Dying Light

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 2268 Ratings

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  1. bronn_43
    Sep 11, 2023
    9
    9/10 instead of 10 - for those weird solutions like QTE fight with Rais or weirder one with Tahir. However, compared to so many modern games DL1 will be 12/10.
    Chrome Engine 6 looks great even in 23` - and much better than c-in DL2.
    Story line - many say its too simple, but I say its believable; main Evil ones - surprise, Techland predicted WHO of 20-22 spot on (WHO=GRA obviously,    9/10 instead of 10 - for those weird solutions like QTE fight with Rais or weirder one with Tahir. However, compared to so many modern games DL1 will be 12/10.
    Chrome Engine 6 looks great even in 23` - and much better than c-in DL2.
    Story line - many say its too simple, but I say its believable; main Evil ones - surprise, Techland predicted WHO of 20-22 spot on (WHO=GRA obviously, especially when it comes to anti-humanity in actions);
    Rais is super-charismatic bad guy, does evil, but speaks true wisdom to Crain, you hate Rais, but can`t deny his got a point.
    Jade and Rahim - simply amazing, grab not just your attention, but feelings as well... so does Brecken - wish there was more of him in game (i know he was originally one of player`s)
    Music - great and spot on in-game, 10/10
    After DL1 will be impossible to play Dead Island or Mirror`s Edge.
    Gameplay is good, but first-time night run to the tower (story mission) is simply unforgettable, and if you didn`t jump of the bridge (from the very top) - you didn`t play DL1.    … Expand
  2. PenetratorGod
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    It might make more sense to remake or remastered this game instead of making a second one. After playing the second game, I understood this much better. Even if it's not a remake, this game still needs a remastered version because the graphics are extremely outdated now. If it gets remastered, maybe they can make us forget the failure of the second game.
  3. dunuch
    Aug 31, 2023
    6
    While the gameplay is solid and the zombies are fun to battle, the game overall feels very familiar.
  4. Shinoadoto
    Aug 24, 2023
    6
    История интересная, сюжет неплохой. Но блять, какие же побочные квесты с персонажами нулевые, просто ужас. Мне было так все равно на смерть Джейд в конце, ведь ее даже толком не раскрыли. Да и главный антагонист пустышка, злой злодей совершает злое зло просто потому что. Еще и атмосфера Харана ужасная, все мочистое какое то
    6 зомбиков из 10    История интересная, сюжет неплохой. Но блять, какие же побочные квесты с персонажами нулевые, просто ужас. Мне было так все равно на смерть Джейд в конце, ведь ее даже толком не раскрыли. Да и главный антагонист пустышка, злой злодей совершает злое зло просто потому что. Еще и атмосфера Харана ужасная, все мочистое какое то
    6 зомбиков из 10
  5. Lisco10
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    This game is a masterpiece.
    First: it's Polish (im also Polish so that's a good thing)
    Second: The gameplay is really good, it's not just "beat the fuc up out of everything you see", you need to avoid some of the zombies, like "that zombie is the one I cannot deal with so i need to find a different way to my objective", plus the night is so scary, if you haven't played the game you don't    This game is a masterpiece.
    First: it's Polish (im also Polish so that's a good thing)
    Second: The gameplay is really good, it's not just "beat the fuc up out of everything you see", you need to avoid some of the zombies, like "that zombie is the one I cannot deal with so i need to find a different way to my objective", plus the night is so scary, if you haven't played the game you don't know the feeling when you are walking around at night, spamming Q to see the volatiles around you, and you see on the minimap as one of the volatiles suddenly sees you - "OH F*CK NAH I AIN'T DOING THAT" and you just run for your life trying to find that "MOTHERF**KING SAFE ZONE WHERE IS THE SAFE ZONE F*CK"
    (literally my reaction each time)
    The plot is good too but i won't spoiler it    … Expand
  6. KolesAdlerov
    Aug 2, 2023
    9
    Best first-person close-combat, best parkour, best night runs, the legs and the kicks! Worst storytelling in the genre, bad RPG rules. Do not delay missions in the quarantine zone, don't use the grappling hook and "survivor sense", guys.

    (Nightmare difficulty, no HUD, no s.sense, limited leveling, no hook, no equipment, no magic) Gameplay: combat mechanics [best melee impact in    Best first-person close-combat, best parkour, best night runs, the legs and the kicks! Worst storytelling in the genre, bad RPG rules. Do not delay missions in the quarantine zone, don't use the grappling hook and "survivor sense", guys.

