Dying Light: The Beast

 PC
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 80 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 80
  3. Negative: 1 out of 80
  1. Gamekult
    Sep 18, 2025
    40
    Dying Light : The Beast is all bark and no bite. Techland had the right ideas and tools to deliver a tight action-adventure package, but stumbles on bad level design, a flimsy plot and repetitive slugfests against roided-out zombies.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Sep 18, 2025
    Clearly, The Beast is not the most ambitious installment, but it proves that sometimes less content can mean higher quality. [Recommended]
  2. Polygon
    Oct 2, 2025
    Thankfully, I’m not looking for a narrative masterpiece; I just want to slay zombies, and Dying Light: The Beast happens to be an excellent zombie survival game with a stunning world, delightful parkour, and amazing combat. Balancing action with vulnerability isn’t easy, but between Beast Mode transformations, and not in the least due to the limitations of Survivor Sense, Kyle Crane is human enough for this game to scare the living daylights out of me.
  3. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 22, 2025
    While The Beast was fun to binge through in a few days (around 21 hours, with plenty more side-quests still left to do), I feel like I've had my fill of Techland's specific brand of open-world design for now. But if the zombie parkour itch hits again, I think it says something that I'll probably return to Dying Light 2's sprawling cityscape over another scenic alpine excursion.