Dying Light: The Beast, the fifth instalment of the open-world survival horror video game series, is set to release soon, increasing the excitement of both long-term fans and novice gamers.
This article delves into the latest updates of the game, including the leaked gameplay mechanics, release date, and additional exciting updates. Without further delay, let’s get started.
Dying Light: The Beast Overview
| Developer | Techland |
| Publisher | Techland |
| Director | Nathan Lemaire |
| Series | Dying Light |
| Genre | Survival horror |
| Mode | Single-player, multiplayer |
The fifth game of the Dying Light series, the Beast, is a first-person survival horror game in which players fight zombies and mysterious villains. Players act as Kyle Crane, an undercover Global Relief Effort (GRE) agent, who escapes after being captured by the Baron. Escaping after 13 years of captivity, enduring various experiments, he returns to seek revenge.
The game was first intended for release as an extended downloadable content of the previous game, Dying Light 2. However, a hack that leaked the storyline of the extended pack resulted in abandoning the project and reworking it as a separate game.
Dying Light: The Beast – Gameplay Mechanics
The studio has already released a 30-minute gameplay video, which features the initial stages of the game. Compared to the previous Dying Light 2, the game has a linear narrative and a larger emphasis on survival. The backdrop is Castor Woods, a tourist attraction overrun by zombies. These zombies become slow in sunlight and become extra aggressive at night.
Kyle Crane, who has parkour skills as an advantage, can utilise melee weapons and firearms to fight the zombies, and can use some rare superhuman abilities as the game progresses. In specific conditions, he can enter beast mode and utilise bare hands to attack enemies.
The game employs a distinct mechanism in which no weapons will last forever, compelling the players to adapt different survival tactics as the game progresses. The game’s complexity is well accompanied by advanced visual graphics and sound design.
Dying Light: The Beast Release Date
The official release is planned for 22nd August, 2025, and it will be available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases will be in late 2025.
Deluxe Edition vs Standard Edition: What’s the Difference?
While the regular edition will only have the basic game, the deluxe edition will contain separate bundles of the official soundtrack, wallpaper pack, Castor Woods tourist map, and Castor Woods prepper bundle.
While the standard edition is priced at $60, the deluxe edition will cost $70. To those who own the deluxe edition of Dying Light 2, the standard edition of the new game will be provided without any cost.
Dying Light: The Beast System Requirements
Since the game has five more weeks for release, the system requirements for Windows have not yet been revealed. However, to get an idea, the system requirements for the previous game, Dying Light 2, are given below.
| Category | Minimum | Recommended |
| Basic requirement | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
| OS | Windows® 10 | Windows® 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-9100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | AMD / Intel CPU running at 3.6 GHz or higher: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel i5-8600K or newer |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM) | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB or AMD RX Vega 56 8GB or newer |
| Storage | 60 GB available space | 60 GB available space |
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Conclusion
Since the game is set to release on August 22nd, the fans of the series are already excited, and they expect the same terror and amusement they felt when they played the first Dying Light ten years ago.
The gaming communities across the globe anticipate the Beast to create a record sale at the time of release.
