Satisfying gory combat and Beast Mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The Gore is extremely satisfying which is one of the most important aspect in a zombie game”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗
Dying Light: The Beast
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Techland2025Horror · Action · RPG
The verdict
A Dying Light game blending DL1's feel with DL2's engine, with satisfying gore, combat and Beast Mode. Skip it if parkour, map size or full-price value matter most.
Great for
Dying Light fans who want gory combat, Beast Mode and co-op, and who buy on sale
Main risk
Parkour is sidelined by a flat, forest-heavy map, and the game is short for the price
What changed in the last 30 days
158 recent reviews
Several recent negative reviews blame losing all XP on death, tied to a community event, plus lingering co-op bugs. Fairly confident this drives the dip.
158 recent reviews
What players love
Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Lighting, shadows, and environment details all look fantastic by modern standards.”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Feels like a true return to Dying Light 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game clicked with me in a way [i]Dying Light 2[/i] never did.”
Steam review · 48.6 h played ↗
Good performance and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“runs very smoothly even on my lower end system”
Steam review · 23 h played ↗
Restored Land mode adds replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The new mode where you can completely clear the map of zombies is easily one of the coolest additions ever.”
Steam review · 175.3 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“games that you can actually enjoy together in proper co-op are getting rare, so this a big plus for me and my partner.”
Steam review · 48.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, repetitive story and fetch quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“They make you travel five minutes to talk to someone for two seconds, then travel five minutes back”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
Bugs and co-op desync
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Most of the game is a glitch. Doors that are suppose to open don't, machinery required for advancement probably won't work.”
Steam review · 41.9 h played ↗
Parkour sidelined by flat, forest-heavy map
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Set it in a map where the few buildings there actually are are designed to make parkour awkward and fill the rest with big open spaces where you can't use movement at all”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
Too short, DLC sold as full-price game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“this one is far too short and should have been kept as the DLC for Dying Light 2 that it was supposed to be.”
Steam review · 69 h played ↗
Too many human enemies and bullet-sponge volatiles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I dont see how its possible that every random zombie mob has a human with a assault rife in it.”
Steam review · 25.9 h played ↗
Lost XP on death
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Losing all my exp to the next level from dying one time is the most dumbest decision to put into a video game.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support70 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or newer
ProcessorIntel i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 1060 / AMD Radeon 5500 XT / Intel ARC A750
Storage70 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or newer
ProcessorIntel i5-13400F / AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TI / AMD Radeon 6750 XT / Intel ARC B580
Storage70 GB available space
OSWindows 10 or newer
ProcessorIntel i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 1060 / AMD Radeon 5500 XT / Intel ARC A750
Storage70 GB available space
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