Dying Light

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2022 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,532 out of 2022
  2. Mixed: 314 out of 2022
  3. Negative: 176 out of 2022
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  1. dna7_7
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    Seriously, this is the big problem with metacritic. A game is a 10 or a 0. Dying Light is a great product, maybe the best game in Playstation 4 right now. You can like it, you can dislike it, but its no way a game under 7. If you like videogames and you are not a hater, you will really appreciate all the work behind Dying Light.
  2. MrPositive
    Jan 28, 2015
    9
    I'm enjoying it so far! I can't wait to try the multiplayer now! I must say that I cannot believe the discrepancy in scores so far. One 94 critical review and one 50!? WTF?? Did they play the same game???
  3. KomodoDave
    Feb 1, 2015
    9
    This game is phenomenally good fun. Having played GTA V Remastered, Last of Us Remastered, Far Cry 4, Destiny and Diable III in recent months, I can honestly say this game is the most *fun* of all of them.

    The other games mentioned are incredibly polished games, some of which have a brilliant story and great voice acting. Dying Light doesn't achieve the same level of polish with voice    This game is phenomenally good fun. Having played GTA V Remastered, Last of Us Remastered, Far Cry 4, Destiny and Diable III in recent months, I can honestly say this game is the most *fun* of all of them.

    The other games mentioned are incredibly polished games, some of which have a brilliant story and great voice acting. Dying Light doesn't achieve the same level of polish with voice acting (although on average it's very good), though the story is compelling and variety of missions is decent enough.

    Where the game really shines is the atmosphere and the gameplay. Playing this game is essentially like playing an episode of The Walking Dead (TV Series, not game) as you scavenge for resources, make do with what weapons you have, and weave strategically through, over and around large crowds of zombies .
    The game leverages many fantastic elements from other games: lock picking from Elder Scrolls oblivion, parkour from Mirrors Edge, grapple "zipping" from Just Cause 2, plant boosters from Far Cry 3/4. The elements operate so well together, and form a thoroughly entertaining experience of travelling within and interacting with the world.

    The combat is simply fantastic - it's like melee combat in Skyrim but without the weightlessness: you actually _feel_ the blows you're striking, and smile in grim satisfaction as you sever heads, legs, arms, hands and feet from your undead foes. Beginning the game with metal pipes, hammers and crowbars, over the course of progression you'll be trying out cricket bats, baseball bats, daggers and scythes, later taking down entire zombie crowds with ease as you wield a machete, saber or meat cleaver, and also enjoying a handful of guns such as pistols, semi/full auto submachine guns and shotguns. All weapons are an absolute joy to handle.

    There are two maps in the game; the first is a modern city that's been overrun by zombies, with survivors peppered around the place to give you missions and reward opportunities. Later in the game you'll uncover a second area which resembles venice with its waterways, verticality, architecture and adds some open squares where you combat zombie crowds as well as gun-toting soldiers.

    The physical reactions of zombies during melee combat are spot on. You can slice a zombie's leg off as it clambers over a fence and it will topple to the ground in a very realistic manner. Bashes, smashes and slices to different parts of a zombie cause it to react as the primate within you so desperately expects.

    The three ability trees offer unlocks that are Far Cry-like in how fun they are and how much they add to the variety of your fighting and terrain traversal experience. There are many different abilities to unlock, and all feel valuable in their own way.

    The day vs night atmosphere is very different. You'll quickly realise that nighttime is about stealth evasion of the more powerful zombies which appear from 9pm - 6am in game time. Later in the game you're strong enough and sufficiently well equipped to take this devastating foes on head-to-head, though even then they represent a significant challenge. Running away from such a foe and using the slow-mo "Look back" feature, glancing over your shoulder to see the string of zombies tearing after you and one mid-air about to pounce, gives one of the most atmospheric game experiences I've had to date.

    Let me say I'm not the biggest fan of scary games. I would call this game atmospheric rather than scary - after the first 30 minutes when you're more familiar with the controls - and have died a few times so know what that's like ;-) - you'll quickly sink into the atmosphere and enjoy the game rather than be terrified.

    I cannot recommend this game enough simply for how fun it is. Both single player and co-op are an absolute blast to play. From my play sessions (15+hours) I've found that two-player coop always works flawlessly (coop is superb fun, truly - you even retain the "slow-mo" zombie executions in a personal time bubble). However, when playing with others in another country I've found that 3 players _can_ slow the game down, and 4 or 5 players took the frame rate down to about 10FPS i.e. almost unplayable. Hopefully those issues will be patched soon - for now, the 2-player co-op is plenty to enjoy :-)

    If you like games that are about fun rather than award-winning narrative or story, buy this now. You won't regret it.    … Expand
  4. Trust907
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    I really enjoy playing this game. I picked it up the day it came out and have been spending 80% of my free time playing. This is the best zombie game I have ever played with the exception of last of us story. I'm not usually a big fan of games where you collect a bunch of stuff but I have found a lot of fun looking for items and upgrading my weapons I found a sword in the stone type ofI really enjoy playing this game. I picked it up the day it came out and have been spending 80% of my free time playing. This is the best zombie game I have ever played with the exception of last of us story. I'm not usually a big fan of games where you collect a bunch of stuff but I have found a lot of fun looking for items and upgrading my weapons I found a sword in the stone type of weapon exclave thought that was pretty cool find. The graphics awesome, story is interesting keeps you wanting to know what's gonna happen, tons of side quests, customizing weapons is great fun testing them out on zombies the sword I found destroys the zombies, it's fun wandering around finding all kinda items and secret areas kinda like fall out exploration. The only 2 things I'm not super happy about are the button layout it's hard to dodge a zombie and hit them with a weapon at the same time and some of the climbing up buildings is somewhat difficult. If you like a open world where you can customize weapons and play around with combining all kinda upgrades. I also think the story is really interesting not sure why a lot of people say it's bland kept me going to see what was gonna happen next. I would pick this game up 38% done and 20 hours in well worth 60$. I have only Tryed the online 3 times but it seems fun I'm just having so much fun playing the campaign at the moment but it has a left for dead kinda feel it's also neat that it ties right into the campaign if you want it to. So overall a 9/10 for me great job WB you guys made a super fun zombie game that with a head set on in the dark alone scares the crap out of me , the first time I ran into a night hunter woke my GF up cuz I screamed when it broke threw the wall!! Good game :)… Expand
  5. NoobTooberton
    Apr 6, 2017
    8
    Having played the Dead Island series on both the Playstation 3 as well as my PC I was eager to get into Dying Light. I sort of went in blind like most people as there was a limited amount of reviews available. I give this game an 8/10. I can't say enough great things about how they did the co-op. I have a core group of friends that I play with online and having put in about 8 hours intoHaving played the Dead Island series on both the Playstation 3 as well as my PC I was eager to get into Dying Light. I sort of went in blind like most people as there was a limited amount of reviews available. I give this game an 8/10. I can't say enough great things about how they did the co-op. I have a core group of friends that I play with online and having put in about 8 hours into co-op campaign we were constantly reminding ourselves just how great of a job they've done.

    The largest and most noticeable change is with the running mechanic which when comfortable with is done amazingly well! The night time fights and mini games are loads of fun and add an additional element to the game that I was a little leery about but now look forward to.

    Hiccup free play online, great graphics, great soundtrack. Much like Dead Island, the atmosphere is top notch! If you're like me and like to play online with friends, this is a must have for you.

    I agree with others, there should be more vehicle's in the game and I've noticed so far there are less weapons available for pickup than Dead Island but that just means a greater need for inventory/weapon management which I like.

    Pick the game up, you'll like it!    … Expand
  6. Quink666
    Jan 27, 2015
    8
    First of all, i have played through the full game and i am not reviewing this game like most who have only played a couple of hours. That said This is probably the most fun i have had with a game in a long time. The controls takes some getting used since you jump on R1/RB and you cant change that to the usual X/A.

