A great thing about PvP games like Dead by Daylight is that you can blame the map instead of your own skill when things go wrong. Since the game has been out for almost 10 years, there are plenty of maps to hide and hunt on.
Here are all the Realms in Dead by Daylight, including some highlights of the features of each location.
Autohaven Wreckers
Autohaven Wreckers is based on a supposed legitimate business, but nothing seems right. This is because the wrecker’s yard conceals many disturbing secrets. With all the massacres taking place here, nobody truly knows how many bodies lie underground.
Autohaven Wreckers consists of five different maps:
- Azarov’s Resting Place
- Blood Lodge
- Gas Heaven
- Wrecker’s Yard
- Wretched Shop
The Realm is set in a junkyard where the Crane, the School Bus, and the Truck are common landmarks on each map. The killer of this area is the Wraith.
Backwater Swamp
The Backwater Swamp is a wasteland that hides a lot of decrepit shacks. These shacks have holding cells in them that are loaded with old, bloated, rotting corpses. People who enter this place claim they can smell the corpses’ putrid stench across the whole swamp. Souls unfortunate enough to get lost here rarely return the same.
Backwater Swamp consists of two different maps:
- The Pale Rose
- Grim Pantry
The Realm is set in a swamp where the Pier is a common landmark on both of the maps. The killer of this area is the Hag.
Coldwind Farm
Coldwind Farm is a ruined farmland area where the revolting stench of rotting animal carcasses is just as terrible as the area itself. The Realm consists of a farm surrounding a dilapidated manor in the center. This entire location is haunted by memories of unthinkable cruelty from a massacre that occurred in the past.
Coldwind Farm consists of five different maps:
- Fractured Cowshed
- Rancid Abattoir
- Rotten Fields
- The Thompson House
- Torment Creek
The Realm is set on a farm where the Sacrificial Tree and the Harvester are common landmarks on each map. The killer of this area is the Hillbilly.
Crotus Prenn Asylum
The Crotus Prenn Asylum was already a shady place to begin with, but when rumors spread that the asylum conducted experiments on its patients, the place mysteriously burned down to a smoldering ruin. Since then, the ashes of the dead have seeped into the soil while faint traces of their sickly wails of agony still linger in the air.
Crotus Prenn Asylum consists of two different maps:
- Disturbed Ward
- Father Campbell’s Chapel
The Realm is set in an old asylum building where there are no common landmarks, but there are files pointing to an unreleased map called “Infinite Gym.” At the time of writing, we have no idea if the map was cut from the game or if it will be released in a future update. The killers of this area are the Clown and the Nurse.
Forsaken Boneyard
The Forsaken Boneyard is a surreal landscape created from the depths of an artist’s imagination. In this Realm, there exists a tower so large it tears at the fabric of reality, with some claiming it reaches heights even the crows cannot fathom.
Forsaken Boneyard consists of only one map: The Eyrie of Crows. The Realm is set in a desolate land with the tower being the one and only landmark on the map. The killer of this area is the Artist.
Gideon Meat Plant
Gideon Meat Plant might seem familiar to some players since it is the lair of the twisted visionary Jigsaw, who wants to conclude his life’s work. There’s a whole host of traps in this Realm, which are reminiscent of Jigsaw and his twisted machinations.
Gideon Meat Plant consists of only one map: The Game. The Realm is set in a ruined factory with no specific landmarks but a lot of Easter eggs scattered around for ardent fans to catch. The killer of this area is the Pig.
Grave of Glenvale
Locals who frequented the Grave of Glenvale say restless ghosts still haunt the old Dead Dawg Saloon. These ghosts are all victims of a huge massacre where gang members and civilians alike were slaughtered in volleys of gunfire.
Grave of Glenvale consists of only one map: The Dead Dawg Saloon. The Realm is set in a ruined Wild West-style town, with the Saloon being the only landmark. The killer of this area is the Deathslinger.
Haddonfield
Haddonfield was once the ideal standard for suburban life. This lasted until the street of Lampkin Lane was forever tarnished by unspeakable horror. It was never the same again.
Haddonfield consists of only one map: Lampkin Lane. The Realm is set in a suburban area with no specific landmarks. The killer of this area is the Shape.
Léry’s Memorial Institute
Léry’s Memorial Institute was a government facility where the country’s brilliant but twisted minds innovated depraved techniques in electroshock and trauma-based therapy. The Treatment Theatre consists of unimaginable horrors rarely ever seen.
Léry’s Memorial Institute consists of only one map: The Treatment Theatre. The Realm is set in a psychiatric hospital with no specific landmarks. The killer of this area is the Doctor.
Ormond
The ski resort at Mount Ormond was a favorite among tourists for a long time, but the site has long been abandoned after a disaster that took place there. It remains a common gathering spot for unfavorable youth, unknowing of the monsters that lurk here.
Ormond consists of only one map: Mount Ormond Resort. The Realm is set in a ski resort with the resort itself being the main landmark. The killers of this area are the Legion.
