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Dead by Daylight patch notes: latest update and history

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Latest update
10.2.2a Backend Bugfix Patch Oct 29, 2026
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5 since Sep 17, 2026
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Peak 56,754 on Nov 4 No. 16 most played
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10.2.2a Backend Bugfix Patch

  • The Executioner's Punishment of the Damned maximum range increased to 16m (was 10m).
  • The Executioner's Rites of Judgment activation time decreased to 0.8s (was 1s).
  • The Executioner's Rites of Judgment recharge rate increased to 0.5 charges/s (was 0.25 c/s).
  • The Executioner's Rites of Judgment maximum charges decreased to 8 (was 10).
  • The Executioner's Rites of Judgment cancel time increased to 1.2s (was 1s).
  • The Good Guy's Hidey-Ho mode cooldown decreased to 10s (was 12s).
  • The Good Guy's Slice & Dice vault time decreased to 0.8s (was 1s).
  • The Good Guy's maximum Slice & Dice time increased to 2s (was 1.8s).
  • The Executioner's Punishment of the Damned segment lifetime increased to 0.3s (was 0.18s).
  • The Executioner's Punishment of the Damned initial spawn delay decreased to 0.25s (was 0.267s).

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10.3.0 | Terrifier PTB Patch Notes

  • New Survivor Sienna Shaw includes perks Valkyrie's Rage, Shared Trauma, and Best Gift Ever.
  • New map Hartshorne Mall is added to The Subdivisions realm.
  • Gore customization settings allow toggling Death Sequences and Natural Blood Color.
  • A new Mori system categorizes animations into Finisher, Power, and Memento Mori offering or Perk mori.
  • Dark Sense now uses a token system up to 5 tokens.
  • Calm Spirit totem and chest interaction speeds increased to 23/24/25%.
  • Slippery Meat unhook speed decreased to 65/70/75% and Haste increased to 7%.
  • Dark Arrogance vault speed reduced to 15% and basic-attack cooldown shortened by 13/14/15%.

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10.2.2 | Bugfix Patch

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10.2.1 | Bugfix Patch

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10.1.2a | Patch Notes

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Written in our own words from the patch notes Dead by Daylight's developers post on Steam. The full notes on Steam have every change. Something wrong here? Tell us