RunsOnLinux

Does Dead by Daylight run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Dead by Daylight is a Windows game that runs on Linux through Proton, the tool built into Steam, and players on ProtonDB rate it Gold, the second-highest rating. Its anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat) works on Linux.

Dead by Daylight by Behaviour Interactive Inc. · Action · number 19 on Steam's most-played list when checked

Behaviour Interactive has its anti-cheat enabled for Linux players, so the game reaches live matches rather than starting and then throwing you out. Install it from Steam and it behaves like a normal game.

The practical catch is which shop your copy came from. The Epic Games Store version does not work on Linux, and Steam is the version to use. If your licence sits on Epic, that is a real wall and no setting on your side fixes it.

Dead by Daylight is an action game from Behaviour Interactive Inc., first released on 14 June 2016.

It is played co-operatively. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 1,015 reports
Recent reports
Trending Platinum
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Verified by Valve
Anti-cheat
Easy Anti-Cheat: Works on Linux, officially

Notes from Are We Anti-Cheat Yet

How to play it

  1. Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
  2. In Steam's settings, under Compatibility, switch on "Enable Steam Play for all other titles". That turns on Proton for every Windows game. You only do this once.
  3. Install Dead by Daylight and press Play.

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