    There is so much to do in this game Side mission, Collectibles, Trophies    First of all, i have played through the full game and i am not reviewing this game like most who have only played a couple of hours. That said This is probably the most fun i have had with a game in a long time. The controls takes some getting used since you jump on R1/RB and you cant change that to the usual X/A.

    There is so much to do in this game Side mission, Collectibles, Trophies and alot of skills to unlock and every single skill makes you feel stronger and stronger, not like some games where levels doesnt really matter.

    The graphics are fairly impressive and the only complaint i have is the GRAIN filter Techland decided to go with.

    So im about to start a NG+ and try to get max level and im really looking forward to it. Still Collectibles for me to find and Trophies to unlock.

    Theres was alot of problems for me with the preload of this game but that is not Techland fault so it will not be taken into account here. I give this game a solid 8/10. If you liked Dead island just a little bit youll most likely love this game. 8/10    … Expand
  7. babaganush
    Jan 28, 2015
    8
    i dont see a reason to hate the game, played it for 4 hours the 1st night i got it. the world and fighting kept me engaged and on my toes. some situations nearly got out of hand, i would be fighting 1-4 zombies in front of me and 3-5 more would somehow walk out of no where and get behind me and nearly killed me. doesnt seem like there is a difficulty setting, only thing i seem to noticei dont see a reason to hate the game, played it for 4 hours the 1st night i got it. the world and fighting kept me engaged and on my toes. some situations nearly got out of hand, i would be fighting 1-4 zombies in front of me and 3-5 more would somehow walk out of no where and get behind me and nearly killed me. doesnt seem like there is a difficulty setting, only thing i seem to notice about it, is that the zombies get slightly different/harder the higher the level i go, like slight increases and this might be the case. which means it will get harder the higher the level i get, which is perfect for me. i will try out online play once i have more skills but i do see how that will be any less fun. great game so far and big enough world for me, since there is no fast traveling, if they make it bigger in the future somehow, then they need to ad vehicles or some sort of subway but i like big and i dont mind running.… Expand
  8. chadflowers
    Jan 29, 2015
    8
    Dying Light is a fantastic way to start off game releases in 2015. For someone who very much disliked the Dead Island games but really loved Mirrors Edge I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys either of those games. What Dying Light does great is its parkour/free running traversal mechanics and abilities. I always found myself loving to run and navigate the rooftops and findDying Light is a fantastic way to start off game releases in 2015. For someone who very much disliked the Dead Island games but really loved Mirrors Edge I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys either of those games. What Dying Light does great is its parkour/free running traversal mechanics and abilities. I always found myself loving to run and navigate the rooftops and find crates with cartable items in them and so on. Being a fan of parkouresq gameplay and zombies this game was right up my ally for sure. Dying Light is easily one of the most gorgeous game I have ever seen.

    The day / night cycle changes the game completely by making it easy and fun to traverse in the day time but absolutely terrifying at night. The night is when the real nightmare comes out. There are more terrifying and fast infected that hunt and listen to your every move. Making much sound at night signs your death sentence which adds to the game so much.

    I was more than impressed with everything in this game, yet I found myself frustrated and upset with how it ended. Rather than ending with all the skills and experiences you've learned the last encounter with the main antagonist ends with a slew of quick time events that haven't even been exploited in the game until this very ending. I wanted the epic way to fight with Rais to be interesting and not just with a couple of button presses.

