Summary
Dead by Daylightplayers have been digging into some secrets teased by the games' developers in anticipation of the launch of the next season, and many think the next killer might be someone from theTokyo Ghoulseries of anime and manga.Dead by Daylight’s development team hasn’t commented on who the next killer will be, but a single audio file is lending credence to this theory.
TheTokyo Ghoulseries tells a story of a world where humans coexist among ghouls, creatures who look like humans but who must consume human flesh in order to avoid entering a feral state. TheTokyo Ghoulanime celebrated its 10th anniversarylast summer, and the media franchise has won multiple awards since the manga’s launch in 2011, with the original manga and a sequel series,Tokyo Ghoul: re, having more than 47 million copies in circulation.
The driving force behind theTokyo Ghoultheory is an in-game audio recording discovered in the exit area by YouTuberFricking Nick, who looked into a hint from a recent developer update that a secret could be found on that map. The audio recording, which plays in-game on a radio found inside a small office building that can’t be entered, is hard to make out due to background noise and the message being intentionally garbled. But a growing number of players report hearing the word “ghouls” many times throughout its broadcast. This has led them to the conclusion that the next killer may be one ofTokyo Ghoul’s strongest ghouls, and they’re not ruling out main character Ken Kaneki.
This isn’t the first time that fans have seen a reference to ghouls in the asymmetrical horror game.Dead by Daylight’s Chapter 31 updatefrom nearly a year ago included a movie marquee in The Unknown’s map that reads “The Ghoul’s Lament.” Additionally, some players believe The Ghoul’s voiced lines have hinted at other killers that were added to the game after it, such as “Have you seen my dog?” teasing at The Houndmaster and “I lived in dungeons long forgotten” hinting at the popularDungeons and Dragonscrossover and the addition of Vecna.
The newestchapter ofDead by Daylighthas been delayedfor three weeks after being moved off its original launch date of June 12, 2025, with Behaviour Interactive explaining that its developers need additional time to implement some quality-of-life features and deal with other internal issues in the game. However, there’s plenty of additional content coming in the next several months, including a new quest system and additional perk presents, which will be added between April and June, and keyboard and mouse control for console players, which will be implemented sometime between July and the end of the year.
Dead by Daylight
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Ever wished to play as one of the characters from your favorite horror movies? Dead by Daylight is a 1v4 multiplayer game that draws from all corners of the horror world from a powerful slasher to a terrifying paranormal entity.Choose between playing an unstoppable Killer and one of 4 Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. Each character has their own deep progression system and plenty of unlockables that can be customized to fit your personal strategy. Work together to escape, or stalk and sacrifice every Survivor.This Edition of Dead by Daylight gives you access to a roster of 7 Killers (The Trapper, The Hillbilly, The Wraith, The Nurse, The Hag, The Huntress and The Doctor) and 9 Survivors (Meg Thomas, Claudette Morel, Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield, Ace Visconti, Nea Karlsson, Bill Overbeck, Feng Min and David King). It also includes two cosmetic add-ons packed with outfits for various characters.
