- The franchise director of Dying Light: The Beast confirms that the game is not aiming for an overtly serious and philosophical tone.
- The title will not be the most ambitious series in terms of narrative and storytelling.
- Techland will instead focus on expanding the gameplay side of The Beast, ensuring that players have the most enjoyable experience possible.
Dying Light 2 proved to be a hit or miss for many players because it somewhat deviated from the dark narrative of the original. While Dying Light: The Beast aims to return to the series’ roots, its narrative may not be as big a focus as we’ve been led to believe until now.
The game’s franchise director, Tymon Smektala, now confirms that Techland is not trying to create the most ambitious narrative series with Dying Light: The Beast. In other words, there won’t be overtly serious and philosophical tones during gameplay.
Why it matters: Most footage of Dying Light: The Beast hints at a darker tone than Dying Light 2, but Techland clarifies that the focus is on fun gameplay.
In an interview with GamesRadar, the director states that Techland aims to focus on delivering fun gameplay rather than posing moral questions to players. However, there will still be unique characters and a plotline filled with twists and turns.
it’s much easier for us – and kind of more meaningful – to expand and grow on the gameplay side. I don’t think we need to be the most ambitious series, narratively.
Tymon admits that Dying Light 2 lost the edge for loyal fans because it ditched the dark tones to focus on survival elements. So, Dying Light: The Beast will focus on narrative aspects by having a linear story, alongside fun gameplay mechanics.
We are making games which are first and foremost about really cool gameplay, cool characters. I think overtly serious will not work for Dying Light as a series so I think we’ll continue on that path.
Dying Light: The Beast is set to launch on August 22, 2025, for current-gen consoles and PC.
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