Dead by Daylight patch 10.0.3 of Jul 21, 2026 added the Cross-Examination perk

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Dead by Daylight patch 10.0.3, a bugfix patch whose notes appeared in the Steam announcements on Jul 21, 2026, added a new Survivor perk, Cross-Examination. The notes also changed The Slasher’s add-ons: after a Jump Scare, Sauna Rock now inflicted Exhausted on Survivors within Killer Instinct’s detection range for 3 seconds, down from 13. They said the Summer Screams event would run from Jul 28 to Aug 18, with Chaos Shuffle, Lights Out and 2v8 each live for 1 week at a time. The full notes are in the post titled “10.0.3 | Bugfix Patch” in the game’s Steam announcements.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7