    Finally, even though i was disappointed with the final "boss battle" it left us with a good ending and left it open to a possible sequel. I would love a sequel to this game and see Techland experiment more and give the main character more relatability and personality. I absolutely adore this game and it makes me excited for what 2015 has to come in Video Games.    … Expand
  9. dpc
    Jan 30, 2015
    8
    So far, so great! Incredible graphics, super-fun gameplay (once you get used to the R1 button for jump - took me a while to get through the tutorial), excellent atmospheric music. I'm having a great time with it. I'm not sure what everyone is **** about with the story - the main missions are very good and the side quests are tons of fun, too. You really feel accomplishment when you finallySo far, so great! Incredible graphics, super-fun gameplay (once you get used to the R1 button for jump - took me a while to get through the tutorial), excellent atmospheric music. I'm having a great time with it. I'm not sure what everyone is **** about with the story - the main missions are very good and the side quests are tons of fun, too. You really feel accomplishment when you finally bust through a skull with a wrench. It truly feels in some ways like an RPG (like Far Cry with a dose of Skyrim, in the leveling and skill trees, I mean). Don't be afraid to take a chance with it if you like those types of games, and you know who you are!… Expand
  10. Kenmei
    Feb 2, 2015
    7
    This is a decent FP Parkour Zombie simulator. Basically, it's Mirror's Edge with Zombies. If you liked Mirror's Edge, you'll enjoy this game. But there's more to the game than just that and it both helps and hurts the overall experience.
    Starting with the story, you're a runner for the good guys, the Tower people, who are looking for a cure for the zombie outbreak, while also a spy for    This is a decent FP Parkour Zombie simulator. Basically, it's Mirror's Edge with Zombies. If you liked Mirror's Edge, you'll enjoy this game. But there's more to the game than just that and it both helps and hurts the overall experience.
    Starting with the story, you're a runner for the good guys, the Tower people, who are looking for a cure for the zombie outbreak, while also a spy for the organization who wants to take the cure and do mysterious things to it. The story is decent enough and with Troy Baker, who is basically just printing money with all the VO gigs he's gotten since the Last of Us, giving a very well done performance, it can suck you in at times. There are giant lulls in the story and not all the characters are very well done. But it works enough to keep you invested.
    The gameplay is fun but can take some time getting used too. Like Mirror's Edge before it, it can take a bit to really know when to jump and what you can and can't grab onto. After some trial and error early on in the game, things become a bit more easier later on. The biggest problem with the game, however, stems from the fact that they force you to run everywhere. There is no waypoint system in the game whatsoever and that, by itself, probably added a good 1-2 hours on the gameplay. Yes the running is fun but when almost every quest takes you to all 4 corners of the map, a waypoint system is just about mandatory. Needless to say, I stopped a number of times because I was tired of running past the same spots over and over again on the same quest.
    The music is very hit or miss, mostly miss, but the zombies sounded great. The graphics were good in some spots and terrible in others, especially when you would look at zombie corpses on the ground.
    The main problem I see here is that there is just a general sense of "been there, done that" with pretty much everything in the game. Dead Island did the zombie FP thing, Mirror's Edge did the Parkour, and there are elements of other games mixed in, but nothing is particularly memorable. In a few months, I don't believe anyone will remember this game for being one of the best of the year. The biggest crime that the game committed was that there's nothing for it to really hang its hat on at the end of the day. It's a decent game that won't be turning any heads.    … Expand
  11. Masatshi
    Feb 3, 2015
    9
    Beautiful graphics, spot on controls, a lot very fun quests and side-quests. This game suprised me in a lot of good ways. Much better than Dead Island and nearly as good as Far Cry 4. Best Techland Game to date. If you love zombies and open-world games, you need to play this!
  12. Firemind
    Mar 19, 2015
    6
    After the first hours of euphoria the game pretty quickly becomes repetitive and you quickly realize that there is actually not really much to do besides the story missions. It even gets worse when you progress further into the game: similar to Shadow of Mordor the upgrade points you can invest after leveling up in various "masteries" make you quite strong pretty fast so that you quicklyAfter the first hours of euphoria the game pretty quickly becomes repetitive and you quickly realize that there is actually not really much to do besides the story missions. It even gets worse when you progress further into the game: similar to Shadow of Mordor the upgrade points you can invest after leveling up in various "masteries" make you quite strong pretty fast so that you quickly reach the point where the dangers (especially at night) are pretty easy for you to overcome. It is better than Dead Island for sure and the parcours is pretty okay (even though it feels clumsy compared to Mirrors Edge f.e.). The fighting feels inaccurate you often find yourself in positions where you wish there were two attack modes where you could possibly decide in which direction your character is swinging his weapons. Sometimes it works fine but often you strike and don't hit anything because of the weapon swing being totally wrong in that moment.

