44 GB disk space required?!

[Raptor]

WHY so much? I thought this game was under 20 GB? I have limited SSD space--could someone tell me the space this game takes up on their HD? I know each one will be a little different because of DLC's and stuff but I feel like 44 GB is outrageous size for this comparatively small game with lo-res textures lol.

[tricky the selfish]

idk why is that big, i guess for the maps.

[LimeyPolo]

Go and look at Dirt Rally 2.0 or Hitman 2. You'll have a heart attack as they exceed 110 GB. 40 - 80 is the new average in all but indie titles, 100+ is when there's any right to complain of bloat from inadequate compression.

[Kitten Airi]

Originally posted by Bone Crab:

WHY so much? I thought this game was under 20 GB? I have limited SSD space--could someone tell me the space this game takes up on their HD? I know each one will be a little different because of DLC's and stuff but I feel like 44 GB is outrageous size for this comparatively small game with lo-res textures lol.

Yeh that’s a little insane

[Raptor]

Originally posted by LimeyPolo:

Go and look at Dirt Rally 2.0 or Hitman 2. You'll have a heart attack as they exceed 110 GB. 40 - 80 is the new average in all but indie titles, 100+ is when there's any right to complain of bloat from inadequate compression.

"Look at these two cherry-picked examples."
Yeah that's great but means nothing. What matters is the size of the actual game, what you do, player count, and graphics. DbD has low-quality graphics, small contained maps, and 5 max players per match. There is no reason this game should be over 20 GB, like many other games with similar player counts and game design.

Most of the games in my steam library are between 15 and 30 GB and I have over 250 games in my account, so there's my cherry-picked anecdote lol.

[WK er v1]

you know, characters, map props, music, code, effects, skins... yet still probobly 10-20 GB are just dbd bugs that are here since 2016 unfixed

[Juzi the Shark]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/Dead_by_Daylight/ < Please read the minimum requirements. It says right there a minimum of 50 GB is required.

Please also keep in mind the game keeps expanding, so this means more space is needed as more contents gets added, etc.

[AangryEeyore]

Dude. Red Dead 2 is 118GB. Shadow of War is 123GB. ARK is bigger than both of those.

DBD gets bigger with every chapter release. Its up about 10GB in a year, at least 7.

DBD is 43.3 on disc, and youre going to need a bunch of disc space for it to update as well.

[feral]

imagine complaining for 40GB in 2021

[Faded]

i agree this game should be sub 20gb. it keeps growing in size with dlc's and updates. just like payday 2. and it also takes forever to unpack the updates like payday 2.