Escape the Lab and seek revenge. One by one.

Restored Land is a major free update available to all existing owners of the game. New players receive it automatically as part of all available editions.

It introduces new survival rules. The world of Dying Light: The Beast lies in ruins but in Restored Land, you can reshape it. With new systems and major updates, survival takes on a whole new meaning.

Key changes:

• Defeated infected do not respawn – you can permanently clear areas.
• The world no longer “resets” – your actions have lasting consequences.
• Resources are limited, and shops offer less variety at higher prices.
• Items do not respawn – planning and resource management are essential.
• Activities (Convoys, Dark Zones, Nests) can only be completed once.
• Stronger survival focus – managing food, equipment, and light sources.
• Optional One Life rule – death means the end of your run.

Restored Land is a fresh way to experience Dying Light: The Beast, offering new  ways to play for old hands and an excellent jump-on point for new players.

Yes. Dying Light: The Beast has a physical PlayStation 5 version released as a pre-order to celebrate the game’s 1st anniversary. It was published by Super Rare Games in three different editions: Retail Version, Super Rare Games Edition, and Anniversary Edition.

Finishing the main story takes around 20-40 hours.

Restored Land adds a more demanding survival layer, offering a fresh way to experience the game with permanent consequences and limited resources.

Yes. The game is fully standalone.

Knowledge of Kyle Crane’s story from the original Dying Light can enhance your experience but is not essential.

Dying Light: The Beast supports cooperative mode for up to 4 players.

Restored Land was designed as a solo experience.

The game offers multiple difficulty levels tailored to different playstyles:

• Story – story and exploration-focused
• Survival – balanced experience
• Brutal – more challenge and limited resources
• Nightmare – the most demanding difficulty with stronger, faster, more aggressive enemies and scarce resources

Additionally, Restored Land is not a difficulty level, but an alternative gameplay mode focused on solo survival, lasting consequences, and limited resources.

Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date:

• Nvidia GeForce Game Ready 581.29 (or newer)
• Intel Game On Driver 32.0.101.7029 (or newer)
• AMD Adrenalin 25.9.1 (or newer)

You’ll find them in your in-game stash.

Each code must be activated in Dying Light Outpost to receive a random powerful weapon.

They are available in your stash, unlocked during the second quest “Safe Haven.”

From that point on, the stash remains accessible throughout the game in safe zones, where you can store and retrieve your items.

Visit Dying Light Outpost, create an account, and link your platform. Then click “Download” to access the Tourist Map, wallpapers, and the official soundtrack.

The game must be launched at least once in online mode.

Steam users can also find these files in the game’s installation folder.

Dying Light: The Beast continues Kyle Crane’s story after the outbreak in Harran. Having survived the horrors of the city, Crane was captured by the Baron and spent thirteen years as a test subject deep in the forests of Castor Woods. His mutated DNA, showing a rare resistance to the virus, became the foundation of Baron’s ruthless experiments.

Now free and driven by revenge, Crane ventures into a shattered valley in search of answers and possible allies. As he uncovers the truth behind the research carried out on him, he must face the dangers of Castor Woods and struggle to control the beast growing within him.

Before the events of Dying Light: The Beast, Kyle Crane served in the United States Army Special Forces and carried out missions around the world. He later worked as a mercenary for private military companies before being recruited by the GRE (Global Relief Effort) for a covert mission in the quarantined city of Harran.

That mission led directly into the events of the original Dying Light, where Crane survived the outbreak and became deeply involved in the fate of the city and its people. After Harran, he was captured by the Baron and subjected to years of brutal experimentation in the forests of Castor Woods, setting the stage for the story of Dying Light: The Beast.

After surviving the outbreak in Harran, Kyle Crane was captured by the Baron and held for thirteen years. During this time, the Baron subjected him to brutal experiments in an attempt to understand and replicate Crane’s unique resistance to the virus.

Crane’s biology became the foundation of the Baron’s research, which aimed to create an army of enhanced, sentient Infected. These experiments had a profound effect on Crane, permanently altering his body and leaving lasting physical and psychological consequences.

Kyle Crane’s Beast powers are the result of the extreme changes caused by the experiments performed on him during his captivity. The genetic alterations pushed the virus within his body to its limits, transforming him into a hybrid being – part human and part Infected.

This transformation allows Crane to enter Beast Mode, a volatile state that grants him tremendous physical strength and the ability to tear through enemies with his bare hands. However, controlling this power and resisting the instincts that come with it becomes one of the central challenges of his journey in Dying Light: The Beast.

Dying Light: The Beast features a cast of characters who represent the different forces struggling over Castor Woods and the future of the infected world. Each of them embodies a different perspective on survival, power, and the consequences of the Baron’s research.

