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Dying Light 2 Stay Human
A story-driven open-world zombie game where up to four players climb, glide and fight through a ruined city.
Online co-op for up to 4 players. Crossplay only between PlayStation consoles.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- YesOnly between PlayStation consolesFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You play Aiden, a wanderer who arrives in the city of Villedor to find his sister. You cross its rooftops by climbing, running along walls, gliding and swinging on a grappling hook. Most fights are up close with clubs and hatchets. Between story missions you loot buildings, craft weapon mods and take on side jobs.
Up to four of you can play the whole campaign online once the opening missions are done. Friends join from the friends list or a public lobby. Only the host's story moves forward, but what you loot comes back to your own game. PlayStation 4 and 5 players can team up, and so can Xbox One and Series players, but PC, PlayStation and Xbox cannot mix.
By day you roam and chat. By night the infected fill the streets and you race for a safe spot. It suits a group that wants a long open-world story to share.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Calm and coziness
- Working in sync
- Building and creating
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Zombies, Scavenging
Rated on our own feel scale. 9 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Dying Light 2 Stay Human
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.

Dying Light: The Beast
Why it scores 91%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Zombies and Scavenging
- Notable in both
- Story, Time to hang out, Jumping and climbing, Exploring, Tension and danger, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about zombie outbreaks and scavenging for loot. Both have a story you follow together.
No big difference from Dying Light 2 Stay Human.

Dead Island Definitive Edition
Why it scores 87%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Zombies
- Notable in both
- Story, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Dead Island Definitive Edition differs
- Less jumping and climbing than Dying Light 2 Stay Human
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about zombie outbreaks. Both are easy to play while you chat.
But less jumping and climbing than Dying Light 2 Stay Human.

