
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,758
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Doom: The Boardgame
- 2–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2004

Expansion for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game
2024
Rules assistance for Dead By Daylight: The Board Game – Malicious Expansion
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Dead By Daylight: The Board Game – Malicious Expansion is an expansion for Dead by Daylight: The Board Game released in 2024 for 3–5 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 18 and up. 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! Play as 4 new resourceful Survivors with their own unique perks! Play as 3 new Killers with horrifying powers that defy logic to hunt your prey! Explore 2 new twisted realms within The Fog - Forsaken Boneyard and Withered Isle. Bring the game to life with 10 hauntingly detailed miniature figurines! —description from the publisher
Dead By Daylight: The Board Game – Malicious 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 – Malicious Expansion is 30–60 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 – Malicious Expansion for ages 18 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 – Malicious 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 catalogue lists Dead By Daylight: The Board Game – Malicious 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.