Techland’s Dying Light: The Beast is shaping up to be a major entry in the zombie-survival horror series Dying Light. Originally conceived as a DLC for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, it has since grown into a standalone game with its own story, map, and protagonist.

 The game brings back Kyle Crane, the hero from the first Dying Light, 13 years after his infamous experiments at Harran, harran is the place were dying light 1 and 2 takes place. He’s been held captive, experimented on, and now returns stronger-but burdened. Crane has acquired beast-like powers from the virus, letting players unleash brief but brutal “Beast Mode” attacks. However, this power is balanced by its instability: he cannot rely on it constantly. For people that pre ordered dying light: the beast they will receive a bundle that will download automatically as DLC and appear in your in-game stash.

 Setting is in a new region called Castor Woods, a rural open-world forested valley with biomes like swamps, forests, farmland, small towns, ruins, industrial zones, and vertical structures that favor parkour and exploration. Techland has emphasized handcrafted environments over procedural layouts, aiming for lots of meaningful detail over sheer size. The day-night cycle returns, with the nights being especially dangerous, pushing a darker, scarier tension reminiscent of the original Dying Light. In terms of length and value: the main campaign runs about 20 hours, with an additional 20-30 hours of side content, secrets, and optional missions. The release date is now September 18, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series XIS; and and different versions are planned for later in 2025. Pre-orders have surpassed one million, and there will be an exclusive reward for preordering.

 As of newer features, the game now offers newer ways to travel as they are bringing back vehicles. Currently there is off road vehicles but techland confirmed they will be adding diverse types in future updates after the game is released. The new main villain in dying light is the baron and his army, the baron is the man who experimented on Kyle Crane after dying light 1. During this time, the plot was moved to Aiden Caldwell during dying light 2: stay human. There is also newer weapons with all types of ways to fight through zombie’s swords, knifes, a pipe, even a car, even your fists anything you can find is a way to protect yourself in castor woods. For being released game coming out only on the 18th of September 2025 it has exceptionally complimentary reviews with some people saying “this is the best game I’ve played all year.”