DYING LIGHT 2

| | RELEASE February 4, 2022 | DEV Techland PUB In-house LINK dl2.dyinglightgame.com

Parkour zombie-bashing is finally back, as developer Techland looks ready to finally release its long-awaited sequel, which sees you plonked in the middle of the ‘Modern Dark Ages’ and shaping the fate of one of humanity’s last surviving settlements: the City. Said city, which is split into seven districts, is just as key to this sequel as running away from flesh-eaters, and you’ll be able to make choices that will significantly affect the environment you play in. For instance, turning the water pumps on for one district means draining another, giving you a way to explore that new area… and meeting the zombies that have previously been dormant for years.

The city is also subject to an expansion of the first game’s day/night cycle, where the most dangerous undead retreat to their nests during the day and spill forth into the world at night, raising the stakes for player character Aiden and the tension for us. We’ve already seen a gallery of mutated virals (the obligatory lore name for these zombies) that look terrifying, grotesque, and frankly not very friendly.

If you do venture out, then Aiden’s acrobatic abilities should be able to help keep you alive. He’s more agile than ever, wall-running, leaping across rooftops, and even using zombies to cushion his fall for daring landings. He’s no slouch when it comes to handling a weapon either, still favouring melee combat, although you’ll need to know when to fight and when to flee.