Dying Light: The Beast is Techland’s upcoming standalone survival horror action-adventure, acting as a successor to the original duo and serving as a spiritual sequel—a.k.a. Dying Light 3 in all but name. Originally conceived as a DLC for Dying Light 2, the project expanded into its own game after a 2023 leak forced the studio to rethink its direction.
You step back into the shoes of Kyle Crane—returning after years in captivity, now transformed by experiments into a half-human, half-zombie hybrid. His home is the eerie, rural expanse of Castor Woods, a haunting, forested open world that contrasts the dense urban environments of the earlier games. Expect parkour, crafting, and chaotic night raids, with vehicles and firearms elevated to a more prominent role.
Gameplay introduces Beast Mode—a rampage-fueled state triggered by Rage, inspired oddly enough by Pac-Man’s fast-paced action—letting you unleash Crane’s monster side in the heat of combat.
Techland built The Beast atop their refined C-Engine, optimized for dense forests, dynamic weather, and smooth streaming on current-gen hardware.
From its origin as DLC to its reinvention as a full-featured standalone, Dying Light: The Beast promises a leaner, more brutal, and focused survival-horror ride—dripping with the dread of night and Crane’s inner monster.
With its September 19 launch creeping ever closer, Techland has now revealed the full PC and laptop system requirements to help players gear up for the beast ahead.
PC Requirements
Minimum (1080p @ 30FPS – Low Settings)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
• AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
• Intel Arc A750 - GPU Memory: 6GB
- CPU:
• Intel i5-13400F
• AMD Ryzen 7 5800F - RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
Recommended (1440p @ 60FPS – Medium Settings)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
• AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
• Intel Arc B580 - GPU Memory: 8GB
- CPU:
• Intel i5-13400F
• AMD Ryzen 7 7700 - RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
High (4K @ 60FPS – High Settings)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
• AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE - GPU Memory: 12GB
- CPU:
• Intel i7-13700K
• AMD Ryzen 9 7800X3D - RAM: 32GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
Ultra (4K @ 60FPS – Ultra Settings with RT + FG)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
• AMD Radeon RX 9070
• Intel Arc B580 - GPU Memory: 12GB
- CPU:
• Intel i9-14900K
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - RAM: 32GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
Laptop Requirements
Minimum (1080p @ 30FPS – Low Settings)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 80W+ Laptop
• AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 / 360
• Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with Arc 140V - GPU Memory: 6GB
- CPU:
• Intel Core i5-12450H
• AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
• Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with Arc 140V - RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
Recommended (1080p @ 60FPS – Medium Settings)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
• AMD Ryzen AI 9 370 - GPU Memory: 8GB
- CPU:
• Intel Core i7-12700H
• AMD Ryzen 7 6800H - RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
High (1440p @ 60FPS – High Settings)
- GPU:
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
• AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 - GPU Memory: 8GB
- CPU:
• Intel Core i7-14700HX
• AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX - RAM: 32GB
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Storage: 70GB SSD
Supported Technologies
- Raytraced Global Illumination & Reflections
- Ultra-Wide Resolution Support
- Upscaler & Frame Generation: Intel XeSS 2, NVIDIA DLSS 4, AMD FSR 3.1 & 4*
- In-Depth Customization Options
- Dynamic Resolution Support
- HDR Support
- Latency Optimization: NVIDIA Reflex 2, AMD AntiLag 2, Intel Xe Low Latency
*FSR 4 available on selected devices
