A brand new trailer and gameplay particulars, in addition to a launch window, had been revealed for Dying Light: The Beast at The Game Awards present.
Techland unveiled Dying Light: The Beast in August 2024 at Gamescom, a standalone recreation within the franchise that could be a self-contained zombie survival journey specializing in the story of Kyle Crane. Players of Dying Light 1 might acknowledge Crane, often called the Hero of Harran, as a protagonist.
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Crane is notably absent from Dying Light 2: Stay Human, though he’s referenced all through the sport’s run time. Techland finally determined to scrap its authentic plans for the second DLC pack for Dying Light 2 to recenter Kyle Crane as the sport’s protagonist. This triggered a burst of inspiration that inevitably led to DLC2 for Dying Light 2 turning into its personal standalone world with greater than 18 hours of content material.
In the brand new “Meet the Baron” trailer, we see that Crane has undergone experimentation. A suit-clad man provides a speech about divine calling earlier than we see Kyle Crane try to flee from his torture chamber. Crane is then proven again in motion within the terrifying world of the undead. Crane wields grenade launchers and crossbows whereas finishing inconceivable parkour stunts to traverse the world.
If you bought Dying Light 2 Stay Human’s Ultimate Edition or the Ultimate Edition improve, you may overlook in regards to the second DLC promised for the sport. However, Ultimate Edition holders of Dying Light 2 will obtain Dying Light: The Beast at no additional price when it does launch. Techland has additionally said it’s dedicated to 5 years of post-launch help for Dying Light 2 within the type of content material drops and occasions, however no additional DLC help is at the moment within the works.
Dying Light: The Beast has a launch window of Summer 2025 and shall be obtainable on Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, and PlayStation.