INTERVIEW: Dead by Daylight’s 2027 Overhaul, Terrifier & the Future of DBD with Mathieu Côté

Mathieu Côté of Behaviour Interactive returns for his third conversation with The Expansion Pass to discuss the future of Dead by Daylight.

Mathieu shares new details on the 2027 overhaul, including how long it has been in active development, how Behaviour is balancing the current live game against the rebuild, and what the update could mean for legacy licensed characters like Michael Myers.

He also responds to the recent Terrifier / Art the Clown criticism, discusses why Art may be the most intense killer Behaviour has ever created, and explains whether characters that have left Dead by Daylight could eventually return.

Additional topics include the Dead by Daylight movie with Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, Jason Voorhees, Halloween and the growing asymmetrical horror genre, Behaviour’s work with The Coalition on Gears of War: E-Day, The Division 2 crossover, UGC tools, Stephen King, Pennywise, Scooby-Doo, Goosebumps and more.

Chapters:

0:00 Mathieu Côté Returns

0:59 Dead by Daylight’s 2027 Overhaul

10:01 Licensed Characters and Legacy Updates

16:27 Rebuilding DBD While Supporting the Live Game

23:14 Behaviour’s Gears of War: E-Day Connection

26:31 Skins, Chapters and the Future of DBD Content

33:56 New Players and the Asymmetrical Horror Genre

36:34 Dead by Daylight Movie, Blumhouse & Atomic Monster

42:16 The Division 2, Fortnite and DBD in Other Games

47:14 Halloween, SAW: Genesis and Asymmetrical Horror

50:50 Scooby-Doo, Goosebumps and Terrifier

54:37 Stephen King, Pennywise and Dream Licenses

57:19 Maps, Bots and UGC Tools

1:01:43 Cult Horror and Religion in DBD

1:05:14 What’s Next for Dead by Daylight

1:06:25 Art the Clown: DBD’s Most Intense Killer

1:08:09 Could Michael Myers Return?