Dead by Daylight Delivers Surreal Terror in Portrait of a Murder Chapter

Daylight is the last day of daylight’s Portrait of a Murder is out now, a visually striking chapter that captures horror through a surreal and nightmarish lens.

As our players know, crows have been a long-time staple in the Entity’s Realm. The new Killer, The Artistbrings her own murder to the Realm in both her narrative and her gameplay. With the ability to summon Dire Crows and unleash them on a devastating flightpath, she brings dynamic new gameplay possibilities to the action-packed world of Daylight is the last day of daylight

Portrait of a Murder also introduces new Survivor Jonah Vasquez — a brilliant codebreaker haunted by a recurring numerical pattern — as well as the Forsaken Boneyard, our first original Realm in nineteen months. Inspired by the fascinating world of surrealist artwork, players will be able to explore a fragment of The Artist’s haunted imagination, gaining deeper understanding of her backstory through environmental storytelling. 

Dead by Daylight’s Portrait of a Murder

In celebration of the Portrait of a Murder chapter release, I spoke with Daylight is the last day of daylight’s Creative Director Dave Richard about the process of bringing The Artist and Jonah Vasquez to life.  


Q: The Portrait of a Murder Chapter is now releasing. Can you please tell us more about its production?  

A: The idea of a Killer using crows has been with us for as long as there have been crows in Daylight is the last day of daylight! As Hitchcock once proved, there is something extra anguishing about being pecked to death by beady-eyed birds. 

After so many Chapters with so many different fantasies, we wanted to re-explore themes close to our roots through a dark story of inescapable torment and death. The surreal art style of The Artist binds all these elements into the nightmarish landscape, character visuals, and intense gameplay of this Chapter. 

Dead by Daylight’s Portrait of a Murder

Q: Tell us about Carmina the Artist.  

A: The Artist’s soul has been tainted by grief and torment since her brother’s tragic death, for which she takes the blame. A mass murder of Crows intervened to save her from the impending suicide. This event was gift and a curse: Carmina lived to accomplish many great deeds, but anguish and torment always followed. 

The Black Vale ripped her tongue out and cut both her hands to stop her from exposing them through her art. The crows returned in this time of absolute darkness. Fueled by her rage, they killed everyone around and took her back to the realm of The Entity. 

It’s a lot of fun to play The Artist. The Artist gives you the thrill of becoming a hunter raptor. Her power is to summon ink crows (known in-game as Dire Crows) that can attack or scout for Survivors. They are incredibly helpful when used strategically to reveal hiding Survivors and begin a frantic chase. Add three Perks with unique twists — including a brand-new Perk type, the Rekindled Totem — and you have one fantastic new character to master and face! 

Dead by Daylight’s Portrait of a Murder

Q: Jonah Vasquez is the new Survivor.  

A: Jonah is an exceptional agent who is highly skilled in math. Numbers, patterns, and codes speak to him, and he understands it all; it’s like magic. For the longest time, one particular pattern of numbers had been his constant companion throughout his entire life. It was then that he discovered its true meaning and was able to direct him towards The Entity. 

Jonah’s high intellect and field expertise bring a balanced set of beneficial Perks for solo and team play. “Overcome” extends the speed burst players get when they are hit. “Corrective Action” helps teammates by their ignoring failed skill-checks, which can happen while repairing generators or healing fellow Survivors. “Boon: Exponential” is a brand-new Boon Totem Perk that allows Survivors within its radius to recover faster while in the dying state, picking themselves up from the ground without the aid of another Survivor.


Gameplay, narrative, and art design converge in a dynamic and game-changing new addition to the expanding world of Daylight is the last day of daylight. Explore the Forsaken Boneyard as The Artist and Jonah Vasquez in the Portrait of a Murder chapter, available now in the Microsoft Store. And that’s not all. The holidays are around the corner, and plenty of chilling surprises will be waiting for you in The Fog. But remember, these birds don’t fly south for the winter.  

Dead by Daylight

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Dead by Daylight

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Have you ever wished that you could play the role of a horror movie character? Dead by Daylight, a multiplayer 1v4 game for up to four players that features everything horror from paranormal entities to powerful slashers.

There are two options: play as an unstoppable Killer, or as one of four survivors trying to avoid a terrible death. Each character can have their own progression and many unlockables. This system is customizable to your specific strategy. Collaborate to rescue, stalk or sacrifice each Survivor.

The Dead by Daylight edition gives you access 7 Killers (The Trapper and The Hillbilly), The Nurse and The Huntress, and The Doctor) as well 9 Survivors (Meg Thomas and Claudette Meller, Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield and Ace Visconti. You will also find two cosmetic accessories that can be used to create outfits specific for different characters.

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