From the Steam page for the game:

"Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical multiplayer (4vs1) horror (theme) game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed.

Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person and is more focused on their prey.

The Survivors' goal in each encounter is to escape the Killing Ground without getting caught by the Killer - something that sounds easier than it is, especially when the environment changes every time you play."

A dating sim spinoff titled Hooked on You was later released on August 2022.

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Killers

Original

• Evan MacMillan (The Trapper (Dead by Daylight))
• Philip Ojomo (The Wraith (Dead by Daylight))
• Max Thompson Jr. (The Hillbilly (Dead by Daylight))
• Sally Smithson (The Nurse (Dead by Daylight))
• Lisa Sherwood (The Hag (Dead by Daylight))
• Herman Carter (The Doctor)
• Anna (The Huntress (dead by daylight))
• Jeffery Hawk/Kenneth Chase (The Clown (Dead by Daylight))
• Yamaoka Rin (The Spirit (Dead by Daylight))
• Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey (The Legion (Dead by Daylight))
• Adiris (The Plague)
• Danny Johnson (The Ghost Face) Not a licensed character from Scream (movie), as the mask and movie series are entirely separate copyrights.
• Yamaoka Kazan (The Oni (Dead by Daylight))
• Caleb Quinn (The Deathslinger)
• Talbot Grimes (The Blight)
• Victor & Charlotte Deshayes (The Twins)
• Hak Ji-Woon (The Trickster (Dead by Daylight))
• Carmina Mora (The Artist (Dead by Daylight))
• Dredge (The Dredge (Dead by Daylight))
• Tarhos Kovács (The Knight)
• Adriana Imai (The Skull Merchant)
• HUX-A7-13 (The Singularity)
• Unknown (The Unknown)

Licensed

• Michael Myers (The Shape) (Halloween (movie))
• Bubba Sawyer (The Cannibal) (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
• Freddy Krueger (The Nightmare) (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Amanda Young (The Pig) (Saw (movie))
• Demogorgon (The Demogorgon) (Stranger Things)
• Pyramid Head (The Executioner) (Silent Hill 2)
• Nemesis T-Type (The Nemesis) (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)
• Pinhead (The Cenobite) (Hellraiser)
• Yamamura Sadako (The Onryou) (The Ring)
• Albert Wesker (The Mastermind) (Resident Evil 5)
• Xenomorph (The Xenomorph) (Alien (1979))
• Chucky (The Good Guy) (Child's Play)

Survivors

Original

• Sable Ward

Licensed

• Laurie Strode (Halloween (movie))
• William "Bill" Overbeck (Left 4 Dead)
• Quentin Smith (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• David Tapp (Saw (movie))
• Ash J. Williams (Ash vs. Evil Dead)
• Nancy Wheeler (Stranger Things)
• Steve Harrington (Stranger Things)
• Cheryl Mason (Silent Hill 3)
• Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil 2)
• Jill Valentine (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)
• Asakawa Yoichi (The Ring)
• Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
• Rebecca Chambers (Resident Evil 0)
• Nicolas Cage (Real Life)
• Ellen Ripley (Alien (1979))
• Alan Wake (Alan Wake (game))