    Overall Dying Light is a pretty mediocre game. It is some sort of child between Far Cry and Dead Island and even though the first hours are quite fun the good feeling quickly disappears.    … Expand
  13. sharkman265
    Feb 1, 2015
    9
    I am only 15% in of the main story but i have been doing a lot of side quests, airdrops & zombie killing currently pulling 20 hours of time in and im not even to the next area yet, this game also has a music score reminiscent of George Romero even the title menu's BGM reminds me of the original Day of the Dead , a few minor gripes being how i had a biter on me and a bomber exploded killingI am only 15% in of the main story but i have been doing a lot of side quests, airdrops & zombie killing currently pulling 20 hours of time in and im not even to the next area yet, this game also has a music score reminiscent of George Romero even the title menu's BGM reminds me of the original Day of the Dead , a few minor gripes being how i had a biter on me and a bomber exploded killing me instantly but that was mostly error on the players (my) part , over all i love the look and feel of this game especially on the PS4

    Also more fake reviews from users driving the score down next we will have people saying this is a bad game just because people were jerks and abused metacritic for their personal vendetta !!!    … Expand
  14. ranielder
    Jul 18, 2015
    9
    Esse jogo é muito bom mesmo, fazia tempo que não jogava um game de zumbi realmente divertido e que te deixasse tenso ao mesmo tempo. Recomendo. Parece um Far Cry de zumbi.
  15. Gamespro
    Mar 25, 2015
    8
    This is a great game, I don't get all the hate it has torwards it at I played the game all the way through and then some.I think maybe it's the fact that I played the game entirely with a friend and almost never got bored of it.Great amount of content and definitely worth the 60$ if you have a friend on board.
  16. smoovelai
    Feb 2, 2015
    10
    AMAZING GAME FORGET JIMQUISITION WHO IS THAT ? GAME IS GREAT GO BUY NOW !!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it

    seriously the side missions are interesting and unique which is great gives you life after the 12-14 hour campaign co-op is fun when it works the story is not amazing but i've seen way worse its pretty standard for an action game with good missions and the gameplay is amazing the abilities    AMAZING GAME FORGET JIMQUISITION WHO IS THAT ? GAME IS GREAT GO BUY NOW !!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it

    seriously the side missions are interesting and unique which is great gives you life after the 12-14 hour campaign co-op is fun when it works the story is not amazing but i've seen way worse its pretty standard for an action game with good missions and the gameplay is amazing

