A list of references to other media in Dead by Daylight.
- The Spirit's real name, Rin Yamaoka, is a shout out to the composer of the first five games in the Silent Hill series, Akira Yamaoka.
- The quote for one of the perks, Plunderer's Instinct, is "The pioneers used to loot these babies for hours."
- The Plague's bright green projectile vomit is very similar to the infamous scene from The Exorcist.
- Feng Min's eSports team are the Lazer Bears, a reference to Naughty Bear, one of Behaviour's older games.
- The Deathslinger has several little traits that point to one game in particular. He has a wide-brimmed hat, he uses a gun, he has a slightly old-west feel to him, he's driven by revenge, and most tellingly, his name is Caleb. The similarity to Blood is uncanny.
- David King's perk, "We're Gonna Live Forever", takes its name from the lyrics of the song "Live Forever" by a rock band from Manchester, Oasis.
- On the main menu, with Pyramid Head selected and visible on the screen, inputting the Konami Code will unlock a charm of Vic Viper from Gradius.
- The way some of the survivors ended up being abducted by the Entity by way of getting lost in the woods, and the implication that it tampered with the geography so that even people who put down trails (Claudette) or have actually lived in these woods (Jake) can't find their way back is very reminiscent of the Blair Witch.
- During the Tome VII event, Gnome Chompski can be found during the Endgame Collapse, allowing players to stomp on him for a new Charm (though they then have to survive the collapse).
- The Fold, the Cult formed by Otto Stamper that ultimately resulted in the birth of The Dredge, contains elements similar to Jonestown. A group of disillusioned people were brought together to land isolated from the outside world, tempted by the promise of forming a utopia free of negative and dark thoughts. The group's leader controls every aspect of his followers' lives, prohibiting any type of negative thoughts. A person from the outside arrives and attempts to reveal the truth about the leader to the followers, only to be killed. The half-crazed followers are pushed to the breaking point by the leader, resulting in everyone ending up dead. The only difference is that Stamper survives the incident (though he does end up getting killed by Herman Carter later on).
- One of Ash's line's in the menu is, "Kiss my grits!"
- A couple in The Ghost Face's tome:
- The three teenagers that Danny murders for parodying him discuss working together to make their own Ghost Face design after taking inspiration from slasher movies.
- One of the other killers that Danny finds a caricature of is called "The Miner".
Skins/Outfits
- One Dwight outfit gives him a white and red striped hoodie, the name of said outfit being "Where's Dwighty?".
- The description for Feng Min's Alien Sci-Fi Coat features the quote "Game over, man! Game over!".
- The name of the collection of David's tank-top fighter outfits is Fight Club.
- Further solidifying this is the quote featured in the Pugilist version of the outfit: "On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero."
- The description for Kate's Small Town Girl outfit includes the phrase "Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world."
- The Hag's Sapling Siren outfit bears a striking resemblance to a Clicker.
- The description for the Doctor's Bloody Business Suit includes "It's business. It's business time."
- The description for Dwight's Snake Oil Merchant outfit includes "Do you suffer from rheumatism? Lumbago? Acute, chronic, sciatic, neurologic, or inflammatory pain?"
- The description for Adam's Flat-Top head includes "Cut to show that you're more Will than Carlton."
- The descriptions for the Death/Doom Engravings add-ons for Billy's chainsaw include "Fills the user with determination."
- The Valentine's Day collection outfits for The Nurse and The Wraith are clearly based off The Phantom of the Opera.
- The Deathslinger's "Double-Crossed" skin bears some resemblance to Col. Douglas Mortimer's black suit of For a Few Dollars More.
- Found on Jake's "Scar and Goatee" (Francis) head: "A face fit for a legendary bar fight. What the hell is a lambda?"
- Dredge's "Twisted Plaything" prominently features a doll head with red hair and blue eyes in the center of its left arm.
- The Knight's "Enchanted Plate" cosmetic has an arrow in its knee.
