Dying Light

 Xbox One
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 566 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 441 out of 566
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 566
  3. Negative: 62 out of 566
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  1. Xuggor
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    Dying Light apresenta um mundo extremamente cheio de recursos, onde a cada ponto do mapa existe a possibilidade de encontrar algum colecionavel, armas ou materiais, alem de diversas casas exploraveis, instigando a exploração, o sistema de parkuor é muito satisfatorio, sendo um dos melhores sistemas dentro do mundo dos games, a variedade de armas sendo elas de ataque físico ou a distanciaDying Light apresenta um mundo extremamente cheio de recursos, onde a cada ponto do mapa existe a possibilidade de encontrar algum colecionavel, armas ou materiais, alem de diversas casas exploraveis, instigando a exploração, o sistema de parkuor é muito satisfatorio, sendo um dos melhores sistemas dentro do mundo dos games, a variedade de armas sendo elas de ataque físico ou a distancia amplia toda uma maneira de abordar o game, sendo de uma maneira mais agressiva ou mais voltada para o stealth, contendo uma historia bastante fluida com boa duração, possuindo uma dificuldade que se torna desafiador seja ambientado de dia ou de noite.
    Com sua atmosfera mais escura criando uma sensação de urgência quando a noite se aproxima.    … Expand
  2. Honest-Review
    May 10, 2023
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. My only critic was that some huts you go into were repeated that took me out of the world from time to time. The soundtrack to this game and the sound effects in general are top-notch. Gameplay is so fun once you rank up a little.

    The devs went from this beast, to the 2nd game that totally sucked. I knew it would the moment i heard that they replaced the    This game is a masterpiece. My only critic was that some huts you go into were repeated that took me out of the world from time to time. The soundtrack to this game and the sound effects in general are top-notch. Gameplay is so fun once you rank up a little.

    The devs went from this beast, to the 2nd game that totally sucked. I knew it would the moment i heard that they replaced the person who made the soundtrack to this game. What an L.    … Expand
  3. Tomas95
    May 7, 2023
    8
    Dying light ist ein sehr gutes Action Reiches zombie Game mit coolen parkour System was auf viel schuswaffen und Kampf Gameplay sezt was auch grafisch wie Sound technisch beeindruckt. Leider ist die Story nicht so gut geworden
  4. IronMongous
    May 2, 2023
    10
    Absolutely flawless! Not a single fault in the game at all and it stays enjoyable even when going for the 100%. It's fun, innovative and holds up for today's standards really well. I understand legend rank is a problem for some but if it's that bad there are glitches to level up fast. I did not use glitches on my first and second play through to max legend but did when I played fists onlyAbsolutely flawless! Not a single fault in the game at all and it stays enjoyable even when going for the 100%. It's fun, innovative and holds up for today's standards really well. I understand legend rank is a problem for some but if it's that bad there are glitches to level up fast. I did not use glitches on my first and second play through to max legend but did when I played fists only as a challenge for myself. Cracking game!… Expand
  5. Cambain
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    Just finished after the game had been out for over 7 years. Had a great time with all the mechanics. Was probably the best Zombie game I have played ever. Can be challenging at times, but the parkour system feels amazing. The skill trees are nice, but I felt like I didnt use alot of the abilities/combos throughout gameplay.
  6. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
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  7. iSnow96
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    One of the best games i've ever played,maybe a little bit too hard in the beginning.
    wish we could see more dlcs
  8. Sab1nX
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    Edit: After playing Dying Light 2, I came back to the first and I realized the first is a 10 (from 9) and the second one a 8 (from 9), making the first one, indeed, superior.

