Dying Light: The Beast is the continuation of the original game, shedding light on the fate of Kyle Crane, the original protagonist. After The Following, his whereabouts remained a mystery for far too long. Now, with this new delivery of the acclaimed franchise created by Techland, the truth is finally revealed.

Players preparing to enjoy this survival horror zombie game should know how and when they can play Dying Light: The Beast. This article contains all the information related to launch time and date in different time zones.

Dying Light: The Beast Release Time & Date

Dying Light The Beast Release Time and Date

Dying Light: The Beast releases on September 18, 2025, at 9 AM PDT (Los Angeles) for PC players. For Console players, Release Time appears to be the same, since Techland has moved forward the release date by a day.

For those anxious about knowing what happened to Kyle Crane after the events of Dying Light: The Following, there are a ton of cool things the devs have planned for the future of the franchise, and Dying Light: The Beast will not only be stunningly beautiful to explore, but challenging. The new map is called Castor Woods, and it will be radically different from what fans of this franchise are used to.

Timezone

PC Release Time

Console Release Time

PT (United States)

9 AM | September 18

9 AM | September 18

ET (United States)

12 PM | September 18

12 AM | September 18

BRT (Brazil)

1 PM | September 18

1 PM | September 18

BST (United Kingdom)

5 PM | September 18

5 PM | September 18

CEST (Europe)

6 PM | September 18

6 PM | September 18

JST (Japan)

1 AM | September 19

1 AM | September 19

BST (China)

12 AM | September 18

12 AM | September 18

NZST (New Zealand)

4 AM | September 19

4 AM | September 19

Dying Light: The Beast Preload Time And Date

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Dying Light: The Beast Xbox Preload is already available for all players who have purchased any of the versions of the game. For all other platforms, the preload time begins on September 16, 2025, so they will have 48 hours to download the game before it launches.

The preload file size will be approximately 39 GB, with a final installation size rounding up to 60 GB of free space required to play the game. The download time for a pre-load like the one required for Dying Light: The Beast could take a few minutes or hours, depending on the internet connection of the users, and they will also require at least 60 GB of free space on their drives before even trying to download the game. So, keep that in mind before starting the pre-load to avoid unnecessary delays.

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Released
September 19, 2025
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Use of Drugs
Developer(s)
Techland
Publisher(s)
Techland
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Genre(s)
RPG, Action, Horror