Play Dead by Daylight With a VPN

Usually, yes. Using a VPN isn’t explicitly called out as banned in Dead by Daylight’s EULA, but BHVR does prohibit using “programs or tools” to gain an unfair advantage, and it bans things like unauthorized connections and exploiting bugs or features for competitive advantage. So a VPN used normally for privacy (like staying safer on public Wi-Fi, hiding your IP, etc.) is typically fine, but using it to intentionally create unfair advantages is where you start drifting into “this could be treated as cheating” territory.

Obviously, Windscribe is the best VPN for DbD! It offers streaming and gaming-optimized servers in 69+ countries and 115+ cities, AES-256 encryption, a powerful Firewall, a strict no-identifying-logs policy, and other great privacy features.

If your Dead by Daylight isn’t working with Windscribe, try these steps:

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It’s super easy! Just download Windscribe, sign in, and connect to a location close to you first (that’s usually best for ping). Then launch Dead by Daylight and queue like normal. If you get connection issues, BHVR’s own support docs specifically call out proxy settings as something that can interfere, so it’s worth checking you’re not accidentally running a proxy configuration on top of everything.

Ping in DbD is mostly about distance, routing, and local stability. The biggest wins are boring: stable internet, less Wi-Fi congestion, and no background downloads. If routing is the problem, a VPN can help sometimes, but only if you pick a nearby VPN location and it gives you a cleaner route. If you connect far away, you’re almost guaranteed to add latency.

In most countries, using a VPN for gaming is fine. VPNs are legal and widely used. The exceptions are countries where VPN use is banned or restricted (like China or Russia).