
games like
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight leans Reads (Competitive PvP). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
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12 games like Dead by Daylight
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (7 vs 6) - Multiplayer turns hinge on out-guessing rival worm placement
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Tank loadouts and crew skills solvable
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Build orders and counter units are largely solvable
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Naval and air micro alongside base-building taxes player bandwidth
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Requisition node priority and tech tree builds are well-studied
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Elixir trades and matchup theory are deep
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (7 vs 5) - Human opponents reposition and bait - predicting them wins games
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - commander and build paths solved
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Both lean on optimization about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Aim, dodging, and ability timing in real time
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (7 vs 5) - Predicting where a human hides and strikes next matters
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Held items and route planning solvable
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Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 7) - Ninja rope mastery and pixel-perfect grenade arcs win games.
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Behaviour Interactive
- Platforms
- Stadia, Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB critics
- 67/100
- IGDB users
- 70/100