Dying Light: The Beast

First-person open-world zombie action with parkour and beast powers

Techland · Released Sep 18, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 72K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 848 in 30 days
Playing now: 3,436; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 5 days ago; Sep 17, 2026

What is Dying Light: The Beast?

A first-person open-world action RPG set in the zombie-infested wilderness of Castor Woods. As Kyle Crane, you pursue vengeance while exploring, scavenging, using parkour, and fighting infected with melee weapons and beast-like powers. The campaign supports solo play and shared-progression online co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy gory melee combat against zombie crowds
+you want open-world exploration shaped by changing day and night
+you prefer campaigns playable alone or in online co-op

Not for you if...

−you want parkour-focused maps with consistently flowing rooftop routes
−you expect a long campaign with varied quest objectives
−you want a relaxed zombie game with forgiving nighttime travel

What players say

86% of 71,675 reviews are positive · 79% of 848 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the gory melee combat, exploration, and smooth performance. Common complaints target the short, repetitive campaign, weak story and character writing, and a map that often limits flowing parkour. Recent reviews also object to content in a newer edition not being included with the earlier Deluxe Edition.

Screenshots and trailer

Dying Light: The Beast system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or newer
Processor: Intel i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1060 / AMD Radeon 5500 XT / Intel ARC A750
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 70 GB available space
Notes: SSD Required

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 42
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Italian, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish.