Dying Light: The Beast launches earlier than expected in celebration of 1 million pre-orders

Dying Light: The Beast is the next game from Techland following 2022’s somewhat controversial Dying Light 2. Unlike their previous release, The Beast appears to have had a relatively smooth development cycle – with the team announcing that the game is officially set to arrive one day earlier than previously announced in celebration of 1 million pre-orders.

Taking to twitter to make the announcement, the team at Techland wrote: “Big news! Since more than 1 million players have already secured their copy of Dying Light: The Beast ahead of launch, we're moving the release forward to SEPTEMBER 18!”

Of course, bringing the game forwards by a single day is not the biggest deal in the world, however this does indicate a certain degree of confidence in the final product (especially as The Beast did receive a month-long delay earlier this year).

For the uninitiated, Dying Light: The Beast is a spin-off / sequel of sorts which follows Kyle Crane – the player character from the first game. Initially pitched as a standalone expansion to Dying Light 2, the game’s scope grew over time, turning it into the full release that it is today.

As mentioned, Dying Light 2 was seen as a step back in some ways compared to the first game. That said, the sequel did suffer from a number of development issues, necessitating a rewrite of the entire game’s story in a short amount of time.

As far as we know, the upcoming spin-off has not suffered any such setbacks, and so hopefully Dying Light: The Beast winds up being Techland’s best game yet when it launches later this week.

KitGuru says: Are you one of the 1 million pre-orders? Do you have high hopes for The Beast? What’s the most important aspect of Dying Light in your eyes? Let us know down below.

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