    the abilities skills and craft system is fun the day and night cycle are literally day and night differences a lot of effort and dynamic gameplay i cant put it down    … Expand
  17. Reciter5613
    Mar 8, 2015
    6
    This game was made to be Dead island but much better. But these controls were too difficult for me to get use to. Mainly I was just not use to a shoulder or trigger button as jump. I'm too use to using X or one of the main buttons. Also I could never get the hang of the parkour. Just like Mirror's edge, I don't parkour and first-person go together. Grabbing ledges and finding somethingThis game was made to be Dead island but much better. But these controls were too difficult for me to get use to. Mainly I was just not use to a shoulder or trigger button as jump. I'm too use to using X or one of the main buttons. Also I could never get the hang of the parkour. Just like Mirror's edge, I don't parkour and first-person go together. Grabbing ledges and finding something balance on was harder then the zombies themselves. So I can't really recommend.… Expand
  18. Agarag
    Mar 4, 2015
    9
    Right at the beginning of this game, before I had experienced any free running or combat, I simply hopped up onto a box and my smile was immediate. Without looking at my feet or checking in any way I knew instantly that I had only managed to get one foot onto the box because my body and head swayed in a way that instantly made sense to my brain, my characters arms went out for balance ANDRight at the beginning of this game, before I had experienced any free running or combat, I simply hopped up onto a box and my smile was immediate. Without looking at my feet or checking in any way I knew instantly that I had only managed to get one foot onto the box because my body and head swayed in a way that instantly made sense to my brain, my characters arms went out for balance AND kept moving in a very realistic effort to maintain that balance, I looked down for conformation and did exclaim a "Ha!" when I saw that I was right but I had KNOWN it.
    Realistic. Elegant. Special. And so I set off with that smile still firmly in place.
    You will hear plenty about how there is "nothing new" in this game. What I don't hear enough of In reviews of this game is how the brilliant graphics, tremendous sound effects, terrific voice acting, fantastic animations/ mo-cap and amazing combat and movement all combine to make an experience that is a great big step ahead of any open world game so far. 1st or 3rd person zombie or otherwise.
    Yes it might benefit from a more radical story or other ancillary improvements but the experience of this game, of the 90% of the time that you'll spend inside Harran is very, very impressive showing indeed. A great game. (And super fun!) congratulations Techland!    … Expand
  19. Explodet
    May 23, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful and tons of fun. Really immerses you in the world. One of the few must own games so far fkr next gen. I don't get the pro review dislike for it, everyone I know loves it.… Expand
  20. j_obediah
    Jan 30, 2015
    8
    It's going to take me a while to finish this game because I can't stop going after air drops whenever they fall, but I can give a first impressions run down.

    Story: What little I've played is generic and generally not all that believable, but it's still fun. So if you're into tight, realistic stories then you probably don't like many of the games out there, and you won't like this one.    It's going to take me a while to finish this game because I can't stop going after air drops whenever they fall, but I can give a first impressions run down.

    Story:
    What little I've played is generic and generally not all that believable, but it's still fun. So if you're into tight, realistic stories then you probably don't like many of the games out there, and you won't like this one. That said, this story is functional so far. Voice acting does not distract from the narrative and at times is not bad at all.

    Graphics
    Amazing. Colorful without looking cartoonish. Excellent animation for the free running, whose mechanics work just fine. Some of the weapon animations are weak in my opinion, but such things can be forgiven by most. I thought baseball bats would be a little more satisfying. Good detail.

    Gameplay
    Mostly tight. glitches and some faltering here and there, but over all the game works. That's more than can be said for a lot of other games. Haven't had the luxury of coop yet, so I can't comment there. Loot system, upgrade system, skill tree, level up system all seem to have been tested and balanced very well. Nothing seems wasted, nothing seems superfluous. Side missions are acceptable. Nothing super memorable, but they seem to generally add something to the story, however minimally. Experience and rewards are given at a steady pace.

    Over all, Techland did a good job. It's not epic. It doesn't revolutionize anything, but it's a solid, fun experience for me so far. Monotony doesn't shake a grinder such as myself as easily as some, even so, the monotony in this game is not as painful as other games I've played. If you want a good zombie game with fun running mechanics and an open world, go ahead and get it.    … Expand
  21. Rundusol
    Feb 28, 2015
    8
    I have to say - I am pleasantly surprised. That is probably one of the biggest praises you could give "another" game about zombies. The open world is quite stunning to behold, from the atmospheric effects to the lighting and textures - everything looks lovely. Then at night time when the whole world changes it still looks great, the lighting effects really come into play here. On theI have to say - I am pleasantly surprised. That is probably one of the biggest praises you could give "another" game about zombies. The open world is quite stunning to behold, from the atmospheric effects to the lighting and textures - everything looks lovely. Then at night time when the whole world changes it still looks great, the lighting effects really come into play here. On the gameplay front, it is not half bad - It really is a different game during the day and at night, the day time zombies are slow moving dimwitted things but at night, it is genuinely terrifying as you hear noises everywhere but are in complete pitch black darkness. More than once I found myself genuinely a bit scared and my heart racing as I ran back to the safety of a blue light.... The story and quests are OKAY, they're nothing extraordinary but it is nothing to shake your head at.