Dead Island 2
Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Zombies
- Notable in both
- Story, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Dead Island 2 differs
- Less jumping and climbing than Dying Light 2 Stay Human
- 3 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about zombie outbreaks. Both have a story you follow together.
But less jumping and climbing than Dying Light 2 Stay Human.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
- Single-player editions
- Not confirmed
Sources
18 pages
dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms, Release date, Crossplay, Kind of game, Sessions, Calm and coziness, Jumping and climbing, Fighting, Story.
- Most players online: Page says to team up with up to 3 other players, which makes four in total.
- Platforms: The FAQ lists PC on Steam and Epic, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S. It says the game is not on Nintendo Switch.
- Release date: The FAQ says the game was released on February 4, 2022. Steam shows February 3, 2022, so the maker's date is used.
- Crossplay: The FAQ says there is no crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox, and that Steam and Epic players on PC can play together. It adds that consoles of different generations in the same family can play together.
- Kind of game: Page invites you to team up with up to 3 other players, unravel the story together and take on challenges as a group.
- Sessions: The FAQ puts the main story at 20 to 30 hours and says choices change the ending, which is a campaign you finish.
- Calm and coziness: Page contrasts the dangers of night with the safety of daylight.
- Jumping and climbing: Page sells parkour as natural movement, with climbing, scaling and jumping off whatever you like.
- Fighting: Page names fierce melee combat with many tools as one of its main selling points.
- Story: The FAQ says your choices affect the world, the factions and the ending.
dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Genres.
- Online co-op: Says Dying Light 2: Stay Human supports online cooperative multiplayer.
- Genres: Calls the series a first-person action-survival-horror franchise.
dyinglight2.support.techland.plOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: Support article says co-op between PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC is not possible. It says Epic players can play with Steam users, and that PS4 with PS5 and Xbox One with Xbox Series are possible, which it calls cross-generation sessions.
- Crossplay between: Lists the PlayStation group. Xbox One with Xbox Series X|S is a second group that cannot play with it. Steam with Epic is two PC stores on Windows, which is not crossplay.
dyinglight2.support.techland.plOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, About.
- Most players online: Says to play in up to four-player co-op, hosting your own game or joining others.
- About: Says sunlight keeps the infected away, and once it is gone, monsters begin the hunt.
dyinglight2.support.techland.plOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: Says the quest name shows when you search for games to join. It also says co-op unlocks after the prologue and the Markers of Plague quest, and then lasts to the end of the game.
dyinglight2.support.techland.plOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Story.
- Story: Says progress, including quest items, is saved only in the host's session by design, so a guest's own story does not move.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs About, Fear, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting, Story.
- About: The text describes a world overrun by hordes of zombies, sends you to loot buildings and warns that monsters take the streets at night.
- Fear: User tags include Horror, Zombies and Gore. IGN's review says the sequel is less scary than the first game, so it is rated 1.
- Exploring: User tags include Open World and Exploration.
- Jumping and climbing: User tags include Parkour.
- Fighting: User tags include Combat and Action RPG.
- Story: User tags include Multiple Endings and Choices Matter.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Platforms, Release date, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op. There is no split screen category.
- Release status: coming_soon is false and the genres do not include Early Access.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list macOS or Linux builds.
- Release date: Steam shows Feb 3, 2022. Techland and Wikidata give February 4, 2022, so that date is used.
- Free base co-op: is_free is false and the list price is $59.99.
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.
- Genres: P136 lists survival horror game, action role-playing game and post-apocalyptic video game.
- Release date: P577 is 2022-02-04 worldwide.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Local co-op, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The product covers PS4 and PS5.
- Most players online: Lists support for up to 4 online players with PS Plus.
- Local co-op: Lists online play and one player offline. No local multiplayer is listed.
- Free base co-op: Lists a base price of $59.99. PS Plus Extra includes it, which is a subscription route and does not make the game free.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Online co-op, Most players online, Local co-op, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- Online co-op: Capabilities list Online co-op (2-4).
- Most players online: The same capability gives a range of 2 to 4.
- Local co-op: Capabilities list only online co-op and single player.
- Free base co-op: The Reloaded Edition lists an original price of $59.99.
ign.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game, Laughter and chaos, Fear, Tension and danger, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting, Getting better, Story, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Friends can join mid-game: Review of 2022-02-02 calls it a drop-in co-op mode for up to four players.
- Laughter and chaos: Review says the silly characters and minigames, such as smacking zombies off a skyscraper with a cricket bat, are bizarre but work.
- Fear: Review says it did not feel imperiled at night, even when chased by many zombies, and that the first game had it sweating. That is why fear is 1 here.
- Tension and danger: Review says the real tension comes from the infection meter that counts down while you are in the dark.
- Exploring: Review calls the city excellent and highly explorable.
- Jumping and climbing: Review calls the parkour the biggest highlight by a mile.
- Fighting: Review says killing is almost entirely up close, but puts the parkour first.
- Getting better: Review says the few enemy attacks are never much of a threat once you learn to parry and dodge.
- Story: Review praises the side characters, finds the main character dull and says choices change little in the big picture.
- Unlocks and progress: Review says over 20 unlockable parkour skills open up as you level.
- Planning ahead: Review says the day and night loop and the infection meter give you something to think about beyond smashing zombies.
pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Building and creating, Puzzles and figuring out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Jumping and climbing, Exploring, Fighting.
- Tension and danger: Review calls night a risk against reward choice and says creeping past sleeping zombies has you holding your breath.
- Building and creating: Review describes crafting weapon mods that add fire or electric damage.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Review calls the water towers and electrical stations parkour puzzles.
- Getting better: Review says the first hours feel clumsy and moves improve as you spend skill points.
- Unlocks and progress: Review says progress comes slowly from combat and parkour XP, with two skill trees.
- Jumping and climbing: Review calls the game a playground of satisfying first-person parkour, with a paraglider and a grappling hook.
- Exploring: Review calls the city huge and says the map is full of places to scavenge and discover.
- Fighting: Review praises the kinetic melee but calls the zombies a bit boring.
eurogamer.netPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Tension and danger, Story.
- Calm and coziness: Review says safe houses and UV spots give respite from the night.
- Tension and danger: Review describes mad dashes to safety in the midnight hours.
- Story: Review says choice is central to the story, with factions that change the city. The reviewer could not test co-op.
gamingtrend.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Friends can join mid-game, Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out.
- Kind of game: Four editors played the story and the open world together on the same side. Impressions first posted 2022-02-27.
- Working in sync: Editors describe splitting up enemy groups, taking turns hitting them and swapping who gets chased.
- Friends can join mid-game: Editors describe taking turns in each other's games, hopping in and out, and joining a session from a menu.
- Laughter and chaos: Editors say co-op lets you approach missions with reckless abandon.
- Time to hang out: One editor describes a relaxed session of exploring and scavenging the open world together instead of questing.
shacknews.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game, Working in sync.
- Friends can join mid-game: Guide of 2022-02-04 says that once you ask to join a friend's game, you load in wherever your friend is.
- Working in sync: Guide says each player gets their own instanced loot, so friends do not fight over drops.
powerpyx.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Local co-op.
- Local co-op: Guide says there is no offline split screen co-op and that co-op is online only. No official page says otherwise.








