Dead by Daylight Terrifier chapter: Nov 24 date, Art's Toys, PTB
Dead by Daylight Terrifier chapter launches Nov 24, 2026 with Art the Clown, Sienna Shaw and Hartshorne Mall. Here are the Toys, perks and PTB changes.
- Release date: November 24, 2026 per the official chapter page
- New Killer: Art the Clown (The Terrifier) with the Bag of Toys power
- New Survivor: Sienna Shaw
- New map: Hartshorne Mall in The Subdivisions realm
- PTB patch 10.3.0 posted October 28 adds gore settings and a Mori system update
The Dead by Daylight Terrifier chapter is scheduled for November 24, 2026, and Behaviour Interactive has already put it into the Steam Public Test Build (PTB) with Art the Clown as the new Killer, Sienna Shaw as the new Survivor and a new map, Hartshorne Mall. Here is what the official patch notes and chapter page confirm so far.
Release date and platforms
The official chapter page lists November 24, 2026 as the release date and shows the chapter on Steam, the Epic Games Store, the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox, the PlayStation Store and the Nintendo eShop. Behaviour has not published a price on that page, so check your platform store closer to launch.
Until then, PC players can try the content on the PTB. The 10.3.0 Terrifier PTB patch notes were posted to the Dead by Daylight Steam page on October 28, and the chapter had been teased for November since the crossover was first announced earlier in the year. Test builds are for feedback, so numbers can still change before the live release.
The Terrifier: Art's Bag of Toys
Art the Clown appears in the game as The Terrifier. His power, Bag of Toys, lets him hold the ability button, open the bag and pick one of two random Toys. After that the bag goes on cooldown. Each Toy is single-use: you hold the power button to ready it, then tap attack to use it.
The patch notes list five Toys:
- Acid Bottle. Throw it at Survivors or leave Acid Puddles; it causes the Torture effect.
- Flail. A sweeping attack that can strike over certain obstacles and causes Torture.
- Handgun. Fires a bullet and causes Torture.
- Flamethrower. Shoots a stream of fire that can inflame Pallets, Windows and Generators.
- Bike Horn. Reveals Survivors with Killer Instinct and applies Oblivious, and resets active Torture timers.
The core loop is to use one Toy to Torture an injured Survivor, then a different Toy to down them and inflict Terrified. Every Toy that applies Torture gains a point of Deadliness, and at maximum Deadliness a Toy can down injured Survivors on its own. A maxed Bike Horn also interrupts Survivors repairing a Generator or healing and regresses their progress instantly. Art can also Taunt: doing so to a Terrified Survivor who is hooked or downed grants one Deadliness to every Toy and removes the Terrified status.
New perks
Art brings three Killer perks, and Sienna brings three Survivor perks, all as listed in the PTB notes.
| Perk | Character | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Laughingstock | Art (Killer) | Survivors within 12m of a completed Generator gain Exhausted and Oblivious; you see completed Generators' Auras. |
| Kill Spree | Art (Killer) | When all remaining Survivors have 2 Hook States and all Generators are done, you can kill Survivors, and both Exit Gate Switches are blocked while you do. |
| Funny Business | Art (Killer) | Damaging a Generator gives 10% Haste for 10s plus one random outcome, from extra Haste to a 2s stun or a blocked Generator. |
| Valkyrie's Rage | Sienna (Survivor) | After 40/35/30s of being chased, your next pallet stun lasts 75% longer. |
| Shared Trauma | Sienna (Survivor) | Taking a protection hit lets nearby Survivors recover from Exhausted while running. |
| Best Gift Ever | Sienna (Survivor) | Start with 4/5/6 Tokens; dropping an Item type for the first time converts it into a passive bonus. |
Funny Business is deliberately random: one of its outcomes is simply "Confetti! But nothing happens", according to the patch notes.
Hartshorne Mall and system changes
The new map, Hartshorne Mall, belongs to a realm called The Subdivisions. Behaviour's lore blurb ties it to Dwight, who lost his parents there as a child. The same PTB also changes systems for every player:
- Gore settings. A new Gameplay tab in Settings lets you reduce the goriness of death sequences and switch blood to a neutral green tone; Regional Streamer Mode also anonymizes player information.
- Mori overhaul. Moris are split into Finisher, Power and Memento Mori or Perk categories, with a standard Attack-button activation. It starts with The Terrifier and will roll out to older Killers over time.
- Perk tweaks. Survivors get changes to Dark Sense, Calm Spirit and Slippery Meat; Killers get changes to Dark Arrogance, Ravenous and Whispers.
For Survivors, Slippery Meat now makes unhooks 65/70/75% faster (it was 90/95/100%) but grants 7% Haste afterwards. Dark Sense gains a token system so it can trigger more than once per trial. For Killers, Ravenous cuts its Exposed duration to 60/65/70s from 80/85/90s.
What to expect next
Expect Behaviour to publish a PTB-to-live update before the chapter goes live, as it did for the 10.2.0 perk changes, when the team explained which PTB changes it would keep. Treat all numbers above as PTB values. If you play Dead by Daylight alongside other asymmetrical survival games, our Forsaken killers and survivors guide covers a Roblox take on the same chase formula, and every new piece we publish lands in the Dead by Daylight hub and the news section.
FAQ
When does the Dead by Daylight Terrifier chapter come out?
The official chapter page lists November 24, 2026.
Who are the new characters?
Art the Clown, called The Terrifier in game, is the Killer, and Sienna Shaw is the Survivor.
Can I play it before launch?
On PC, the chapter content is in the Steam Public Test Build under patch 10.3.0, so numbers may change before release.
What is the new map?
Hartshorne Mall, part of The Subdivisions realm.
Is there a gore filter?
Yes. The PTB adds gore customization in the Gameplay settings tab, including reduced death sequences and a green blood colour option.
How we got here
- Oct 28, 202610.3.0 Terrifier PTB patch notes posted on Steam
- Nov 24, 2026Terrifier chapter release date listed on the official chapter page
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