Dead by Daylight Update 9.000.001 Patch Notes (DBD v9.0.0)

Dead by Daylight update 9.000.001 is available to download on PS5, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official DBD update 9.000.000 patch notes, the latest DBD update 9.0 introduces The Animatronic with a teleporting axe-based playstyle, a new map, and extensive system reworks like spawn logic, disconnection penalties, and perk balance across Killers and Survivors. Apart from this, DBD patch 9.000.001 also includes stability fixes.

DBD update 9.000.001 Patch Notes – June 17, 2025

Dead by Daylight Patch Summary – New Killer: The Animatronic & Major System Updates

• New Killer Added: The Animatronic brings a new power, Fazbear’s Fright, with teleporting and aura-revealing mechanics.

• Map Added: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza now available, with Security Doors and Cameras offering new strategic options.

• Quality of Life Enhancements: Auto Bloodweb, reworked AFK crows, disconnect penalties, and spawn logic improvements.

• Killer & Survivor Balance: Perk adjustments across the board; major Lich and Twins improvements.

• Emblem, Offering, and Visual Tweaks: Emblem point updates, offering reworks, new gamma calibration popup.

New Killer: The Animatronic

Killer Power: Fazbear’s Fright

• Weapon: Fire Axe — throwable weapon embeds in Survivors, blocks healing until removed.

• Map Feature: Security System — 7 random Security Doors with Cameras appear.

  • Survivors can cycle camera views and teleport to viewed doors.

  • Overuse drains battery; recharge needed to reuse system.

  • Animatronic can teleport freely, even grabbing Survivors using the door.

New Killer Perks

Help Wanted

• Damaged Generator becomes Compromised (only one at a time).

• Completing the Compromised Gen grants 25% faster basic attack cooldowns for 40/50/60s.

Phantom Fear

• Survivors within Terror Radius scream and reveal aura for 2s when looking at you.

• 80/70/60s cooldown.

Haywire

• Exit gates with 80%+ progress regress at 80/90/100% of opening speed.

• Flickering lights indicate regression.

New Map: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza

• New themed map added.

• Includes interactive Security Doors and cameras as part of Animatronic gameplay.

Quality of Life Improvements

AFK Crow System Update

• AFK after 10s of inactivity.

• Crows (1 to 3) spawn based on AFK points.

• After 90s, causes Loud Noise alerts and temporary collision loss.

• Disabled during Hatch or End Game Collapse.

Bloodweb Spending

• Auto Bloodweb unlocked after first Prestige.

• Tutorial pop-ups now shown only once across all characters.

Disconnection Penalties

• Based on last 20 matches.

• Penalties reduce through clean matches, not by time.

Gamma Setting

• Gamma calibration popup on first launch.

• Accessible anytime in Graphics Settings.

“Going Next” Prevention

• Intentional early deaths now penalized.

• Disconnect penalty + 1 full grade lost.

• Attempt Unhook limited to specific situations.

• Letting skill checks pass no longer instantly kills.

• Abandoned BP reward increased from 600 → 2000.

Killer Gameplay Updates

The Lich

• All spells now available at trial start.

• Reduced cooldowns across all spells.

• Improved visual and timing responsiveness.

• Aura reveal and spell effects enhanced.

• Multiple bug fixes.

The Lich Add-ons

• Rebalancing across 13 add-ons for cooldowns, Haste, aura reveal, status effects.

The Twins

• Victor can now initiate chases.

Killer Perk Balance

• Call of Brine: Regression buffed to 130/140/150%.

• Dark Devotion: Duration and radius both increased.

• Hex: Retribution: Oblivious and aura reveal durations buffed.

• Machine Learning: Longer effect, reduced Haste.

• THWACK!: Aura reveal range and duration increased.

• Many other perks adjusted for cooldowns, duration, and Haste effects.

Survivor Perk Balance

• Botany Knowledge: Removed healing item efficiency penalty.

• Empathic Connection: Global aura visibility; improved healing bonus.

• Desperate Measures: Healing/unhook speed buffs.

• Champion of Light: Cooldown reduced to 60/50/40s.

• Exultation: Item recharge dramatically increased, cooldown reduced.

• More perks received cooldown, effect, and scaling updates.

Emblem System Updates

Lightbringer

• Invocation and Totem blessings now reward more.

