Yes, Dead by Daylight supports cross-progression between PS5 and supported PC platforms through a Behaviour Account. Linking the platform accounts and enabling their synchronization are separate steps, and you should verify the account identities carefully because a synchronized platform cannot simply be unsynced afterward.
01Cross-play and cross-progression solve different problems
Cross-play lets people on supported platforms play together. Cross-progression is about carrying supported progress and inventory between your own platform accounts. Joining a friend’s match does not automatically merge your PS5 progress with a PC account.
You need access to the base game on each platform where you want to play. A PS5 game purchase is not automatically a PC game licence. Cross-progression can make the move less repetitive, but it should not be confused with buying the game once for every store.
I would decide which PC provider I intend to use before starting: Steam, Epic Games Store, and Windows Store are distinct account providers. The email address displayed by one service does not establish that it is the same account as another, and an old unused PC account can be easy to select accidentally.
02Check identities before linking anything
Open the game on the PS5 account whose progress you want to keep and confirm the player identity. Do the same on the intended PC platform after installing and updating the game. Launching the current game on both platforms before linking is part of the preparation recommended in Behaviour’s guidance.
Next, sign in to the Behaviour Account you intend to use as the connection point. Read the platform account names shown during authorization. If your browser is already signed in to a different Steam or PlayStation account, correct that before confirming the link.
Behaviour’s cross-progression FAQ states that you cannot replace a linked provider account with a different account from that provider. It also says synchronized platforms cannot be unsynced, including by support. This is why I would treat the identity check as the important step, not rush through it as a routine login.
Keep a private note of the account names and relevant player identifiers before proceeding. This is useful if you later need support, but it is not a reason to share passwords, verification codes, or account screenshots publicly. A progress-transfer tutorial never needs those secrets.
03Link the accounts, then enable synchronization
In the Behaviour Account interface, connect the PlayStation account and the intended PC provider account. Complete the normal sign-in and authorization screens for each provider. Check the returned account names after each connection rather than assuming the previously signed-in account was correct.
Find the Dead by Daylight cross-progression controls and follow the synchronization process for the participating platforms. A platform appearing as linked is not, by itself, proof that its game progress has been synchronized. Read the status and confirmation text on the current interface.
Before the final synchronization confirmation, pause and compare all provider identities with your private note. If anything is wrong, stop there and use official support guidance. Do not continue on the theory that you can swap the account later.
After synchronization completes, relaunch the game on each platform and check the relevant characters, inventory, and currencies. Compare the result with the documented merge rules rather than expecting every displayed number to be added together.
04Understand what merging progress actually means
Cross-progression does not treat every category as a simple sum. Behaviour describes using the higher values for certain progression and inventory elements, while currencies generally accumulate subject to platform exceptions. If you already have progress on both platforms, a higher existing value can matter more than the combined time spent.
That means you should not predict the result by adding every number in the two accounts. Read the current rules for the specific category you care about. A character’s progression, a currency balance, and a purchased entitlement are not interchangeable types of data.
For a hypothetical example, imagine that one platform has the more advanced version of a character while the other has been used mainly for a different character. Your aim should be to verify that the expected shared progression appears after syncing, not assume that every overlapping item count doubles. The example illustrates the reasoning; it is not a substitute for the category-specific rules.
Platform-exclusive cosmetics remain subject to platform restrictions, and settings are not shared in the same way as progression. Achievements also have platform-specific behavior. A different sensitivity setting or an unpopped achievement does not necessarily mean that account synchronization failed.
05Check purchases separately from the base game
Supported content sharing and ownership of the base game are separate questions. Before buying a chapter again on PC, check whether it is covered by the current cross-progression rules and whether the correct accounts have finished syncing. Do not purchase a duplicate simply because you checked the PC account before synchronization completed.
If Nintendo Switch is also part of your account setup, read its exceptions separately. Behaviour lists restrictions involving currency and purchased content for that platform. Rules for a PS5-to-PC move should not be generalized to every possible three-platform combination.
I would keep purchase receipts available privately when an entitlement appears missing. They help distinguish “the wrong account owns it,” “this category has a restriction,” and “the expected entitlement did not appear.” Those are different support questions and need different evidence.
Also avoid treating a duplicate purchase as automatically refundable or automatically compensated. Refund and duplicate-content policies have their own conditions. Check the applicable provider and Behaviour guidance rather than making another purchase in the hope that the system will reconcile it later.
06What to check if the PC account still looks new
Linked but not synchronized
Return to the cross-progression controls and inspect the game-specific sync status.
Wrong provider identity
Stop before further linking changes. Compare the account name with the one that owns the expected progress.
Some progress appears, one item does not
Check the category’s merge rule and platform restrictions before calling the entire process a failure.
Settings or achievements differ
These do not mirror in the same way as inventory; configure settings locally and check platform-specific rules.
Close and relaunch the updated game after the account process completes. If the expected result still does not appear, record which platform, character, or entitlement is affected and contact official support. A precise report is more useful than “everything disappeared,” especially if most categories transferred correctly.
I would not unlink and relink accounts experimentally. The provider restrictions and irreversible sync rules make that a poor troubleshooting strategy. Inspect the status first, then seek help with the exact mismatch.
07Plan for a keyboard-and-mouse transition separately
Shared progression does not make the two platforms feel identical. On PC you may choose different controls, graphics settings, and input preferences. Set those locally after the account state is correct, so you do not confuse a controls problem with a missing-progress problem.
If you are moving primarily to play with friends, confirm whether you actually need cross-progression or only cross-play. Someone continuing to play on PS5 may not need to connect a new PC account at all. The least complicated setup is the one that supports the way you genuinely intend to play.
For someone who wants to alternate between PS5 and PC, synchronization can avoid maintaining entirely separate progression. The useful trade-off is convenience in exchange for an account relationship that requires careful initial selection.
08The safe order to follow
Update and launch the game on both platforms, verify the correct provider accounts, link them to the intended Behaviour Account, and only then enable synchronization. Afterward, inspect the shared categories and adjust local settings independently.
The answer is yes, but the most important part is choosing the right accounts before the irreversible step. Spend the extra minute there rather than trying to repair an avoidable account mix-up later.