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Dying Light

Action

Horror

Survival

Stealth

Open world

Shooter

Role-playing (RPG)

Adventure

Dying Light is a first-person, action survival horror game set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, players traverse an expansive urban environment overrun by a vicious outbreak, scavenging the world for supplies and crafting weapons to defend against the growing infected population. At night, the hunter becomes the hunted, as the infected become aggressive and more dangerous. Most frightening are the predators which only appear after sundown. Players must use everything in their power to survive until the morning’s first light.

3.8

External Ratings

1042 ratings
Release Date:

26 Jan, 2015

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

About this game

Dying Light is a first-person, action survival horror game set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, players traverse an expansive urban environment overrun by a vicious outbreak, scavenging the world for supplies and crafting weapons to defend against the growing infected population. At night, the hunter becomes the hunted, as the infected become aggressive and more dangerous. Most frightening are the predators which only appear after sundown. Players must use everything in their ...

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Storyline

In the city of Harran, a mysterious viral outbreak has turned most of the population into hyper-aggressive zombie-like creatures, forcing Harran's Defense Ministry to quarantine the entire city. The Global Relief Effort (GRE) assists survivors still trapped in the city by regularly airdropping supplies. The GRE hires Kyle Crane to infiltrate Harran in order to retrieve a sensitive file stolen from them by Kadir Suleiman, which he is using as leverage to blackmail them, with the threat of publici...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

release date

Release Date:

26 Jan, 2015

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Horror, Survival, Stealth, Open world

genre

Genres:

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

First person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Dying Light

IGDB Rating

4.0 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.0

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

1025

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

80%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.8 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.8

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

1042

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

76%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Techland

Supporting Developers

Digital Scapes Studios

Publishers

WB Games

Techland

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