Dying Light 2 Stay Human

 Xbox Series X
User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 862 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 396 out of 862
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 862
  3. Negative: 425 out of 862
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  1. seht
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    denuvo junk inside because they weren't sure about the good quality of the game and that was the only method to sell the game which is a junk itself, full of bugs, ridiculous flawed save system, stupid quests, uninteresting characters, boring environments, regrettable story, regrettable graphics. Not worth our money. Worst game 2022
  2. farbenblind
    Jun 16, 2022
    1
    This game is not even worth a sale price. This game wants you to fall asleep. Such a dated game, graphics and mechanics are so bad. I hate myself I bought it
  3. Mehrab4K
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    After patch 1.9.0 game is really good now i fully recommended play this game . Graphic and story are amazing . I'm big fan of dying light 1 and dead island but I'm really love dying light 2
  4. Gorgoton
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Well I don't really get that 4.7 user score. It's honestly Techland's best game yet. Parkour mechanics are really cool, story is great, world design is on point and the graphics are good. The best way to play this game for console players is with the balanced graphic mode on Series X (and yes they made a few patches and this mode isn't 1080p/60 anymore, it's more of a 1200p or something).Well I don't really get that 4.7 user score. It's honestly Techland's best game yet. Parkour mechanics are really cool, story is great, world design is on point and the graphics are good. The best way to play this game for console players is with the balanced graphic mode on Series X (and yes they made a few patches and this mode isn't 1080p/60 anymore, it's more of a 1200p or something). Anyway, it's not perfect but definitely worth at least an 8 out of 10.… Expand
  5. iSnow96
    Nov 30, 2022
    8
    Very good story, soundtrack and characters, aitor and the peacekeepers are my favorites.
    But 1st game is better
  6. Michaelle0535
    Oct 9, 2022
    9
    Good game from a good Polish studio. I recommend it to anyone who wants to buy this game..
  7. musse99
    Feb 21, 2022
    3
    A lot of bugs, no zombie invasion, night time is **** cartoonic zombie, like 2 new zombies, one from left for dead 2 and the rest is only redesign. Parkour is what saved techland from a 1 in this scale. **** combat, no more broken bone exray and ****tie human combat. Survival sense is op showing you zombies through a wall and arrows shoing where all the zombies are. Health bar is ****A lot of bugs, no zombie invasion, night time is **** cartoonic zombie, like 2 new zombies, one from left for dead 2 and the rest is only redesign. Parkour is what saved techland from a 1 in this scale. **** combat, no more broken bone exray and ****tie human combat. Survival sense is op showing you zombies through a wall and arrows shoing where all the zombies are. Health bar is **** Dying light 1 was a 9,5/10 for me. This one is far from good. Where are the f guns?… Expand
  8. Andreapichini
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    As an xbox player I have to say that I am extremely disappointed. the performance is extremely bad and i had a lot of crashes at the beginning, which reduced a bit over time.
  9. Lukeskymoon
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    To many bugs and glitches, lame weapon system. Very boring story and very lame end boss battle and zombies sometimes standing up even after you kill them same goes with human enemies, side missions to Repetitive.you can’t even repair your weapons at all This game only have good graphics Sadly I wasn’t to happy with the parkour either, Still prefer dying light 1
  10. Gearsong
    Jun 15, 2022
    0
    Bugs, bad stories line, ugly graphics. Many boring outposts according to the canons of Ubisoft.
  11. gonzai
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    graphics has been heavily downgraded, it looks ugly!!! DL1 was a joy for our eyes, very beautiful graphics, very well optimized and oh that wonderful scary soundtrack! What about DL2? Nothing of that, just mediocrity, it seems this game was developed with no care just to make profits from DL1 fans but players all around the world are very unhappy about this game, can't keep up with thegraphics has been heavily downgraded, it looks ugly!!! DL1 was a joy for our eyes, very beautiful graphics, very well optimized and oh that wonderful scary soundtrack! What about DL2? Nothing of that, just mediocrity, it seems this game was developed with no care just to make profits from DL1 fans but players all around the world are very unhappy about this game, can't keep up with the Hype they created and as a zombie adventure it plays bad and it's irritating… Expand
  12. gustavevillemon
    Feb 18, 2022
    0
    ce jeu ne donne aucune incitation à jouer car il n'a pas d'âme. L'histoire est vide de sens, dispersée, interrompue. Les dialogues des personnages sont ridicules, dénués de sens. Les missions sont triviales, ennuyeuses, on a envie d'éteindre le jeu plusieurs fois. Mauvaise qualité et vieux graphismes
  13. OdThaGod
    Feb 12, 2022
    3
    This game is in beyond a sorry state. over 20 hours in and so many bugs it's unbelievable, from story events not triggering to constant quitting the game cause windmills don't work, its a mess. avoid it.
