Dead by Daylight x NieR: Automata: 2B, A2 and Emil as outfits

2B appears as a Legendary Outfit for Feng Min, and A2 arrives as a Legendary Outfit for Yui Kimura. Emil is being added as a Very Rare Outfit for The Legion.

The available information describes the collaboration as a collection rather than a gameplay expansion. As a result, 2B and A2 remain tied to existing Survivors, while Emil is connected to The Legion as a cosmetic addition.

What happened

Behaviour Interactive is adding a NieR: Automata collection to Dead by Daylight. In the source material, the collaboration is explicitly described as a cosmetic collection, which means the crossover is focused on outfits rather than new Survivors, a new Killer, or a new Chapter. The source does not mention a release window, pricing, or platform-specific rollout plans.

The most notable addition is 2B, who is being linked to Feng Min as a Legendary Outfit. A2 follows in the same way as a Legendary Outfit for Yui Kimura. Both characters therefore remain part of existing Dead by Daylight characters instead of being added as separate playable characters. The source also notes that this collaboration is not intended as a separate gameplay expansion with unique perks or a new role structure within the game.

Emil is also getting a place in the collection. That cosmetic addition is tied to The Legion and is listed in the source as a Very Rare Outfit. That makes Emil the third NieR: Automata reference named in this crossover. No additional NieR: Automata cosmetics are mentioned in the provided information beyond 2B, A2, and Emil.

The collaboration fits the pattern of licensed content in Dead by Daylight, where Behaviour Interactive often uses existing characters as the basis for themed outfits. In this case, the crossover stays entirely within the game’s cosmetic system. There are no signs in the source that the collection comes with an event, a map, a new mechanic, or any other content beyond the outfits mentioned.

Background

NieR: Automata is an action RPG from Square Enix and PlatinumGames. The game is known for 2B, A2, and Emil as recognizable characters and symbols from the franchise. Dead by Daylight is Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetrical multiplayer horror game, where licensed collaborations are often used for themed cosmetics for existing Survivors and Killers.

Within Dead by Daylight, Legendary Outfits are used to visually transform an existing character while keeping that character’s core identity in the game. In this crossover, that applies to Feng Min and Yui Kimura, who receive 2B and A2 as outfits respectively. Emil is described in the source as a Very Rare Outfit for The Legion, which shows that this addition also fits within the game’s existing cosmetic system.

The source makes clear that the collaboration is not being presented as a new Chapter. That matters because Dead by Daylight’s larger licensed expansions can often introduce new playable content, a Killer, a Survivor, or a map. In this case, the collaboration remains limited to the outfits named above. The provided information does not confirm any additional characters, extra variants, or further content.

Timing is also left vague. No exact release date is given, and there are no details about a simultaneous rollout on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, or mobile platforms. So the only firm information from the source is that the crossover is official and that its content is cosmetic in nature.

Sources

• Gamerant: Dead by Daylight x NieR: Automata crossover