Lara Croft DBD chapter release time, perks, and more

When is Lara Croft coming to Dead by Daylight? New chapters seem to be arriving in Dead by Daylight all the time, with new characters, maps, perks, and more coming to the horror game. Thanks to regular communication from the developer, we can use the roadmap to determine when the next content update arrives.

With around four new chapters a year, it’s a wonder the team at Behaviour are able to come up with new perks and powers for the new DBD killers and survivors. Somehow they do, and the year nine Dead by Daylight roadmap confirms a total of nine new characters once again. We’ve had Vecna as part of the Dungeons and Dragons chapter, and Lara Croft is next up – here’s what we know about the next DBD chapter so far.

DBD Lara Croft release date

The Lara Croft DBD release date is July 16, 2024, at 9am PDT, 12pm EDT, 5pm BST. There is no killer or new map as Lara comes to the multiplayer game on her own, but the Tomb Raider mid-chapter update does bring three new perks.

Lara Croft in DBD had been the subject of discussion for some time following a leak of her character model from the in-game files. Knowing, from the eighth anniversary livestream, that a single, licensed survivor was coming in July, many already believed this to be Croft. However, the news was announced officially on June 25, 2024, alongside the release of the PTB.

DBD Lara Croft PTB

The Tomb Raider DBD PTB launched on June 25, 2024, and ended on July 2. The PTB included not only Lara Croft and her perks, but a slew of changes to two killers and some meta perks.

The latest killer changes affect The Knight and The Singularity, two of the most underused killers in the current meta. Fans of these killers will be pleased to hear that the changes are quite substantial. There are also changes to a bunch of meta perks for both killers and survivors, all confirmed in a recent blog post.

DBD Lara Croft perks

As expected from mid-chapter updates, Croft arrives into the Fog on her own, with no map or killer character to accompany her – but, let’s face it, that’s when Lara shines. She’s going to need to play well with others in DBD though, and her three new perks help with that.

Finesse: While you are healthy, fast vaults are 20% faster. After one fast vault, Finesse goes on cooldown for 40/35/30 seconds.
Hardened: After you unlock a chest or bless or cleanse and totem, reveal the killer’s aura for up to five seconds any time you would otherwise scream.
Specialist: Earn a token each time you open or rummage through a chest. Consume all tokens, up to a maximum of six, when you hit a great skill check on a generator repair. For each token consumed, reduce the maximum required generator progress by up to 4%.

DBD 2V8 mode

The DBD 2V8 mode also arrives this month. It could arrive alongside the Tomb Raider chapter, but leaks suggest it’s coming on July 25, 2024. All we know officially right now is that it’s coming this month, thanks to the year eight roadmap below.

Behaviour has been very clear that 2v8 is a ‘game mode’ as opposed to a ‘modifier’ as modifiers are identified as tweaks on the standard game mode. As you can see in the roadmap below, a “game mode” is scheduled to arrive in July, so if 2V8 doesn’t arrive on July 16, 2024, it should be added later in the month.

Dead by Daylight release schedule

Upcoming Dead by Daylight chapters

The Anniversary Livestream gave us a glimpse at what we can expect from year nine in the horror game. With four full chapters, including three licensed ones, plus a new mid-season licensed survivor and a new original survivor. More game modes and modifiers, including the long-awaited 2v8 mode, are also scheduled throughout the year.

Previous DBD update release dates

Chapter 32: Dungeons and Dragons – June 3, 2024
Chapter 31: All Things Wicked – March 12, 2024
Chapter 30.5: Alan Wake – January 30, 2024
Chapter 30: Chucky – November 28, 2023
Chapter 29: Alien – Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Nicolas Cage – Tuesday, July 25, 2023
CHAPTER 28: End Transmission – Tuesday, June 13, 2023
CHAPTER 27: Tools of Torment – Tuesday, March 7, 2023
CHAPTER 26: Forged in Fog – Tuesday, November 22, 2022
CHAPTER 25: Resident Evil: PROJECT W – Tuesday, August 30, 2022
CHAPTER 24: Roots of Dread – Tuesday, June 7, 2022
CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising – Tuesday, March 8, 2022
CHAPTER 22: Portrait of a Murder – Tuesday, November 30, 2021
CHAPTER 21: Hellraiser – Tuesday, September 7, 2021
CHAPTER 20: Resident Evil – Tuesday, June 15, 2021
CHAPTER 19: All-Kill – Tuesday, March 30, 2021
CHAPTER 18: A Binding of Kin – Tuesday, December 1, 2020
CHAPTER 17: Descend Beyond – Tuesday, September 8, 2020
CHAPTER 16: Silent Hill – Tuesday, June 16, 2020
CHAPTER 15: Chains of Hate – Tuesday, March 10, 2020
CHAPTER 14: Cursed Legacy – Tuesday, December 3, 2019
CHAPTER 13: Stranger Things – Tuesday, September 17, 2019
CHAPTER 12: Ghost Face – Tuesday, June 18, 2019
CHAPTER 11: Demise of the Faithful – Tuesday, March 19, 2019
CHAPTER 10: Darkness Among Us – Tuesday, December 11, 2018
CHAPTER 9: Shattered Bloodline – Tuesday, September 18, 2018
CHAPTER 8: Curtain Call – Tuesday, June 12, 2018
CHAPTER 7: The SAW Chapter – Tuesday, January 23, 2018
CHAPTER 6: A Nightmare on Elm Street – Thursday, October 26, 2017
CHAPTER 5: A Lullaby for the Dark – Thursday, July 27, 2017
CHAPTER 4: Spark of Madness – Thursday, May 11, 2017
CHAPTER 3: Of Flesh and Mud – Thursday, December 8, 2016
CHAPTER 2: The HALLOWEEN Chapter – Tuesday, October 25, 2016
CHAPTER 1: The Last Breath Chapter – Thursday, August 18, 2016

If you’re anything like us, surely you’re counting down the days to the next Dead by Daylight update. While you wait, there are plenty of other horror games and survival games that deserve your attention, and don’t forget to redeem the latest DBD codes for Bloodpoints, cosmetics, and more.