Dead by Daylight Launches Anti-Cheat Trials

Recently, Behaviour Interactive has been announcing some upcoming changes to the Anti-Chat system for Dead by Daylight. Last week they announced that they are going to start pushing out some experiements for combating cheaters, and now the Anti-Cheat Trails are now live.

Anti-Cheat Trails

So what are the Anti-Cheat Trails? Starting today Behaviour are kicking off the Anti-Cheat Trials initiative as a way of investiaging how different anti-cheat providers improve the player experience for Dead by Daylight. This means that over the coming months the devs are going to roll out limited-time trials of these providers’ tools, directly in-game on PC.

Today the trails are starting with Denuvo Anti-Cheat.

In addition here are a bunch of things you can expect:

• Anti-Cheat Trials are exclusive to Steam and cross-play will not be impacted.
• We’re continuously testing the compatibility and performance of each anti-cheat provider to ensure you have a seamless experience. Compatibility with Steam Deck and Proton has been tested and will continue to be supported.
• The first time you launch the game during the Anti-Cheat Trial, you will be prompted to install Denuvo Anti-Cheat. This is required to play the game.
• Please continue to use the in-game report function as normal to report any cheaters you encounter. Detailed comments about what you see (i.e. wallhacks, speedhacks, teleporting) are greatly appreciated; the more context, the better.
• Note: Selecting the “Hacking/Exploiting” category when submitting a report covers everything from cheaters to hackers.
• At the end of this Anti-Cheat Trial, Denuvo Anti-Cheat will be automatically deactivated in Dead by Daylight and will no longer run on your system. 
• A step-by-step guide on how to clean up any remaining Denuvo Anti-Cheat files has been added to our Support Portal should you need it: Denuvo Anti-Cheat FAQ – Dead by Daylight
• Let us know if you have any feedback about the anti-cheat provider being tested in our dedicated Discord channel, which will also go live today.

But what does this mean for you, the player? All you need to do is simply play like you normally would, report any cheaters you encounter throughout your games, and let the devs know your experiences.