    The only negatives are that the crafting and economy is a little frustrating at the beginning, particularly with weapons only being able to be repaired a limited number of times. The parkour can be controller smashingly frustrating at times - when you run and jump for a ledge only to find yourself smashing into a wall. The real gripe I have is the key layout and why on earth this cannot be changed for jumping and climbing... seriously annoying.

    All in all probably the highest praise I could give Dying Light is to say that it reminds me a little bit of Far Cry 4. Give it a go if you like survival horror mixed with crafting and open worlds.    … Expand
  22. lcdboxing
    Mar 25, 2015
    9
    cant believe how excellent this 'sleeper' hit is. superb gameplay, great visuals and its just plain fun! also its pretty huge, loads to do, if your stuck on a particular mission - just go off and do a different side mission, make some new weapons etc. Brilliant game from Techland, thoroughly enjoyed, in my top 5 ps4 games.
  23. JaydogReviews
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Dying Light is a visual masterpiece, free of bugs, and with a quality story filled with plot twists left and right. The term "what dead island should have been" could not have been more spot on. The game has extremely enjoyable combat, mixed in with very well done parkour. The only flaw to the parkour was simply that jump is assigned to R1. The one aspect that stuck out to me the most wasDying Light is a visual masterpiece, free of bugs, and with a quality story filled with plot twists left and right. The term "what dead island should have been" could not have been more spot on. The game has extremely enjoyable combat, mixed in with very well done parkour. The only flaw to the parkour was simply that jump is assigned to R1. The one aspect that stuck out to me the most was easily the side missions. Each side mission is its own mini story line, and most are humorous and or intriguing. All in all, this game is worth the price and is extremely enjoyable.… Expand
  24. D_Rugg
    Mar 7, 2015
    8
    At first, I was reserved about this game. My brother ended up buying for me for my birthday. I am hooked. The amount of detail in this game is pretty impressive. Little things like; electrical weapons proc more in the rain, day/night cycle inside and outside, the parkour system is near flawless, put at least 30 hours in and just found out that you can sprint and kick open doors insteadAt first, I was reserved about this game. My brother ended up buying for me for my birthday. I am hooked. The amount of detail in this game is pretty impressive. Little things like; electrical weapons proc more in the rain, day/night cycle inside and outside, the parkour system is near flawless, put at least 30 hours in and just found out that you can sprint and kick open doors instead of just opening them. The story and missions aren't groundbreaking, but just good enough to keep me hooked.… Expand
  25. Darko84
    Feb 16, 2015
    8
    Dying Light is a fun game that you need to play if you are a zombie fan.
    Graphics are beautiful and the atmosphere is just terrific! expect for the look of some zombies.
    Parkour system is pretty cool, it could be a little bit hard at the beginning but after a while you will enjoy it. The story is not something new, don't expect something special but some plot-holes. The combat system    Dying Light is a fun game that you need to play if you are a zombie fan.
    Graphics are beautiful and the atmosphere is just terrific! expect for the look of some zombies.
    Parkour system is pretty cool, it could be a little bit hard at the beginning but after a while you will enjoy it.
    The story is not something new, don't expect something special but some plot-holes.
    The combat system is interesting because it's not easy to hit your enemies (humans/special zombies).
    However the fact that it takes too many strokes to kill one is insane.
    Day-Night cycle is pretty awesome as you will never want to be caught outside at night because you will face some of the bad-ass super quick/strong zombies. One of the negative thing about this game is the re spawn system which will make you appear very far from where you died last time.
    As an overall it is a great game which is worth playing, specially during this season that there is no much good games out there available.    … Expand
  26. Puddthestud
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    This game is loads of fun...it is not the best game to be put out ...but its loads of fun and if you have psn and have friends to play this the game is even more fun...i dont understand all the negitive reviews on this .
  27. DJKB
    Feb 2, 2015
    9
    Everything critics say about this game to me isn't valid. I feel like there standards are way too elevated and make it tough to decide if this game is good or not. Well as a gamer since when Atari came out, been a nerd for a very long time!! This game is almost perfect, only complaints I have is there is no vehicles but it's fine cause you can parkour you way around which is goodEverything critics say about this game to me isn't valid. I feel like there standards are way too elevated and make it tough to decide if this game is good or not. Well as a gamer since when Atari came out, been a nerd for a very long time!! This game is almost perfect, only complaints I have is there is no vehicles but it's fine cause you can parkour you way around which is good enough. Also there is not enough unique looking zombies walking around, they kind of all look too identical. But other then that this game is a lot of fun. Coop is my favorite feature, I mean its drop in and drop out coop!!!… Expand
  28. GhastlyGhostly
    Feb 2, 2015
    10
    Amazing game. It's easy to think you've only been playing for 30 minutes when actually 3 hours have passed. Love it. I enjoy looting and the random events that pop up throughout the game. The missions are exciting because they are always a challenge and zombies can easily surround you when you least expect it. Definitely worth the buy.
  29. Wunderkind
    Feb 8, 2015
    10
    Prior to this games purchace i scoured the net for reviews, i found many of them displeased with the game. I picked it up anyway because i love zombie games, this experience is the best i have had on next gen since The Last Of Us Remastered. There are a few technical glitches here and there as there will be with most games, nothing game breaking in the least. This game NAILS thePrior to this games purchace i scoured the net for reviews, i found many of them displeased with the game. I picked it up anyway because i love zombie games, this experience is the best i have had on next gen since The Last Of Us Remastered. There are a few technical glitches here and there as there will be with most games, nothing game breaking in the least. This game NAILS the atmosphere and the gameplay is tip top. Sound is incredible. This game is incredible. BEST GAME ON PS4 currently.… Expand
  30. Smildoe
    Feb 8, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel that this game does not offer a great amount of variety and has a lack of new boss zombies. There are the normal zombies, runners, nightmares, goons, spitters, boilers, boomers, and then the demolisher. Unfortunately the demolisher only appears around three times in the game unless you go hunting for one.

