Dying Light 2has uploaded a video featuring the game’s franchise director, who wishes to thank theDying Lightcommunity for its support of the series. The video recapsDying Light 2’s first year, which saw numerous major updates, a variety of interesting seasonal events, and even additional story content.
TheDying Lightfranchise by Techland has been a favorite among parkour and zombie-slaying gamers ever since it arrived back in 2015. The game’s unique blend of smooth parkour traversal, open-world survival elements, and visceral melee combat was well-received, while the recent sequel added some spice to the formula.Dying Light 2was released earlier in February, and despite competing withElden Ring’s highly-anticipated launchthat same month, the game enjoyed a solid, if somewhat mixed, reception. In the months since then, Dying Light 2has received steady support from Techland with all sorts of updates, events, and additions.
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Dying Light 2franchise director Tymon Smektala spoke in a new video recap that praises the game’s community and lays out some of what’s in store for the game’s future. SinceDying Light 2’s releasein February, the game has seen over 10 major updates that have added new features and content including Photo Mode and New Game Plus. Meanwhile, patches have adjusted the game balance and fixed numerous bugs. Smektala also confirmed that the studio has been working for several months on some highly-requested changes to the game such as improvements to nighttime gameplay, co-op progression, and “more impactful, brutal, varied physical combat.”
Newweapon types forDying Light 2are also on the way, and the game will be introducing some new enemies in the future as well. Smektala says that more information will be shared duringDying Light 2’s first anniversary coming up on February 4. If the originalDying Lightis any indication, players can expect some major DLC in the future. Just over one year after it was released,Dying Lightreleased The Following expansion, which introduced a new map with a new story, new weapons, and a customizable buggy vehicle.
Techland has a history of supporting its games for quite some time post-release, with the originalDying Lightreceiving DLC 4 years after releasealong with further updates. Techland’s commitment to its games is a good sign forDying Light 2’s future, as players can likely expect more updates and DLC for years to come.
Dying Light 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X with a Nintendo Switch version also in development.
