Dying Light

i open game>go on survivor>I wait 30 mins>get invaded> they are cheating and i get crashed>repeat

WHY DID THEY SHUT DOWN BAD BLOOD ITS GREAT

the best zombie story game ive seen thus far. fun gameplay with friends is key to a games lifespan and this game continues to do that despite its age

1.launch game
2.Enter Story mode
3.Get bitten
4.play whole game and go after Rais
5.Kill Rais
6.Absolute Cinema

A good game. I played entirely solo but can imagine its even better in co-op. The story is not great and the main villain is a cartoon.

The game is saved by its interesting fusion between crunchy melee and its parkour. Without the parkour I don't think it'd be anywhere near as good.

Burned out on this for now but may come back to do The Following expansion at a later date.

Damn, I am not a fan of horror games but this game exceeds all my expectations. I recently bought this game and only have 6 hrs of gameplay and I am not lying i dont have the strength to play this game in night. The first zombie like creature Volatile encounter is enough for me to race my heart. Those who love horror games this game is a masterpiece.

Very nostalgic game. Banger soundtrack along with fun parkour. This game has workshop support and you can resume playing after you beat the last mission. For sure buy even at full price

Genuinely one of the worst written stories of all time. Excellent gameplay marred by a story so predictable, bad, and frustrating that I several times dropped playing it specifically for the dozens of "win in gameplay, die in the cutscene" level writing the story beats had. Not to mention, the primary storyline features the beautiful trope of a magical villain that despite logic, reason, reality, or previous story beats, puts you in bad or tragic positions because apparently deaths and monologues are good writing. Would genuinely be better off with the main story removed, which is sad because the world building and environment is amazing, and the carefully designed map and gameplay elements make the actual gameplay thrilling. Unfortunately every bit of world development happens in time with the story, which ruins it. I'm 50/50 on recommend or not, but the story is so painful I can't really. If they didn't ruin the gameplay in DL2, fingers crossed that's the one to get.

fantastic game, incredible graphics, compelling story line..
and you go through all that for a goddamn quick time end boss fight... @#*%ing QUICK TIME?!?
LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL F?!

massive MASSIVE let down. i hate quick time, i cannot do quick time. 80 hours of game play for the biggest disappointment EVER.

SO so disappointed.

Dying Light is one of the best and most unique zombie games I have ever played! The parkour element is incredibly fun and is what sets this game apart from other games like it. The parkour is fun to use, and the two maps are incredibly fun to run around in! The combat against zombies is fun, and I love the detail with the ragdoll physics and how you can break the bones on zombies. It makes it feel more rich and layered. The soundtrack is also amazing, and fits the tone of this game incredibly well, and elevates certain moments pretty well. While not as strong as other parts of the game, I think the story is pretty decent, and sets up some fun sequences which allow you to utilise both combat and parkour in fun and inventive ways. Kyle Crane (the main character) is also quite well written, and his VAs performance is incredible and does a good job at making him incredibly likeable. The story is much better in The Following. It has a cool mystery element which keeps you hooked, and a pretty cool twist at the end. The Following also introduces a new driving feature, which is just as fun and rewarding as the parkour element. I also enjoy the side missions in both the base game and the following. Some are quite dull and boring, but there are some that have some really funny moments or memorable characters that stick with you.

There are a few things that aren't that great, but they don't bring down the experience at all. The combat is good against zombies, but against humans it is dreadful. You can just use guns to nullify this, but it still doesn't remove the fact that melee combat against humans isn't fun and annoying to some degree. Like mentioned earlier, the story is decent, but not very creative or original. The Following has a great story but the base game story is very basic. It is carried heavily by Kyle Crane, his VAs performance, and the many cool sequences that are in the story.