• Chase-based bonuses increased.

Evader

• More points for long chases.

• Updated chase proximity multipliers.

Quest & Reward Updates

• Daily Quest BP: Increased from 2,500 → 5,000.

Map System Overhaul

• New Map Showcase mode: queue for a specific map.

• All Map Offerings now provide a flat 20% chance.

• Duplicate offerings no longer stack.

• Gameplay-altering offerings now hidden pre-match.

Spawn Logic Updates

• Survivors spawn within 12m and on same floor.

• New Offerings:

  • Shroud of Separation replaces Binding (forces separate spawns).

  • Shroud of Vanishing replaces Separation (rejects all spawn offerings).

Spectator Mode Enhancements

• Increased slots to 5.

• Hotkeys and controller support added.

• Improved player-switching functionality.

Voice Language Support

• New “Voice Language” setting in General tab.

• French voiceovers added for several characters.

Performance

• Launch optimization improved to reduce stuttering.

Hellraiser DLC Updates

• Perks Renamed:

  • Deadlock → No Holds Barred

  • Hex: Plaything → Hex: Fortune’s Fool

  • Gift of Pain → Weeping Wounds

• Achievements Renamed & Reworked:

  • Tear Their Soul Apart → Beyond Broken

  • Punch Drunk → Neither Seen Nor Heard

  • Adept Cenobite → Lost All Hope

Bug Fixes

Audio

• Fixed an issue where The Huntress’ Were-Elk outfit lullaby was quieter than her other outfits.
• Fixed an issue where The Plague’s Corrupt Purge activation sound effect would play multiple time in a row when all Pools of Devotion were corrupted.
• Fixed an issue where the basic attack SFX for The Unknown’s Savage Shovel weapon from his Missing Zookeeper outfit was missing.

Characters

• Fixed an issue where the Madness tier up animation would not trigger on Survivors when playing against The Doctor.
• Fixed an issue where The Nightmare’s left hand would snap briefly when aiming at a Dream Pallet.
• Fixed an issue where Rupture could be activated while dropping a pallet as The Nightmare.
• Fixed an issue where Awake Survivors could heal Sleeping Survivors after the “Wake Up” interaction was interrupted.
• Fixed an issue where The Nightmare was unable to use Dream Projection in Trials.
• Fixed an issue where The Trickster did not have a fatigued animation after ending a Main Event.
• Fixed an issue where The Dark Lord could see the lute floating when a Survivor was using Bardic Inspiration while in Bat form.
• Fixed an issue where The Lich’s Spell indicator became distorted when changing window modes on an ultra wide monitor.
• Fixed an issue where pallets would shake after lifting a pallet with The Lich’s Mage Hand.
• Fixed an issue where the animation for The Lich’s Mage Hand would repeat after raising a pallet.
• Fixed an issue where the activation prompt for the Eye of Vecna was not clearly labeled.
• Fixed an issue where the grace period to drop a pallet after it was raised by The Lich’s Mage Hand was inconsistent.
• Fixed an issue where The Houndmaster’s dog would appear to slide when charging the Chase command while blocked by obstacles.
• Fixed an issue where the speed line vignette VFX lingered indefinitely after using Fly as The Lich.
• Fixed stretching issues with The Plague’s vomit decals.
• Fixed an issue where The Plague could get stuck at 4.4 base speed after getting pallet stunned while charging Vile Purge.
• Fixed an issue where Survivors would briefly float after being pushed by The Mastermind’s Bound Attack.
• Fixed an issue where The Skull Merchant’s lobby animation would be interrupted.
• Fixed an issue where the Survivor’s pointing animation would not play correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Survivor’s scream animation would not play correctly when vaulting.
• Fixed an issue where Felix Richter’s Off The Shoulder torso outfit would flip over his shoulder and clip through his body.
• Fixed an issue where, while playing as The Twins, quickly unbinding Victor after leaping on an object or getting crushed would prevent Victor from performing any actions.

Environment/Maps

• Fixed an issue in the Coldwind Farm Realm where players could not vault in the combine harvester.
• Fixed an issue in the Autohaven Wreckers Realm where players could not vault in the crashed bus.
• Fixed an issue in the Toba Landing map where a placeholder tile would appear.
• Fixed an issue in the Autohaven Wreckers Realm where both window vaults in the crashed bus would be blocked.
• Fixed an issue where a black line would appear on the ground in the Main Menu after backing out of the Rift Pass.
• Fixed an issue where a shadow can be seen following Survivors and the Killer in various Realms on Low Quality Graphic settings.

