Dying Light: The Beast Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-11-11
  • Graphics are stunning
  • Kyle Crane's return praised
  • Beast mode is satisfying
  • Parkour downgraded
  • Less content than predecessors
  • Weak and thin story
Dying Light: The Beast header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
74,309
Positive
63,95486.1%
Negative
10,35513.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,901,242
Estimated revenue
$294,025,508
Game price
$60
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
2230.30%
Estimated copies lost
14,709
Estimated revenue lost
$882,393
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
2230.3%
Avg playtime 1.2h
4430.6%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
10,13213.6%
Avg playtime 38.3h
63,51185.5%
Avg playtime 60.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day203.6 rev/day
Last 30d42.7 rev/day
Quarterly5,627.3 rev/qtr
Days covered365 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
17,541 total
Organic purchasers14,33481.7%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations3,20718.3%
Voted up: 79%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
17,541 total
First impression0-2h4172.38%
Voted up: 63%
Mid game2-10h3,03017.3%
Voted up: 81%
Late game10-20h2,82216.1%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+11,27264.3%
Voted up: 86%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.54% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
74.5%
Global baseline 83.5%
94 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 74,309 total.