    Once you start playing Dying Light, it's pretty hard to put it down. It took Dead Island and added an amazing story and parkour. Recipe for success!
  9. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Sep 9, 2022
    8
    "Dead Island" meets "Mirror's Edge". It's solid fun during solo play, but it's meant as a 4 player experience. If "Island" felt like a low budget zombie flick, this one fees like a Hollywood epic. The city is huge and there are tons of zombies scattered throughout. Parkour is a great way to explore the buildings and escape the undead. There's also a touch of Far Cry 3 in the game. Dying"Dead Island" meets "Mirror's Edge". It's solid fun during solo play, but it's meant as a 4 player experience. If "Island" felt like a low budget zombie flick, this one fees like a Hollywood epic. The city is huge and there are tons of zombies scattered throughout. Parkour is a great way to explore the buildings and escape the undead. There's also a touch of Far Cry 3 in the game. Dying Light is not too different from Dead Island, but it's still great. I would rate it with an 8.1 out of 10.… Expand
  10. ONEEX
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    •Самая лучшая мясорубка про зомбаков )
    •Хорошая графика
    •Не самя худшая физика
    •Разнообразие оружия + авто )
    •Хорошая поддержка разработчиков + нормальная оптимизация.
  11. TheVezyrQ
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    Amazing game with amazing animation of parkour as on 2015. Good story telling and graphic.
  12. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Nov 2, 2021
    9
    Неоднозначное у меня отношение к тематике зомби-апокалипсиса. Вот если, к примеру, взять кино, то вспомнить нечто стоящее, помимо средней паршивости двух частей Зомбилэнда, достаточно проблематично. С играми компьютерными же всё иначе! Тут вам и великолепный по жуткости сурвач Resident Evil 2 ремейк конечно же, старенький забористый мясной шутан от первого лица Left 4 Dead, кривоватыйНеоднозначное у меня отношение к тематике зомби-апокалипсиса. Вот если, к примеру, взять кино, то вспомнить нечто стоящее, помимо средней паршивости двух частей Зомбилэнда, достаточно проблематично. С играми компьютерными же всё иначе! Тут вам и великолепный по жуткости сурвач Resident Evil 2 ремейк конечно же, старенький забористый мясной шутан от первого лица Left 4 Dead, кривоватый местами, но всё же достойный внимания Zombie Army 4, да и топовый Wolfenstein на все времена тоже весьма успешно использовал в Old Blood живую мертвечину. Люблю я, знаете ли, зомбячьи бошки поотстреливать из чего-нибудь пожирнее — двустволка наше всё, или метнуть гранатку в бесноватую толпу неуклюжих мозгоедов и наблюдать после за праздничным феерверком гнилой плоти. Вышеозначенные проекты в полной мере удовлетворяли мои эти самые нездоровые увлечения. Dying Light, как очередная зомби-адвенчура, для нас должна была стать неоспоримым антистрессом с широким применением конечно же всевозможного огнестрельного и взрывоопасного вооружения. Правда вот у поляков из Techland были свои мысли по поводу расправы с зомбарями, и как бы они шли сильно в разрез с нашими ожиданиями и соответственно со всем вышесказанным. Да! Вы правильно поняли, Dying Light это совсем не про стрельбу. Нет тут есть конечно один вид пистолета, одна двустволка, пара штурмовух и собственно всё. Если не соврать первый пистолет в процессе прохожджения мы с Ксюнечкой получили где-то наверное спустя четверть игрового времени и три патрона к нему. Выстрелили из него один раз, по-моему даже чуть ли не случайно, и потом по одному из допов просто отдали его какому-то пассажиру. Ирония была в том, что оставшиеся пару патронов мы жутко экономили для какого-то из ряда вон выходящего события, наэкономили, блин)))) Потом конечно с течением времени, углубляясь в побочки и собирая горы лута, мы могли себе позволить и двустволочку и штурмовушечку и патрончики с горкой, но весь прикол что использовать против зомби огнестрел в Dying Light попросту неэффективно, хотя конечно местами без двустволки в борьбе против тяжеловесных тварей не обойтись, да и эта мысль о жутчайшем дефиците маслят, с которой мы проходили первую треть игры не покидала нас и после, хотя с патронцами и деньгами на их покупку уже было не всё так плохо в дальнейшем. Гранаты, к слову, зомбарям тоже не сильно-то и вредили, помнится, чтобы положить одну небольшую толпу мозгососов пришлось накидать этак их штучки 2-3, что при их дороговизне по стоимости у торгашей и дефицитности материалов при изготовлении выглядело затеей совершенно бесперспективной...… Expand
  13. mmarko433
    Oct 15, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game ever made, i love Dying Light. Thanks a lot. I want the remake game… Expand
  14. CDizzness
    Aug 31, 2021
    9
    The best zombie game I have ever played and a perfect way to show off the last generations hardware. I remember playing this for the first time and just being blown away by how amazing it looked (still feel this way)...it was true horror to stand on top of a building and watch them slowly advance towards you and just stare if they couldn't climb to you....and trust me, there are plenty who can...
  15. mlnsn
    Jul 15, 2021
    8
    Gameplay : 8/10
    Design (video + audio) : 8/10
    Story : 6/10
    Technical aspects : 8/10
    Repeatability: 8/10
  16. Ivan20052
    Apr 29, 2021
    10
    Simply excellent it's just a cool game no one should hate

