Dead by Daylight - Survivor Expansion Pack (DLC)
Skipping the grind for a full roster of original survivors sounds appealing, but the math only works if you haven't already unlocked several of them with Iridescent Shards.
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About Dead by Daylight - Survivor Expansion Pack (DLC)
I've spent enough time in Dead by Daylight's trials to know that survivor choice is genuinely meaningful. Each original character brings three unique teachable perks to the Bloodweb, and chasing down the specific perks from Ace Visconti, Feng Min, Yui Kimura, or Zarina Kassir through normal play can take a very long time. That's the core pitch of this pack: it bundles a set of non-licensed survivors who were individually released across separate chapter add-ons, letting you skip the grind and drop straight into learning their perk kits. Alongside the survivors, you get an exclusive Survivor Emblem charm, which is purely cosmetic but a nice flair for anyone who wants to signal their roster investment. The survivors included here, characters like Kate Denson, Jeff Johansen, Jane Romero, Felix Richter, Elodie Rakoto, Yun-Jin Lee, and Mikaela Reid among others, each have distinct backstories and perk sets that support different playstyles. Mikaela Reid's boon totem perks alone have shaped entire meta-builds. Yui Kimura rewards aggressive looping players. Jane Romero's Solidarity perk is one of the more interesting cooperative tools in the game. Getting all of that in one purchase, without having to source individual chapter DLC or grind thousands of Iridescent Shards, is legitimately convenient for a player just entering the game. Here's where it gets complicated, though. This pack covers original, non-licensed survivors only. You won't find Laurie Strode, Leon S. Kennedy, or any other horror-icon crossover character in this bundle. Beyond that, the pack has a fixed roster and does not update as new original survivors release. There's also a real money-trap lurking: if you've already purchased or unlocked even a handful of these survivors through individual chapter DLC or in-game currency, you receive no credit back and no discount for the overlap. The value proposition shrinks fast if you're not a complete newcomer. Community sentiment backs this up fairly consistently, with many veterans pointing out that patient players can earn all of these characters for free through Iridescent Shards given enough sessions. For Xbox players specifically, this is a console-native purchase tied to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X versions of Dead by Daylight, so there's no cross-platform ownership complexity to worry about on that front. The base game is required, naturally. If you're arriving fresh to DbD on Xbox, want a solid spread of survivor perks available immediately, and have no overlap with existing purchases, this pack does its job cleanly. If you've been playing for a few months and already own three or four of these survivors, run the numbers first, because individual chapter DLC on sale may cover your gaps more efficiently and come with exclusive cosmetics this pack cannot match. Alex, Scout Team
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- Developer
- Behaviour Interactive Inc.
- Publisher
- Behaviour Interactive
- Release Date
- Jun 14, 2016