  14. WOAGM
    Feb 10, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. really a multiplayer experience. The lack of guns took some of the fun out of a good four player run going after volatiles at night. When fighting mobs at your own level they are extremely block happy and bullet spongy. I’m fairly certain most humans can’t take five to 10 hacks to the head with a machete. There are no good choices and what you do really does not affect the game at all in fact the traps are far less useful than the original game the general storyline felt like they just made a new crane and gave them a new name. This game leaves you upset with poor fight set ups and terrible bugs and generally nothing to do after you’ve been in the game in two days. The sound bug is absolutely terrible and I’ve been forced into animations by story and falling straight through the floor in a building into levels that don’t exist. I hit one of the larger zombies in the head with 57 arrow to the head…. 57 and they are not recoverable. It really feels like they learned nothing from the original game that was so popular and decided to turn and deliver nothing of the choices and alterations that actually affect the game in the final product this is an incredible letdown. I have played the original dying light through it entirely story probably 7 to 10 times and I’ve also done the following three or four and it was excellent this game has none of that creativity or storytelling. The controls are terrible and Jenkee at best I often press the trigger and get no effect jump kicks rarely work and the kick feature which was key in the original game is complete junk . I feel like there is less tactics and creativity in combat even though they added a block feature . It was much easier in the original game two judo throw people without having to block first they sacrifice too much for this one mechanic . They need to fix this game immediately and there are many many quality of life things that need to be adjusted. All the exotics you got are useless because they are out leveled and then they die and cannot be repaired even the most core fantastic thing that they did in dead island they failed to do in dying light two. Give us a workbench to repair our equipment you make us grind for the upgrades of each pattern there is no need to be completely a loser over the equipment when you finally find something you like. Also would not hurt to make away to infuse gear to current level. The other thing is over half The mobs do nothing but reduce your Health and equipment and provide no loot whatsoever. The final fight with waltz was complete and inspired trash. The final project is a re-warmed dinner of all the things you experienced with Kane story no choices are good and everyone you like in the game dies regardless of what you do. The one thing I liked was the added Hulk volatile mode which would be fantastic if you could activate it and has been a complete and utter missed opportunity. The intelligent Hunter was introduced on the following and it makes me sad that this was never followed through one. It would be nice if there was an expansion if you could play Kane as an intelligent volatile who hides himself under masks just as the mother did in the original game . hunter mode at night Old style kane in the day. The series X game is only 35 gigs I mean there’s really nothing to it I don’t know what they did for the last three years… Expand
  15. Idahodreamz
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    Ugh... I really enjoyed Dying Light. Dying Light 2 for me has 1 minor issue and 2 major issues. The minor... it doesn't look very next gen on Series X. The two Major issues pertain to game mechanics that completely remove me from enjoying it all together. The "chase" mode that happens at night if you alert too many zombies is just trash... fuggin A ... can I just enjoy it without thisUgh... I really enjoyed Dying Light. Dying Light 2 for me has 1 minor issue and 2 major issues. The minor... it doesn't look very next gen on Series X. The two Major issues pertain to game mechanics that completely remove me from enjoying it all together. The "chase" mode that happens at night if you alert too many zombies is just trash... fuggin A ... can I just enjoy it without this "chase" crap were I can only run away and it has 4 stages to completing the getaway... so ... now I'm completely nowhere near the objective I was trying to get to cause I ran miles accross rooftops to escape this "chase"... dumb... dumb... dumb... and it that isn't enough... I get a dumbass counter before I "turn"... Fuk that... so forget hunting around at night just trying to avoid deadly zombies... I now have to account for a 5 minute timer before getting to a UV light or eating UV mushrooms... terrible design... for me... I can't enjoy the game without feeling interupted by these dumbass mechanics... trading it in for Forbidden West Horizon… Expand
  16. lzzoverlord
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    Unfortunatelly another company that lies about the state of the game. A game that got delayed a couple of Times and still is a mess at launch. "Game has gone gold" probably means that 70% of the game is done and the rest will be in a couple of years. The gameplay is great and the story good but only if you can progress trough the bugs or deathloops. The multiplayer is non existent sinceUnfortunatelly another company that lies about the state of the game. A game that got delayed a couple of Times and still is a mess at launch. "Game has gone gold" probably means that 70% of the game is done and the rest will be in a couple of years. The gameplay is great and the story good but only if you can progress trough the bugs or deathloops. The multiplayer is non existent since you can play 5 to 15 minutes without getting disconnected "fixes are coming" but we wanted those on day 1 since the game gone gold. The game is decent at best and raises to the standards of modern gaming. Bugs and a incompleted game.… Expand
  17. Critolino
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    This game is very boring and poorly optimized. But there is obscene language and jokes about intercourse. A good example of how sequels aren't always better.
