How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends

Dead by Daylight is a horror survival game that has you team up with four players and together try to escape the Killer. It’s designed to test your ability to work together with other survivors, but you don’t have to play with strangers on your mission. Instead, the game allows you to join your friends and take on a vicious enemy. But how do you play with your friends?

In this article, we’ll give you an in-depth guide on playing with friends in Dead by Daylight.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends

Setting up a match with your friends is quite simple. The game even prompts you to activate this game mode:

1. Start the game.
   
2. Choose “Survive With Friends” as your match mode.
   
3. After selecting the option, open a game lobby. Start inviting your friends to the lobby, provided they’re on your friends’ list.
   
4. After inviting all team members, everyone needs to hit the “Ready” button.
   
5. Wait for the game to start, and you’re good to go.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends on PS4

Here’s how to play a Dead by Daylight match with your friends on PS4:

1. Open the game and navigate to the “Friends” section.
2. Choose the “Friend +” symbol.
3. Enter your friend’s ID and choose their username once it shows up.
4. Select “Survive With Friends’’ and start a lobby.
5. Invite your friends from the friends’ list.
   
6. Press “Ready” and wait for your match to start.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends on Xbox

Xbox players can easily start a match with their friends, too:

1. Launch Dead by Daylight and navigate to the “Friends” section.
2. Hit the “Friend +” button and enter the player’s ID. You can find your ID by visiting the “Settings” and checking out the lower-left part of your screen.
3. Select the player’s username when it appears.
4. Press the “Survive With Friends” button.
5. Open a lobby and invite your friends.
6. Hit the “Ready” button, and the match will soon be underway.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends as Killer

Hooking up with your friends as the Killer shouldn’t give you a hard time either.

1. Start the game.
   
2. Select “Kill Your Friends.”
   
3. Open a lobby and invite users from your friends’ list.
   
4. Press “Ready,” and you’ll soon start hunting and killing other players.
   

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends Cross-Platform

All you need to do to play Dead by Daylight cross-platform is to enter your friends’ ID and invite them to your lobby. You can do this whether you’re playing on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS, or your mobile phone:

1. Launch Dead by Daylight and head to the “Friends” tab.
   
2. Choose the “Friend +” symbol.
   
3. Use your friend’s ID to find and select them.
   
4. Choose a game mode (“Survive With Friends” or “Kill Your Friends”).
5. Start a game lobby and invite other players.
   
6. Press “Ready” and wait for the match to begin.
   

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends in Public

Unfortunately, you can’t play public Dead by Daylight matches with your friends. Your only option is to set up a private game, where you’ll either survive with your friends or play as the Killer and hunt them down.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends and Randoms on PS4

As of today, the game doesn’t allow you to play with friends and a bunch of random people at the same time. You can only choose one of the two types of match.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends Online on PS4

You need to be online if you want to team up with your friends on any platform, including PS4:

1. Make sure you have a stable internet connection.
2. Launch the game and choose “Kill Your Friends” or “Survive With Friends” as the game mode.
3. Go to a match lobby and start inviting people from your friends’ list.
4. Select “Ready,” and you’ll start playing as the Killer or escaping them with your friends.

How to Play Dead by Daylight With Friends on Mobile

Here’s how playing with your friends works on Dead by Daylight mobile:

1. Launch the game and head to the “Friends” section.
2. Use your search bar from the friends’ list to look for a player’s ID or browse below the suggestions to add users you’ve recently teamed up with.
3. Once your friend is online, choose their username and press the “Add to Party” button to send them a match invite.
4. The receiving players will now be able to accept or refuse your invitation. The queue will start once the players have selected the “Ready” button. You won’t have a lot of time to do this, and once the timer hits zero or all users mark “Ready,” your party will be taken to matchmaking together.

How to Play Dead by Daylight Ranked With Friends

If you choose the “Kill Your Friends” option and invite your friends to the match, you’ll be ineligible for any ranks or bloodpoints in the mode. Conversely, the “Survive With Friends” option allows your group to play together while earning bloodpoints and ranks:

1. Start the game and choose “Survive With Friends.”
   
2. Launch a lobby and invite people from your friends’ list.
   
3. Hit “Ready,” and your match will begin shortly.
   

Additional FAQs

Coming up are some more handy details on playing Dead by Daylight with your friends.

Can You Play Dead by Daylight Cross-Platform?

Dead by Daylight is indeed a cross-platform game. You can team up with your friends, regardless of the device they’re playing on, be it a PC, Xbox, PS, or mobile phone. All you need to do is add them to your friends’ list, choose your game mode, and add them to your lobby to set up a match together.

How Do You Play Dead by Daylight With Friends and Randoms?

As previously mentioned, you can’t have friends and random players in the same matchmaking queue. You’ll have to choose between the two groups.

Why Can’t I Play With Friends in Dead by Daylight?

You may not be able to play with friends for a number of reasons. Your internet connection may be unstable, and it’s a good idea to reset it before attempting to queue up once again. Additionally, there could be a server issue, and you may need to wait for it to be resolved.

But if you’re experiencing a bug, your best bet is to check out this website. It features hundreds of pages of previously reported bugs, and you should first go through the list to see if your problem has already been submitted.

You can navigate the webpage easily with the search box.

Another option is to create a bug report:

• Press “New Report” in the upper part of your sidebar if you’re using a PC or in the lower section of the webpage if you’re running the mobile version.

• Name your title and bear in mind that other users will likely be searching for it. So, keep it clear and concise so that players can locate and upvote it if they’re encountering the same problem. To avoid cluttering the website, create one bug report at a time.

• Describe the bug with as many details as possible. Some of the things your report should contain the following items:

1.  A short description of the issue

2. Your platform

3. The frequency of the problem

4. Ways to reproduce the problem (if possible)

5. A log file if you’re seeing a crash or error message on your PC

• Press “Save,” and the report will be submitted.

Once a report has been uploaded, a status will be attached to it. The most common statuses include:

• Pending – Your report hasn’t been reviewed yet.

• Need more information – The support team has gone through the report, but they can’t obtain enough details to record it. Depending on the status, you’ll see what kind of information they require.

• Acknowledged – The report has been seen, and the investigation has commenced. However, this doesn’t mean your bug has been fixed. Finding out what caused it and how to repair it can take some time, and filing the report is just one step of the process.

• Duplicate – Another user has already submitted your report, and it’s now marked for deletion. To avoid this, browse for your issue and upvote an existing report.

How Do You Add Friends on Dead by Daylight?

Adding friends on Dead by Daylight is straightforward:

• Launch Dead by Daylight and open the “Friends” section.

• Hit the “Friend +” symbol.

• Enter your friend’s ID and choose their name once it comes up.

Amp Up the Fun Factor

A change of pace is always welcome in Dead by Daylight. Switching from playing with random strangers to teaming up with your friends can offer a world of fun, and now you know how to do it. Irrespective of the platform you and your friends are gaming on, you can invite each other with just a few clicks. All that’s left is to decide whether you want to be the hunter or the hunted and get your thrill-packed match underway.

Do you prefer playing Dead by Daylight with friends to queuing up with strangers? Have you encountered any issues while inviting your friends? Did you manage to resolve them? Let us know in the comments section below.