First-Ever Community-Created Chapter for ‘Dead by Daylight’ Enters Production

Behaviour Interactive is promising big things for Dead by Daylight this year with its 10th anniversary, and they’re starting it off with the inaugural community-created Chapter. Rather than players voting on already finished concepts, fans instead vote using The Grimoire (check it out here), which allows fans to collaborate with the dev team in early phases that will directly affect lore, key visuals and gameplay direction.

Originally launched in 2025 as a thank-you from Dead by Daylight to its players for nearly a decade in the Fog, The Grimoire is an ambitious project designed to place the creation of the game’s next Killer and Survivor directly in the hands of its community.

The first phase of the project established the creative foundation of the Chapter, defining everything from character identities and backstories to the broad strokes of how the Killer’s Power will function. Through this process, players shaped a malevolent, otherworldly, god-like Killer from beyond our own reality—one whose purpose and Power revolve around hunting sinners and delivering punishment.

Opposing it, stands a new Survivor – a spiritual scientist in search of answers. This new character represents one of the last living beings from a dying world that faces an apocalypse brought on by the very same Killer they find themselves pulled into The Fog alongside.

“This project has felt like a true partnership with the community,” says Dead by Daylight Senior Game Designer Jeff Melo. “It’s challenging, exciting, and incredibly rewarding for the whole team to watch player ideas take shape in real time.”

And with this announcement comes the announcement of new vote, which is open today at 12:00 PM ET and continues until Monday, Jan. 26 at 12:00 PM ET. Marking the first reveal of character concept art, this new vote allows players to determine the Killer’s silhouette and the Survivor’s face for this new Chapter.

Upcoming votes will go even deeper into visual identity, exploring mood boards and material direction as the community continues to refine the Chapter’s look and feel.

And in case you missed it, the second Chapter for the Stranger Things DLC for Dead by Daylight will launch next week on January 27.