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Game Information​

Game Title: Dying Light: The Beast

Platforms:

• PC (Sep 18, 2025)
• PlayStation 5 (Sep 18, 2025)
• Xbox Series X/S (Sep 18, 2025)

Trailers:

• Dying Light: The Beast — Gameplay Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025
• Dying Light: The Beast — MEET THE BARON - THE GAME AWARDS 2024 TRAILER
• Dying Light: The Beast — Live Action Teaser

Developer: Techland

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 86 average - 90% recommended - 10 reviews

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MetaCritic - 78 average - PC Version - 27reviews​

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Critic Reviews

CGMagazine - Marcus Kenneth - 9 / 10

Dying Light: The Beast is an incredible evolution in the series by bringing back the movement and weapon feel, and evolving them to feel more brutal feels incredible.

Digitec Magazine - Domagoj Belancic - German - 3 / 5

During my 20-hour excursion to Castor Woods, I had a lot of fun with the game. The parkour system is the best and smoothest of its kind. The melee combat is wonderfully intense and brutal. The game's open world is full of activities, and the side missions in particular are exciting.

GRYOnline.pl - Adrian Werner - Polish - 8.5 / 10

The decision to transform Dying Light 2's second DLC into a full game was a right one. Dying Light: The Beast is a big, new adventure that blends well all the best parts of DL, DL2 and The Following. This is a game for all the fans of the franchise, and one that has a surprisingly cool story to tell.

GamingBolt - Varun Karunakar - 9 / 10

Dying Light: The Beast is a polished, well-crafted experience that builds on the franchise's strengths while adding new creative flourishes to its formula.

Hinsusta - Pascal Kaap - German - 8 / 10

Dying Light: The Beast successfully returns to the roots of the series and will particularly delight fans of the first instalment. Kyle Crane once again takes centre stage, whose story is told in the dark, atmospheric world of Castor Woods - exciting, albeit straightforward.

INVEN - Jaihoon Jeong - Korean - 8 / 10

"Dying Light: The Beast" is a sequel that successfully captures Techland's signature grimy and eerie hostile environment. The new gameplay systems and neatly refined narrative are satisfying, but for an open-world game, it somewhat lacks the motivation to keep players engaged over the long term.

Just Play it - Mounir Bensaci - Arabic - 8 / 10

The Dying Light series is now complete thanks to The Beast, which unleashes the continuation of our hero Kyle's story as he seeks revenge to preserve his honour. It's a remarkable tale and an adventure filled with horror and emotion, set in a devastated yet richly detailed world, with the same enjoyable gameplay the series is known for. This is how we experienced Kyle's journey: the enraged beast, thirsty for revenge for the sake of humanity and dignity! Unleash revenge! Unleash the beast!

Loot Level Chill - Mick Fraser - 8.5 / 10

As a sequel, Dying Light: The Beast succeeds in expanding on the foundations laid by its predecessors in ways that feel meaningful and player-minded.

PPE.pl - Krzysztof Grabarczyk - Polish - 8 / 10

Dying Light: The Beast is a solid return of the original hero in a new area of operation, with a new ability and old habits. It's still a game about running, collecting, and chopping up zombies, which makes you feel like this formula is slowly wearing thin. It's time to give the series a rest or rebuild it, but other than that, the rest of it is a good, engaging experience. I recommend it.

PSX Brasil - Marco Aurélio Couto - Portuguese - 85 / 100

The Beast brings effective tweaks that bring Dying Light back to the level that has earned it so many fans over the years. While the mission and activity structure doesn't offer any major innovations, the game is a strong indication that good things are in store for the future of the series.

XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 8.5 / 10

Top-tier movement and combat elevate a decent story into something worth your time.

 

[bbw_lover87]

Bought on xbox and it didnt download and cant see the game on my library imao

 

[R6Rider]

I MIGHT pick it up later when it's cheap.

But I also might just play through the first game again instead.

 

[Gitaroo]

no RT at all is surprising..... but hey if they game runs at 200fps I don't mind.

 

[rodrigolfp]

"During my 20-hour excursion to Castor Woods, I had a lot of fun with the game. The parkour system is the best and smoothest of its kind. The melee combat is wonderfully intense and brutal. The game's open world is full of activities, and the side missions in particular are exciting."

Game is nearly perfect

"6/10"

 

[mayham2199]

20 hours campaign? Nice this is exactly what I wanted. DL2 was good but way to long. Feels like a lot of the last few games I've played have been nice and short which is great.

 

[Stuart360]

Already 65k on Steam. I know that other thread was worrying about the sales of this. Seems to be off to a good start.

