{"id":1220561,"date":"2026-02-23T09:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/KL6XHccBKhmikoX9jAhQ7b"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:02:51","slug":"after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"After 3 years of waiting, Dying Light: The Beast will finally arrive in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0GCr2P9510\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It took longer than anyone likely expected, but <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/dying-light-the-beast\/\">Dying Light: The Beast<\/a>\u2014no, no, calm down, it&#8217;s not actually here, but it does finally have a release date. Developer Techland revealed during today&#8217;s Summer Game Fest showcase that the new addition to its popular series of zombie-stompers will be out on August 22.<\/p>\n<p>Dying Light: The Beast brings back Kyle Crane, the lead in the original game, who&#8217;s had a rougher go of things than most videogame heroes. Instead of kicking back and enjoying the post-game fruits of his labors, Crane spent 13 years enduring horrific experiments at the hands of some creepo calling himself The Baron, who seems to be putting together a zombie army for what I imagine are not-great plans for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Having finally escaped, Crane is looking for some payback, and it turns out that despite some clear ethical concerns, The Baron&#8217;s experiments had an upside: Zombie DNA is now inextricably intertwined with his own, enabling him to\u2014wait for it\u2014<em>unleash the beast<\/em>. (You&#8217;re the beast in the title, see, it&#8217;s a clever and unexpected twist.)<\/p>\n<p>What exactly your beast mode brings to the table hasn&#8217;t been specified but I would assume it involves feats of great strength, durability, and so forth: At one point in the trailer, for instance, we see Kyle catch what appears to be a large boulder-club that&#8217;s being swung at his face, after which he uses it himself to turn several nearby zombies into goo.<\/p>\n<p>He also seems unexpectedly eager to fistfight a zombie that looks like four Lou Ferrignos stuffed into a sausage casing\u2014not the sort of guy one would typically want to throw hands with.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"rrWNz2P2s7UFDgkGScaALG\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 20\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"CPGecngUxYuzAAXgPN2yTG\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 09\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"DRxhKRtYxjMXHo4sXb6ukN\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 16\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"YopaCVYPYfeuR4Tk8JUSAE\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 17\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"MEoKDZp5k7oPDfvYDYQGeH\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 12\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"quvs4ssUs7ebwUPoY4VNXH\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 18\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 7 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"3Jcna4wq2t2EJN3t2UPrPH\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 15\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 8 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"a9nynU8uri3bSU5MZnj7BH\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 11\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 9 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pBW2xM9BQS3CzAdyoHAowG\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 14\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-8.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 10 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BxrK3eNUzSsbpDYcLW3hJG\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 19\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-9.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 11 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"g94BfemdsHZeDVc2RBcXyF\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 10\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-10.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 12 of 12<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Kpa2vvyL4CkGmfynotVfQF\" name=\"Dying Light_ The Beast - Screenshot 13\" alt=\"Dying Light: The Beast screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-11.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Techland)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Beast was originally <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/dying-light-the-beast-announced\/\">envisioned as DLC for Dying Light 2<\/a>, but Techland eventually decided that it had evolved too far beyond the base game to work within those limits and thus opted to turn it into a standalone game. That&#8217;s mainly why it&#8217;s taken so long to get here, but the good news for patient fans is that Dying Light: The Beast will be free for owners of the Dying Light 2: Stay Human Ultimate Edition: A Techland rep told PC Gamer the game will appear in their libraries automatically when The Beast launches on August 22. For everyone else, it&#8217;s up for wishlisting now <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3008130\/Dying_Light_The_Beast\/\" target=\"_blank\">on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"f27138cd-2d03-47dc-9a32-7c07282a59cf\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august-12.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"f27138cd-2d03-47dc-9a32-7c07282a59cf\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took longer than anyone likely expected, but Dying Light: The Beast\u2014no, no, calm down, it&#8217;s not actually here, but it does finally have a release date. Developer Techland revealed during today&#8217;s Summer Game Fest showcase that the new addition to its popular series of zombie-stompers will be out on August 22. Dying Light: The Beast brings back Kyle Crane, the lead in the original game, who&#8217;s had a rougher go of things than most videogame heroes. Instead of kicking back and enjoying the post-game fruits of his labors, Crane spent 13 years enduring horrific experiments at the hands of some creepo calling himself The Baron, who seems to be putting together a zombie army for what I imagine are not-great plans for the rest&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-3-years-of-waiting-dying-light-the-beast-will-finally-arrive-in-august\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1220562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1220561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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