Overview
- The Chorus of Sin chapter went live in Dead by Daylight’s Steam Public Test Build on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, making the new Killer and Survivor playable on PC ahead of the planned August 25 launch.
- Behaviour Interactive says the chapter was built from more than a year of community votes, blog posts, and streams that drew hundreds of thousands of player inputs to shape characters and chapter elements.
- The new Killer, The Judgment, uses a signature Divine Light ability that injures and marks Survivors with a heresy status, can send marked downed players into an Exile realm, and brings three character perks that alter aura tracking, totem effects, and generator regression.
- The new Survivor, Aurora Stardotter, is a post‑apocalyptic spiritual scientist who brings three perks that reward completing generators with Haste and healing boosts, briefly reveal auras to teammates during chases, and create a Boon Totem that helps nearby generators.
- Behaviour is using the PTB to collect playtest feedback and tune gameplay before the full PC and console release, a step that reflects the studio’s post‑10th‑anniversary roadmap and raises the profile of community‑driven design in the live service.