Perks

• Fixed an issue where the durability icon remained visible after emptying a Toolbox with the Streetwise perk equipped.

Quests

• Fixed an issue that caused Auric Cells Expiry Notice to not appear for players affected by the Act of Settlement when gaining Auric Cells from the Rift.

UI

• Fixed a potential crash issue when selecting a Journal entry.
• Fixed an issue where the UI scale in the Match Details screen would be inconsistent after updating the UI Scale setting.
• Fixed an issue where the player’s name would overlap with other icons on the scoreboard in the Tally screen.
• Fixed a crash issue when leveling up in the Bloodweb.
• Fixed an issue where the input prompts did not initially match the input mode after switching from a keyboard & mouse to a controller.
• Fixed issues with text formatting on the Main Menu play buttons.

Changes from PTB

Bot Improvements

• Survivor Bots no longer try to use disabled or occupied Security Doors.
• Survivor Bots now try to remove the Animatronic’s Axe during chase.

New Killer Perks

Help Wanted

• No gameplay change. Updated the description to match that of Machine Learning, which was also updated.

Haywire

• Increased minimum regression threshold to 80% (was 50%).
• Increased regression speed to 80/90/100% (was 40/45/50%).

Killer Updates

The Animatronic

• Increased cooperative projectile removal to 5 seconds (was 3 seconds).

The Animatronic Add-Ons

• Help Wanted Ad
  • Preview distance grows faster.
• Restaurant Menu
  • Increased effect to 20% (was 10%).
• Rotten Pizza
  • Increased effect to 100% (was 50%).
• Ripped Curtain
  • Decreased duration to 60 seconds (was 70 seconds).
• Greasy Paper Plate
  • Increased effect to 15% (was 10%).
• Office Phone
  • Increased range to 24 meters (was 12 meters).
  • Reveals the aura of the axe to Survivors within this range (NEW).
  • Decreases the time required to remove the Axe from another Survivor by 50% (NEW).
• Bonnie’s Guitar Strings
  • Decreases the duration of the Undetectable status effect upon exiting the Security Door by 50% (NEW).
• Foxy’s Hook
  • Decreased Haste effect to 7% (was 10%).
  • Decreased Haste duration to 3 seconds (was 6 seconds).
• Purple Guy Drawing
  • Decreased rushed action aura duration to 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).
  • Increased Axe removal aura duration to 6 seconds (was 4 seconds).
• Loot Bag
  • No longer causes incapacitated (REMOVED).
  • Applies Exit Gate blocker effect to all Survivors within 12 meters (NEW).
• Celebrate! Poster
  • Decreased haste to 12% (was 20%).
  • Removed distance-based deactivation (REMOVED).
  • Effect applies to all players within 32 meters (NEW).
• Faz-Coin
  • Set Terror Radius size to 24 meters instead of copying the current Terror Radius size (REWORK).
• Iridescent Remnant
  • Increased effect range to 32 meters (was 16 meters).
  • Increased effect duration to 12 seconds (was 8 seconds).
  • No longer blocks window vaults (REMOVED).

