Dead by Daylight Steam Concurrent Players Hit 126,000, Breaking Record on 10th Anniversary
The new record shows that a decade-old live-service horror game can still grow its player base when it pairs a beloved horror icon with a free trial period, rather than relying solely on new gameplay modes.
Key Facts
- Dead by Daylight reached a new all-time high of approximately 126,000 concurrent players on Steam on June 18, according to SteamDB data.
- Across all platforms, the game saw over 250,000 simultaneous players, also a record.
- The surge coincides with the game's 10th anniversary celebrations, which include the addition of Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th film series as a new killer on June 17.
- The previous Steam record of about 120,000 concurrent players was set in June 2025, when a Five Nights at Freddy's collaboration chapter launched.
- The game is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Reporting from 3 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight reached a new all-time high of approximately 126,000 concurrent players on Steam on June 18, according to SteamDB data. Across all platforms, the game saw over 250,000 simultaneous players, also a record. The surge coincides with the game's 10th anniversary celebrations, which include the addition of Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th film series as a new killer on June 17, a free play period on Steam until June 23, and a 60% off sale until June 26. The previous Steam record of about 120,000 concurrent players was set in June 2025, when a Five Nights at Freddy's collaboration chapter launched. The game continues to receive regular updates and large-scale collaborations with horror franchises such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Tokyo Ghoul. Dead by Daylight is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
The new killer Jason Voorhees, added on June 16 as "The Slasher," brings abilities from the films: invisibility, undetectability, and ranged attacks. The DLC "Dead by Daylight: Jason" launched the same day.
At the 10th anniversary event, Behaviour Interactive also revealed plans for future content. The movie clown Art the Clown will join as a new killer. A 1v1 Mode and a Zombie Mode are planned for the coming years.
The game's previous Steam record of about 120,000 concurrent players was set in June 2025, when a Five Nights at Freddy's collaboration added the Animatronic killer. The new record of roughly 126,000 players represents an increase of about 5,000 players year-over-year.
Dead by Daylight is available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store, as well as Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. It is also offered through PS Plus Game Catalog and Xbox Game Pass on PC, console, and cloud.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.