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If you give them enough time, live-service games tend to turn into fashion shows. Dressing up your main in a variety of festive winter looks is a time-honored tradition, and Dead by Daylight gives you a ton of ways to strut your stuff. A lot of cosmetics qualify as Halloween looks, whether or not they’re tied to any spooky season event, but a few deserve a special shoutout. Here are 10 of the best Halloween cosmetics in Dead by Daylight, in no particular order.
The Transplant (Doctor)
Introduced in The Midnight Grove, The Transplant makes Herman Carter as hideous on the outside as he is inside. Crudely stitched together with meat and metal, The Transplant is a fun twist on the reanimation concept that isn’t just another Frankenstein’s Monster. Just don’t let him get close with that weapon or you’re in for a second shocking discovery.
Through Havoc (Adam)
Adam Francis is a fashion icon, and we can 1v1 cowshed if you disagree. The flavor text describes Adam’s attempt to flee from a monster, only for its claws to tear him apart. Admittedly, rocking Day-Glo blue in a murderous hide-and-seek sim isn’t the brightest idea, but at least Through Havoc lets you die in style when Nurse or Spirit finds you.
Forsaken Land (Plague)
Introduced in The Void, Forsaken Land gives Vommy Mommy a winter glow-up. From the icicle shoulder pads and frosty censer to the dress’s aquamarine detailing, Forsaken Land is the perfect look for a cold spooky season. The Entity’s favorite priestess has other killer looks, but if you’re seeking something spectacular for Halloween, Forsaken Land ranks amongst the best.
Fae Claudette (Claudette)
“As a child,” the Fae Claudette flavor text reads, “she believed that her backyard was home to pixies.” Between the slippers and layered-leaf skirt, Fae Claudette feels like a costume from a high school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. That’s honestly the perfect vibe for an OG survivor who’s seen more than one dreamlike (and nightmarish) thing in the Fog.
Open Heart (Knight)
Introduced in Twisted Treats, Open Heart gives The Knight a Sleepy Hollow makeover, complete with a pumpkin head. Even more unsettling is the glowing heart exposed by his open chest cavity. It’s almost like Tarhos is mocking the Terror Radius heartbeat that survivors hear as he approaches. As another big glowy cosmetic, it may ruin your stealth, but it’s so worth it.
Mime Time (Feng)
It’s easier to finish a gen against Impossible Skill Check Doctor than it is to build a cosmetic tier list without Feng Min. Setting aside the absolutely silly number of skins this fan-favorite character receives, there’s no denying that Feng is stylish in a dozen different ways. Will Waldo stripes become the hot new thing this Halloween season? Absolutely not, but it’s fun to pretend.
Swamp Creature (Hag)
Introduced in Tricks and Treats, Swamp Creature is the closest we have to an official Creature from the Black Lagoon cosmetic. Though Hag once languished without many good skins, her fortune has changed in recent years. Now you can hold a soul-crushing three-gen and camp someone to death in basement while looking like an awful fish-frog creature. So that’s good, right?
Witching Hour (Mikaela)
Introduced in The Midnight Grove, Witching Hour is about as Halloween as a Dead by Daylight cosmetic can get without belonging to Myers. As far as DbD is concerned, Mikaela and bestie Sable are the patron saints of goth style (sorry, Black Metal Jeff), and it’s because of looks like this. With a black-and-orange corset and witch’s hat, Witching Hour delivers big on haunting Halloween looks.
Inoculated Xenomorph (Xenomorph)
Introduced in the Hallowed Blight Collection, Inoculated Xenomorph shows us yet again why we don’t let The Blight stick us with needles. Twisted by the mad alchemist and his dubious herb, The Alien is more grotesque than ever, featuring a skull-like head and dripping orange pustules. The Alien: Isolation star really didn’t need to be scarier, but here we are. Thanks, Hallowed Blight. I can’t unsee this.
Toilet Paper Mummy (Dwight)
If there’s any holiday cosmetic as iconic as Dwelf, it’s Toilet Paper Mummy. It makes sense that Dead by Daylight‘s everyman poster boy would rock one of the best Halloween cosmetics. You won’t blend in anywhere but the snow fields of Ormond with this skin, but at least you’ll die knowing that you did your part to be as cheesy as the season would allow. Good job, Toilet Paper Dwight. Don’t get wiped…out.
