Steam Offline error

If you are running into a Steam Offline error message when launching the game, you should see a notification like this:

To fix this, please ensure:

1. Your game is up-to-date.
2. Your Steam client is up-to-date.
3. Steam is running with administrative privileges.
4. Your antivirus or firewall is not blocking Steam or Dead by Daylight.
5. You are running Dead by Daylight directly from your Steam library and not from a shortcut.