{"id":10816,"date":"2025-09-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/18\/dying-light-the-beast-review\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:00:00","slug":"dying-light-the-beast-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/09\/18\/dying-light-the-beast-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Dying Light: The Beast Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When setting out on my fourth journey of leaping across rooftops while slicing zombies in twain via the Dying Light series, I\u2019d wondered if I\u2019d feel any less joy from this violent survival horror-parkour this time. But after another 40+ hours of tucking and rolling I\u2019m pleasantly surprised to say it\u2019s still loads of fun, despite the basics not having changed much at all since 2022\u2019s Dying Light 2: Stay Human. This trip through undead Eurasian cities and countrysides does up the ante somewhat by having you play as a human infused with a monster\u2019s DNA, giving you the ability to rip people\u2019s heads off with your bare hands. That\u2019s as satisfying as it is unsettling, and it\u2019s still absolutely horrifying to get caught out at night and get swarmed by Volatiles you\u2019ve no hope of defeating. The only major disappointment is that The Beast doesn\u2019t add a whole lot aside from its hulking out mechanics, and after a decade of games with few innovations, that hasn\u2019t left room for a ton of surprises. Still, there\u2019s something to be said for a reliably entertaining series, and I happily dug my fingernails through every side quest and climbing puzzle I could find.<\/p>\n