    (Nightmare difficulty, no HUD, no s.sense, limited leveling, no hook, no equipment, no magic)
    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics [best melee impact in industry] 10/10
    parkour mechanics 10/10
    stealth (w/o any powers, very unfair system) 6/10
    atmosphere [nice urban details, bad outskirts, bad storyline] 9/10
    Gameplay as immersive horror (quarantine zones and nights) 10/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 6/10

    Story [sjw bullsh!t, stupid trips] 3/10

    Graphics [nice indoors, best nights and flames ever made for a first-person] 10/10

    Sounds & music [annoying radio] 8/10

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    The greatest game from Techland. Must play!    … Expand
  7. teazlunox
    Jul 26, 2023
    8
    320 saat boyunca 2 fps oynayıp en sonunda 140 fpse geçtiğimde 100 saat daha oynadım
  8. eplate2
    Jul 24, 2023
    8
    i love the physics of this game. Parkouring around the amazing city environments is a ton of fun and i like the idea of avoiding combat to escape zombies or enemies. Really great gameplay here. Story, not perfect but I do like everything else generally.
  9. BallsJohnson
    Jul 11, 2023
    8
    KERLE KRAINE MAKE ME SEEMAN EN MIEY PANTS. I LOVERE ZERMBIe GAMES AND BALLS. MOSTLY BALLS
  10. Quazder
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    No fast travel. Its just boring to travel 400 meters somewhere and then 400 back. I have better things to do than that.

    You will unlock grappling hook near end game if you dont do side quests. Anyways its pretty useless, the radius is very short and it has to recharge The Balance of this game is extremely bad. From the beggining you are nearly dying to everyone and you have to play    No fast travel. Its just boring to travel 400 meters somewhere and then 400 back. I have better things to do than that.

    You will unlock grappling hook near end game if you dont do side quests. Anyways its pretty useless, the radius is very short and it has to recharge

    The Balance of this game is extremely bad. From the beggining you are nearly dying to everyone and you have to play like a little **** but then when you raid Rais you get a lottta guns and things change from there and the game become so easy. You can litterally 2 shot big zombie with police gun that has 200+ attack.

    The perks are boring i completed the game with like 4 side quests done and i wasnt even nearby to reaching maximum level from any of these 3. What does this game expect me to do? Play it for 30 more hours after i finished the game just to unlock a few perks????

    Also the Sewers are so fokin boring that its just disguisting to be there again and again. Thats onestly the worst part of the game after missing fast travel.

    Story is extremely bad - 5 years old child could make a better story if you would give him a few days to think about something.

    Boring sewers, Boring missions like that arena mission with boss, the university mission was extremely boring

    Music is very buggy, if you are in dangerous place while doing mission, and you kill all the zombies, you will still hear that dramatic music, and its kinda annoying    … Expand
  11. AgentLvi
    Jun 27, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece game. The story is so enjoyable, scoring is really great, visual is decent, and the voice is stunning
  12. j4ck_fl4sh_3k
    Jun 26, 2023
    3
    God I cannot stand this game, I keep uninstalling it from my hard drive, I forget how much is sucks and re installed only to quickly remember that the game is awful and bland, its a modern game for modern gamers.

    If feels like AI designed this game, its so paint by numbers... Zombies - CHECK Crafting - CHECK Open world - CHECK Stamina Management - CHECK Fetch Quests - CHECK    God I cannot stand this game, I keep uninstalling it from my hard drive, I forget how much is sucks and re installed only to quickly remember that the game is awful and bland, its a modern game for modern gamers.

    If feels like AI designed this game, its so paint by numbers...

    Zombies - CHECK
    Crafting - CHECK
    Open world - CHECK
    Stamina Management - CHECK
    Fetch Quests - CHECK
    "RPG" Elements - CHECK

    The issue is that game is so slowly drip feed to you its hard (for me atleast) to keep motivated to play more, weapons are awful and break after a quick scuffle with a zombie.

