Can I Run Dead by Daylight?
Behaviour Interactive Inc. released Dead by Daylight in 2016. It is an action game, self published by the studio. It offers cooperative play. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. The game ships for Windows alone. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. With more than 674 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. 15 languages are covered by the store listing. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Completionists have 303 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|
| GPU | DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit Operating System |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher |
|---|---|
| GPU | DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit Operating System |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a horror setting. Play is structured around hostile territory. The view is from a third person view. There are 6 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Dead by Daylight is demanding
Dead by Daylight takes about 50 GB of disk space. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 4 GB. Dead by Daylight needs only 8 GB of RAM. Dead by Daylight needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dead by Daylight?
Dead by Daylight targets a mainstream modern PC: DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Dead by Daylight?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dead by Daylight?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120; GPU: DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit Operating System.
How much storage does Dead by Daylight need?
Dead by Daylight needs about 50 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Dead by Daylight?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dead by Daylight is the CPU.