Dead by Daylight how to drop items explained

Wondering how to drop items in Dead by Daylight? Items are useful objects you can pick up in Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetric survival horror game. Ranging in rarity and usefulness, there’s sometimes a good reason or two to let go of items you might’ve been holding onto. But how do you do it?

Here, we’ll walk you through how to drop items in Dead by Daylight, and explain the reasons and circumstances in which you might want to do so. There’s a lot more to learn about the game if you want to master it though. Whether you need an overview of Dead by Daylight multiplayer, or want to know how to repair generators, we can help you out.

How to drop an item in Dead by Daylight

To drop an item on controller, press the B/Circle button for Playstation or Xbox, or the R key on mouse and keyboard if you’re on PC. This will drop whatever item you currently have equipped. It will fall onto the floor, and other Survivors will then be able to pick it up.

To drop another item, just equip it from your inventory and repeat the process. You can drop items regardless of weather you’re running, walking, or crawling, though you won’t be able to do so if you’re in the middle of another interaction like freeing yourself from a hook, healing, or fixing a generator.

Why drop items in Dead by Daylight?

On the surface, this might seem like a question with an obvious answer – inventory management. However there’s no limit to how many items you can carry in DBD, and thus you’re free to hoard things to your heart’s desire if you so choose. There are a couple of good reasons you may want to drop items anyway though.

While there might not be an item limit, you may still find inventory management a good enough reason. After all, there are different item rarities, and you’ll likely want to prioritise using Ultra Rare items over lesser ones. If you’ve picked up far too much and are carrying around redundant items, it might streamline things for you to let go of the rubbish in your inventory.

A more important reason is teamwork. If you’re a Survivor, it goes without saying that you’ll want to work with other Survivors to escape the Trial and avoid being sacrificed. Items are a boon to this end, with objects like the Flashlight, Toolbox, and Med Kit granting essential bonuses to explore, repair, and recover. If you’ve got an abundance of such items – or if there’s a good strategy involved – it might be sensible to drop items you’re carrying for your teammates.

This can make even more sense if you’re about to die, as your friends will be unable to claim items that were on you if you’re killed. Dropping the items if you’re being chased and are under imminent threat of a gruesome fate at least opens up the potential for your fellow Survivors to fare better and win the match.
A final reason you could choose to drop an item is as a bargaining tool. The Killer can also pick up and use certain items, and some players have been known to haggle for their lives in exchange for precious goods. This doesn’t work often, and is reportedly only successful in about 20% of cases, but as a last resort, it might be worth a try.

How to get items in Dead by Daylight

There are really two ways you can get items in DBD. Either you can find them in chests around the map during matches, or you can unlock items by spending Bloodpoints in the Bloodweb in between matches. This is usually the way to go if you’re aiming to get your hands on rarer and more powerful items.

That covers everything you should need to know about how to drop items in Dead by Daylight. If you’re new to the game, you might want to take a look at where and how you can play. Whether you’re interested in finding Dead by Daylight on Game Pass, want to check if you need Playstation Plus for Dead by Daylight, or just want to know if Dead by Daylight has crossplay, we’ve got you covered in some of our other guides.

Are items useful in Dead by Daylight?

Items are extremely useful to both Survivors and Killers in Dead by Daylight.

How do you pick up items in Dead by Daylight?

You can pick up items with the main interact button, either RB on controller or left click on mouse and keyboard.