In Dead by Daylight: The Board Game, a team of four resourceful Survivors will face off against a single supernatural Killer in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

As one of four Survivors, explore the trial grounds, find props, and utilize your unique perks as you work to uncover and repair generators. Repair the four generators and open the exit games to escape and win! As a Killer, hunt down the survivors, wound them, and hang them on sacrificial hooks to summon a sinister force. With enough sacrifices, you will be able to appease The Entity and win!

Each turn, players plan their moves by secretly choosing paths on the board to move along. Each time a player moves, they reveal new features of the board, called props, which they can interact with to further their objectives or to hinder their opponents.

Survivors are able to use many different props to aid in their survival and navigation of the trial. Killers make use of fewer props—instead, they interact with the Survivors using their attack or their unique power. Each Killer has a different power that completely changes the way the game plays. Both Killers and Survivors have perks which gives them special abilities. Experienced players can customize their characters with various perk configurations, giving even more replayability.

The basic game includes 7 Survivors, 6 Killers, and 2 maps. The Collector's edition includes 17 Survivors, 16 Killers, 4 maps, and additional miniatures to create the ultimate Dead by Daylight experience.