Dead by Daylight's new K-pop chapter doesn't add a new killer, but it does sound like one more step towards a healthier game: 'It's a bit of a trial'

Dead by Daylight’s new K-pop chapter doesn’t add a new killer, but it does sound like one more step towards a healthier game: ‘It’s a bit of a trial’ | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Horror Dead By Daylight devs reckon the game has ‘at least’ another 10 years in it Horror The next Dead by Daylight chapter will feature character designs selected by the community, and voting is already open Horror If for some reason you can’t get enough of Stranger Things’ Vecna, you can now play as him in Dead by Daylight’s latest crossover Horror The 15-year-old star of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple wants to see his character in Dead by Daylight Horror Total Chaos, the survival horror based on one of Doom’s best mods, is getting a New Game+ mode featuring an Alien: Isolation-style persistent enemy: ‘It does not patrol. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter The Dead by Daylight roster of horror baddies grows a little longer every year, and up until 2025, the asymmetrical horror arena maintained a (mostly) regular update schedule by adding one major chapter every three months. Those DLC add-ons typically came with a new killer, survivor, and occasional map, but Behaviour adjusted its schedule last year.Instead of four new killers for the year, Dead by Daylight’s Year 10 Roadmap outlined plans for three. The game still received its four major chapters, but one dropped the extra killer. At the time, it sounded like players were getting fewer new toys overall, but that’s not the case. Behaviour is filling gaps elsewhere with hefty reworks, quality of life initiatives, and other Dead by Daylight features.I recently sat down with Behaviour Interactive’s senior creative director Dave Richard to talk about Dead by Daylight’s Chapter 39 update, All-Kill: Comeback, and The Trickster’s rework. As a long-time player, the K-pop killer’s sequel chapter stands out. It’s the only major Dead by Daylight chapter I can recall that spotlights a rework alongside a new map and survivor.Article continues below You may like Dead By Daylight devs reckon the game has ‘at least’ another 10 years in it The next Dead by Daylight chapter will feature character designs selected by the community, and voting is already open If for some reason you can’t get enough of Stranger Things’ Vecna, you can now play as him in Dead by Daylight’s latest crossover So with the recent changes to its killer release cadence, I had to ask