About Behaviour
What is Behaviour Interactive?
Behaviour Interactive is Canada's largest independent game developer and publisher, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Montreal. With 1,200–1,300 employees worldwide across five studios, Behaviour is best known for Dead by Daylight, the multiplayer survival horror game that has surpassed 60 million players across PC, console, and mobile platforms.
Behaviour's work is structured around three strategic areas: Original Games & Publishing (Dead by Daylight + new internal IPs and emerging-partner publishing), Partnerships (full- and co-development services for Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, Take-Two, Disney, Activision, Nintendo, and Netflix), and Immersive Entertainment (location-based experiences with leading international brands). The studio has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz and recognized with Deloitte Canada's Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards.
Where will I work?
Behaviour operates five studios spanning North America and Europe:
- Montreal, Canada (HQ)
- Toronto, Canada (Behaviour Toronto)
- Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and South)
- Rotterdam, Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam)
- Seattle, USA (Midwinter Entertainment)
The hybrid model is explicit: "focus from home on Mondays and Fridays, and fuel your midweek with in-person collaboration and creativity at the office from Tuesday to Thursday." Foreign candidates get dedicated Immigration & Mobility team support for work permits, relocation, housing, and adapting to Montreal life.
What is the Behaviour team like?
Behaviour's culture rests on five guiding values: Human in our approach yet driven in business ("we work hard and play hard. We promote work-life balance and avoid crunch at all costs"), Creative yet disciplined, Individually collaborative, collectively competitive ("incredibly talented without the over-sized egos"), Passionate yet balanced, and Pushing limits and learning from mistakes.
Leadership: Rémi Racine (CEO), Stéphanie Marchand (COO), Stephen Mulrooney (CPO/CTO), Nathan Sellyn (Deputy CEO), Kalina Morin (SVP People & Culture), Roland Ribotti (CFO). The studio's discipline mix spans Art & Animation, Programming, Design, QA, Player Experience, Production, Sound, Marketing, Player Insights (data), People & Culture, and more.
Work-Life Balance
The framing on the careers page is unambiguous: "At Behaviour, you don't need to sacrifice anything. You get to work in one of the most booming industries out there, without putting in the crazy hours." The studio explicitly avoids crunch at all costs — a rare commitment for AAA game development. Time-off comes with a "no vacation shaming" policy and a generous allowance, plus a reimbursement program covering wellness, gaming, transportation, and home-office expenses. Behaviour also waives ownership of personal-time creative projects: "At Behaviour you are free to work on your own projects outside work and on your personal time. If your creation is not at risk of conflict of interest, then it belongs to you 100%!"
Perks and Benefits
- Top-notch group health insurance for employee and family
- Dental & vision coverage included in group plan
- Group life and disability insurance
- Group retirement savings plan with employer contributions
- Reimbursement program for wellness, gaming, transportation, and work-from-home expenses
- Generous time-off allowance with no vacation shaming
- Training program to keep skills sharp ("staying at the top of your game is a team effort")
- Hybrid model — Mon/Fri home, Tue–Thu office
- Personal-projects IP waiver — anything you build on your own time belongs to you 100% (no conflict-of-interest cases)
- Team celebrations — happy hours, parties, and milestone socials
- Foreign-candidate Immigration & Mobility support — work permits, relocation, housing, family services