Dead by Daylight
Definition
Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror video game developed by Behaviour Interactive, released in 2016, where one player controls a powerful killer hunting four survivors who must repair generators and escape through exit gates.
Colloquially, a phrase referencing the game's intense, fog-shrouded chases, often used to describe a night of gaming that leaves players exhausted or 'dead' by morning.
Examples
After queuing into Dead by Daylight at midnight, I was genuinely dead by daylight from all the screams and failed skill checks.
My squad promised to loop the killer forever, but we were all dead by daylight in under five minutes.
Playing Nurse in Dead by Daylight feels like cheating until you blink into a wall and end up dead by daylight yourself.
Streamers hype up their Dead by Daylight wins, but viewers know they're usually dead by daylight thanks to toxic teammates.