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DBD error code 8028: Quick Fix

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Dead By Daylight is a multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Behaviour Interactive. It is a 4 vs 1 game where four players play as survivors, and one player takes the role of a savage killer.

Like any other game, players face errors while playing Dead By Daylight; one of those errors is error code 8028, which is a connection error that shows when the database fails to load properly.

In this article, we have discussed the causes of the DBD error code 8028 and eight fixes to help you fix the issue.


What are the causes of DBD error code 8028?

Here are five possible causes for DBD error code 8028:

  • The game is not verified
  • The game server is down
  • Using VPN
  • Wrong DNS settings
  • The firewall might be blocking access to the game

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How to fix the error code 8028?

Here are eight fixes that might help you in fixing the DBD error code 8028:

Verify your game

Most of the players have resolved this connection error by verifying the game. Follow these steps to verify your game:

  • Open your game launcher and then open your Game Library.
  • Find Dead By Daylight and click on the Three dots button.
  • Click on Verify Game in the drop-down menu.

Check the server status

It is possible that the game server is facing some technical issues and is down, so check the server status; if the server is down, you cannot do anything other than waiting patiently.


Disable VPN

If you are using any VPN while playing the game, that might cause this connection error, so always make sure to disable VPN before playing the game.


Check your DNS settings

DNS settings help the server determine your location; if you change the DNS settings, then the server will not allow you to access it. Configure DNS settings again and restart the game. follow these steps to change DNS:

Step 1: Open Windows Settings and then click on Network and Settings option.

Step 2: In the next screen that appeared click on Change adaptor options.

Step 3: Right-click on the network you are using and then click on the Properties option in the drop-down menu.

Step 4: In the Wifi properties, click on the Internet protocol version 4 option and then on the Properties button.

Step 5: Click on the Use the following DNS server addresses, fill in the Preferred and alternate DNS server info, then click on the Ok button.

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Check the firewalls are not blocking the game

The firewalls might be blocking access to the game because they detected the game files as suspicious, so check the firewall-blocked program list and unblock the game.


Check your internet connection

Sometimes game shows connection errors because it cannot get a stable internet connection, so check the internet connection.


Restart the game

Some files might not have run properly while launching the game, and they might be causing the error, so restart the game once, which can solve the issue.


Restart your PC

If none of the above-mentioned methods works for you then restarting the PC might work because restarting solves most of the complications by restarting all the processes.

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