Bug #6905

Sudden RAM Spike and Game Freeze Post-Update

Status:	Open
Priority:	High
Added by:	Anonymous on September 4, '26
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	10.1.1
Actual Result:	game freazes and it makes sometimes my game crash
Expected Result:	i hop it will return like it was befor the update , it was runnig perfectly
Severity:	Blocker
Reproducibility:	Always
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	i hope u can fix this prblem

Steps to Reproduce

1. lunch dbd
2. while in a lobby or
3. while playing on a triel surviver and killer in the middle of the trieal

Explanation

Hello Behaviour Interactive,

I’m experiencing a serious performance issue with Dead by Daylight on PC (Steam).

During a match, Dead by Daylight suddenly starts using much more RAM than before. I have 8 GB of RAM, and I have seen DBD’s memory usage suddenly increase from around 200 MB to around 2 GB. My total system RAM usage can then reach 95–99%.

When this happens, the game completely freezes. My mouse can still move and the audio may continue, but the game itself becomes unresponsive and I cannot continue playing.

This issue seems to have started after the recent Dead by Daylight update and the recent anti-cheat changes. I am not certain that the anti-cheat is the cause, but I wanted to report it because the timing seems related.

PC:

Platform: PC / Steam
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650
The problem occurs during matches
RAM usage suddenly increases significantly
The game then freezes

I can provide screenshots of Task Manager showing Dead by Daylight’s RAM usage and the 95–99% total memory usage if needed.

Please investigate whether there could be a memory leak or RAM-related performance issue with the recent update/anti-cheat changes.

Thank you.

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