    The co-op aspect of the game is fun and allows friendly competition between you and your friend. You can challenge each other throughout the game on various missions like climbing tower races and kill the most zombie in a time limit. You can also play through the single player story together with single player cut scenes. They do not allow you to play the final level together and show that there is no reason why you needed to be split up.

    Story wise this game is seriously lacking with boring characters and deaths of characters you meet maybe twice. The deaths feel meaningless and try to make you feel sad with off theme music and emotional out bursts from Crane. The mission that take you through the story are mostly diverse and fun to play including my favorite mission called The Pit. While playing these missions you will probably glance over the story surrounding it.

    While not hunting zombies or playing main missions there are tons of side missions and other things to try in the city including clearing out safe houses, climbing towers, racing to air drops, and free running races. There is also the be the zombie DLC that alows you to invade a friends single player game and fight at night over the zombies nests. I have a problem with this only because it is such a small mode it could have been included into the game and DLC.

    The game has enjoyable gameplay and good graphics even though it suffers from a terrible story with a poor ending. The story has very little emotional attachment to any characters. It does have a wide variety of weapons and crafting new ones. So i give this game a seven out of ten and declare it a good game but not at full price.    … Expand
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#11 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#34 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    70
    A slightly better version of Dead Island in everything but name. [Apr 2015, p.84]
  2. Play UK
    Mar 31, 2015
    85
    With some crazy fun online elements and a badass sense of actual achievement, Dying Light is the zombie game we've been working for. Just mute those terrible voices. [Issue#254, p.64]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 24, 2015
    80
    It's not perfect, but Dying Light is last, brutal and most importantly, fun. [April 2015, p74]
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