Steam Rating Adjustment Details
Valve has taken action to address a recent influx of off-topic reviews on the Steam store page for Dead by Daylight. The platform operator officially excluded all user reviews posted between November 1 and November 6, 2026, from the game's aggregate score. This intervention follows a period of intense community activity surrounding the streamer known as TheBurntPeanut. According to the official ledger, this action was taken under the off-topic review system that Valve has utilized since 2019 to maintain the integrity of user-generated ratings.
Context Behind the Review Activity
The controversy originated from a series of events involving developer Behaviour Interactive and the content creator. On October 30, Behaviour Interactive gifted all available Dead by Daylight DLC content to TheBurntPeanut. Following community backlash, the developer subsequently removed the gifted DLC from the streamer's account on November 3. This sequence of events triggered a wave of negative user reviews that Valve deemed unrelated to the actual gameplay experience, prompting the automated exclusion process.
Following the removal of these specific reviews from the calculation, the overall Steam rating for Dead by Daylight has returned to its previous status of Mostly Positive. Players who wish to see the full history of user feedback can still access the excluded data through the Steam store interface.
- Exclusion Period: November 1 to November 6, 2026.
- System Used: Valve's off-topic review system (active since 2019).
- Current Rating: Mostly Positive.
- Trigger Event: The gifting and subsequent removal of DLC from streamer TheBurntPeanut.
The practical impact for the player base is a recalibrated store score that reflects the game's long-term reception rather than the temporary spike in off-topic sentiment. While the reviews are hidden from the primary score, they remain accessible for users who choose to manually toggle the inclusion of excluded reviews on the store page. This ensures transparency while preventing isolated incidents from permanently skewing the public perception of the title on the platform.