Summer of Dying Light Featuring Major Updates for Both the Original Dying Light and Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Wrocław, Poland – June 26, 2025 – Techland announced the "Summer of Dying Light", celebrating the franchise ahead of the launch of Dying Light: The Beast later this Summer on August 22, 2025. Launching today, both the original Dying Light and Dying Light 2: Stay Human are getting free updates, while Dying Light: The Beast is available to pre-order.

A decade after its initial launch, the acclaimed original Dying Light is receiving another update that breathes new life into Harran. The Dying Light: Retouched Update enhances the game’s visuals and audio, ensuring a more immersive and thrilling experience for both new and returning players.

Key features of the Dying Light: Retouched Update include:

• Enhanced Graphics & Performance: Enjoy increased and upscaled texture quality, a new “Ultra” 8k shadow quality level, improved physic based rendering on metallic surfaces and water, and extended LOD ranges. The Retouched Update is about squeezing out even more from the Dying Light you already love. It’s not a complete overhaul or remaster.

• Improved Audio Experience: Immerse yourself deeper with a remastered soundtrack by Paweł Błaszczak, the original composer, who meticulously recreated the retro-tape sound by recording on actual tape. Expect new tracks and ambient themes throughout the game, and improved hit reaction audio for even more visceral combat feedback.

Read more backgrounds about the Retouched Update in a special edition of our Dev Blog in which Franchise Director Tymon Smektała speaks with Technical Game Director Grzegorz Świstowski and Lead 3D Artist Krzysztof Knefel.

The Dying Light: Retouched Update is completely free for all Dying Light owners on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S and rolls out on June 26, 2025. The level of changes may vary by platform. Ahead of the launch of Dying Light: The Beast, it’s the best time to dive back into the original Dying Light now. Experience the origin story of the hero of Harran and the zombie virus that plunged the world into chaos.

But this is not all, today Techland also launches a Summer Update for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, continuing the ongoing support.

"We promised at least five years of support for Dying Light 2, and our fans can count on it," says Tymon Smektała, Dying Light Franchise Director. "This summer we’re going all in for our community. We’re celebrating our incredibly talented modding community with a UGC Fest and have a full house of free content in the Dying Light 2 x Balatro: Friend of Aiden crossover.”
 

Prepare for a wild card collaboration as Dying Light 2: Stay Human is teaming up with Balatro. The Dying Light 2 x Balatro: Friend of Aiden Bundle introduces two new side quests and colorful, free items among them the everchanging Joker Charme that leans into the very essence of Balatro's game of chance and unpredictability. Every time you equip it is a test of fortune about the effect it unlocks - bringing that signature Balatro excitement to Villedor.

To begin these new quests, simply look for the mysterious posters in the Bazaar and the Fish Eye. Conquer devilish riddles that will test your knowledge of Villedor and unlock the Friend of Aiden Bundle, which includes:

• Jimbo’s Outfit: No clowning around with this outfit on, you’ve got a job to do: kill some zombies!

• Ceremonial Dagger: It’s no longer just a Joker. Grab the dagger and show ‘em you’re not bluffing! Increase your multiplier by defeating different types of enemies, performing finishers and destroying Joker Charms. 

• Joker Charm: Which Joker will you get? Who knows! Create a charm, and you’ll receive a random one with a unique gameplay effect. Just like in Balatro, some will be more useful than others.

• Flying Blind Paraglider: You might miss out on a few chips, but every poker player has to have an exit plan when the odds aren’t looking good.

Starting today, the Dying Light 2: Stay Human UGC Fest is a vibrant, four-week-long celebration of the community’s creativity and dedication. Take on brand-new bounties that dive into the best of our community-made content and discover the incredible imagination and talent of our players - and take away cool rewards.

Highlights of the UGC Fest include:

• Featured Community Maps: Each week, three exceptional community-created maps will take the spotlight, inviting players to explore and experience the diverse creativity within the talented Dying Light community.

• New Visual Mods: Experiment with a wide range of new visual mods, including extraordinary weapon visual mods crafted as part of a recent mod contest, and brand new maps created specifically for this event!

Beyond new content and community celebrations, the Dying Light 2 Summer Update also introduces smaller fixes and improvements to the game, addressing issues in Co-Op, Tower Raid, overall game health, and various technical bugs. A full list of fixes can be found in the patch notes. 

To help us create unforgettable experiences for all Dying Light players, we invite them to join the conversation on Discord, Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube - we’ll be waiting!

For more information about the Dying Light franchise and Techland, head to www.dyinglightgame.com.

Key contacts:

• pr@techland.pl - General Enquiries

• sandro.odak@techland.pl - Sandro Odak, Global PR Lead

• paulina.dziedziak@techland.pl - Paulina Dziedziak, PR Manager