The Artist Add-Ons

• Reverted all add-on changes from the 9.0.0 PTB.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to be heard while they teleport in the Security Door.
• Fixed an issue that caused Loud Noise notifications to be inaudible when the Animatronic was inside a Security Door.
• Fixed an issue that caused Survivors close to another Survivor using Security Cameras to not hear their surroundings.
• Fixed an issue that caused the scanning SFX of Security Camera to continue playing when the Killer moved out of the scanning range.
• Fixed an issue that caused scanning SFX to continue playing when switching Security Cameras.
• Fixed an issue that caused SFX from the area around the target Security Camera to be audible while viewing a Security Camera.
• Fixed an issue in the Blackwater Swamp Realm where a Security Door would spawn facing a wall.
• Fixed an issue where VFX would display inconsistently for The Animatronic’s Fire Axe abilities.
• Fixed an issue where VFX would display inconsistently during characters’ movement through Security Doors.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic’s Fire Axe ember trail VFX remained visible on Survivors when retrieving the Axe.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic’s Fire Axe wasn’t automatically retrieved when the Axe was placed on various moveable map objects.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic could see the Axe aura when it was being removed via a co-op interaction.
• Fixed an issue where the “Remove Axe” prompt was prioritized over the vault prompt for Survivors when playing against The Animatronic.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic could perform an Axe grab on a Survivor inside a locker.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic and Survivor could become stuck or desynced when The Animatronic grabbed the Axe at the last second.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic could be blinded during the Axe grab animation.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic could not be blinded during pallet break and vault animations.
• Fixed an issue where the Greasy Paper Plate add-on was missing the debuff icon and interaction penalty.
• Fixed an issue where the Rotten Pizza add-on reduced the Axe radius.
• Fixed an issue where there were inconsistencies with Security Door numbers when entering the door selection area as The Animatronic.
• Fixed an issue where elements of Security Doors dissolved incorrectly upon opening them.
• Fixed an issue where Survivor models were in their default outfits when interrupted in the Security Room.
• Fixed an issue where The Animatronic’s power icons appeared enabled when inside the Security Doors.
• Fixed an issue where the Survivor’s visual heartbeat indicator was visible when teleporting to a Security Door.
• Fixed an issue where Survivors were audible when they teleported to a Security Door.
• Fixed an issue where Survivors getting interrupted in the Security Room were able to see the Security Door aura.
• Fixed an issue where Survivors could scan The Animatronic with a disabled Security Camera.
• Fixed an issue where the interrupt animation did not play when getting interrupted while using a Security Camera.
• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t exit the Security Doors when using the mouse wheel as an input.
• Fixed an issue where Survivors’ faces were distorted when interrupted in the Security Room.
• Fixed an issue where an input bind conflict was present for Survivors interacting with a Security Door while playing on controller.
  • This fix has resulted in a change to the Security Door input mapping for Survivor players on all platforms.
• Fixed an issue where the Haywire perk wasn’t disabled when both Exit Gates were open.
• Fixed an issue where the Help Wanted perk was not disabled when all generators were completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Decisive Strike perk did not activate when Axe grabbed by The Animatronic.
• Fixed an issue where the Machine Learning and Help Wanted perks stacked when activated multiple times.
• Fixed an issue where the Save The Best For Last perk did not lose a token when hitting the Obsession with The Animatronic’s Axe.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where a wheel chair failed to spawn on a tile.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where players could climb on top of gift boxes.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where the Dark Lord could get stuck next to a vault.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where Killers could get stuck between a hook and the main building.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where The Nurse could get partially stuck in the ramp of the repair room.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where a Totem would clip into the ground.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where The Blight was unable to collide with certain objects behind the main stage.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where The Trapper could hide traps within the Entity’s Corruption.
• Fixed a loading distance issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map kitchen by adjusting blood decal trail on the floor next to the fryer
• Fixed various issues with various 3D elements, both structural and decorative, in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map.
• Fixed an issue by changing loading distances on four bricks parts of the main building of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where shadows would end abruptly in various locations.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where the floor would clip through the wall.
• Fixed an issue in the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza map where the intro camera would clip through The Houndmaster.
• Fixed an issue in the Wreckers’ Yard map where a placeholder tile would appear in the map.
• Fixed an issue in the Toba Landing map where The Nurse could blink on a side of the main structure that is not accessible to any other character.
• Fixed an issue where The Legion would encounter stuttering during the Feral Frenzy fatigue state.
• Fixed an issue where the pick-up prompt for the Nostromo Wreckage keycard was incorrectly labeled.
• Fixed an issue where the Map Showcase tooltip would remain visible after the cursor left the Map Showcase label in the lobby.
• Fixed an issue where the Map Showcase tooltip would remain visible after disconnecting from a lobby.
• Fixed an issue where the final level preview in the Bloodweb Bulk Spending popup was not accurate.
• Fixed an issue where the Bloodweb Bulk Spending rewards popup would be missing for characters who were at max prestige level.

Previously, a big Dead by Daylight update 5.4.0 was released which added a new Killer (The Onryō) and a new survivor (Yoichi Asakawa). Unfortunately, players are facing various issues with the game. Today’s Dead by Daylight patch 9.000.001 will address a few of these issues.

Download DBD update 9.000.001 on PS5, PC and Xbox.