Dying Light: The Beast

Buy86%

Very Positive · 73k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Techland · Zombies · Sep 18, 2025

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio9 of 17
Subtitles17 of 17

Should I buy Dying Light: The Beast?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 141 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 73k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead, they bloated it on every aspect but real content and an interesting story.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat was slowed down quite a bit and the physics of the melee combat did feel pretty good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Running on Ultra settings (without Ray Tracing and using FSR 4.1.1 on Quality), I never dropped below 100 FPS, even during heavy rainstorms, intense visual effects, or massive zombie encounters.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I’ve played extensively in both single-player and co-op, so I’m very familiar with what this game offers at its core.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting was on point and the emotion you felt from the side quest story was genuine. (the night around the campfire)
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Looking at the system requirements before launch, I expected decent optimization and thankfully, that's exactly what I got.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story154 reviews
Combat121 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Co-op26 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Optimization14 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
60% still recommend
Difficulty
59% still recommend
Bugs
28% still recommend
Performance
44% still recommend
Interface
36% still recommend
Crashes
38% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$29.99$59.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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