If you are searching for a Dead by Daylight replay, you probably just finished a match you want to see again. Maybe you looped the killer for three gens and still went down at a pallet you swear you dropped in time.
Maybe you want to know how the killer found you, or who was actually on the last generator. If you have played League of Legends or VALORANT, you might expect a match history button that loads the game back up. So, does DBD have replays?
Not as of November 10, 2026. There is no built in way to replay a past trial from the start, and players have been asking for one for years.
In an August 2026 Reddit AMA, Behaviour Interactive said a match replay system is still a possibility, but called it a substantial system to build and said it should come only after the big update the team is working on. No release date or design has been announced.
This guide splits what you can and cannot check in game right now, then walks through recording a full match and reviewing it like a replay, from both the survivor and the killer side.
The short answer: there is no replay menu, so record the matches you want to rewatch
When a DBD trial ends, the only thing you get is the end of trial screen. Once you leave it, there is no menu in the game that plays that match back.
If you link your platform to a Behaviour Account, the official stats site shows your recent match history and perk usage, but that is records and numbers, not footage.
There is no replay file to download from match history like League, and no replay code to type in like Overwatch, at least as of November 10, 2026. That means the only way to rewatch a match is to have recording running before the match starts.
Behaviour did mention replays as a possibility in August 2026, so this could change, but until there is an official announcement, the safe move is to capture the matches you play now with what works now.
Even in games that do have replays, files often stop working after a patch or expire quickly, which is why many players convert anything worth keeping into a video anyway. For a side by side look at how long replays last in other games, see how long game replays are saved.
How to record a DBD match and rewatch it like a replay
- 1Have recording running before you queueBecause a finished trial cannot be played back, recording has to be on before matchmaking starts. An automatic recorder starts when the game does, so you never miss the first match of the night. If you are grouping up on Discord, set it up before everyone joins.
- 2Use load screens and end screens as chapter markersSeveral matches in a row make for a long recording. The map load screen marks the start of a trial and the end of trial screen marks the end, so jump between those two to find the match you want. Glancing at the perks and emblems on the end screen also helps you remember which match is which later.
- 3Cut only the part you want to reviewYou do not need to watch a whole trial from the top. As a survivor, cut from first contact to the end of the chase. As a killer, cut your patrol up to the first hook and the stretch where the three gen setup was decided. The guide to trimming game clips covers the details.
- 4Rewatch with one question at a timeFor a chase, pick one question, such as whether you dropped the pallet too early or how much distance you had when you vaulted the window. For generators, check whether your team left a three gen setup or whether the unhook came too late. One question per viewing sticks far better than trying to catch everything.
- 5Write one fix and test it next matchAfter rewatching, write a single note like "if the killer ignores the pallet, move to the next loop right away" and try it next game. The next match is recorded too, so you can compare. For a workflow that works in any game, see how to VOD review yourself.
What you might want to rewatch in a DBD match and where to find it (as of November 10, 2026)
| What you want to see again | Where the game shows it | What a recording adds |
|---|---|---|
| Who escaped and who was sacrificed | End of trial screen | You also get the exit gate or hatch escape that led up to it |
| Opponents' perks, item, add-ons and offering | Per player loadout on the end of trial screen | You can find the moment each perk actually kicked in |
| Emblems and Bloodpoints | End of trial screen (emblems are Bronze, Silver, Gold or Iridescent) | You can see in the footage why a category scored low |
| Past match history and perk usage stats | The official stats site outside the game (needs your platform linked to a Behaviour Account) | Find the logged match in your recording and watch what actually happened |
| Your chase route (pallets, windows, loops) | Not kept after the match | Replay the chase from first contact to the down as many times as you like |
| Generator choices and killer patrol paths | Not kept after the match | Follow which generators were touched and when, in order |
| A match replay feature | None as of November 10, 2026 (mentioned only as a possibility in an August developer AMA, no date announced) | Your own recording is the replay you can use today |
Checklist before you record DBD matches to rewatch
- Make sure recording starts before the match does. A finished DBD trial cannot be played back, so if recording starts late, that match is simply gone.
- Let the end of trial screen sit for a few seconds. With perks, item, add-ons, offering and emblems in the footage, the match is much easier to find and make sense of later.
- If dark maps are hard to see while playing, they will be just as hard to see in review. Tune brightness and visibility first with Dead by Daylight best settings.
- To hear the terror radius and footsteps again, check that game audio is in the recording. Turn on your mic input too if you want party callouts kept.
- Long sessions mean long recordings, so leave plenty of free space on the drive you save to, and mark the matches you want to keep so cleanup is easy.
Record a whole DBD match with DOR and rewatch it like a replay
DOR is a free Windows game recorder. When you launch Dead by Daylight, it detects the game and records your whole session from launch to exit, so there is no record button to press before each trial. Lobby time and every trial you play stay in one session, and the footage lands in My Clips in the app.
Find the match you want by its load screen and end of trial screen, then cut just the chase and save it as 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. Game audio and your mic are captured on one track, so the terror radius and your team's callouts play back together.
Recording defaults to 1080p at 30fps, and 60fps is available for free if you want fast chases to look smooth.
Storage is only cleaned up, oldest first, when the full session footage goes past its share (5GB by default), and recent recordings and videos you have liked are kept, so like the matches you want to hold on to.
You can combine highlights in DOR Studio (dor.gg/studio), add text and music, and export an mp4 or share a dor.gg link. For sending clips to your group, see how to share Dead by Daylight gameplay videos, and for everything DOR does in DBD, visit the Dead by Daylight game page.
