# Games like Dying Light: The Beast

> The closest matches to Dying Light: The Beast: Dying Light, Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, Dead Island 2, Days Gone, and DEAD RISING®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Shares parkour movement with Dying Light: The Beast. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
2. [Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition](https://imho.run/games/534380/dying-light-2-stay-human-reloaded-edition) — Shares gear upgrading and day night cycle with Dying Light: The Beast. 67,550 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/534380/)
3. [Dead Island 2](https://imho.run/games/934700/dead-island-2) — Shares new game plus with Dying Light: The Beast. 9,145 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/)
4. [Days Gone](https://imho.run/games/1259420/days-gone) — Shares skill tree progression and crafting with Dying Light: The Beast. 35,974 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259420/)
5. [DEAD RISING®](https://imho.run/games/427190/dead-rising) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dying Light: The Beast. 4,033 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427190/)
6. [Sunset Overdrive](https://imho.run/games/847370/sunset-overdrive) — Shares weapon customization with Dying Light: The Beast. 6,834 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/847370/)
7. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Shares crafting with Dying Light: The Beast. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
8. [Left 4 Dead 2](https://imho.run/games/550/left-4-dead-2) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Dying Light: The Beast. 226,496 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/)
9. [World War Z](https://imho.run/games/699130/world-war-z) — A frequent pick in Dying Light: The Beast players' libraries, and another Action. 6,916 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699130/)
10. [Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst](https://imho.run/games/1233570/mirror-s-edge-catalyst) — Shares parkour movement and open world exploration with Dying Light: The Beast. 6,300 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233570/)
11. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Shares stealth and open world exploration with Dying Light: The Beast. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
12. [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/307690/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) — Shares melee combat and stealth with Dying Light: The Beast. 29,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/)
13. [Killing Floor 2](https://imho.run/games/232090/killing-floor-2) — Shares progression system with Dying Light: The Beast. 41,923 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/)
14. [Prototype™](https://imho.run/games/10150/prototype) — Also Parkour and Zombies, like Dying Light: The Beast. 5,002 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10150/)
15. [Resident Evil Requiem](https://imho.run/games/3764200/resident-evil-requiem) — Shares stealth and difficulty modes with Dying Light: The Beast. 48,719 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/)
16. [State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition](https://imho.run/games/495420/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition) — A frequent pick in Dying Light: The Beast players' libraries, and another RPG. 21,377 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/)
17. [How to Survive](https://imho.run/games/250400/how-to-survive) — Shares day night cycle and skill tree progression with Dying Light: The Beast. 4,613 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250400/)
18. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Dying Light: The Beast. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
19. [Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/2420110/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition) — Shares gear upgrading and stealth with Dying Light: The Beast. 10,536 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420110/)
20. [Borderlands 3](https://imho.run/games/397540/borderlands-3) — Shares vehicle customization with Dying Light: The Beast. 59,663 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397540/)
21. [Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse](https://imho.run/games/2782610/bad-2-bad-apocalypse) — Shares gear upgrading and progression system with Dying Light: The Beast. 184 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2782610/)
22. [Deadlight](https://imho.run/games/211400/deadlight) — Also Parkour and Zombies, like Dying Light: The Beast. 4,035 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211400/)
23. [Far Cry® 6](https://imho.run/games/2369390/far-cry-6) — Shares vehicle driving and stealth with Dying Light: The Beast. 12,385 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2369390/)
24. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Zombies and Post-apocalyptic, like Dying Light: The Beast. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3008130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3008130
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## About Dying Light: The Beast

Dying Light: The Beast is a 2025 action-adventure RPG set in a post-apocalyptic open world. Players control Kyle Crane as he explores a vast wilderness filled with dangerous infected creatures. The game features a day-night cycle, crafting, difficulty modes, and first-person exploration with fluid parkour movement and grappling hook traversal. Boss battles and beast-mode abilities round out the combat systems. Reviewers highlight the detailed physics engine and environmental interactions, deep weapon customization and upgrade systems, and challenging difficulty that keeps combat rewarding. The game is verified for Steam Deck and costs $59.99 USD. Players describe the atmosphere as dark, grim, and intense, with a punishing tone. The game holds an 88% positive review score from over 25,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3008130
- **Developer:** Techland
- **Publisher:** Techland
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Online Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 18, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3008130/)
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