Watch the Latest Trailer for Dying Light: The Beast!

Techland's Dying Light franchise is getting a new entry, where players step into the role of Kyle Crane after years of brutal experiments as he seeks revenge on the man who made him half-man, half-beast.

While the games have been known to have gore and zombies, this latest entry is pumping up the numbers. Here's what Tymon Smektała, Dying Lights' Franchise Director, had to say about that decision:

We’ve dramatically increased the body horror to give you this feeling of fighting for pure survival and Kyle’s hunger for revenge. It's one thing to see a health bar go down; it's another entirely to see the flesh peel away from bone or have a burnt and destroyed faces only inches away from you — that’s how nightmares are made!

Since this was an important addition to the gaming experience, the team worked with their in-house engine to overhaul the body damage system to give it more depth. Nathan Lemaire, the Game Director, elaborated, saying,

We’ve overhauled the body damage system. We doubled the number of places on enemies — we call them Gore-Nodes — where players can inflict damage and the number of wounds or injuries that are visible on one single enemy. And we improved the precision of melee attacks — so the angle and trajectory of your strike defines what you hit and how your enemies react to it. So you can target and cut off limbs more precisely than ever!

If you'd like to see it close up and personal, we suggest checking out the latest trailer for the game — Blood & Guts! Dying Light: The Beast will release on the 19th of September 2025 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S, and PC! It's available to wishlist and follow on Steam right now.