Overall, this game holds a very special place in my heart, and I would recommend it to anybody! This game is an incredibly solid 9/10 if we ignore my biases (I would give it a 10/10 but objectively it is a 9/10). If you haven't, play this game! It is incredible and worth your time and money

Gameplay and Movement so smooth that you'll cum in your pants an want for more everything you can see is climbable including zombies and bandits

so the big issue?
they do not know how to make bosses each boss with simply a bullet sponge (mind you i was a the hardest difficulty so i die in 2 hits no joke) and at 50% phase 2 was it summoning alot of mobs that'll make it worse oh yea then you gotta start from the beginning, Story was ass, but the dlc [The Following] had great story. but the movement and traversal of the open world was so good you can ignore it. Way to experience the story is easy difficulty but then you'll miss on the adrenaline rush of some chases that are important to the story (wont spoil what it is) You'll Never forget you first night out in Harran and dont try to open any doors that you shouldnt. Good Night Good Luck

8/10

This game is very good, I've been playing for not long. Bought it on Steam just for the nostalgia.

amazing game best zombie game imo, its got parkour, zombies, decent melee system for a fps melee, crafting exploring etc

probably one of my favourite games. i love the open world quest hunting games where i'm free to do whatever but there's stuff for me to do to progress the story. i love kyle <3

Review after finishing the main story, with all the side quest and only some challenges done. The game's atmospheric setting and intense game play moments made for a thrilling ride. Overall, a fantastic game that's a must-play for fans of the zombie genre!

Nah buddy the light aint dying... the only thing dying is your FPS if youre so unlucky as to have a laptop... its giving me 20fps on a 3070Ti... 1/10 wouldnt recommend to laptop owners.

A great mix of parkour, survival and zombie horror
fun on your own, but way better with friends. Definitely worth a try for any zombie game fan 10/10

Dying Light is an exceptional game, perfectly combining fluid parkour with a satisfying combat system. The atmosphere, especially at night, is intense, and the story keeps you engaged until the end. Exploring the city and upgrading your skills add an extra adrenaline rush, and the co-op mode makes it even more fun. A must-play for zombie game fans!

my best friend showed me this game on xbox in like 2019-2020 and ever since then its been one of my favorite zombies games of all time and it was very fun to replay on pc

really fun game, i would be a very fun game if they fix the performance issue.. i got a lot of fps drops

fun immersive game, but DO NOT accept any drops from any player, unless you are actively progressing alongside them. a very common griefing method is giving new players OP items so all the challenges are trivialized

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☑ Workable
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☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

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☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

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☐ Some lore
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☑ It'll replace your life

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☐ To infinity and beyond

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☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

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☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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Thanks for asking me to play! <3

I used to think I liked zombie games. I played them all—slow, fast, crafting survival, mindless shooters... but then Dying Light came along and ruined everything.

Now, in any other zombie game, I feel like I'm crawling through wet cement in flip-flops. No other game lets me parkour across rooftops like a caffeinated ninja, throw zombies off buildings like I'm in an action movie, and then immediately regret all my life decisions when the sun goes down. This game delivers on all fronts.

Just when you think you've done it all, along comes The Following DLC with new locations, an improved story, and a freaking buggy to mow down zombies at 100 mph. It's everything I ever wanted—what more could you ask for?

Oh, I know. How about a medieval dungeon crawler inside a zombie game? Because that's exactly what Hellraid brings to the table. One moment you're slashing through infected in Harran, the next you're wielding swords and battling demonic skeletons in a cursed tower. Does it make sense? Not really. Is it fun? Absolutely.

Techland deserves a medal for making a zombie game that still looks amazing years later. Or at the very least, they deserve my eternal gratitude.

10/10 I would play it again.

gameplay-wise this game is great, story-wise it can get very stupid, at least the Main Character are not bad.

i would point out all the flaw but honestly still worth playing.





---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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After about 30 hrs playing this game I'm uninstalling. Too many dumb things, like I've died more times to my guy not grabbing ledges after using grappling hook than anything else. Now at this point of the game they just spawn the stupid runners every 15 secs from sewers and under cars.. like how the hell they got 7 - 10 runners under one car.

