A Nightmare on Elm Street series
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a brand new Chapter for Dead by Daylight. There are boogey men, and they do live under your bed. They are inside your room, and inside your mind - your dreams and sometimes dreams…
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street is a video game developed by Behaviour Interactive, released 26 October 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street is
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street was developed by Behaviour Interactive and released in 2017. It was published by Starbreeze Publishing. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Who would have thought that dreams could actually do harm? Physical, pain inducing harm? Fear and pain stemming from a scarred soul who seeks revenge for a punishment he deserved. Freddy Krueger will always be remembered - whether you are awake or asleep.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, stealth and survival. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer.
Where it sits in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street is the second of 2 entries we hold in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. It arrived 27 years after A Nightmare on Elm Street. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
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How it was received
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Dead by Daylight: A Nightmare on Elm Street launched on 26 October 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins and South Park: The Fractured But Whole. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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