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Dying Light: The Beastwill launch on August 22, Techland has announced. Its release date was confirmed in a newSummer Game Fest 2025trailer, which also revealed the game’s price and marked the start of its pre-order period.
Originallyplanned asDying Light 2: Stay HumanDLC,The Beastwas eventually turned into a standalone game. This project pivot was officially announced during the August 2024 Gamescom, when Techland also revealed that the now-standalone title was targeting a mid-2025 launch.
The developer-publisher has now taken to the 2025 edition of Summer Game Fest to share a new trailer forDying Light: The Beast, which also revealed its release date—August 22. The two-minute video offers an extended look at the upcoming title’s gameplaystarring the originalDying Lightprotagonist, Kyle Crane.
Dying Light: The Beast Pre-Orders Are Now Open
Dying Light: The Beast’s SGF 2025 trailermarks the official start of its pre-order period. The game is priced at $59.99 / £49.99 across every platform: the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Its PC version can be pre-purchased via both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Techland is incentivizing pre-orders with a Hero of Harran bundle, consisting of five items meant to offer both gameplay utility and serve as a nod to the rest of theDying Lightfranchise. These include the Ultimate Survivor Outfit and In Jade’s Memory Pistol, as well as the Harran Combat Knife and The Follower Crossbow. The pre-order bonuses also incorporate the Castor Woods Patrol, a police off-road cruiser ideal for mowing down zombies.
Anyone who purchased thepreviously delistedDying Light 2: Stay Human Ultimate Editionwill receiveDying Light: The Beastfree of charge. The Hero of Harran Bundle will also be included in the complimentary package, Techland has confirmed. In the run-up to today’s SGF 2025 showcase, the developer-publisher discounted the first two series entries on select platforms.Dying Light 2: Stay Humanis currently 67% off on Steam and the PlayStation Store, bringing its price down to $23.09. Meanwhile, the originalDying Lightis 80% off ($3.99) on Steam and 70% off ($8.99) on the PS Store. All deals run until June 19.
Dying Light: The Beast Pre-Order Bonuses
As for the upcoming game itself,Dying Light: The Beastwill have players once again take control of Kyle Crane, who has endured years of horrifying experiments by the Baron following the events of the first game. The ordeal left him with half-human, half-zombie DNA, forcing him to battle disturbing new urges. As his internal struggle continues, Kyle seeks revenge against the man responsible, forming some “fragile alliances” along the way, according to the game’s official synopsis.
