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46 free Dead by Daylight trivia questions with answers — technology quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
42 free Dead by Daylight trivia questions with answers. Dead by Daylight has been running trials in the Fog since June 2016, and with 70 million players it calls itself the most played horror game in history. This DBD trivia quiz covers the whole thing: the one-versus-four rules, generators and exit gates, hook stages, perks, hexes and boons, the Bloodweb, and the lore of the Entity and its campfire. There are questions on the original killers and survivors, the licensed chapters that made the game a hall of fame of horror, from The Shape and Laurie Strode in 2016 through Freddy, Pyramid Head, the Nemesis, Sadako, the Xenomorph, Chucky, Dracula and Springtrap, and the chapters that were pulled: Stranger Things, Hellraiser and Halloween. There are also questions on the 2v8 and Lights Out modes, the mobile version, the dating sim, the board game, the comics and the Blumhouse film. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's Dead by Daylight article and its DLC table. Warm-ups on the basic rules come first; the questions about the Deathslinger's map and the Nicolas Cage chapter are for players with a P100.
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Q 01Which Canadian studio developed and publishes Dead by Daylight?
Behaviour Interactive
Behaviour Interactive, a Montreal studio founded in 1992, developed Dead by Daylight and has published the game itself since 2018.
Q 02How many Survivors face the Killer in a standard Dead by Daylight trial?
Four
The 2v8 mode, first playable in 2024, doubles both sides for ten-player lobbies on larger maps.
Q 03How many of the map's seven generators must Survivors repair to power the exit gates?
Five
Five of a map's seven generators must be repaired to power the exit gates; a lone last Survivor can instead escape through the hatch.
Q 04What is the malevolent being that Killers sacrifice Survivors to?
The Entity
The Entity is the otherworldly being that rules the Fog; Killers serve it by hooking Survivors, and it returns the sacrificed to the campfire to be hunted again.
Q 05Counting the final fatal one, how many times can a Survivor be hooked in a trial?
Three
Three hooks: the first offers an escape chance, the second is a struggle phase of skill checks, and the third sacrifices the Survivor instantly.
Q 06How long is the Endgame Collapse timer once the hatch is closed or an exit gate opened?
Two minutes
The Endgame Collapse timer is two minutes long and slows while any Survivor is downed or hooked; when it runs out, everyone left inside the trial is sacrificed.
Q 07What do Survivors hear when they are inside a Killer's terror radius?
A heartbeat
Inside the terror radius Survivors hear a heartbeat that grows faster and louder as the Killer closes in; Killers with the Undetectable status have no terror radius at all.
Q 08What can a Survivor throw down to stun a Killer who is standing too close?
A wooden pallet
Most Killers must then break the pallet or walk around it, while Survivors can vault it, buying precious seconds in a chase.
Q 09Which item speeds up generator repairs?
Toolbox
A toolbox speeds up generator repairs and can also sabotage hooks, a job that otherwise needs the Saboteur perk.
Q 10What is the name of the skill tree where players spend currency to unlock perks, add-ons and items?
The Bloodweb
The Bloodweb is the web-shaped progression tree where Bloodpoints buy perks, add-ons, items and offerings; completing level 50 lets you prestige a character, up to Prestige 100.
Q 11What are Killer perks tied to totems called, and what are the Survivor equivalents?
Hexes and boons
Survivors can cleanse a hex totem to switch it off for the match; Killers can snuff out a boon until it is blessed again.
Q 12In what year was Dead by Daylight first released, on Windows?
2016
Dead by Daylight launched on Windows on June 14, 2016, after a closed beta; PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions followed in June 2017 and the Switch port in 2019.
Q 13What did Dead by Daylight upgrade to in April 2024, having run on its predecessor since launch?
Unreal Engine 5
Dead by Daylight moved to Unreal Engine 5 in April 2024, having run on Unreal Engine 4 from launch; it was the game's first engine change since release.
Q 21Sadako Yamamura from Ringu became which Killer in the March 2022 chapter Sadako Rising?
The Onryō
Sadako Yamamura plays as The Onryō, a Killer who crawls out of televisions scattered around the map; the March 2022 chapter also added Survivor Yoichi Asakawa.
Q 22Which Hollywood actor was added as a playable Survivor, as himself, in July 2023?
