Techland’s parkour-infused open-world zombie sequel, Dying Light 2, has – after a rather tumultuous few years of development – finally received a release date. It’ll be coming to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC on 7th December, and Techland has released a brand-new gameplay trailer to accompany the news.
Dying Light 2 is set 20 years after the events of the first game, in a world devastated by a mutated version of the original virus. With over 98% of the population now lost, the remnants of humanity have congregated in the sprawling metropolis of Villedor, also known as The City, and it’s here that new protagonist Aiden Caldwell finds himself while searching for his family.
To date, Techland has really only painted the ensuing adventure in broad strokes, talking up key points such as Dying Light 2’s 2-4 player co-op, its returning day and night cycle, and its focus on choice and consequence. Today’s developer livestream didn’t go too much further than those core concepts, but did flesh them out with a few additional details.
It all starts, perhaps, with the day and night cycle. By day, Dying Light 2 is all about the humans: as Aiden roams the streets and rooftops, scavenging and exploring along the way, he’ll need to be wary of the dangerous bandits, outlaws, and thugs whose only goal is to plunder and kill. However, he’ll also encounter members of The City’s three main factions – the Survivors, a band of ruthless ex-prisoners known as the Renegades, and the Peacekeepers, determined to impose their own version of law and order on the populace.