The game I played "a couple of sessions" and left... well, I still haven't left. I've seen it all over the years: killers, bugs, legendary chases, and teammates who fell 15 seconds into a match. And yet I keep playing. Because DBD is like a toxic but familiar job: you swear every day, but you get up in the morning and go back to it.

The gameplay seems simple - fix generators, run from a killer, save your friends. But in every match, something happens. One time, you're the hero, you got everyone out and escaped through a hatch. Another time, three people died because one Meg decided to flirt with a flashlight. And you... you just wanted to fix a gene in the corner of the map in peace.

I've played all the characters. Being a serial killer is fun until you're chased by four sprinters in bunny suits who throw palettes in your face every five seconds. But when you catch them all, you'll feel like a demigod. But not for long. Until the next match.

The game has grown a lot over the years. New killers, survivors, maps, licenses. You can play as iconic characters from horror movies, and each updated season adds something fresh. It's clear that the developers are trying. Sometimes something breaks, something is not balanced properly, but overall the game is alive and well.

Its atmosphere is great. Even after thousands of hours, your heart skips a beat when you hear a serial killer approaching. Even if you know it's just a ghost with a bell, the tension still remains, as if you were playing a survival game for the last time.