Highlights
- Dead by Daylight's DLC expansions have played a crucial role in its continued popularity, bringing new content and characters to the game.
- Dead Space and Resident Evil would be excellent choices for crossovers, introducing iconic characters like Isaac Clarke as a survivor and Lady Dimitrescu as a potential killer.
- A potential Alan Wake crossover would be timely with the release of the sequel, and his flashlight gameplay could offer unique perks in Dead by Daylight.
Managing to last even longer than the juggernaut that is Fortnite, Dead by Daylight is one of the best examples of the live-service model, and how it can be used to benefit all parties. At its core, Dead by Daylight is an engrossing multiplayer horror game whose core gameplay loop offers a ton of variety and excitement from the get-go. With the addition of Dead by Daylight's DLC, that core gameplay loop gets even more engaging, and thanks to Behaviour Interactive's constant updates and patches, the game tries to remain as balanced as possible.
Over the last seven years, Dead by Daylight has continued to be one of the most popular multiplayer games around, and a good deal of that is down to the game's consistently great DLC expansions. Encompassing both a variety of crossover IPs and original content, Dead by Daylight's DLC usually brings at least one new Killer and Survivor to the game, along with a new map. And while a few classic horror game icons are already in the game, Dead by Daylight could always use a few more.
Dead Space's Necromorph and Isaac Clarke Would Work Very Well in Dead by Daylight
Originally released in 2008, but given a new lease of life earlier this year thanks to the remake, Dead Space is an ideal candidate for Dead by Daylight's next crossover. Naturally, Dead Space's main hero Isaac Clarke would be the best choice for a Dead by Daylight Survivor, and the horrific Necromorph would be the natural choice for a Killer. Abilities-wise, Isaac Clarke could be equipped with Perks that allow him to upgrade his and other Survivors' items, and the Necromorph could have some kind of frenzy ability that allows it to perform a fast flurry of attacks.
Dead by Daylight Could Triple Down on Resident Evil
While most franchises only get the one crossover in Dead by Daylight, Resident Evil is the only one to receive two, and there's nothing stopping the game from continuing to double down on that. With Wesker and Nemesis already being in Dead by Daylight, along with Ada Wong, Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine and Rebecca Chambers, there's already a great deal of representation in the game, yet there's still plenty of room for more Resident Evil icons to join the roster. It might be fun to see the newer Resident Evil games be represented in Dead by Daylight, with Ethan Winters coming as a new Survivor, and Lady Dimitrescu being the obvious choice for a Killer.
BioShock's Big Daddies Could Drill Their Way Onto Dead by Daylight's Roster
One of the most iconic enemies in all of gaming is BioShock's Big Daddies, and they'd make for the perfect Dead by Daylight Killers. While a Dead by Daylight Big Daddy Killer could probably just have a simple dash ability akin to characters like The Blight or Leatherface, it'd be interesting to see the Killer get a more unique ability based on its appearance in the source material. For instance, Dead by Daylight's Big Daddy could have an ability similar to The Twins, where he's accompanied by a Little Sister throughout the match who harvests ADAM from hooked Survivors to build a meter for some kind of bonus ability.
A Dead by Daylight x Alan Wake Crossover Would be Perfectly Timed
With a sequel just on the horizon, it's the perfect time for Alan Wake's titular writer to come to Dead by Daylight. With Alan Wake's gameplay revolving around the use of a flashlight, it seems only natural that his Dead by Daylight Perks would grant him a big bonus for using them. Though it would be a little tricky to work it into Dead by Daylight's gameplay, it would also be great to see Alan Wake's writing be used somehow, either as a simple voice-over that plays after each generator gets complete as if Alan was narrating and writing the Trial, or as some kind of actual gameplay mechanic.
Dead by Daylight is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.