Summary
ADead by Daylight Mobileplayer is trying to keep the survival horror game alive following the announcement that Behaviour Interactive and NetEase Games will be shutting it down in 2025. This avid fan ofDead by Daylight Mobilehas launched an online petition that’s gotten some attention from fellow fans, but it’s unclear whether that support will sway that publisher’s decision to end mobile service.
In late December 2024, NetEase, which helped to create the mobile version of Behaviour Interactive’s popular PC and console game, announced thatDead by Daylight Mobilewould be shutting downin the early months of 2025, citing a shift in the company’s strategies. While the game will still be playable on mobile devices until March 20, the deadline for downloading it is fast approaching. It will be removed from both the App Store and Google Play on January 15, so those who have never played, have deleted the app, or who are getting a new phone will be locked out earlier than others.
That news did not sit well with player Alexander Azarov, who has been logging in almost every day over the past two years and has several friends that he met through the game. Azarov has started apetition on Change.org, asking NetEase and Behaviour to spare the mobile game from the chopping block, and has gathered more than 3,000 verified signatures so far. The player had been enamored byDead by Daylight’s asymmetrical horroraspects when the game was first launched for PC in 2016, but he didn’t have a machine powerful enough to run it, so he was thrilled when the mobile version was released nearly four years later. He started his petition four weeks ago to help bridge the wealth gap for players who don’t have a powerful PC or console to play on, stating, “The mobile version of the game gave everyone from the poor to the rich the opportunity to play the role of a survivor or a killer and have fun in this amazing world.”
The decision to shut down the mobile version ofDead by Daylighthas left some fans scratching their heads, as the game still seems to be popular among horror fans. Launched in limited regions in April 2020, it saw its one-millionth download within 48 hours of release, and by thefirst anniversary ofDead by Daylight Mobile,that number had ballooned to surpass 17 million downloads. The most recent data from analytics siteSimilarwebshows the app registering about 75,000 downloads for the month of October 2024 on Google Play alone, with significant growth over the previous two months.
While mobile fans mourn the upcoming loss of their game, the developer is trying to encourage mobile players to switch over toDead by Daylighton PC or console. Behaviour is offering a welcome package containing at least 500,000Dead by DaylightBlood Pointsand 2,250 Iridescent Shards to any app user who registers their app information on their Behaviour Interactive account, an offer that is even available to those already playingDead by Daylighton PC or console.
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Dead by Daylight™ is a multiplayer horror and action game in which one ruthless Killer hunts down four Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. Time to enter The Fog and start this deadly game of cat and mouse.
SURVIVE BY ALL MEANS – Survivors’ objective is to fix generators without being caught and escape from the endless chase. You can EITHER cooperate with each other and win as a team, OR fight alone and outlast others. Will you be able to outwit the Killers and escape from their killing grounds?
A FEAST FOR KILLERS - As a Killer, you can play as anything, with The Trapper, The Spirit, The Legion and The Huntress, our growing gallery of classic characters has the variety your insatiable blood lust will love. Master each Killer’s unique power to hunt, catch and sacrifice Survivors.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL FEAR - With different Realms and trials, every game is an unexpected scenario. You will never expect how different real humans will react to pure horror. The ambiance, music, and chilling environments combine into a terrifying experience.
