patch · May 15, 2025

Dead by Daylight Update 8.7.1 Re-enables The Nemesis and Launches 2V8 Mode

The 8.7.1 update brings back The Nemesis and the 2V8 game mode alongside new bot logic and character bug fixes. Players can jump into the limited-time mode starting May 15 to earn Ghost Face cosmetics through special quests.

Dead by Daylight patch 8.7.1 brings back The Nemesis and restarts the 2V8 game mode on May 15 with The Ghost Face and The Oni joining the roster. Alongside the mode return, the update includes extensive bug fixes for killer powers, survivor perks, bot navigation, and audio anomalies.

Game Mode and Bot Improvements

The 2V8 mode returns with limited-time quests to unlock Ghost Face cosmetic rewards. Meanwhile, bot logic received multiple tuning passes. Killer bots now take indirect paths to corner or sneak up on survivors, maintain pressure around tall loops, and ignore freshly unhooked survivors. Wraith bot no longer fixates on body-blocking zombies, and survivor bots seek out alternative hatches if a human player is nearby.

Killer Power and Character Fixes

A broad set of character adjustments addresses broken interactions across the roster. The Nemesis basic attack now works correctly with M1 perks like Save The Best For Last and Play With Your Food. The Ghoul's token consumption, pallet break behavior, and enraged score events are repaired. The Doctor no longer blocks survivor vaults with Shock Therapy, and Demogorgon players no longer get stuck on the black Traverse Upside Down screen.

Perks, Maps, and Interface Corrections

Perk fixes resolve issues where Do No Harm applied healing incorrectly after Shoulder the Burden, falling grunts still triggered with Balanced Landing active, and Reassurance lacked a HUD timer. Environmental fixes clear out killer movement blocks on Coldwind Farm, fix a floating pallet in the 2v8 Wretched Shop, and correct locker escape clipping on Ormond Lake Mine. Interface fixes include a resolution for End Game Collapse not ending when a survivor held the run key inside a locker.

Why this patch matters

Update 8.7.1 focuses primarily on fixing character bugs and pathfinding issues while rolling out the 2V8 mode return.