    It's that simple Perfect
  17. Mitch2611
    Feb 6, 2021
    10
    I don't give 10's often, but this game is amazing! Way ahead of its time, graphics, and story are good, could be better, but the gameplay is what makes this game. If you like an immersive zombie game, I would 100% recommend!
  18. Scoutgoat
    Jan 13, 2021
    8
    This is easily one of the most fun games I've played. It has excellent melee combat, which utilizes weapon durability, crafting, and a multitude of different weapons. Ranged combat is also very good, with a unique twist. Guns kill the zombies (and human enemies) very quickly, although it alerts all zombies to where you are, so you have to be smart about when you use them, or you'll getThis is easily one of the most fun games I've played. It has excellent melee combat, which utilizes weapon durability, crafting, and a multitude of different weapons. Ranged combat is also very good, with a unique twist. Guns kill the zombies (and human enemies) very quickly, although it alerts all zombies to where you are, so you have to be smart about when you use them, or you'll get swarmed. The parkour is what really sets this apart from other games. You wouldn't think first-person, parkour, and zombies would be good genres to mix, but this game manages to pull it off exceptionally well. The world design is phenomenal. Every car, house, and lamp post is specifically put where it is to make the parkour flow. For example, a flipped over car creates a ramp that you can jump off of to land on top of a lamp post, and then jump to the top of a house. The story is the main reason why I don't give this game a 9 or 10/10. It just isn't that good. It obviously wasn't the main focus, but I still feel like they could've done better with it. The main villain is an obvious rip-off of Rais from Far Cry 3, except not done anywhere near as well. The side-characters aren't very interesting and are quite frankly 1 dimensional. The story also in general feels kinda rushed. You don't feel anything when something bad happens to a character you're meant to like, because they barely have any screen time to get to know them. But besides the story, it's a very fun game and I highly recommend it, especially since the developers are still supporting the game even though Dying Light 2 is a few months away.… Expand
  19. Sanyokparenyok
    Dec 11, 2020
    9
    В этой игре нет какой-то морали как например the last of us,но топовый сюжет классный паркур,кастомизация оружия
  20. Caldan
    Nov 15, 2020
    8
    ✅81%
    I would have never thought parkour an zombies would be mixed into an actual good game. Glad I played this.
  21. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 29, 2020
    8
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful X Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- X Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm X Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids X Teens X Adults ☐ All    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
    X Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{Gameplay}---
    X Very good
    ☐ Good
    ☐ It‘s just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{Audio}---
    ☐ Eargasm
    X Very good
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Not too bad
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ I'm now deaf

    ---{Audience}---
    ☐ Kids
    X Teens
    X Adults
    ☐ All

    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☐ Just press 'W'
    ☐ Easy
    X Significant brain usage
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

    ---{Story}---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    X Average
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