 

[Stafford]

"During my 20-hour excursion to Castor Woods, I had a lot of fun with the game. The parkour system is the best and smoothest of its kind. The melee combat is wonderfully intense and brutal. The game's open world is full of activities, and the side missions in particular are exciting."

Game is nearly perfect

"6/10"

What clown ass reviewer is this?

 

[ultrazilla]

"During my 20-hour excursion to Castor Woods, I had a lot of fun with the game. The parkour system is the best and smoothest of its kind. The melee combat is wonderfully intense and brutal. The game's open world is full of activities, and the side missions in particular are exciting."

Game is nearly perfect

"6/10"

Yeah this one hurt my head.

"Game is nearly perfect" and you'd expect to see 9/10 score.

But then proceeds to rate it the equivalent of a "D" or "near fail".

 

[Gonzito]

I have played almost an hour and this game is great and runs really well.

Very happy so far and reviews seem to good enough

 

[EN250]

"During my 20-hour excursion to Castor Woods, I had a lot of fun with the game. The parkour system is the best and smoothest of its kind. The melee combat is wonderfully intense and brutal. The game's open world is full of activities, and the side missions in particular are exciting."

Game is nearly perfect

"6/10"

It's the same with the first game, most people had a blast with it but it has like 70something on meta, I'll never understand this lmao

 

[Gonzito]

It's the same with the first game, most people had a blast with it but it has like 70something on meta, I'll never understand this lmao

The first one is one of the best zombie games ever made. It's a crime that it has low 70s in metacritic

 

[MidGenRefresh]

31 reviews on Steam, 96% positive. Off to a good start.

 

[ValiantInstance]

Alright I'll give it a try. Gameplay is what makes this series, no one gives a fuck about the story. As long as nights are scary the gameplay loop should be fun.

 

[balls of snow]

Gamesradar really loved it, higher rating than Silksong lol. Im diving in this weekend.

 

[Stafford]

Did any review mention co-op? I hate how some games give the co-op partner a half assed experience with the host only hearing what a quest giver is saying and the partner doesn't. FarCry 6 had this nonsense and I heard from DL2 players that the co-op wasn't ideal.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Techland has a loyal fanbase that love Dying Light.

 

[Sausy1987]

How come cd keys don't have it for sale ?

 

[Stuart360]

How come cd keys don't have it for sale ?

I noticed some of the prices on certain games went up since they changed to 'Loaded'. I hope they werent bought out secretly or something and they are not going to have the great deals they usually have,

 

[diffusionx]

Techland has a loyal fanbase that love Dying Light.

one of the upsides of supporting a game for almost a decade and giving it tons of content and expansions and upgrades.

 

[Stuart360]

Looks like its going to top out at 90k for today on Steam. Should hit 100k over the weekend.

 

[Ellis]

DL1 was awesome, DL2 was an absolute slog that I put down very quickly. I've replayes the first since and still enjoyed all the way through.

I'm hopeful this is back to form.

 

[joey Dubs]

I loved the first game. I don't care about trophies but I purposely got the platinum. The combat, parkour, and atmosphere were great.

I passed on the second game after hearing very mixed reviews.

I am impressed that they are still devoted to content for the franchise. I know they've also released DLC throughout the years.

 

[Mister Wolf]

one of the upsides of supporting a game for almost a decade and giving it tons of content and expansions and upgrades.

They are also very smart to self publish their games.

 

[Hugare]

I'm so glad its a good game

I love DL 1, best zombie game ever. DL 2 was a letdown but still good. The amount of work they put into it with updates was remarkable.

I want to buy it eventually to support Techland but I cant at the moment.

 

[Ribi]

$10 sale soon unless Russian VPN got me

 

[DragoonKain]

Waiting for physical version before I buy this.

 

[R6Rider]

Techland has a loyal fanbase that love Dying Light.

EverydayBeast vibes with this one.

 

[CellarDoor81]

From the 2 hours I played - better than DL2 for sure. It's fun and creepy (at night). I have almost 400 hours in DL1 and this here reminds me a lot how much fun I had 10 years ago...
But so far I still like Dead Island 2 more.

 

[Arsic]

I need to know:
-PS5 pro performance
-Can I turn off head bob and motion blur?
-Can I change FOV?

Both games gave me motion sickness unless I was able to fiddle with settings.

If I can get 60fps on pro and not puke then I'll buy it to support it.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Skipped DL2 and so far from a DL1 fan standpoint it's a perfect sequel.

And thanks for at least one new game that is both a looker and not UE5 stuttering slop. Stable 80fps+ on RTX 4080 with everything maxed and zero bugs in three hours. Wow.

