Reviewers Liked
- Genuinely tense and nerve-wracking
- Soft-fail QTEs are used to create terror while also punishing failures
Reviewers Didn't Like
- May grow repetitive with time
- Lacks basic group matchmaking
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight executes the concept of a competitive horror game well, but only to a point. As players become more familiar with both roles, the horror dissipates and they begin to play for the competitive element alone. The poor matchmaking and the highly exploitable scoring system make Dead by Daylight less competitive than it should be, resulting in gameplay which doesn't resemble the horror experience it sets out to be.
-- As reviewed by GameSpot
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