Choose Dying Light
Choose Dying Light if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.2% positive across 96,634 reviews.
Dying Light vs Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Dying Light and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition both land in Action, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, RPG on Steam. Dying Light (2015) is 7 years older than Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (2022). Dying Light scores higher on Steam reviews (94.2% positive) than Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (78.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Choose Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 67,550 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dying Light and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dying Light |  Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.2% positive (96,634 reviews) | 78.3% positive (67,550 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Techland | Techland |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Dying Light (2015) is 7 years older than Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (2022).
- Dying Light scores higher on Steam reviews (94.2% positive) than Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (78.3% positive).
- Dying Light is currently ~58% cheaper on Steam than Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (24.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Dying Light vs Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Dying Light or Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition?
- On Steam reviews Dying Light scores higher (94.2% positive) than Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (78.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dying Light is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Dying Light or Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Dying Light (2015) came out before Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dying Light and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Dying Light and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dying Light ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Do Dying Light and Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.