    ---{Game Time}---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    X Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! X Worth the price ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of X Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs    … Expand
  22. Lifelover4ever
    Aug 28, 2020
    9
    this game is just fantastic! I never play games in first person but decided to try this out off a whim and boy was I pleasantly surprised. Dying light will sink it's teeth in you and not release until the wild ride is over. Don't cheat yourself from this grade A experience.
  23. germanik
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    Начал играть в нее усиленно в 2020 году и что я вам хочу сказать - на данное время в игре столько контента, что начинаешь очень уважать разработчиков. Огромное вам спасибо! Еще и шикарное дополнение на сотни часов - вот он уровень! К счастью, на старте игры ко мне заходили разные товарищи и некоторые накидали топового оружия и части мутантов, которых я продал на полмиллиона баксов (спасибоНачал играть в нее усиленно в 2020 году и что я вам хочу сказать - на данное время в игре столько контента, что начинаешь очень уважать разработчиков. Огромное вам спасибо! Еще и шикарное дополнение на сотни часов - вот он уровень! К счастью, на старте игры ко мне заходили разные товарищи и некоторые накидали топового оружия и части мутантов, которых я продал на полмиллиона баксов (спасибо вам люди), так бы страдал, ибо прекрасно понимаю, что оружие боя в первом прохождении игры, особенно ближнего - бестолковое и бесполезное, а патроны стоят много денег.… Expand
  24. CriticFromHell
    Jul 15, 2020
    8
    This game is what i have to say one of the best games in the history of modern gaming. Its an action packed thriller survival game where you fight to survive against the zombie outbreak in Haran. Use knifes, guns, and the world around you to mutilate the undead. Not only is the game play fun it has an awesome story to it as well. The lore often times makes you want to beat the next missionThis game is what i have to say one of the best games in the history of modern gaming. Its an action packed thriller survival game where you fight to survive against the zombie outbreak in Haran. Use knifes, guns, and the world around you to mutilate the undead. Not only is the game play fun it has an awesome story to it as well. The lore often times makes you want to beat the next mission even more to unlock more of the intriguing story. The only issues that i have with the game is that once you beat the game 1 or 2 times it starts to not be as fun. The zombie mode isn't that great either i feel that it could have been better.… Expand
  25. DadkaMitka
    Jul 7, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Пэздато, охуенный паркур, клёвый открытый мир, жаль только сюжет средний… Expand
  26. Mehrab4K
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    This is amazing game !! Great graphic and great story
  27. SenorKoquonfaes
    Mar 22, 2020
    8
    Gameplay-wise, Dying Light is what would happen if you combined Dead Island’s combat, crafting, environment design and overall art direction with the parkour/free-running mechanics and level verticality of Mirror’s Edge. This makes traversing Dying Light’s open world incredibly fast, smooth and fun. You can bound from one rooftop to another effectively playing a giant game of “The Floor isGameplay-wise, Dying Light is what would happen if you combined Dead Island’s combat, crafting, environment design and overall art direction with the parkour/free-running mechanics and level verticality of Mirror’s Edge. This makes traversing Dying Light’s open world incredibly fast, smooth and fun. You can bound from one rooftop to another effectively playing a giant game of “The Floor is Lava”. This also provides a pretty effective alternative to combat encounters. If you draw more than 3-4 standard enemies at once, you’re better off just pulling back and parkour-ing your way onto a rooftop for some relief. The parkour elements are what really stood out to me while playing through Dying Light.

    Dying Light’s combat mechanics are comparable to Dead Island’s considering it’s the same developer, that’s not really a surprise nor an indictment on the game. It’s melee-centric combat that features a variety of blade and blunt weapons. There are some options for guns, like a pistol, military rifle, police rifle, shotgun and bow. There’s also stamina management and stun locking enemies with kicks and weapon strikes. Weapons and item crafting is also very similar to Dead Island; you scavenge and loot buildings and vehicles for crafting materials, which can then be used for weapon upgrades such as “durability’ or “handling”. You can also acquire blueprints that require specific materials in order give your weapons elemental damage upgrades. You can also craft Medkits, grenades, boosters and lock picks, among others. I personally got more use out of blade weapons than blunt ones, slicing off limbs and heads was never not satisfying and watching the geyser of blood shoot out of the stumps was equally parts gory and delightful. I tried to limit my use of firearms to when I was fighting thugs in isolated environments such as the insides of buildings as part of a mission objective. They can block and dodge your attacks with melee weapons, making them a bastard to try and kill. If more of them gang up on you, it’s game over. They can also shoot you with assault rifles and they can tank more shots than Crane can. Unless you have throwable weapons, this can prove to be a bit of challenge without a gun. The gunplay itself feels great; firearms sound powerful and punchy and while it’s not Call of Duty or Battlefield good, it holds up well enough.