 

[The Pweep]

I've got it on the Pro, there are 2 visual options. Quality and performance. Quality appears 30 fps, performance 60. Quality looks quite nice, sharp graphics are definitely better than 2 for sure. (So far early on) field of view options are there, as well as many options like motion blur, grain, chromatic aberration.

Kinda bummed no 40 for middle ground ootion on visuals. But to be clear Quality looks fantastic.

 

[Arsic]

I've got it on the Pro, there are 2 visual options. Quality and performance. Quality appears 30 fps, performance 60. Quality looks quite nice, sharp graphics are definitely better than 2 for sure. (So far early on) field of view options are there, as well as many options like motion blur, grain, chromatic aberration.

Kinda bummed no 40 for middle ground ootion on visuals. But to be clear Quality looks fantastic.

Does the game have head Bob built in or can you turn it off?

It's key for me to buy it!

 

[ValiantInstance]

That boss fight in the monastary is absolute nonsense.

It's a survival game, I'm not here for RPG Dark Souls bullshit. If I don't beat it in the morning I'm refunding.

 

[The Pweep]

Yes there is an option called head Bob reduction.

 

[intbal]

I've got it on the Pro, there are 2 visual options. Quality and performance. Quality appears 30 fps, performance 60. Quality looks quite nice, sharp graphics are definitely better than 2 for sure. (So far early on) field of view options are there, as well as many options like motion blur, grain, chromatic aberration.

Kinda bummed no 40 for middle ground ootion on visuals. But to be clear Quality looks fantastic.

Can you not unlock it for 120hz mode?
Series X has that option.

 

[The Pweep]

No, I don't see that. That's disappointing.

 

[azertydu91]

Does the game have head Bob built in or can you turn it off?

It's key for me to buy it!

on pc in the accessibility tab there's reduce motion sickness where the description says it reduces headbob, but does it eliminate it ? I don't know.I haven't played it yet,I just checked the options.

 

[Stafford]

How does it look in performance mode on console?

 

[The Pweep]

Visuals take a hit, very similar to part 2. Still looks "good" but to me not worth the visual hit.

 

[Arsic]

Visuals take a hit, very similar to part 2. Still looks "good" but to me not worth the visual hit.

I think this one if it has good frame pacing I'll go with quality mode on pro.

Hope digital foundry pumps out the details by end of weekend on this one.

 

[Stafford]

Visuals take a hit, very similar to part 2. Still looks "good" but to me not worth the visual hit.

I see. Chances are big I'll go for 30fps too then, just like I did in Borderlands 4. It's a shame, because I saw what performance mode looked like in videos of console and yeah..... that's not for me either. DL2 I mean.

 

[The Pweep]

Quality looks fantastic, and I am positive they will have multiple updates for us for the visuals and give us a middle ground or 120 option.

 

[Arsic]

Quality looks fantastic, and I am positive they will have multiple updates for us for the visuals and give us a middle ground or 120 option.

I will say their support on DL2 went on for years so I know we are in good hands coming up in the next few weeks to months for updates.

I want to support them now to insure it has a good launch so they stay in business. Talented studio with unfortunately a bad second entry.

Looks like they are back on track. Anyone who can make UE5 work well deserves props.

 

[mayham2199]

Quality looks fantastic, and I am positive they will have multiple updates for us for the visuals and give us a middle ground or 120 option.

Yep not even worried about it. They are great at post game support. Don't plan on playing this for a bit as it is anyways.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

4 hours in, it looks great, runs like a dream and polished like a brass door handle in a 5-star hotel.

It this even legal in 2025?

 

[simpatico]

Underrated series. The first one was one of the best games last gen. Maybe the best non RE zombie game. This is about the only "AAA" fall release I've got any personal interest in.

 

[Bojji]

I've got it on the Pro, there are 2 visual options. Quality and performance. Quality appears 30 fps, performance 60. Quality looks quite nice, sharp graphics are definitely better than 2 for sure. (So far early on) field of view options are there, as well as many options like motion blur, grain, chromatic aberration.

Kinda bummed no 40 for middle ground ootion on visuals. But to be clear Quality looks fantastic.

HDR?

 

[The Pweep]

There is surprisingly an HDR option toggle. And im fairly sure they never had it. Im currently using the LG C1 HLP mode to increase brightness for HGIG so HDR is off

 

[syklonis]

It's not so polished in my play through so far on PC. I haven't seen one review mention getting stuck on elements, like a lot! I've already gotten stuck 4 times just jumping from or grabbing to an area, stuck floating in mid air...and this game is all about parkour. I couldn't somehow fast travel yet and had to restart the game every time, sucks!