Dead by Daylight has revealed its first openly LGBT+ character.
Devotion will be the 11th Tome added to the narrative Archive mode that will explore the background of existing survivor David King, as well as the memories of killers The Twins.
David is a fan-favourite survivor, described by developer Behaviour as a “hot-tempered ruffian with a penchant for a good scrap”. Many fans read the character as gay; now this new story content will make that a reality as his past struggles with identity are revealed.
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The asymmetrical horror multiplayer game is incredibly popular with the LGBT+ community. Fans have been eagerly awaiting an openly LGBT+ character in the game to reflect them.
Speaking to Eurogamer, DbD creative director Dave Richard explained that originally the team shied away from exploring relationships or sexuality for the game’s characters to leave them open to interpretation, but admits this was a mistake “because relationships are such an important part of narratives for characters”.