Dying Light

dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Release date, Steam Deck, Genres, Fear, Jumping and climbing, Sessions.

• Online co-op: The FAQ lists co-op play as one of the parts of the game that needs an internet connection.
• Most players online: The FAQ says the game has co-op for up to 4 players. Be the Zombie is a separate PvP mode.
• Platforms: The FAQ lists Windows, Mac and Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. It adds PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S through backward compatibility, so those two run the older console builds.
• Release date: The FAQ says the game came out on 26 January 2015. Wikidata says 27 January, so the maker's date is used.
• Steam Deck: The FAQ says the game is verified on Steam Deck.
• Genres: The FAQ describes an intense survival horror atmosphere.
• Fear: The page sells fear of the dark as one of its three pillars and describes a survival horror atmosphere.
• Jumping and climbing: The page names parkour as another of its three pillars.
• Sessions: The FAQ puts the main story plus The Following at about 25 to 40 hours, which is a campaign you finish.

dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: The FAQ says there is no full cross-play between PC, PlayStation and Xbox. For this game it adds that different PC setups play together, naming Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Windows, Mac and Linux. GOG's own page says multiplayer is only between GOG users, which conflicts, so the maker's statement is used.
• Crossplay between: Only the PC group is connected. Consoles are not linked to PC or to each other.

dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Genres.

• Online co-op: The FAQ says all main Dying Light games support online co-op. The original game also has the PvP mode Be the Zombie.
• Genres: The FAQ calls the series a first-person action-survival-horror franchise with survival mechanics.

dyinglight.support.techland.plOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: The support article says to press Esc during the game, open the friends list and choose Join to enter a friend's game. Co-op opens after the prologue.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Story, Fear, Calm and coziness, Exploring, Building and creating, Free base co-op.

• Most players online: Store text sells 4-player co-op.
• Kind of game: Store text sells co-op where players join forces and tackle the story campaign together, with missions and enemies throughout.
• Sessions: Store text says to tackle the story campaign together. User tags include Story Rich.
• About: Text describes a city overrun by zombies and the infected, with scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons.
• Story: User tags include Story Rich.
• Fear: User tags include Zombies, Survival Horror and Horror.
• Calm and coziness: Text contrasts being the hunter by day with being hunted at sundown, so the day has quieter stretches.
• Exploring: User tags include Open World and Open World Survival Craft.
• Building and creating: Text says you craft weapons.
• Free base co-op: The base game is sold for money at 24.99 USD.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Genres, Free base co-op.

• Steam app ID: The app id matches the Steam page.
• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux are all listed.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play.
• Genres: Steam lists Action, Adventure and RPG.
• Free base co-op: The data says the game is not free and the base price is 24.99 USD.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Wikidata item: Q13415292 has the Steam app id 239140.
• Genres: P136 lists action-adventure game, survival horror, action game and role-playing video game.
• Release date: P577 is 2015-01-27, one day after the date the maker gives.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page is for the PS4 edition and lists 4-player co-op.
• Most players online: The page says it supports up to 4 online players with PS Plus.
• Free base co-op: The page sells the game for 24.99 USD.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online.

• Platforms: The page title reads Buy Dying Light: Definitive Edition and covers Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
• Most players online: The page lists Online co-op (2-4).

nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page sells the Switch edition and tags it as online co-op. The page data marks Switch 2 as supported with the same behavior as on Switch, so Switch 2 play is backward compatibility, not a separate edition. The page shows an age check, so the status is read from the data it serves.
• Free base co-op: The page lists a price, so this edition is sold for money.

gog.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay.

• Crossplay: GOG's system requirements say multiplayer is only between GOG users. That conflicts with the maker's statement that PC stores play together, so the maker's statement is used.

denofgeek.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Exploring, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress, Fighting, Story.

• Working in sync: Review of 2015 says co-op players can warp to each other at mission milestones, and otherwise describes no set roles.
• Exploring: Describes a large detailed city and says the game needs a fast travel system.
• Time to hang out: Describes long rooftop runs between quests, which leave time to talk.
• Unlocks and progress: Describes three skill trees for Survival, Agility and Power, with double experience at night.
• Fighting: Calls the fighting melee-heavy and sporadic, and says some quests force you to clear zombies.
• Story: Says the story is serious and brings many slow talking scenes, though the reviewer finds it dull.

thesixthaxis.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Rivalry in the group, Getting better, Building and creating, Jumping and climbing, Exploring, Fighting.

• Tension and danger: Review of 2015 says the fast night creatures raise the tension and you must avoid them.
• Planning ahead: Says you must pick your fights sensibly and can avoid the night creatures using the minimap, Survivor Sense and diversions.
• Rivalry in the group: Says players tend to get competitive, so quick challenges such as races and loot runs were added.
• Getting better: Says getting used to the parkour controls takes time.
• Building and creating: Says weapons can be crafted, upgraded and modified.
• Jumping and climbing: Calls parkour the highlight, with every free-running move on one button.
• Exploring: Says parkour lets you explore the open world freely, with plenty of side activities.
• Fighting: Says a lot of time goes on fighting up close with the infected.

playstationlifestyle.netPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Fear, Tension and danger, Rivalry in the group, Friends can join mid-game, Jumping and climbing, Kind of game, Unlocks and progress.

• Fear: Review of 2015 lists Legitimately scary among its good points and calls the night creatures frightening.
• Tension and danger: Calls being caught out at night some of the most tense moments the reviewer has had in a game.
• Rivalry in the group: Says co-op players can set up races, and the Quarantine Zones pit the group against each other.
• Friends can join mid-game: Says you join a friend or stranger online and your character file comes into their world.
• Jumping and climbing: Calls the parkour simple and forgiving, and says the game is built around moving through the city.
• Kind of game: Says each co-op player gets their own loot instance and keeps story progress.
• Unlocks and progress: Says the parkour and crafting systems are tied to progression, and progress is kept when playing with friends.

thehdroom.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: News post of 23 January 2015 says co-op lets up to three more players drop in or out at any time.