  18. ChiaFetus
    Feb 5, 2022
    3
    Bugs bugs bugs and more bugs mixed in with bad writing bad voice acting and an unforgettable story where nothing you do has any effect on the world around you.
  19. Itsamemariotv
    Feb 10, 2022
    0
    Simply don't like It. Rich on bugs of every kind. The idea behind the game was good btw.
  20. Shilfein
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main storyline and repetitive Ubisoft-esque sidequests. Instant refund.

    Such a shame, I was really hyped with the whole "narrative focus" and "decisions with consequences" thing... It could have turned out so differently if Avellone had been at the helm... Next time you try to turn a sandbox game into a    Abysmal writing, cardboard NPCs with 0 charisma, awful narrative, boring main storyline and repetitive Ubisoft-esque sidequests. Instant refund.

    Such a shame, I was really hyped with the whole "narrative focus" and "decisions with consequences" thing... It could have turned out so differently if Avellone had been at the helm...

    Next time you try to turn a sandbox game into a narrative RPG... Maybe consider NOT firing the best writer in the gaming industry?

    Just another flavor of "Get woke go broke", I guess.    … Expand
  21. groxot007
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    The lack of Italian language is not a reason to reduce the rating of the game
  22. Merro
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Zombie game without guns. If you enjoy parkour and a worst story than the first game play this game. Beside bugs this game is mediocre at best. No mature / horror content like the first one, the first update should be a battle Royale for all the kids that enjoy this unpolished mess of a game delayed 7 years. I wish for a refund.



    PS - COOP IS IN A TERRIBLE STATE.
  23. kris2fur
    Feb 6, 2022
    1
    How not a single reviewer failed to mention the amount of bugs in this game just graphically if not in resolution mode, proves gamer gate is still around.
  24. ActualYoutuber
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    This site is extremely unfair and hypocritical, people who pointed out that Denuvo is a problem, got all their reviews removed, yes you read that right, all their reviews for other games as well, no matter if they were well written positive reviews or not. At the same time there are 100s of games that have thousands of bot reviews, like Cyberpunk 2077, but do they remove these? No theyThis site is extremely unfair and hypocritical, people who pointed out that Denuvo is a problem, got all their reviews removed, yes you read that right, all their reviews for other games as well, no matter if they were well written positive reviews or not. At the same time there are 100s of games that have thousands of bot reviews, like Cyberpunk 2077, but do they remove these? No they don't, because this site is extremely hypocritical. This shouldn't be happening. I will film this and put on Youtube, if anyone dares to remove this review, i have so many videos of bots upvoting Sony games with 1000 positive reviews in 1 hour (clearly bots from Asian region, who never even played the game and sometimes they forget to translate their review, sometimes they post so fast that instead of 10/10 that they wanted to give they give 0/10 and so on. I have so much evidence that this kind of manipulation with user scores is happening here, so i say it again, dare to remove this review and will post ALL THE VIDEOS, i have over 500 000 subscribers, it will be very easy to get the word out.… Expand
  25. inblack
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    It is not possible to save the game on its own;
    The game is saved in one cell;
    There is no option to select the voice language;
    There is no way to change the assignment of buttons;
    Terrible Xbox Series X optimization;
    Parkour is fun :)
  26. cudxly
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    Bardzo fajna gra dał bym 11/10 gdyby nie te włoskie napisy strasznie bolą w oczy zamiast tego techland powinien zamienić tekstury pizzy o ile takie widnieją w plikach na pizzę z ketchupem ,aby włochów też pobolały oczy.
