There's a fine line between devs that blunder forward, trying to make the best for their consumer, and devs who willfully make unfavorable releases and patches. Behavior, thankfully, seems to be of the first group.

That seems to be harsh to open up on a "Yes" recommendation, but hear me out; Dead By Daylight started in a bad spot with poor balancing on the vision of a horror experience. As their resources grew, they found and eliminated those problems, but the ongoing issue with licensing big name characters, trying to balance around content bloat/creep, and being human (They once told their players in an official live stream to go play Civilization if DBD is not to their standards) - it's gonna be in flux, for as long as this game is maintained.

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The Mechanics
7★ / 10★
This game's mechanics on the surface seem solid. Movement is fairly responsive, you learn the little quirks of the game pretty quick (doing generators is easy, movement is inuitive) - where it gets hard is killers, whose individually unique powers, how their addons change how they play, and even more so with perks. It adds more depth and replayability than you think, but a great number of mechanics both sides can make use of will frustrate people sometimes (guilty here myself).

The Magic
8★ / 10★
Although you're suggested to play on low settings (for the same reason you want to on FPS games - higher frame rate and being able to see through grass), this game does look REALLY good in high quality. I play in 4k, and a few steps below Ultra. It plays pretty well, with few frame drops. Their efforts in the visual reworks and character/map remaking has shown very pretty results, and their recreations of major horror icons like Michael Myers, Leatherface, Nemesis, and maps like Midwich Elementary (Silent Hill) show their improvement from the era of Trapper/Wraith/Hillbilly and maps like the original MacMillian Estate.

The Multiplayer
5★ / 10★
This is where the game falls. The community is split - there's two main sides to it - one side being a chill/fun type of gamer who just enjoys the horror aspect, and the competitive/toxic players who will verbally assault you in the post game for using X or Y perk while they themselves use one of comparable power. Most games you play will end up being a little like this, so that's not the only reason I rated this section so low. This is an Asymetric Horror Game, where 4 survivors (who may or may not have teamed up in the lobby before queuing) face 1 killer. Depending on your teammates (or opponents as killer), your experience is going to be be wildly varying.

Hacking is also sort of an ongoing problem right now, so be wary of that.

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6.6★ / 10★

This game has issues right now, and based on its genre/mechanics, it might not be for you - that still doesn't mean it isn't fun, and there is a LOT going on in it, if you can either grind it out or buy it with cash.

There's a fine line between devs that blunder forward, trying to make the best for their consumer, and devs who willfully make unfavorable releases and patches. Behavior, thankfully, seems to be of the first group. That seems to be harsh to open up on a "Yes" recommendation, but hear me out; Dead By Daylight started in a bad spot with poor balancing on the vision of a horror experience. As their resources grew, they found and eliminated those problems, but the ongoing issue with licensing big name characters, trying to balance around content bloat/creep, and being human (They once told their players in an official live stream to go play Civilization if DBD is not to their standards) - it's gonna be in flux, for as long as this game is maintained. [hr][/hr] [b] The Mechanics [/b] 7★ / 10★ This game's mechanics on the surface seem solid. Movement is fairly responsive, you learn the little quirks of the game pretty quick (doing generators is easy, movement is inuitive) - where it gets hard is killers, whose individually unique powers, how their addons change how they play, and even more so with perks. It adds more depth and replayability than you think, but a great number of mechanics both sides can make use of will frustrate people sometimes (guilty here myself). [b] The Magic [/b] 8★ / 10★ Although you're suggested to play on low settings (for the same reason you want to on FPS games - higher frame rate and being able to see through grass), this game does look REALLY good in high quality. I play in 4k, and a few steps below Ultra. It plays pretty well, with few frame drops. Their efforts in the visual reworks and character/map remaking has shown very pretty results, and their recreations of major horror icons like Michael Myers, Leatherface, Nemesis, and maps like Midwich Elementary (Silent Hill) show their improvement from the era of Trapper/Wraith/Hillbilly and maps like the original MacMillian Estate. [b] The Multiplayer [/b] 5★ / 10★ This is where the game falls. The community is split - there's two main sides to it - one side being a chill/fun type of gamer who just enjoys the horror aspect, and the competitive/toxic players who will verbally assault you in the post game for using X or Y perk while they themselves use one of comparable power. Most games you play will end up being a little like this, so that's not the only reason I rated this section so low. This is an Asymetric Horror Game, where 4 survivors (who may or may not have teamed up in the lobby before queuing) face 1 killer. Depending on your teammates (or opponents as killer), your experience is going to be be wildly varying. Hacking is also sort of an ongoing problem right now, so be wary of that. [hr][/hr] [h1] Rating [/h1] 6.6★ / 10★ This game has issues right now, and based on its genre/mechanics, it might not be for you - that still doesn't mean it isn't fun, and there is a LOT going on in it, if you can either grind it out or buy it with cash.