Dying Light: The Beast | is releasing on August 22, 2025
Dying Light: The Beast is an upcoming survival horror video game developed and published by Techland. Originally envisioned as a downloadable content pack to Dying Light 2: Stay Human, The Beast is set to be released for Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S in mid 2025 as a standalone game.
Dying Light: The Beast is an action-adventure video game played from a first-person perspective. The game is set in Castor Woods, a popular rural tourist destination overrun by zombies. Players can explore this open world using Crane's parkour skills, or driving a 4x4 vehicle.[1] Like the first game, the zombies are slow when exposed to sunlight, but they become more aggressive and hostile at night. Crane can use a variety of melee weapons and firearms to defeat enemies.[2] After being subjected to years of experimentation, Crane can utilize superhuman abilities, allowing him to run and sprint faster than typical human beings. He can also enter "Beast Mode", which allows him to launch powerful bare-handed attacks and hurl environment objects at enemies to greatly damage them.[3] As players progress, they will be able to unlock more skills for Crane to further boost his combat prowess. As with its predecessors, the game supports 4-player cooperative multiplayer.
Kyle Crane, the protagonist of the first game, returns as the protagonist of The Beast. After escaping captivity, Crane seeks revenge on the Baron, a mysterious villain who had experimented on him for 13 years.