  27. Liquidus
    Jan 6, 2023
    10
    It’s great. Of course it’s not the first game. The story has evolved. Things have changed in the world of dying light. It’s huge. It’s fun. There is so much to do. You have to put aside the haters and try it for your self. It’s really good. I have enjoyed every minute of it.
  28. scrubadubhugs
    Feb 9, 2022
    5
    I'm unsure I've ever encountered a game that gives you so many tools for having fun then makes it SO hard to have any fun. The basics are there, but at every turn the game stops you just when you're starting to have some fun. Have the key to the door? Great, still have to spam X to force it open after it's unlocked. Died during a particularly hard area inside at night? Respawns you NOTI'm unsure I've ever encountered a game that gives you so many tools for having fun then makes it SO hard to have any fun. The basics are there, but at every turn the game stops you just when you're starting to have some fun. Have the key to the door? Great, still have to spam X to force it open after it's unlocked. Died during a particularly hard area inside at night? Respawns you NOT at the closest camp, using up valuable time doing 100% pointless traversal to get back to where you were. Have everything to upgrade your weapon? Ooops, need a single item that only drops from super hard mini-bosses. Running out of health cocktails? Time to spend an hour gathering the multiple things needed to craft them. Even going to SLEEP in a safe zone is gated behind a silly "oh no I feel weird" rote animation that can't be skipped. Every single detail of the game that's any good comes with an attendant caveat that makes it suck. And all of it boils down to the inflated padding that was crammed into this game under the guise of "RPG". It's all COMPLETELY pointless. The endless dialogue wheels that have no impact whatsoever on the game, the "big choices" that actually have no impact at all other than do you want ziplines or car traps, both completely minor changes. The character progression is slow and boring, with multiple different systems layered on top of each other with apparently no thought. Most of the unlockable skills are essentially useless, I unlocked double jump over 10 hours ago and haven't used it a single, solitary time and never needed to. This game is a whirling cauldron of BS trying to stand on the two flimsy legs of parkour and combat while the shambling corpse of RPG elements cribbed poorly from other, far better games, repeatedly kneecap the game and leave it shuddering in the street, waiting for Techland to come revive it somehow. I don't think they can. It's rotten at its core and will never be as much fun as the first game.… Expand
  29. raven_raven
    Feb 16, 2022
    5
    It's just a very mediocre game in every aspect. Too bad, because I had some good time with the first installment in the past.
  30. JayDarbz
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    The worst abomination I've ever experienced this game is disgusting the studio is disgraceful! I feel robbed blindsided but let me assure techland they will never do me like this again EVER
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    60
    The game doesn’t do anything wrong per se and I must criticize it primarily for its absolute mediocrity, lack of interesting ideas, and wasted potential. There were good moments I really enjoyed here and there, despite the game having the worst open-world city of gaming history and the creators’ promises not being fulfilled in the slightest. [Issue#317]
  2. IGN Brasil
    Apr 7, 2022
    75
    Dying Light 2 Stay Human could very likely become the stellar zombie survival adventure it should someday be, provided the bugs are finally wiped out. Its excellent parkour is an amazing way to explore this giant open world of the last tough city, and the post-apocalyptic stories of its many strange and distinctive characters are a must-see. Our bet? If its developers bring us a DLC with a really interesting story (or that solves this ending that we can't swallow), then we'll have the perfect zombie game.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Mar 15, 2022
    60
    But the storytelling is a hair too cryptic to be easily followed. That’s true for most of Dying Light’s story elements too; from tiny touches, like photos of a dead family in an abandoned house to larger-scale interactions with other characters, the game struggles to emotionally draw you into its conflict. I never cared about saving Mia; my main focus was always on reaching the next objective. The bright side: Despite all those shortcomings, I had an absolute blast doing that.
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