    Dying Light features a dynamic day and night cycle. During the day, the zombies are mostly non-threatening, unless you come across a fairly sized horde or a few “Virals” that’ll chase you. During the night time, however, is where Dying Light really shines and borders on being a horror game. Along with environments going incredibly dark, the game also introduces a new kind of zombie. Referred to as “Volatiles”, you get a glimpse of one during an early game cutscene, they are bigger, faster and more aggressive than another zombie in the game. Get spotted by one and it immediately becomes the most dangerous enemy in Dying Light. Avoiding it means using all your precision parkour techniques as getting caught or trying to stand and fight results in almost instant death. The night time atmosphere can provide some genuinely terrifying and tense moments. The game also provides you with more XP if you’re playing at night, as well as provide you with a bulk of bonus XP when you decide to take refuge in a safe house and sleep. If that’s not your thing, however, you can skip the night time altogether and go back out in the relative safety of day time.

    Dying Light features a skill tree that you can sink XP into and grab upgrades, such as crafting twice as many Medkits using the same amount of material, unlocking the ability to drop kick and grapple with zombies, among many others. It’s broken down into 4 categories: Survivor, Agility, Power and Legendary. Your play style will dictate which skill tree you’ll be levelling up the quickest; mine was the Power skill tree which is essentially combat, followed closely by the “Agility” skill tree, which is essentially parkour-ing. The Legendary skill tree only unlocks once you’ve maxed out your other three: Survivor skill-tree 25, Agility 24 and Power 24. Gameplay tip: Try and get the grappling hook upgrade as quickly as you can. This makes traversing the environments even faster and will be a huge quality of life improvement during the second half of the game.

    Graphically, Dying Light is great. The open world is beautifully rendered and the gore effects are awesome. The game is also well-optimized, even on vanilla Xbox One. Load screens are incredibly short for an open world game and I didn’t run into many issues with texture pop-ins, screen tearing or draw distance.

    Overall, I can certainly recommend Dying Light for it’s beautiful open world environments, dynamic day and night cycles, it’s fast, fluid parkour mechanics and it’s tried and true zombie slaying combat.    … Expand
  28. Soguys
    Dec 25, 2019
    8
    so guys we did it we reached a quater of a million subscribers, 250,000 subscribers and still growing
  29. djevis94
    Jun 27, 2019
    10
    the best game of zombies of this generation without a doubt. An open world with its main and secondary missions with creation of zombie weapons of different types and quite parkour.
    this game is much better than the first two dead island and I'm waiting for the sequel
  30. Invad3rBron7
    Feb 28, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, a classic must play. Not only is this game in first person (as all games really should be) but the parkour is an amazing addition. Zombies are difficult to fight at first, but they quickly become easier. Night missions make the game interesting, and taking out volatile hives during the day in the DLC quickly became one of my favorite things. The only negative being the storyAmazing game, a classic must play. Not only is this game in first person (as all games really should be) but the parkour is an amazing addition. Zombies are difficult to fight at first, but they quickly become easier. Night missions make the game interesting, and taking out volatile hives during the day in the DLC quickly became one of my favorite things. The only negative being the story is rather basic, and wall-running would have been a great addition.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#13 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#24 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Games Master UK
    Apr 9, 2015
    73
    This is a sure shank redemption for Techland, and a big step up from previous Dead Islands. [April 2015, p.65]
  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Mar 10, 2015
    70
    A lot of fun in small bursts, but not amount of polish, parkour or persistence can plaster over the cracks of the aging Dead Island mechanics and systems. [Issue#121, p.72]
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Mar 4, 2015
    60
    Though not entirely soul-destroying, Dying Light will leave you feeling like you've just eaten a box of budget chocolates - unsatisfied, underwhelmed and unsure if it was worth the money. [March 2015, p.72]
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