Dying Light

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• action game

• survival horror

• action-adventure game

• role-playing video game

• adventure game^*

• horror game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Dying Light

Engines

• Chrome Engine

Localized titles

• Dying Light

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Dutch^*
• Polish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*
• Korean^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Japanese^*
• Thai^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Turkish^*
• Czech^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Czech^*

Community tags · historical

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  6,040^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  5,748^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  5,572^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  5,038^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  4,835^*

• Parkour^*

  Votes · historical

  4,727^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  4,409^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  4,313^*

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  4,273^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  4,262^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  4,244^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  4,232^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  4,074^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  4,037^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  4,018^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  3,952^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  3,908^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  3,888^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  3,635^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  3,626^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  macOS Sierra 10.12.1^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5 @3.20GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM DDR3^*

  Storage

  40 GB free space^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD Radeon™ R9 M370X (2GB VRAM)^*

  Conditions

  Only AMD Radeon™ graphics cards are officially supported.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit and newer recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM DDR3^*

  Storage

  40 GB free space^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)^*

  Conditions

  JFS and XFS file systems are not supported^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM DDR3^*

  Storage

  40 GB free space^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) DirectX®: Version 11 Sound: DirectX® compatible^*

  Conditions

  Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM)^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  293^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Techland^*

Publishers

• Warner Bros. Games

• Techland^*

• 2015-01-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-01-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-01-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 26, 2015^*

Detailed specifications