Dying Light

Dying Light

Steam Deck Verified

Techland · Zombies · Jan 27, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $4.99, but it has been as low as $2.49.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
493k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 157 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 493k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise25% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Open world & events – City feels alive with side quests and random events.
157 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The story is amazing and the gameplay felt great compared to other survival games.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I also want to note I played the game mostly alone, so this review be aware that as a single player experience its incredible so dont let the main draw of coop turn you off from purchase, this is still top 5 zombie game even solo.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Graphics – Stunning even by today’s standards.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The game promotes hot swap co-op multiplayer.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is MARVELLOUS and it really feels like you PIERCED a guy with a powerful arrow, a weapon that usually feels limp in other games.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters157 reviews
Gameplay87 reviews
Co-op44 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat106 reviews
92%
Difficulty21 reviews
86%
Interface8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs25 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $4.99 (−80%). The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
78
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.