Dying Light The Beast from developer Techland is a good case study of how successful more of the same great recipe can be in the video game landscape. Originally planned as a DLC expansion for 2022's Dying Light 2: Stay Human, The Beast lives up to its namesake and has clearly become something more expansive as a standalone effort. Many of the standard Dying Light gameplay elements return. In addition to tried-and-true staples of the series, The Beast implements a "beast mode" mechanic (unrelated to Marshawn Lynch, of course). The Beast is very much Dying Light 2.5, but that .5 is downright fantastic design choices that lean more heavily into survival and horror, plus a fun gameplay mechanic atop an already-great package.