Open-world action survival game Dying Light: The Beast will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on August 22, developer Techland announced. Users who own the “Ultimate Edition” of Dying Light 2: Stay Human will receive Dying Light: The Beast at no additional charge.
Here is an overview of the game, via Techland:
About
Important: Anyone who purchased the Ultimate Edition of Dying Light 2: Stay Human will receive Dying Light: The Beast at no additional charge.
Dying Light: The Beast is a thrilling standalone zombie adventure set in the post-apocalyptic Castor Woods, a once-popular tourist destination. After 13 years of enduring experiments, you escape and hunt down your captors to seek retribution, only to discover there’s far more at stake. While the region is not as populated as it once was, there are still people and factions here, as well as plenty of horrors. Some will ask for your help, others will want to kill you. And that’s not to mention the mysterious creature that’s turned the woods into its personal hunting grounds.
Key Features
- Become the Legendary Hero – You are Kyle Crane, the man whose selflessness during the initial virus outbreak saved many from a fate worse than death. After more than a decade in captivity, you find yourself in a world that’s changed, and not for the better. Now, you’ll need to use the survival skills that kept you alive all those years ago to save even more innocent lives.
- Explore a Tightly-Crafted Open World – Welcome to Castor Woods! This once-bustling tourist destination is home to a diminishing number of survivors and an increasing population of zombies. Featuring natural landmarks, small villages and industrial complexes, the setting offers diverse traversal options, whether it’s using your parkour skills to gain the upper hand on your enemies or hopping into an abandoned 4×4 to outrun the horrors of the night.
- Unleash the Beast to Survive – They caged you like an animal. Years of brutal experimentation took its toll, but the zombie DNA and yours are now intertwined so that you are able to unleash a beast-like power. It flows through your veins. No one can take it from you. Use it. And you’ll discover it’s not just a curse.
- Savor the Day, Outlast the Night – The day brings many possibilities to explore the region and make the most of your time while the sun is still out. But after sundown, the laws of nature take their course. Darkness tends to bring out the worst in the horde, leaving you with no other choice but to run, hide, or fight.
- Surviving is Easier in Four-Player Cooperative Play – Sometimes it’s best to stick to a group. You never know what you might come across on your adventure. Team up in up to four-player cooperative play, or ride solo if you have the guts to take it all on your own.
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