Наконец-то я добил эту игру.
В прошлый раз наиграл в нее 8 часов и дропнул на миссии, где первый раз ночью нужно было убежать от Прыгунов. Это реально жутко, особенно когда твой персонаж бомж. А первые 8 часов твой персонаж бомж и находится в соответствующей локации - Яме.
Только в конце первой половины игры твой персонаж начинает что-то из себя представлять, и если ты играешь без гринда и рашишь сюжет, то у тебя появляется первое нормальное крафтовое и огнестрельное оружие. Пытаться зачищать зомбки долго, нудно и лута в первой локации немного, поэтому я не жалею что рашил сюжет. Плюс самая главная фишка игры - паркур - в первой локации не раскрывается, так как рядом стоящих зданий немного. И часто приходится бежать по земле.

Все меняется во второй половине игры и убивать зомби становится не то чтобы легко, но тебе есть хотя бы чем их убивать и самое главное с прокачкой уровней появляется добивание, если повалить зомби. Оно сильно упрощает жизнь. Крюк кошка у меня появилась где-то на 70 процентах пройденой сюжетки, но мне хватило времени ее оценить. Это прикольная механика.

Основное в этой игре - геймплей. Сюжет - его тут нет. Лучше не пытаться воспринимать попытку в сюжет всерьез. Тут нет даже попытки сделать хоть одного персонажа, на которого тебе не будет плевать. В том числе и главного героя. Их основная движущая сила - тупость.

Игру проходил на сложности сюжет, но не скажу, что она была прям простой. Система лута и выживания тут прикольная. Крафт тоже.

Если вам нравится зомби сеттинг и вам хочется смотреть как гнилые головы зомбей разлетаются от разного видна оружия, то советую. Главное, не задушиться и на забросить игру за 8 первых часов.

i dont play games much, but this one is just amazing to explore n parkour 10 times over. love it

I came back to this game after 10 years, still the same ready-made models, the same bugs, Just Play pirate version of this game , a waste of the money and time I spent on it... Calling it an anniversary :))))))))))

It is way too fun I don’t even know how to explain it. And I typically don’t even like playing through story modes, this is the only thing I’ve been playing.

Great game for a zombie apocalypse, great story, sad parts, made me cry a little. The side quests are a little annoying, but they still gave great lore into the game

Great game, even after years of new titles with crazy graphics and playstyles this game still manages to intrigue me in every way. I love the 2010 open world feel of it respect to an og.

the most fun you can possibly have is getting out your fists and jumping zombies with 3 other friends

Sin duda muy entretenido, una vez que le agarras la onda se siente muy fluido

I have got hundreds, if not thousands of hours on Dying Light across the various platforms I have played it on, and i can say with utter certainty i can play it for thousands more. Never has a game captured my attention, my joy, or my very heart as much as this masterpiece. It has its problems, albeit very minor ones, as does any game - but they only serve to enhance the experience. I would wholeheartedly recommend this game to a potential buyer, as well as all of the DLC.

10/10 would run and accidentally fall off a building again.

Virals completely ruin the game for me to be honest. I don't find it difficult, I find it tedious to stop what i'm doing every 30 seconds to sit on the rooftop and stomp virals heads. The fact they spawn ON WEAPON CRIT is beyond silly.

I really really want to like this game, the free running is near perfect i love running around and avoiding zombies. But the combat is just way to bad too justify beating the game, attacking feels like slapping enemies with a wet noodle, except the wet noodle is a pickaxe that should be able to instantly kill a zombie. I would understand if the point of the game was to stay away from fights as much as possible but every mission seems to make my only option to sit in a tiny room and swing my way out.

