
- BGG rank
- BGG #782
- BGG rating
- 7.8
BattleCON: Devastation of Indines
- 1–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2013

Expansion for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game
2024
Rules assistance for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion
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Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion is an expansion for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game released in 2024 for 3–5 players, 45–55 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by D. Brad Talton, Jr. and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Simultaneous Action Selection.
Enhance your Dead by Daylight: The Board Game experience with this expansion. Play as one of the new Survivors and utilize their unique perks to escape from a new cabal of terrifying Killers with horrifying abilities you've never seen before! Explore a sinister realm and customize your experience with all new set-up options. Features 10 hauntingly detailed miniature figurines. Each turn, players will plan their moves by secretly selecting paths on the board to move along. Each time a player moves, they will reveal new features of the board, called props, which they can interact with to further their objectives or to hinder their opponents. Survivors are able to utilize many different props to aid in their survival and navigation of the trial. Killers can make use of fewer props—instead, they interact with the Survivors using their attack or their unique power. Each Killer has a different power that will completely change the way the game plays. Both Killers and Survivors have perks which grant them special abilities. Experienced players can customize their characters with various perk configurations, offering even more replayability. Contains a selection of 5 new Killers and Survivors. Test your skill as The Clown, The Huntress, The Trickster, The Legion, or The Plague, each with new and cunning ways to corner the Survivors. Or you can choose from one of five new Survivors, Kate, David, Yun-Jin, Jeff, or Jane, each of whom have their own unique skills for thwarting the Killers and ensuring their survival. —description from the publisher
Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion supports 3–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion is 45–55 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion belongs to these categories: Horror, Video Game Theme, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Simultaneous Action Selection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion are: D. Brad Talton, Jr.. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Dead by Daylight: The Board Game – Gatekeeper Expansion as an expansion for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dead by Daylight: The Board Game to use it. Check that your edition of Dead by Daylight: The Board Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.