Kyle Crane – After surviving the horrors of Harran, Crane was captured by the Baron and spent thirteen years enduring brutal experimentation deep within the forests of Castor Woods. His mutated DNA showed a rare resistance to the virus, becoming the foundation of the Baron’s research. Now escaped and driven by revenge, Crane navigates a broken valley, seeking alliances while battling the internal beast within.

The Baron (Dr. Marius Fischer) – Marius Fischer is the last heir to a pharma dynasty that has ruled this valley for generations – and the man who held Kyle Crane prisoner for thirteen years. Cold, polished, and utterly convinced of his own superiority, the Baron does not see the outbreak as a catastrophe. He sees it as an opportunity, and everyone in Castor Woods as a means to an end.

Olivia Bennet – Having joined the Baron’s research, Olivia soon found herself trapped in his morally ambiguous efforts Olivia seizes her chance at freedom when Crane breaks out of the laboratory. She joins him as both an ally and his guide through the ruins of Castor Woods. Where Crane operates on rage, Olivia brings knowledge and clarity, feeding him the information he needs to survive and strike back.

The Minister, Obasi – a key figure involved in the leadership and organization of the survivors in Castor Woods. As a moral and spiritual voice for many of the valley’s inhabitants, the Minister tries to hold shattered communities together, mediate conflicts, and maintain a sense of order in a world shaped by fear and scarcity. His decisions influence how different groups respond to the Baron, the Exiles, and to Kyle himself.

Florence McCallum, “The Sheriff” – Florence McCallum leads the survivors taking refuge in the Castor Woods Town Hall enforcing the community laws that keep her people alive through hard choices. When Crane arrives looking for allies, she appears to be one of the most powerful he can find. But the Baron’s grasp reaches even here.

Lydia Becker – The Baron’s experiments did not break Lydia – they made her something he never anticipated. Leading a hidden group of escaped test subjects deep in Castor Woods, she developed extraordinary telepathic abilities. These powers enable her to manipulate the infected at will, a testament to her powerful mind.

Together, these characters reflect the different factions and interests shaping the story of Dying Light: The Beast – from ordinary survivors and outcasts to those who wield science, faith, and force in a bid to control Castor Woods and the future of the infection.

Castor Woods is the main setting of Dying Light: The Beast. Located in a valley in the Western Alps and surrounded by dense forests, it was once a popular tourist destination known for its natural beauty, historic districts, and nearby National Park.

The region includes an Old Town, rural areas, farmlands, swamps, forests, and an industrial district, creating a varied open-world environment to explore. Today, its abandoned settlements, wilderness, and scattered survivor communities reflect the lasting impact of the infection and the collapse of civilization.

Castor Woods is designed as an open-world region, but its different areas offer varying levels of danger. As you explore the valley and progress through the story, you’ll discover new locations, activities, and environments – including the Old Town, farmlands, National Park, forests, swamps, and the Industrial Park.

While you can venture into many parts of Castor Woods early on, some areas are inhabited by stronger enemies and present greater challenges, encouraging you to improve your skills and equipment before you delve deeper into the region.

New areas of Castor Woods become accessible as you progress through the main story. Completing missions and reaching key points in the campaign gradually opens up more of the valley, including new locations, activities, and exploration opportunities.

Some regions contain stronger enemies and more dangerous encounters, so improving Kyle’s skills, abilities, and equipment will help you survive as you venture deeper into Castor Woods.

Yes. You can fast travel between liberated hubs and safe zones once they have been unlocked. This allows you to move quickly across Castor Woods and return to previously explored areas.

Fast travel is unavailable during missions or at night, and smaller safe spots cannot be used as fast-travel points.

Castor Woods offers a variety of activities beyond the main story, including side quests, challenges, resource gathering, exploration, and equipment upgrades.

You can restore safe zones by clearing dangerous areas of the Infected and reclaiming them as places to rest, access your stash, craft items, and prepare for your next journey. You can also loot abandoned military convoys and blockades to find valuable ammunition, weapons, and gear.

Exploration takes you through dense forests, nature reserves, rural areas, Old Town, and hidden interiors. Along the way, you’ll encounter survivors, hostile groups, and the Infected, with some locations presenting greater challenges than others.

Safe zones are locations across Castor Woods that can be reclaimed and turned into secure havens. To restore one, you must locate the area, clear out the Infected, and make it safe for survivors. Once secured, safe zones provide a place to rest, access your stash, craft items, and prepare for your next expedition.

Restoring safe zones also makes it easier to move through the region and gives you reliable points of shelter as you explore more dangerous parts of Castor Woods. Each location is part of the wider effort to reclaim the valley from the Infected and make its abandoned areas habitable again.

Yes. Castor Woods is filled with hidden locations, optional discoveries, collectibles, and secrets for players to uncover while exploring the region.

You can search abandoned buildings, dense forests, nature reserves, and other hidden interiors for unique loot, lore collectibles, and classic easter eggs.