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Days Gone

Action

Horror

Survival

Sandbox

Open world

Shooter

Adventure

Days Gone is an open-world action-adventure game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Released in April 2019 for PlayStation 4 and later for PC in May 2021, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where players control Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter navigating a landscape overrun by "Freakers," zombie-like creatures created by a global pandemic. The gameplay focuses on exploration, combat, and survival elements, with players able to use various weapons, craft supplies, and upgrade Deacon’s motorcycle, essential for travelling across the vast and hostile environment. Days Gone combines narrative-driven missions with an open world filled with dynamic events, enemy camps, and environmental challenges.

3.9

External Ratings

602 ratings
Release Date:

26 Apr, 2019

Last Updated:

18 Jun, 2026

About this game

Days Gone is an open-world action-adventure game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Released in April 2019 for PlayStation 4 and later for PC in May 2021, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where players control Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter navigating a landscape overrun by "Freakers," zombie-like creatures created by a global pandemic. The gameplay focuses on exploration, combat, and survival elements, with players able to use var...

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Storyline

Deacon St. John, a former outlaw and drifter, searches for purpose in a world ravaged by a pandemic that has turned much of humanity into mindless, violent creatures called Freakers. Driven by the hope that his wife, Sarah, may still be alive, he navigates the dangers of the Pacific Northwest, facing hostile factions, freakish threats, and his own haunting memories. As he fights for survival, Deacon forms new alliances, confronts his past, and seeks answers about his wife’s fate, uncovering hars...

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Details

platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

release date

Release Date:

26 Apr, 2019

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Action, Horror, Survival, Sandbox, Open world

genre

Genres:

Shooter, Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Third person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Days Gone

IGDB Rating

4.0 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.0

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

586

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

80%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

602

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Bend Studio

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Sony Interactive Entertainment

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