Secret Neighbor and Dead By Daylight are both relatively new horror multiplayer video games with pretty similar objectives. In Secret Neighbor, the player plays as one of the six children who are trying to break into the basement of the neighbor's house. So that the plot could be more inserting, one of the children is a neighbor in disguise. To win the game, the children need to collect up to six keys while the neighbor has to catch all of the children.
In the Dead By Daylight, the plot revolves around the four survivors and the killer, who is, as the name says, there to kill them and sacrifice them to the Entity. Which leads to the main question of this article - which game is better?
10 Secret Neighbor General Info
Developed by Hologryph and published by tinyBuild, this multiplayer game is based upon the 2017 game called Hello Neighbor, and it takes place between the first and second acts of that game.
While the game has been relatively popular with mediocre critical reception, it did nonetheless managed to create a franchise that consists of a sequel that is in development, prequel, animated series, books, and this game. It is available on the Microsoft Windows and Xbox One.
9 Dead By Daylight General Info
Dead By Daylight is set across fifteen realms, with all of them based on the place where the killers became that what they are now. The game is regularly updated and to this day has received 17 DLCs, the main reason for having so many different characters.
DLCs included characters from popular horror franchises such as Halloween, Saw, Evil Dead, Silent Hill, and Scream. The game also got mobile releases for iOS and Android, making the game more accessible to players.
8 Secret Neighbor Gameplay
The main difference between the gameplay of Dead By Daylight and Secret Neighbor is the fact that in the Secret Neighbor the killer is not known from the start. Only the player who plays as the neighbor knows that he is, in fact, a secret neighbor, while the rest of the players must find the keys to unlock the basement in order to win the game.
Killing the neighbor is not a priority, and sticking together and having items in inventory is highly advisable. The neighbor can reveal his identity by himself, or if seen using one of the three generators, that he uses to level up - since the other children cannot interact with it.
7 Dead By Daylight Gameplay
As already said at the beginning of the article, the players can play as one of the four survivors or choose to be the killer. Camera mode differs by chosen character and if the player plays as a survivor, that will be from a third-person perspective, while playing as the killer will be from the first-person perspective.
In the game the killer is immortal, and the survivors can only run from him and use obstacles such as wooden pallets, windows, and items to stop him. When caught by the killer, the survivor is put on meathooks, and if not saved, by himself or another survivor, in two minutes he will die.
6 Secret Neighbor Characters
When playing as one of the children there are six different classes to choose from: Leader that can blind the neighbor and speed up other children; Brave that can escape neighbor's grips; Inventor that can craft items using cogwheels; Scout that can shoot neighbor with nuts; Detective that has a photo of the location of the keys; Bagger that has additional inventory slot.
Unlike the children, the neighbor doesn't have classes but can gain unique powers by leveling up such as Bear Trap that can stun a child that gets caught or Camouflage that allows him to turn into a random household object.
5 Dead By Daylight Characters
Dead By Daylight is much more diverse and rich in terms of characters than the Secret Neighbor. There are 22 different survivors to choose from: Meg Thomas, Jake Perk, Nea Karlsson, Claudette Morel, and David King among others.
If the player wants to play as a killer the 20 different characters are available, some of them with pretty interesting names: The Nurse, The Hillibily, The Cannibal, The Pig, The Plague, and The Demogorgon are one of them. The killer can capture a survivor by hitting them twice, and every killer has also a unique secondary ability.
4 Secret Neighbor Graphics
The game was published in 2019 so the graphics are up to date, but the game is not something that can be compared to Dead By Daylight in terms of graphics. While Dead By Daylight has realistic graphics like most modern shooters, Secret Neighbor doesn't.
It has cartoonish graphics that aren't everyone's cup of tea. Especially when keeping in mind that this is a horror game. The graphics are childlike but that doesn't change the fact that they are quite good and really pleasant to watch.
3 Dead By Daylight Graphics
For a game that was published back in 2017, the graphics aren't so bad. Besides, when playing a multiplayer game, you are not playing it because of that, but because of gameplay. Nonetheless, a game that is easy for the eyes can make the whole experience a lot more fun and pleasant, and with the new update that came just recently and introduced new graphics that is guaranteed.
In the end, it could be said that graphics are one of the positive aspects of the game - objects, players, buildings, environment and everything else are nice to look at and are helping to create an atmosphere in which a player can enjoy playing the game.
2 Secret Neighbour Verdict
Secret Neighbour is a game that will entertain the people who are playing it. The concept, previously discussed, in which one the children is the neighbor in disguise is fresh. It gives a dose of mystery and uncertainty while exploring the map and, the players must be careful not to explore with the wrong player - your teammate could be the one that is trying to kill you.
This is the main advantage over Dead by Daylight. The graphics part is left for the subjective evaluation of every player.
1 Dead By Daylight Verdict
The game is far more realistic than Secret Neighbor and has all the world's best killers from the popular horror franchises, designed for a hardcore audience.
The major advantage over Secret Neighbor is that the Dead By Daylight definitely offers more in terms of content, for example, over 40 different characters, while Secret Neighbor features only two with six classes, not to mention more items, maps, and the gameplay that allows more ways to either evade the killer or escape while captured. Ultimately, we have to go with Dead By Daylight.