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage joined as himself in July 2023, playing an actor pulled into the Fog mid-shoot; his perks are Dramaturgy, Scene Partner and Plot Twist.
Q 23The August 2023 Alien chapter added The Xenomorph and which Survivor, with a map set in the Nostromo wreck?
Ellen Ripley
Q 14Which film licence gave Dead by Daylight its first licensed chapter, in October 2016?
Halloween
Halloween was the first licensed chapter, adding Michael Myers as The Shape and Laurie Strode as a Survivor in October 2016 and opening the door to every later licence.
Q 15What is Freddy Krueger called in Dead by Daylight?
The Nightmare
Freddy Krueger plays as The Nightmare, released in October 2017 with Survivor Quentin Smith and the Badham Preschool map set in Springwood.
Q 16Which Saw killer came with survivor Detective David Tapp and the Gideon Meat Plant map?
The Pig
The Pig, Amanda Young in her pig mask, straps reverse bear traps onto downed Survivors, who must search Jigsaw boxes to remove them before the timer runs out.
Q 17Which Stranger Things character was the Killer in Dead by Daylight's 2019 chapter, alongside Steve and Nancy?
The Demogorgon
The Demogorgon, the Upside Down's faceless predator, was the Killer of the September 2019 Stranger Things chapter, which also brought the Underground Complex map beneath Hawkins lab.
Q 18Which Silent Hill villain became The Executioner in June 2020, alongside Cheryl Mason?
Pyramid Head
Pyramid Head, Silent Hill 2's blade-dragging executioner, became The Executioner in the June 2020 Silent Hill chapter, alongside Survivor Cheryl Mason and the Midwich Elementary School map.
Q 19The Resident Evil chapter of June 2021 added Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine and which Killer?
The Nemesis
The Nemesis, the tyrant from Resident Evil 3, was the June 2021 chapter's Killer, arriving with Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine and the Raccoon City Police Station map.
Q 20Which Hellraiser character joined Dead by Daylight as The Cenobite in September 2021?
Pinhead
Pinhead became The Cenobite in September 2021, with Doug Bradley returning to voice him; his Lament Configuration puzzle box spawns in the trial and triggers a Chain Hunt unless a Survivor solves it.
Ellen Ripley arrived with The Xenomorph in August 2023, alongside the Nostromo Wreckage map; Legendary outfits later turned the Xenomorph into the Queen and Ripley into Ripley 8.
Q 24What is Chucky's in-game Killer title?
The Good Guy
Chucky's title is The Good Guy, after the Good Guy doll line he possesses; he arrived in November 2023 with a Tiffany Valentine Legendary outfit.
Q 25The 2024 Castlevania chapter added Trevor Belmont and which Killer, titled The Dark Lord?
Dracula
Dracula is The Dark Lord, a Killer who shifts between vampire, wolf and bat forms; the August 2024 Castlevania chapter paired him with Survivor Trevor Belmont.
Q 26Which Left 4 Dead character joined Dead by Daylight as a free Survivor in March 2017?
Bill Overbeck
Bill Overbeck, Left 4 Dead's Vietnam veteran, arrived free in the Left Behind chapter in March 2017, bringing the perks Left Behind, Borrowed Time and Unbreakable.
Q 27What is the Killer from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre called in Dead by Daylight?
The Cannibal
Leatherface plays as The Cannibal, released in September 2017 as a Killer-only chapter; his chainsaw sweep can down several Survivors at once.
Q 28Which Killer arrived with Survivor Zarina Kassir in March 2020?
The Deathslinger
The Deathslinger, the outlaw Caleb Quinn, arrived in March 2020 with the Dead Dawg Saloon map and Survivor Zarina Kassir; his harpoon gun reels Survivors in from range.
Q 29Which K-pop-inspired Killer, released in March 2021, throws blades and came with survivor Lee Yun-jin?
The Trickster
The Trickster, the K-pop idol Ji-Woon Hak, throws blades that build up Laceration on Survivors; the March 2021 All-Kill chapter paired him with Survivor Yun-jin Lee.
Q 30The Dungeons & Dragons chapter of June 2024 added which Killer?
The Lich
The Lich is Vecna, the arch-lich of Dungeons & Dragons; the June 2024 chapter also added Survivors Aestri Yazar and Baermar Uraz and the Forgotten Ruins map.