A new game mode has come to Dead by Daylight called 2v8, and it features several gameplay changes. It pits two Killers against eight Survivors, with the Killers’ perks swapped out for skills to help them hunt down other players.
Dead by Daylight | 2v8 Game Mode Explained
These abilities differ from the typical perks you’d expect to use as a Killer in Dead by Daylight. You can’t swap them out for other abilities if you don’t like them, and you’ll want to sync up with your Killer partner so the two of you have the best chance of taking out all eight Survivors before they can power up the generators and escape.
Unlike the Survivors for Dead by Daylight’s 2v8 mode, your choice of Killer does matter. Each Killer has a diverse set of skills that they utilize during the match. Some of these skills synergize with other Killers, and knowing how their synergy works can be vital to winning a match, especially when you’re trying to chase down eight Survivors.
There are five Killers to choose from in the 2v8 mode: The Trapper, The Wraith, The Hillbilly, The Nurse, and The Huntress. Not every Killer was available for this game mode in Dead by Daylight, as these abilities had to be manually created and painfully adjusted by the development team at Behaviour Interactive, but more may be coming in the future.