Dying Light similar games & best alternatives

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Dying Light

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

What works

  • Fluid and fun parkour system
  • Intense day/night cycle with thrilling night gameplay
  • Strong co-op multiplayer experience
  • Extensive open world with exploration and side quests
  • Free dlc content and ongoing developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Storyline considered somewhat typical and shallow
  • Weapon durability and balance issues
  • Some ai and quest scripting flaws
  • Multiplayer pvp can be unbalanced or buggy
  • Graphics not cutting-edge but still good

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sniper Elite 5

  • Far Cry® 4

  • Monster Hunter: World

  • Hellsweeper VR

  • Borderlands 2

  • Killing Floor 2

More intimate

Games that feels like Dying Light but with more focus on close relationships

  • SURV1V3

  • Resident Evil 5

  • 7 Days to Die

  • Arizona Sunshine® VR 2

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Shadow Warrior 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like Dying Light but with less competition against others

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Dying Light: The Beast

  • Dead Island 2

  • Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Dying Light: The Beast

  • Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

  • Dead Island Definitive Edition

  • Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Dying Light. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Dying Light. These titles are not in What to play next.

Dying Light: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026