Raccoon City
This location should be familiar to players of the Resident Evil series. Raccoon City’s outbreak plagued those who lived here while the Police Station was left helpless. Even their best officers were overwhelmed by the vile dead.
Raccoon City consists of only one map: The Raccoon City Police Station. The Realm is set in the police station itself. The killer of this area is the infamous Nemesis.
Red Forest
The Red Forest was a lush land full of foliage. Over the course of history, when the disaster occurred, this once beautiful land was turned into a toxic wasteland scarred by fallout.
Red Forest consists of two maps:
- Mother’s Dwelling
- Temple of Purgation
The Realm is set in a deep forest with no specific landmarks. The killers of this area are the Huntress and the Plague.
Silent Hill
This is another familiar sight for fans, this time relating to Silent Hill. Midwich Elementary School was irrevocably twisted by a dark transformation that turned the area into a nightmarish manifestation of everyone’s childhood trauma come to life.
Silent Hill consists of only one map: Midwich Elementary School. The Realm is set in the school itself with no specific landmarks otherwise. The killer of this area is the Executioner.
Springwood
Springwood used to be a quiet neighborhood, perfect for raising a family. That was until Freddy Krueger descended upon the streets and caused unspeakable damage to its people. Even the preschools weren’t spared from his corruption.
Springwood consists of five maps:
- Badham Preschool I
- Badham Preschool II
- Badham Preschool III
- Badham Preschool IV
- Badham Preschool V
The Realm is set in a school district area with no specific landmarks. The killer of this area is the Nightmare.
The MacMillan Estate
The MacMillan Estate lies hidden in the deep woods. It was once the site of a prosperous mining operation, but now, after the tragedy, its rusted remains emit ghostly sounds and are illuminated by moonlight.
The MacMillan Estate consists of five different maps:
- Coal Tower
- Groaning Storehouse
- Ironworks of Misery
- Shelter Woods
- Suffocation Pit
The Realm is set in an industrial area where the Tower and the Wood Pile are common landmarks on each map except for the Shelter Woods. The killer of this area is the Trapper.
Withered Isle
The Withered Isle once hosted a beautiful garden that has now been tainted beyond measure. Within its dreadful roots spreading through defiled soil, a withered mansion lies. This is where the horror emanates from.
Withered Isle consists of only one map: The Garden of Joy. The Realm is set in a garden-like area with no specific landmarks.
Yamaoka Estate
Once a proud family, the Yamaoka legacy is now bathed in blood and profaned by needless slaughter. Even though the estate is an impressive sight to behold, centuries of deep-rooted rage have corrupted the sprawling grounds, bringing out twisted monstrosities from within.
Yamaoka Estate consists of two maps:
- Family Residence
- Sanctum of Wrath
The Realm is set in a Japanese familial estate with no specific landmarks. The killers of this area are the Spirit and the Oni.
The Underground Complex (Hawkins National Laboratory)
The Underground Complex, also called Hawkins National Laboratory, actually had a time-off period because the licensing agreement ran out. Thankfully, Behavior renewed the license again, so you can enjoy this map again along with the Stranger Things characters.
Garden of Joy
Introduced in the Roots of Dread content update along with the Dredge and Haddie Kaur, this map features a mansion along with a fun outdoor area. It’s immediately recognizable because of all the giant roots growing all over the place.
The Shattered Square
The Forged in Fog update brought us The Knight and Vittorio Toscano, as well as this new map. This gloomy farm filled with dead trees and the reddish fog looks very similar to other farm-based maps, but it’s not like we ever had problems with those.
Shelter Woods
Luxury meets brutality at Shelter Woods. This map was first introduced in the Tools of Torment update, which also brought us the Skull Merchant and the Lyra siblings. This was the point where DbD maps stopped looking like each another, and many of us welcomed the change of scenery.
Toba Landing
Speaking of changing the scenery, how about changing the planet? This planet, featuring lush flora, a new survivor, and a new killer, The Singularity, really caught us off guard when it first came out. Say what you want about the location, but you have to admit it’s unique.
Nostromo Wreckage
Hopefully, you’re not sick of space yet, because Nostromo Wreckage also takes place in a space station—a more familiar station, too. Featuring the iconic Xenomorph and Ellen Ripley, many of us were overjoyed to play against (or as) the famous Alien.
Greenville Square
Sometimes, you just want to hit the arcade and hope nothing kills you. Unfortunately, that’s not how things usually work in this All Things Wicked update. This update also introduced the new killer, The Unknown, and a mysterious new survivor known as Sable Ward. Even though we’re back on earth, there’s something truly magical about running around in an arcade.
Forgotten Ruins
Instead of going to space, the latest DbD update takes us back to the world of Dungeons and Dragons. Featuring the Lich as the killer and The Troupe as a survivor, we’re still on the fence about whether this is a good direction DbD is taking. You won’t be rolling for saving throws, but you can always loop the killer.
