How long does it take to beat Dying Light: The Beast?

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The new Dying Light game will take between 25 and 60 hours to complete, depending how much of the side content you do

Dying Light: The Beast screenshot of Kyle Crane standing on a tower facing the setting sun
(Image credit: Techland)

If you're wondering how long Dying Light: The Beast really is, that all depends on whether or not you're a completionist. Developer Techland told us earlier this year that the game has grown since its initial estimate of being a 25 to 30-hour survival horror experience, with 20 or 30 hours of "additional stuff" to get stuck into on top of the Dying Light The Beast's main story quests.

That means how long it takes you to complete really does depend on how much of that content you actually interact with. Having finished the game in 52 hours myself, here's how long I think it'll take you to play Dying Light: The Beast.

Dying Light The Beast skills

(Image credit: Techland)

How long is Dying Light: The Beast?

The Beast should take no more than 60 hours to finish, and that's if you're incredibly thorough. As I said above, the new Dying Light game has a bunch of extra lore and side content to interact with between main missions – safe spots/zones, dark zones, power relays, side quests, tasks, and collectibles to be precise – but you're free to ignore or explore them as you wish. Your difficulty level might also impact this, though even on Story Mode, hunting down all the side content still takes a long time.

With that in mind, here's how I would break down Dying Light: The Beast's average playtime:

  • 25 to 30 hours to complete just the main story
  • 30 to 40 hours if you sample a bit of everything
  • 45+ if you're a completionist like me and want to hit the max level cap (Level 15)

So, that means Techland's ballpark guess of it being a 20 hour story with about as much in side content is pretty accurate. I think it's well worth putting the extra time into as much of the non-story questing as you can, since reaching character level 15 allows you to max out your Dying Light: The Beast skills and turn Kyle into the ultimate survivor! If you need a little help on the way, check out these handy Dying Light: The Beast tips and tricks for quick and easy ways to master Castor Woods.

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Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Jasmine Gould-Wilson
Senior Staff Writer, GamesRadar+

Jasmine is a Senior Staff Writer at GamesRadar+. Raised in Hong Kong and having graduated with an English Literature degree from Queen Mary, University of London, she began her journalism career as a freelancer with TheGamer and TechRadar Gaming before joining GR+ full-time in 2023. She now focuses predominantly on features content for GamesRadar+, attending game previews, and key international conferences such as Gamescom and Digital Dragons in between regular interviews, opinion pieces, and the occasional stint with the news or guides teams. In her spare time, you'll likely find Jasmine challenging her friends to a Resident Evil 2 speedrun, purchasing another book she's unlikely to read, or complaining about the weather.

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