I'd like to say I love the game, but since downloading and installing it to my computer I have had many glitches/complications. Things like the game not loading correctly into full screen, missed inputs, extra inputs, more specifically when I enter the pause menu or skills menu and I have any throwable objects, Crane just throws them, etc.. I cannot honestly say if it is due to an update that happened recently because I have only just started playing it within the last couple of months. I did purchase the edition of the game that included dying light 2 and DLC. When I feel like any issues have been addressed I will gladly update my review.

the water looks really bad, apart from that the graphics are decent.
game play is fun, playing with ur friends this game is very fun xD (having them die to traps u setup :D)

a game with perfect mixture of open world, parkour ,post apocalyptic world and zombies
highly recomended

Hands-down the most fun zombie game I have ever played. An absolute masterpiece that perfectly balances fear and fun, challenging and rewarding the player for exploring and being creative. Even after 10 years the game looks and plays amazingly well, which goes to show just how ahead of its time the game was at launch. It has the best parkour system outside of Mirror's Edge and an extremely satisfying melee combat system with a wide variety of creative and brutal weapons to play with. If you are a fan of zombie games, or just action games in general, you absolutely need to play Dying Light.

Review: Dying Light 1 has been one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. This game offers a unique combination of action, horror, and parkour skills that keeps you entertained and challenged for hours.

I unlocked the drop kick ability and sent a zombie flying off the bridge
10/10 I would recommend to everyone





When it also turned night a big armoured zombie jumped on me and pinned me to the ground, I enjoyed it but I died
Again 10/10

Good game, good parkour system- except tic-tac, screw tic-tac activating all the time and when I don't want it to. Pain....

Also the grind for survivor levels is a pain unless you exploit Stuffed Turtle and dupe stuff, if you know you know. Needs adjusted to be less grindy otherwise.

OG creators of Dying Light made an official overhaul mod. Gonna try it out today. Looks great.

Here's the link: https://www.nexusmods.com/dyinglight/mods/743

Classic game. Excellent graphics, detail, story, and game play. Immersive world of zombies and parkour. Still holds up today. Only downside - I had to under clock my GPU to stop it crashing

I absolutely loved Dying Light! I played it in 2022, seven years after its release, and it still felt like a modern game. The graphics hold up incredibly well, the atmosphere is immersive, and the overall experience is simply breathtaking. Even just hearing the main menu music gives me chills. A true masterpiece.

I also finished Dying Light 2 (which I also loved), but I find the atmosphere of the first game truly unique—nothing quite compares to its tension and immersion.

Fun fact: Dying Light 1 is the game that brought me back to horror games after over 20 years! I had completely stopped playing the genre since Resident Evil 2 in 1998, but Dying Light pulled me right back in—like magic!

Dying Light is a game that makes you feel fear, excitement, laughter, and frustration all at once. The developers at Techland have created something between Mirror’s Edge, Dead Island, and classic zombie movies. If you want to experience the thrill of running across rooftops while being chased by a horde of the undead, this game is for you.

Story: Cliched but Effective
You play as Kyle Crane, an agent of the GRE organization, sent into the quarantined city of Harran, which has been overrun by a virus. Your mission is to infiltrate a group of survivors and find incriminating evidence on the local warlord, Rais.
It sounds like a typical action-survival plot, but the game does a decent job of exploring moral choices—who to trust, who to help, and what to do when the truth turns out to be more terrifying than the zombies.
However, the story is more of a bonus. It doesn’t try to reach The Last of Us levels of depth, but it keeps you engaged. There are moments when you genuinely care about the characters, but more often, you just want to grab a new weapon and smash another zombie’s skull.

Gameplay: Parkour, Gore, and Fear
1. Parkour
The game’s biggest feature is movement. You’re not just running; you’re vaulting over obstacles, clinging to ledges, wall-running, and diving off rooftops. And it all feels smooth and natural. The adrenaline rush of jumping from a fifth-floor rooftop into a pile of garbage while zombies chase you is something you won’t forget.
2. Combat System
At first, you’re armed with a stick and some sheer willpower. Zombies don’t mind getting hit with a stick, but as you progress, you find machetes, hammers, and brass knuckles. The combat system is similar to Dead Island—you can modify weapons with electricity, poison, or fire. There are guns, but ammo is scarce, and shooting attracts even more zombies.
Melee combat feels weighty: every hit results in crunching bones, severed limbs, and flying chunks of flesh. And if you get tired of fighting, you can just kick zombies off rooftops or blow them up with makeshift explosives.
3. Nighttime is Pure Horror
During the day, you’re the hunter. At night, you’re the prey. When the sun sets, Volatiles come out—fast, strong, and smart mutants. If daytime lets you explore the city in peace, nighttime turns every shadow into a threat. These moments make you want to uninstall the game, turn off your computer, and hug a teddy bear.

