Summary
- Lights Out sets a new standard for Dead by Daylight, showing potential for diverse and innovative future events.
- Lights Out introduced major changes like a darkened map and no perks/items, paving the way for more experimental trial modifications.
- More events like Lights Out can refresh gameplay, challenge players, and potentially introduce new game modes for better longevity.
Dead by Daylight's recent Lights Out event should serve as a standard-bearer for what players can expect from future events. Events are nothing new for Dead by Daylight, with the game's calendar featuring several that occur every year. However, Lights Out was a different kind of event, showing that Dead by Daylight is capable of more than previously thought. Now there are far more possibilities for what future events can bring to the game. Lights Out is still a recent memory for Dead by Daylight, but hopefully its influence will have a reverberating effect in the future.
Even though Dead by Daylight's many crossovers are arguably the main source of its fame, the game's events have provided a lot of diverse content. Every year, events like Halloween, Lunar New Year, and Dead by Daylight's own anniversary show up in-game with their own array of bonuses. In most cases, these events bring new cosmetics as well as an event tome to help players work their way through the rift. These annual celebrations are a fun tradition for Dead by Daylight players. One of the latest events, Lights Out, was not an annual celebration, but it brought its own brand of fun.
Dead by Daylight's Lights Out Mode Could Be the First Of Many Ambitious Events
Lights Out Mode Majorly Changed Dead by Daylight
The titular Lights Out mode in Dead by Daylight was the main focus of the Lights Out event, and it was a major shift for the game. Lights Out was a modified version of the game with no perks or items and a significantly darkened map. While not an entirely new game mode since the basic goals of the match are still the same, it's still the most notable way that Behaviour has shaken up the formula.
Lights Out could act as a springboard for Behaviour to start getting more experimental when it comes to designing trial modifications for later events.
Dead by Daylight's Trials Could Benefit From More Experimentation
There is a world of other modifications to make, such as making Dead by Daylight's glyphs the focus of a trial instead of generators. Past events have already added new temporary mechanics such as Bone Chill's snowmen that add their own flavor to the game, After Lights Out, where the event gimmick dominated the trials, Behavior could reach even further with the next modified game mode. Trials could have different goals, or even change some of the basic rules. This could be the springboard for Dead by Daylight's events to start spawning full game modes in their own right.
More Events Like Lights Out Would Be Great For Dead by Daylight
A big reason to start making more innovative events and game modes is longevity. Players will spend plenty of time looping in Dead by Daylight during trials, and while it is exciting, adding new challenges can help the game stay fresh. Adding more gameplay modes and modifications will give players new goals to aim for and strategies to work with, especially if they significantly shake up the game in comparison to the base trials. Of course, it remains to be seen exactly how much flexibility Dead by Daylight has. Even so, the developer has already shown a fair amount of potential for future gimmicks.
Lights Out could be an omen for Dead by Daylight's future in terms of alternate trials. Embracing this idea could lead to more fun builds in Dead by Daylight to account for different modes or goals, as well as a decent break for players who want to try something different. Having more events that bring their own game modes could prove to be incredibly healthy for Dead by Daylight in the long run.
Dead by Daylight
- Released
- June 14, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
Ever wished to play as one of the characters from your favorite horror movies? Dead by Daylight is a 1v4 multiplayer game that draws from all corners of the horror world from a powerful slasher to a terrifying paranormal entity.
Choose between playing an unstoppable Killer and one of 4 Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. Each character has their own deep progression system and plenty of unlockables that can be customized to fit your personal strategy. Work together to escape, or stalk and sacrifice every Survivor.
This Edition of Dead by Daylight gives you access to a roster of 7 Killers (The Trapper, The Hillbilly, The Wraith, The Nurse, The Hag, The Huntress and The Doctor) and 9 Survivors (Meg Thomas, Claudette Morel, Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield, Ace Visconti, Nea Karlsson, Bill Overbeck, Feng Min and David King). It also includes two cosmetic add-ons packed with outfits for various characters.
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Behaviour Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- Behaviour Interactive
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Number of Players
- 5
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Stadia, Switch, Mobile
- Genre(s)
- Horror, Survival
- How Long To Beat
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 51 GB (October 2022)
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
