Action · January 26, 2015

Dying Light (2015)

calendar_todayAge 17+trophy78 achievementsextension41 DLClocal_offer-85% current discountgroup10M–100M ownerstrending_up5.0k peak concurrentrecommend361.0k recommendations
IMPORTANT: Enjoy enhanced visuals, a remastered soundtrack, and graphical improvements with the Retouched Update — available for free to all Dying Light owners. Dying Light Essentials Edition contains: Dying Light (base game) The Bozak Horde DLC Cuisine & Cargo DLC Ultimate Survivor Bundle 5th Anniversary Bundle 10th Anniversary Bundle Harran Ranger Bundle Gun Psycho Bundle Volatile Hunter Bundle Retrowave Bundle Shu Warrior Bundle From the creators of hit titles Dead Island and Call of Juarez. Winner of over 50 industry awards and nominations. The game whose uncompromising approach to gameplay set new standards for first-person zombie games. Thanks to its legacy and seven-year post-launch support, today it goes down in history as one of gaming's greatest zombie titles. Survive in a city beset by a zombie virus! Discover the hard choice you will have to make on your secret mission. Will loyalty to your superiors prove stronger than the will to save the survivors? The choice is yours… VAST OPEN WORLD Roam the city with unprecedented freedom and bask in its unique atmosphere. Use parkour to scale every building and reach remote areas. CREATIVE COMBAT Engage in gory combat and discover limitless options to confront your enemies. Use the environment paired with various weapon types and abilities to gain an advantage. DAY AND NIGHT CYCLE Experience the dramatic shift in the world, as you change from a hunter to hunted at sundown. Face the coming threat or run away without wasting your time to look behind. 4-PLAYER CO-OP Join forces with other players and raise your chances of survival in an exciting co-op mode. Tackle the story campaign together and see how far you'll go as a team.

Action releases from 2015

146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume457.6k Steam reviewsTop 1% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Concurrent peak5.0k playersTop 4% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours35 h averageTop 12% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Zombies · 6.0k
  • Survival Horror · 5.7k
  • Horror · 5.6k
  • Online Co-Op · 5.0k
  • Open World · 4.8k
  • Parkour · 4.7k
  • First-Person · 4.4k
  • Survival · 4.3k
  • Open World Survival Craft · 4.3k
  • Gore · 4.3k
  • FPS · 4.2k
  • Action · 4.2k
  • PvE · 4.1k
  • Stealth · 4.0k
  • PvP · 4.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Dutch
  • Polish volume_up
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
  • Russian
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America

Full audio (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Czech

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 457.6k reviews

434.8k positive · 22.9k negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.0/10

Curator recommendations

361.0k

Peak concurrent players

5.0k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Press Quotes

“Dying Light gradually and gratifyingly evolves into a fast, hyper-violent celebration of vertical freedom and zombie destruction.” 8,5/10 – IGN “A thrilling zombie adventure that makes me remember what I loved about Dead Island and forget what I hated.” YES – Kotaku “Techland's pedigree helps Dying Light become one of the better zombie games in recent years.” 8,5/10 – Gameinformer

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

35h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

19h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

5h

Current engagement

Achievements

78

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 26, 2015
DeveloperTechland
Base price$3.74 -85%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons41 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Dying Light