Dying Light: The Beast will have a greater focus on guns being just as viable a combat option as melee weapons, despite the series' focus on hand-to-hand combat.
To say the Dying Light series has had a complicated relationship with guns isn't an assumption on my part; it's literally the words of the series' franchise director, Tymon Smektała. Talking to GamesRadar+ during Summer Game Fest 2025, Smektała walked us through Dying Light's messy history with guns and pew pewing.
