Game reviews / Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast
2025 · PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · Action · Adventure · Survival Horror · Open World
4 scored sources · 2 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Dying Light: The Beast is a focused, ferocious return to the series’ strongest ideas. Critics consistently praised its crunchy melee combat, exhilarating parkour, atmospheric Castor Woods setting, and substantially scarier nighttime encounters. Beast Mode adds a satisfying emergency power surge without completely removing the game’s survival tension, while the smaller, denser world avoids much of Dying Light 2’s open-world bloat. The experience is held back by a familiar, uneven story, repetitive boss design, occasional traversal tedium, and co-op level-gating issues. Even so, its polished movement, visceral combat, and stronger horror identity make it one of the franchise’s most cohesive entries.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-16
Pros
- Visceral, responsive melee combat
- Scarier and more effective nighttime horror
- Atmospheric, well-designed Castor Woods
- Fluid parkour and useful Beast Mode
Cons
- Familiar and uneven story
- Repetitive boss encounters
- Some tedious traversal and flatter terrain
- Co-op level-gating can interrupt the fun
Review sources
4 sources found across 2 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom · 90/100
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 80/100
- Game Informer · United States · 85/100
- GameSpot · United States · 80/100