Dying Light: The Beast

dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Release date, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Fear, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting.

• Online co-op: The FAQ on this page says the game supports cooperative mode for up to 4 players.
• Most players online: The FAQ gives 4 players for co-op, and the feature text invites up to three other players. It states no difference between platforms.
• Platforms: The FAQ says the game launched on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, on PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, and on Xbox Series X|S.
• Release date: The FAQ says the game launched on September 18, 2025.
• Kind of game: The page invites up to three other players to go through the story together as a unit with shared progress.
• Sessions: The page describes 40 or more hours of story play, alone or in co-op.
• About: The page describes scavenging by day and, at night, creatures that leave you three choices: run, hide or fight.
• Fear: Says the night brings horrors, which leave you to run, hide or fight for your life.
• Tension and danger: Contrasts a day with a moving clock against a night with only three choices.
• Working in sync: Says the group faces every encounter together as a unit.
• Exploring: Says you scavenge and explore by day.
• Jumping and climbing: Lists first-person parkour as a headline feature, along with driving an off-road vehicle through hordes.
• Fighting: Lists physical combat as a headline feature.

dyinglightgame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Genres, Building and creating, Exploring, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Getting better.

• Genres: Calls the series first-person action-survival-horror and describes 40 or more hours of survival adventure play.
• Building and creating: Lists crafting among the systems of the series.
• Exploring: Lists open-world exploration among the systems of the series.
• Fighting: Describes the series as melee-focused.
• Unlocks and progress: Mentions character progression, Legend Levels and New Game+.
• Getting better: Lists several difficulty levels, up to a Nightmare level with stronger enemies and scarce resources.

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

Backs Crossplay.

• Crossplay: Techland's support article, last changed 2025-09-17, says cross-platform co-op between PS5, Xbox Series X and PC is not possible. It adds that Epic players on PC can play with Steam users. Two PC stores together are not crossplay by our rule. A check of Steam news up to 2026-10-26 found only a fix for the Steam and Epic connection, and no console crossplay.

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

Backs Most players online, Genres.

• Most players online: Says you can band together with up to three other players in co-op.
• Genres: Calls the game a blend of open world and action survival horror.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

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

• Release status: Steam lists the game as released.
• Release date: Steam shows Sep 18, 2025, which agrees with Techland.
• Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no Mac or Linux build.
• Genres: Steam lists Action, Adventure and RPG.
• Free base co-op: The base game is a paid purchase with a US list price of 59.99 dollars on Steam, Epic, PlayStation and Xbox. Restored Land is a free update for owners and does not change the price of the base game.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Sessions, About, Fear, Story, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting.

• Kind of game: User tags include Co-op and Co-op Campaign.
• Sessions: User tags include Co-op Campaign and Story Rich.
• About: User tags include Zombies and Post-apocalyptic.
• Fear: User tags include Horror and Gore.
• Story: User tags include Story Rich.
• Exploring: User tags include Open World and Exploration.
• Jumping and climbing: User tags include Parkour.
• Fighting: User tags include Combat and Violent.

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 is action role-playing game and survival horror.
• Release date: P577 is 2025-09-18 worldwide.

store.epicgames.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The Epic page offers the base game for Windows.
• Free base co-op: The Epic page sells the base game for money. The page was opened in a full browser, and its title names the game.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

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

• Platforms: The product is the PS5 edition, with a PS5 Pro enhancement.
• Most players online: The page says up to 4 online players with PS Plus.
• Free base co-op: The PS5 base game is sold at a US list price of 59.99 dollars.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

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

• Online co-op: The capabilities list shows online co-op.
• Most players online: The capabilities list shows online co-op for 2 to 4 players.
• Platforms: Lists Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
• Free base co-op: The Xbox base game is sold at a US list price of 59.99 dollars.

gameinformer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: Game Informer, 2026-07-14, reports that Techland cancelled the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Wikidata still lists them, so it is not used for platforms.

pockettactics.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Fear, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress, Crossplay.

• Kind of game: Pocket Tactics review, updated 2025-09-27, describes a group working together through the story.
• Laughter and chaos: Calls co-op as funny as it is frightening and says everyone playing the same hero led to big laughs.
• Fear: Calls night chases with friends genuinely horrifying.
• Calm and coziness: Describes a calm, friendly look to the daytime world before it turns dark.
• Working in sync: Describes the group fighting hordes together at night and shouting to each other. It describes no split jobs.
• Time to hang out: Describes friends joking over voice chat. Daytime exploring and driving between missions leave room to talk.
• Unlocks and progress: Says unlocking more moves can feel like a grind, and that progress carries back into a solo game.
• Crossplay: The reviewer says playing with PS5 or Xbox friends is not possible and wishes for crossplay.

gamesradar.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Fear, Story, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting, Building and creating, Planning ahead.

• Fear: Praises improved terrors at night in an action-horror game.
• Story: Praises the story and its hero, told over about 20 main quests.
• Exploring: Praises the open world and its many collectibles and side quests.
• Jumping and climbing: Calls the parkour fluid and easy to use most of the time.
• Fighting: Says fighting the undead fills much of the game and calls the combat the best in the series.
• Building and creating: Says weapons can be looted or crafted from blueprints and upgraded with mods.
• Planning ahead: Says the weapon and mod choices mean you are never locked into one playstyle.

press-start.com.auPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game, Tension and danger, Exploring, Story, Unlocks and progress.

• Friends can join mid-game: Press Start review from 2025-09-26 praises how easily friends can drop in and out of your game. No maker page states this.
• Tension and danger: Says the score makes a night chase or a hasty escape from a Volatile more tense.
• Exploring: Calls the map large, with plenty to see and do.
• Story: Calls the story more than serviceable, with twists that are mostly predictable.
• Unlocks and progress: Describes gathering XP and unlocking a skill tree of mostly familiar abilities.

destructoid.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game, Crossplay.

• Friends can join mid-game: Destructoid guide from 2025-09-19 says the Call for Help feature lets other players drop in and help your team in a campaign.
• Crossplay: The guide calls the lack of crossplay a disappointment.