    I cannot stand RPG elements, I love RPGs (pokemon being the greatest one of all imo) but in most games now it means that you have any and all abilities stripped away until you've logged a week of gameplay to unlock the skills. In this game you have to unlock the ability to slide while running. Dead Island is far more fun and enjoyable.    … Expand
  13. Ocelot1903
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    This is the best non RPG open world game ever made. The atmospehere specially at nights amazing if there is a raining and storm its gettin x100 better. physic is just too satiated. Story is above an avarage for a zombie game. And in my opinion most decent story telling for a zombie game after The Last of Us. Every side character in city is somehow lunatic which is perfect fit the world.This is the best non RPG open world game ever made. The atmospehere specially at nights amazing if there is a raining and storm its gettin x100 better. physic is just too satiated. Story is above an avarage for a zombie game. And in my opinion most decent story telling for a zombie game after The Last of Us. Every side character in city is somehow lunatic which is perfect fit the world.
    People complaining about starting game with trash weapons but they probably only playing Asian games which is starting with 20 Meters long swords. You'll getting really epic weapons after few hours. You'll addict the game give a change for a short time. Unlike that games with paperish mechanics and garbage ragdoll mechanics this game is hella fun for action. You can feel any hit, drop, fell and climbing. Best Arpg ever made.    … Expand
  14. Domdom21br
    Jun 8, 2023
    9
    i beated this game literally now, it's amazing how beautiful he is after 8 years, i wanted play this game a long time and im satisfied. A good stoey, good OST and good ameplay.
  15. Lezzly
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
    Gra, która wywołała u mnie strach już po krótkim czasie od rozpoczęcia. Niezwykle klimatyczny survival o dynamicznej rozgrywce, która mocno przypadła mi do gustu. Na ogół nie przepadam za horrorami, ale ten tytuł jest na prawdę ciekawy i jeśli ktoś nie lubi się bać, to świetnie można się tu bawić chociażby systemem parkoura lub walką. Eksploracja działa na spoko poziomie i czasami musiałemGra, która wywołała u mnie strach już po krótkim czasie od rozpoczęcia. Niezwykle klimatyczny survival o dynamicznej rozgrywce, która mocno przypadła mi do gustu. Na ogół nie przepadam za horrorami, ale ten tytuł jest na prawdę ciekawy i jeśli ktoś nie lubi się bać, to świetnie można się tu bawić chociażby systemem parkoura lub walką. Eksploracja działa na spoko poziomie i czasami musiałem się nieźle postarać, żeby przetrwać. Niezła historia, pewnie jest dużo lepsza, lecz ja to średnio jestem zajarany w historie o apokalipsie zombie. Polecam dla tych co nie grali.… Expand
  16. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    6
    Gameplay cool. Le jeu est joli. l'histoire et ok. C'est juste chiant de devoir mettre 10000 coups à un mob pour le tuer.
  17. davitolucena
    May 19, 2023
    9
    Jogo é bom o unico problema é que demora muito no começo para melhorar o pessonagem tirando isso ele é bom o maior ponto forte do jogo é o combate já que o jogo não é um FPS
  18. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    8
    -8/10 story
    -9/10 gameplay
    -9/10 environments
    -9/10 characters
    -9/10 music
  19. RodrigoAlex
    May 6, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game, a decent story and derranged zombies. The DLC's with the vehicle were a great add to the game.… Expand
  20. Geraltz
    May 3, 2023
    8
    Played this in co-op and finished both the base game and the DLC. I had a lot of fun parkouring, killing zombies, and exploring the world. Decent story with decent characters and a good soundtrack.

    Overall it was worth all the time I spend on it.
  21. Ranget
    May 1, 2023
    9
    The best zombie apocalypse game to this day. Fun parkour, good impact of melee weapons and not a bad shooter if you are into that.
  22. LilitNefara
    Apr 30, 2023
    0
    Проходняк который я не прошел из-за сломанной экономики
  23. Zhileby
    Apr 28, 2023
    10
    My favorite game ever. Outstanding story, sometimes when I zoned out I felt like I was in game for a moment. Best music soundtracks in comparison to the games I've played, they really have a unique unexplainable vibe. Something about the zombies was different from the rest zombie games... Parkour is also outstanding and insanely fun to do.
    Easily a 11/10 game.
  24. Suprizer
    Apr 22, 2023
    8
    I rate the story of the games so this one will be the main story and the following enhanced edition will be followings story review. I hate Crane as a character i hate him with my guts, for the choices he makes mistakes that he do etc. But overall has a nice story with unsatisfying dialogs and delivery in general.
  25. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 2, 2022
    10
    One of the best zombie games I've ever played! It has a satisfying and addictive combat system, huge world, lots of gore and a great story.
  26. metehan3461
    Apr 18, 2023
    0
    hikayesi bok gibi mekanikleri bok gibi grafikleri bok gibi olay örgüsü bok gibi silahlar çok kolay kırılıyo ordan oraya sadece koşturarak gitmek yorucu kısacası bok gibi not(gece çıkan zombiler orospu çocuğu)
  27. Dovahkiin314
    Apr 17, 2023
    9
    Having played both Dying light 1 and Dying light 2, I can say that 1 is better than the original in almost every way. Despite being 8 years older than the sequel, the original somehow plays and feels better and smoother. If you want to play Dying Light, just play the original as it will be cheaper and more fun. I always want to play more Dying Light 1 but seldom want to play Dying Light 2.
  28. Radrin
    Apr 17, 2023
    7
    Scary, tense and immersive experience. The night really brings the best out of the game, not knowing whats around the corner make you feel very vulnerable especially when a chase can start at any moment and those monsters can really pack a punch.

