Want to play the Dead By Daylight Alan Wake PTB? Here's how to join in the fun.

First Published January 9, 2024, 21:51

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9 January 2024 Update - Alan Wake has arrived on the PTB today!

Dead by Daylight releases a Public Test Build with every new chapter they release, and Chapter 30 will be no different. Three weeks prior to the chapter's scheduled release, Steam players are able to try out all of the few features that will come with the latest chapter, including any new killers or abilities; and next up, Behavior Interactive is adding Alan Wake.

In this article, we'll show you how you can play the new chapter on the PTB, so you can see experience everything this new Killer brings to the game before it launches on consoles or live servers.

Dead By Daylight Alan Wake PTB Release Date & Start Time

The PTB for Chapter 30 - which includes new survivor Alan Wake - starts today, on 9 January 2024.

The new PTB servers go live with Alan Wake content at around 08:00 PST / 11:00 EDT / 16:00 GMT.

How To Play The Public Test Build (PTB) In Dead by Daylight

If you want to access the Dead by Daylight PTB for yourself, you'll need to have Dead by Daylight on Steam. Note that you can only connect to the PTB while it is live; if there is no active PTB, you will only be able to play the live version of the game.

If you have Steam and the PTB is currently ongoing, here's how to access it:

  • Open Steam.
  • Open your Library.
  • Find Dead by Daylight in your Library and right-click the game.
  • Select Properties.
  • Select Betas.
  • From the dropdown menu, select what is likely the only option (Public Tests).
  • Close the window.

    • Now that you've selected the PTB, it will begin downloading. Once it's downloaded, you can open up the game to play Dead by Daylight on the PTB. To switch back to the live build, just go back into the game's Properties and select 'none' instead of the PTB.

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    Cole is a Staff Writer at GINX Esports TV based in the United States. He's a lover of all things horror and particularly loves old horror games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil. You can also find him writing about Dead by Daylight and a slew of other games. Outside of writing for GINX, Cole loves cooking and his two cats. You can contact Cole for pitches at [email protected].

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