unveiled\">a strong showcase for Dead by Daylight teasing major visual overhauls and more<\/a>. Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-jason-friday-13th\">the arrival of Friday the 13th legend Jason Voorhees<\/a>, the updates have pushed the asymmetrical online horror game&#8217;s popularity on Steam past previous levels.<\/p>\n<p>A quick look at the all-time concurrent player count <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/381210\/charts\/#max\">on SteamDB<\/a> reveals a sharp uptick since April, which has just peaked at 125,820 players being active online 20 hours ago. With summer holidays about to properly begin and more updates in the coming weeks, it&#8217;ll be interesting to see whether this can climb even higher.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead by Daylight x Jason - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQUDGKTZ3ZI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qQUDGKTZ3ZI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead by Daylight x Jason &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dead by Daylight x Jason &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qQUDGKTZ3ZI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a reminder, this only reflects the 10-year-old game&#8217;s performance on Steam. On PC, it&#8217;s also playable via the Epic Games Store and Microsoft apps. And of course, it&#8217;s available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as Nintendo Switch. Oddly enough, no native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> version has been announced yet. All players also play together thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-now-supports-cross-play-between-pc-and-consoles\">a cross-platform infrastructure<\/a> that&#8217;s been around for years now.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a>, players can either try to survive a supernatural killer looking to sacrifice them to please the cosmos-travelling Entity &#8211; described in the past as &#8220;evil in its purest form&#8221; &#8211; or become the hunter themselves. Its mix of co-op and player-versus-player horror gameplay has proven to be a winning formula over the years, especially as more killers and licensed horror icons have joined the murder party.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Behaviour Interactive remains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/were-not-going-to-do-a-dead-by-daylight-2-developer-kills-possibility-of-a-sequel\">committed to expanding and refreshing Dead by Daylight rather than make a sequel<\/a>. Looking at this rare case of player numbers going up instead of down over time, it seems like it&#8217;s the right call. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-film-director-announced\">A live-action Dead by Daylight movie is also in the works<\/a> and should help bring in even more fresh meat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Last weekend, Behaviour Interactive delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-year-11-roadmap-unveiled\">a strong showcase for Dead by Daylight teasing major visual overhauls and more<\/a>. Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-jason-friday-13th\">the arrival of Friday the 13th legend Jason Voorhees<\/a>, the updates have pushed the asymmetrical online horror game&#8217;s popularity on Steam past previous levels.<\/p>\n<p>A quick look at the all-time concurrent player count <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/381210\/charts\/#max\">on SteamDB<\/a> reveals a sharp uptick since April, which has just peaked at 125,820 players being active online 20 hours ago. With summer holidays about to properly begin and more updates in the coming weeks, it&#8217;ll be interesting to see whether this can climb even higher.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead by Daylight x Jason - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQUDGKTZ3ZI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qQUDGKTZ3ZI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead by Daylight x Jason &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dead by Daylight x Jason &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qQUDGKTZ3ZI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a reminder, this only reflects the 10-year-old game&#8217;s performance on Steam. On PC, it&#8217;s also playable via the Epic Games Store and Microsoft apps. And of course, it&#8217;s available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as Nintendo Switch. Oddly enough, no native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> version has been announced yet. All players also play together thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-now-supports-cross-play-between-pc-and-consoles\">a cross-platform infrastructure<\/a> that&#8217;s been around for years now.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a>, players can either try to survive a supernatural killer looking to sacrifice them to please the cosmos-travelling Entity &#8211; described in the past as &#8220;evil in its purest form&#8221; &#8211; or become the hunter themselves. Its mix of co-op and player-versus-player horror gameplay has proven to be a winning formula over the years, especially as more killers and licensed horror icons have joined the murder party.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Behaviour Interactive remains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/were-not-going-to-do-a-dead-by-daylight-2-developer-kills-possibility-of-a-sequel\">committed to expanding and refreshing Dead by Daylight rather than make a sequel<\/a>. Looking at this rare case of player numbers going up instead of down over time, it seems like it&#8217;s the right call. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-film-director-announced\">A live-action Dead by Daylight movie is also in the works<\/a> and should help bring in even more fresh meat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dead by Daylight 10 years later, asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight sets a new concurrent player record on Steam, showing that the ongoing support is definitely working Bloody impressive. 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