patch · June 26, 2025
Dead by Daylight Patch 9.0.1 Adjusts AFK Crows and Fixes Bugs
Dead by Daylight patch 9.0.1 relaxes AFK Crow intervals, reworks Animatronic scoring events, and fixes dozens of map and audio bugs.
Behaviour Interactive has deployed patch 9.0.1 for Dead by Daylight, overhauling AFK Crow mechanics, adjusting score events for The Animatronic, and addressing widespread audio and environment bugs ahead of the Twisted Masquerade event.
AFK Crow Adjustments
AFK Crows now accumulate much slower. Intervals are pushed to 120, 140, and 180 seconds, up from the previous 60, 75, and 90 seconds. The initial grace period before points begin accruing increases from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. Furthermore, the accrual rate drops to 25 percent while moving or after Exit Gates power, and completing interactions now completely resets accumulated AFK points instead of just removing 60.
The Animatronic Tweaks
The Animatronic receives several score event adjustments. Actions like Got 'Em, Yoink, Another One!, and Look at You now award Deviousness points instead of Brutality or Hunter points. Triggering Got 'Em and Yoink also grants a regular hit score event worth 300 Brutality points. Survivors facing the Killer gain new score events too, including Say Cheese for revealing the Killer via Security Camera, Do It Yourself for removing an attached Fire Axe, and Door to Door for entering a Security Door.
Character and Map Bug Fixes
Numerous fixes resolve stubborn gameplay issues, such as The Plague getting stuck at 4.4 base speed after pallet stuns during Vile Purge, and camera stutters when The Ghoul grabs targets. Environment glitches on Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Shelter Woods, and Autohaven Wreckers have also been ironed out.
Audio and UI Resolution
Looping security camera sound effects, missing chase music against Victor, and incorrect door aura colors for survivors have all been corrected. Switch 2 application crashes during launch are also resolved in this build.
Why this patch matters
Patch 9.0.1 provides much-needed relief for survivor idle penalties while smoothing out technical issues tied to recent chapter content.