The Latest Breaking News from Tymon Smektala

Former Dying Light lead says long-term game support "builds the community trust" and is also great for sales: "The game will give back"

"The appetite grew, they wanted even more, so we kept going."

GamesRadar · May 31

It's not just The Witcher and Cyberpunk devs – former Dying Light lead says not properly recording work makes sequels so much harder

"A lot of the things just happened at the computer of a programmer or a designer"

GamesRadar · May 30

Dying Light The Beast is "very strong proof" that slowing down and focusing on the core details works, former series lead says: "We learned that quality beats quantity"

Techland took some hard lessons into the third game

GamesRadar · May 25

Dying Light: The Beast devs asked playtesters to score every single quest, and the last one is so "close to perfect" that its director is desperate for you to finish the game

"It really pays to complete the game"

GamesRadar · Jul 21, 2025

Dying Light: The Beast is not trying to be The Last of Us, it's just trying to be a good time: "We really don't need to be overtly philosophical"

"We don't really need to be asking players about morality and all of that stuff

GamesRadar · Jul 21, 2025

"We underestimated how much they loved him" — Dying Light franchise director talks Kyle Crane's return, gore fidelity, and experimenting with the game formula

Dying Light: The Beast is scheduled to launch on August 22, so I spent four hours playing the game before sitting down to interview franchise director Tymon Smektala on the significance of Kyle Crane's return, zombie gore fidelity, and what makes this zombie franchise special.

Windows Central · Jul 21, 2025

Dying Light: The Beast will "hint at the future of the series," which is why it's doing away with Dying Light 2's narrative choices

The Beast will be "a canon entry"

GamesRadar · Jul 1, 2025

Dying Light: The Beast director says great open-world games aren't about how big the map is, but about how good it feels to move around

"If it's hand-crafted, if it feels real, the player's satisfaction of being in that world is much bigger"

GamesRadar · Jun 28, 2025

Dying Light: The Beast director says no-one expected Dying Light 1 to be "such a kickass game," but admits "we made some missteps" on Dying Light 2

Techland wants to prove it's still got its parkour zombie mojo

GamesRadar · Jun 25, 2025

10 years later, the original Dying Light is getting a chunky visual upgrade with audio improvements this week, but it's not a "complete overhaul or remaster"

Dying Light boss Tymon Smektala says his "heart skipped a beat" when he realized people were expecting a "full remaster" from the Retouched Update

GamesRadar · Jun 24, 2025