
During the night however, a vastly more dangerous breed of enemy emerges, and the player is able to use an echo-like ability to detect them in the dark. The agency implements a communications blackout to stop him from broadcasting the details of the vaccine, as it's incomplete producing the "vaccine" will actually make the infection much worse.ĭying Light uses a free-running mechanic similar to Mirror's Edge to both navigate the level and to outmaneuver zombies, including jumping off of zombies that you run into, an emphasis on melee combat, and a day and night cycle that directly affects enemies.ĭuring the day, gameplay is similar to Dead Island, with roaming zombie enemies, including a variety of Elite Zombie, that can either be avoided or attacked. One of the agents in charge of fighting the epidemic, Colonel Kadir Suleiman, loses his brother, and blaming his government bosses, steals a file that details the production of a vaccine before assuming a new identity and hiding somewhere in Harran. Techland had broke from publisher Deep Silver over creative differences, and developed Dying Light under publisher Warner Brothers while Deep Silver contracted Yaeger Interactive (best known for Spec Ops: The Line) to make Dead Island 2.Īn epidemic of a mutant strain of rabies forces the outside world to quarantine two districts of the Turkish fictional city of Harran, where the handful of survivors hole up in defensible buildings against the infected who roam the streets. The core foundation of the game is reminiscent of Dead Island, another open world first-person zombie game developed by Techland. Dying Light is a Zombie Apocalypse Survival Horror First-Person Shooter game made by Techland and published by Warner Bros.
