What is Dying Light The Beast? Trailer and platforms

Kyle Crane returns in a new standalone title in the Dying Light universe, bringing with him a new game area, and vehicles.

Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live, fans of Mr Handsome Parkour Guy can rejoice knowing he'll be coming back (and coming to sort-of-Prague), meaning he survived his rather unfortunate fate in the Following DLC for Dying Light 1, which saw him complete his transformation into a Volatile.

All Dying Light: The Beast platforms

As far as platforms go, Dying Light: The Beast will be coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and to PC on Steam.

Despite being a standalone title, Dying Light: The Beast will be free for owners of Dying Light 2 Ultimate Edition, so don't worry if you're amongst them. Sadly though, the release date for Dying Light: The Beast is currently unknown, but some time in 2025 is a good bet.

Dying Light: The Beast trailer

The trailer honestly raises more questions than it answers. Who are these mysterious soliders? Nobody like that has existed in Dying Light for quite some time, especially with the fall of the GRE in the interim between Dying Light 1 and 2. Why are they hunting for Kyle? Whilst his unique ability to transform into a Volatile seems the obvious answer, how did they find out about it? Plenty of mysteries to dig into indeed.

What is Dying Light: The Beast?

Dying Light: The Beast is a standalone release in the Dying Light universe (which is a first person zombie survival action RPG with an emphasis on weapon crafting and parkour mechanics) which will bring back the protagonist of the first game, Kyle Crane, for players to run through a new world space, which is a more rural and industrial setting as opposed to the largely urban setting of Dying Light 2 proper.

As seems to be the self-imposed standard for Dying Light games, this DLC brings with it a vehicle, and a new one at that. Gone is the rugged buggy of The Following, hello to the rather mighty looking 4x4. Hopefully Dying Light: The Beast will have the same level of vehicle modification and skill trees The Following had, as the seamless addition of a vehicle in a parkour focused game genuinely surprised me when I was a wee lad, and I hope to be just as surprised this time.

Another thing to hope for is a proper implementation of the aforementioned Volatile transformation for Kyle, as one of the things I found disappointing in Dying Light 2 was Aiden only going 'beast mode' in specific game sections, instead of letting me just tear up some poor virals in my own time.

Originally, Dying Light: The Beast was meant to be an expansion for Dying Light 2, but the developers decided to make it a standalone title due to the considerable size and scope of the project, which is pretty exciting stuff.

If you're looking for some more Gamescom Opening Night Live coverage from us here at Pro Game Guides, find out What is We Harvest Shadows? Trailer, Platforms, Demo.