Dead by Daylight Jumps to Positive Ratings After Steam Hides 'Off-Topic' Reviews Following BurntPeanut Backlash

Dead by Daylight has returned to 'Mostly Positive' recent reviews on Steam after Valve labeled a chunk of ratings surrounding TheBurntPeanut backlash as 'off-topic.'

To catch you up to speed, developer Behaviour Interactive's recent work with controversial streamer TheBurntPeanut landed its asymmetrical horror game in the line of fire. A few apologetic posts and hundreds of comments later, Dead by Daylight spent much of this week showing declining favorability ratings on Steam (via SteamDB) – but that now seems to be a thing of the past.

Check out its Steam page today, and you'll find that Dead by Daylight now boasts 'Mostly Positive' reviews, with a little asterisk clarifying the reasoning for this sudden jump. A disclaimer shared in the reviews section of its page notes that the dates between November 1 – 6 have been noted for off-topic activity. …