Dead by Daylight Officially Crosses Over With The Walking…

Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive rolled out its official crossover with AMC’s The Walking Dead on July 29 following the collaboration’s original announcement back on July 8. Dead by Daylight is no stranger to collaborations like these, with the developers regularly adding new content and updates following its initial release back in 2016.

Previous collaborations have included the introduction of characters from other iconic properties, including Dead by Daylight’s recent addition of Springtrap from Five Nights at Freddy’s as one of the game’s playable Killers. Other crossovers for Dead by Daylight released by Behaviour Interactive in 2025 have included Assassin's Creed Shadows, Tokyo Ghoul, and Resident Evil, to name just a few.

Dead by Daylight Adding 3 Iconic Walking Dead Characters to the Game

Behaviour Interactive is bringing another crossover to Dead by Daylight, this time adding three iconic characters from The Walking Dead.

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By José V. Rossi

The latest crossover for Dead by Daylight centers around AMC’s The Walking Dead. Two characters from the show, Rick Grimes and Michonne, have been added as playable Survivors. Daryl Dixon has also been added, though his inclusion is as a Legendary Outfit for Rick. Both in-game Rick and Daryl feature voice acting from their original Walking Dead actors: Andrew Lincoln as Rick and Norman Reedus as Daryl.

Dead by Daylight Launches Crossover With The Walking Dead

Each of the new Survivors in Dead by Daylight feature three unique Perks that reflect their survival expertise from The Walking Dead. For Rick, Perks include the option to silence injured and dying teammates, alert the Killer to his location, construct Fragile Pallets from the remnants of Broken Pallets, and reduce Scratch Marks and Pools of Blood when a nearby Survivor stuns or blinds the Killer. Michonne, on the other hand, can stun the Killer with a fast vault to create an escape opportunity, give Endurance to nearby injured Survivors when she Pallet stuns or blinds the Killer, and heal Survivors for the life-saving chance to instantly recover from being downed.

Dead by Daylight players will also be able to enjoy the addition of a special tile to the Garden of Joy map that features recognizable locations from The Walking Dead, including the prison and “Don’t Open, Dead Inside” doors from the hospital. Given how popular these characters and locales from The Walking Dead are, it’ll be interesting to see whether this new update will help Dead by Daylight set a new all-time player count record like it did following the Five Nights at Freddy’s collaboration.

Adding to this, Behaviour has hinted that additional Walking Dead content may be coming in the future that could help expand the collaboration beyond these initial character releases. There have also been leaks suggesting a collaboration with Resident Evil 7 and 8 in Dead by Daylight as part of the game’s next licensed chapter release in November.

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