"For us, it really is Dying Light 3": Techland admits Dying Light 2 "lost the horror, lost the tension," but says The Beast is "the best Dying Light that we have ever made"

A screenshot of Kyle Crane on a rooftop in the upcoming PS5 game, Dying Light: The Beast. .

Dying Light: The Beast isn't officially Dying Light 3, but it has evolved from Dying Light 2 DLC into its own standalone game, and the folks at Techland say it's meaty enough to constitute a full-blown sequel.

Among everything announced at Summer Game Fest 2025, we learned that Dying Light: The Beast is launching on August 22 across PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC. In the wake of that reveal, PC Gamer sat down with Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektała, who was candid about some of the less-than-favorable comparisons between Dying Light 2 and its acclaimed predecessor.