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TheBurntPeanut 'Dead By Daylight' Controversy

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Updated Nov 03, 2026 at 11:16AM EST by Phillip Hamilton.

Added Nov 03, 2026 at 11:09AM EST by Phillip Hamilton.

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Overview

TheBurntPeanut Dead By Daylight Controversy refers to backlash that the streamer TheBurntPeanut and the developers of the video game Dead by Daylight, (DbD) Behaviour Interactive, received after a Behaviour Interactive team member gifted TheBurntPeanut all of the DLC for the video game for free.

The controversy stems from allegations that TheBurntPeanut is racist and homophobic, which purportedly clashes with the values of the Dead by Daylight team and community. The gifting was also seen as an example of "streamer privilege." The Dead by Daylight team released two responses to the drama, apologizing to the community for gifting TheBurntPeanut the DLC, and revoking the content from his account.

Background

On October 30th, 2026, streamer TheBurntPeanut hosted a Twitch^[1] stream where he played the multiplayer survival horror video game Dead by Daylight. During the stream, a member of the Dead by Daylight team gifted TheBurntPeanut all of the characters in the game for free.

After receiving all the characters, TheBurntPeanut jokes about how X users will react, mockingly saying, "Streamer privilege, streamer privilege!" He also makes fun of people in his chat that are getting mad about it. Purportedly, the team member who gifted TheBurntPeanut the skins wrote in the chat, "WE CAN TAKE THE HEAT! THEY ARE YOURS TO KEEP."^[2]

Backlash

The gifting resulted in backlash primarily towards the Dead by Daylight team, especially on X.

On October 31st, 2026, X^[3] user @Awk20000 posted a video sharing a now-private post from user @BeardedCollectr complaining about TheBurntPeanut receiving the gifts on the grounds of the streamer being a "massive racist and homophobe," garnering over 5,500 likes in three days.

Some people on Twitter were not happy about TheBurntPeanut getting streamer privileges in Dead by Daylight https://t.co/wk5DsrRFeg

— yeet (@Awk20000) October 31, 2026

Developments

Dead by Daylight's First Response

On October 31st, 2026, the @DbDPulse X^[4] page, an official page which gives updates from the DbD team, made a explaining the situation and apologizing for gifting TheBurntPeanut the DLC, gaining over 15,000 likes in three days. In the post, they assure the community that they're looking into the situation and reviewing their internal processes to "prevent an incident like this from happening again."

DbD Pulse @DbDPulse This weekend, a Dead by Daylight team member awarded in-game content and currency to a creator streaming our game. Although it is not unusual to unlock content to give creators discovering DbD a chance to have a sneak peek at available content, this decision was made without receiving appropriate approvals. Furthermore, the team member's subsequent comments and conduct do not align with Dead by Daylight's core values. When concerns about this decision became apparent during the stream, we should have responded by looking into these concerns, not dismissing them. Unfortunately, we've now seen the fallout of this decision unfolding in many conversations across the DbD community. We appreciate and stand with our community's willingness to ensure our shared values are being upheld, at all times, regardless of popularity, and we're heartbroken at the inflammatory language now being directed towards our community. At the same time, threatening employees will never be acceptable, and we're asking everyone to stop engaging with these posts. We apologize to our community for letting you down. We have already begun reviewing our internal processes to prevent an incident like this from happening again. 2:35 PM - Nov 1, 2026 -6.1M Views

TheBurntPeanut's Response

On November 2nd, 2026, TheBurntPeanut addressed the backlash during a stream on Twitch.^[5] In his response, which was clipped and reposted by X^[6] user @awk20000 that day, he makes fun of those trying to cancel him and insists he does not support racism or transphobia.

TheBurntPeanut addresses the Dead by Daylight situation

"I already get cancelled on Twitter rn cause Dead by Daylight..did you just get skins for free? That makes you a racist!..there's one guy that submitted a refund, and in the refund reason box, they go TheBurntPeanut collaboration and the response of the game's communication team, I do not support racist transphobes..I don't think I've ever said anything about transgender people"

"They go for like 3 things that would make a lot of people mad and then say you do all of them, it's the meta"
— yeet (@Awk20000) November 2, 2026

Dead by Daylight's Second Response

On November 2nd, 2026, the DbD team posted another, longer response to the controversy on X,^[7] garnering over 24,000 likes in a day. In the statement, they again apologize, lay out how they're going to internally make sure an incident like this does not happen again, and make it known that they took the DLC away from TheBurntPeanut's account.

Online Reactions

On November 2nd, 2026, a thread was made on the /r/youtubedrama^[8] subreddit about the drama, garnering over 400 upvotes in a day.

Responses To Dead by Daylight's Second Response

The DbD team's second response and apology to the incident, made on November 2nd, 2026, inspired mixed reactions online.

That day, streamer Asmongold commented under their X^[9] post, writing, "Groveling and begging for the approval of mentally ill gender confused freaks after they doxxed and harassed one of your employees. Pathetic capitulation that will earn the respect of no one," garnering over 47,000 likes in a day and ratio-ing the post.

Around the same time, streamer and X^[10] user Tectone commented, "A community of f---ots really is this fragile huh," garnering over 11,000 likes in a day.