Graphics and Atmosphere
Visually, the game still looks great, even years after its release (2015). Harran is a mix of slums, ruins, and beautiful sunsets. By day, the city feels normal, but at night, it turns into a horror movie—red flashlight beams, shadows creeping on the walls, and the terrifying screams of zombies.
The sound design is top-tier. The groans of the undead send chills down your spine, and when a Volatile is breathing right behind you, your instincts scream, Run, fool!

Co-op is a Blast
Solo play is great, but co-op takes it to another level. Racing friends to safe zones or defending yourselves against hordes of zombies is pure fun. You can also troll your teammates by luring zombies their way or leaving them behind at the worst moments.

Flaws? A Few, But Nothing Major
1. The story is a bit generic. Interesting, but not groundbreaking.
2. Melee combat can get repetitive. After 20 hours, you’re just mechanically smashing heads.
3. Occasional bugs. Sometimes zombies get stuck in walls or start flying. It’s hilarious.

Final Verdict: Is It Worth Playing?
Dying Light is a must-play if you love zombies, action, and parkour. It delivers unforgettable emotions—from the terror of nighttime chases to the joy of co-op chaos. Despite a cliché story and some repetitive combat, its gameplay and atmosphere elevate it to a top-tier experience.
Score: 9 severed zombie heads out of 10.

It's a very immersive game with lots of detail in it. Game like never came before or came after it, not even it's squeal is good enough to come close to this Original Dying Light game in compared to Gameplay and detailed environment. I will this Dying light over Dying light 2 anyday.

I want to like Dying Light, but so much of it just is mechanically poorly designed and unfun to interact with.

Basically, the game wants to be Mirrors Edge of the Dead. You're in a zombie infested city; run around, explore, find weapons, fight enemies, pretty basic. There are four main skill/ skill trees to focus on: Running, Fighting, Surviving, and LEGEND,

Running you level up by running. At the start you can barely run fifteen feet, so you'll basically need to level up as soon as possible so you can actually explore and not get swarmed by zombies. Zombies are scary, the devs want you to run away instead of fighting - weapons have low damage, low durability, and can only be repaired a small amount of times. So level up fighting to fix that - by fighting with all the terrible fighting skills you have. You can barely kill a zombie with and when you try the game just spawns more behind you? Well yeah, you're not supposed to fight. Don't focus on the fighting.

At least Survivor skills are interesting - new mechanics, like shields, throwables, camo, HP regen to just outside three hit deaths. At higher levels, you get a grappling hook so you can ignore all the running you did first. Also dont die, because then you'll lose the XP you earned.

Is the story good? Pretty much. Is running around fun? Yeah. Is this game explicitly designed for controllers. Oh god yeah. Designed for Co-Op and Dark Souls style invasions? Yeah, and some of it so badly designed its almost impossible to do solo. Don't worry, you can check the wiki pages and see that it recommends you buy the DLC weapon packs for the strongest version of the weapons to help you.

I want to like Dying Light. I really do, but every time I played I just got frustrated with the clunky controls, badly designed enemies, poor quality of life, and repetitive experience. But hey, at least the running is pretty fun when you get it to max level and can now sprint without stopping every 10 feet.

I played this game for months now and I still enjoy it the most. The multiplayer while on story campaign is so satisfying since I love playing games with my friends. I recommended this game to them even though they do not like story games until they play Dying Light it was an absolute experience to them. 10/10 solo or multiplayer game! Thank you, VALVE

Progression system is bad, which makes early gameplay boring.