    The story and dialogue were a bit lackluster and the game overall got repetitive quite fast though, felt a bit bloated especially since a lot    Scary, tense and immersive experience. The night really brings the best out of the game, not knowing whats around the corner make you feel very vulnerable especially when a chase can start at any moment and those monsters can really pack a punch.

    The story and dialogue were a bit lackluster and the game overall got repetitive quite fast though, felt a bit bloated especially since a lot of the characters and side stories didnt offer too much in terms of a compelling narrative, bar a few of them here and there.

    The parkour + hack n slash melee 1st person is a very nice combo.

    Overall a must play game for zombie horror enjoyers and a decent fun time for everyone else.    … Expand
  29. Dangusse
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    this game is unplayable trash, even for free. the control scheme is idiotically overcomplicated and outrageously unresponsive. im expected to be sprinting all the time and to know exactly where i'm going, but the map beacons refuse to display 90% of the time, and pressing A to check my surroundings does not do anything after literally pressing the button 20 times in a row. this isn't eventhis game is unplayable trash, even for free. the control scheme is idiotically overcomplicated and outrageously unresponsive. im expected to be sprinting all the time and to know exactly where i'm going, but the map beacons refuse to display 90% of the time, and pressing A to check my surroundings does not do anything after literally pressing the button 20 times in a row. this isn't even open world, either. it's excruciatingly linear and even more excruciatingly so because the level design and flow is completely unintuitive garbage.

    they are doing literally every single thing in their power to make the game less fun, less interactive, slower, more limited, and more frustrating. who decided that's what anyone wants in an open world title? as i play it becomes more and more obvious that the reason we are so restricted in our gameplay is because they simply did not want to build a fleshed out or interactive world. it might be kinda big, i can't tell, but there's nothing to do, and you will walk past objectives on a regular basis because the game just refuses to show you where you are supposed to go. that lack of direction appears to be an entirely unintentional bug, which is ridiculous given that navigation is such an essential part of the gameplay loop.

    pepper in some extremely boring obligatory cutscenes that you have to press B 10000 times in a row to skip, and oh, make sure to put all of the things you need to interact with to change your gear in the absolute furthest locations from each other possible. the game can't even decide whether im allowed to walk faster than 1mph half the time, and it's terribly unintuitive.

    everyone complains about the film grain effect: it's awful, it's a ridiculous waste of the graphical requirements to just wash everything out until there's no detail left. well guess what? they added an option to turn it off in the settings! guess what else? that setting does not do anything! bravo, you hacks.    … Expand
  30. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
  1. Ten Ton Hammer
    Nov 1, 2015
    80
    Don't let the Dead Island affiliation sway you one way or the other, Dying Light is its own game and it's rightfully fun, but it's not something that is Game of the Year material to me. If you like zombie games and open world games then this is worth the pickup, but otherwise I'd skip it until it goes on sale, because it's still a really fun game no matter how you dice it.
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  2. Washington Post
    Apr 6, 2015
    40
    It’s a game of a thousand house calls, in which everyone needs something they can’t get or do for themselves. Catastrophe has made every doorstep a welcome place, with disease and death the justification for an openness that might seem unthinkable under other circumstances.
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  3. Dealspwn
    Mar 22, 2015
    70
    If you can get past the clunky storytelling and the repetitive missions, you might a diamond in the rough that really empowers you to revel in the design aspects of its zombie-infested sandbox.
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