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Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

Techland · released Feb 3, 2022

ActionAdventureRPGPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Xbox One, Xbox Series XNintendo Switch

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

71
VGC Score
Declininghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Update 1.29 - Summer of Enhancements” (29d ago)

73%
At launch
79%
Steam all-time
76%
Press
74%
Player sentiment
72%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 376 sampled Steam reviews (238 positive / 138 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Story & writing26% mention it
  • Combat11% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes9% mention it
  • World & exploration8% mention it
  • Visuals & art8% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Story & writing42% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes22% mention it
  • Combat17% mention it
  • World & exploration12% mention it
  • Progression & loot11% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

55%

20 reviews

5-15h

63%

64 reviews

15-40h

64%

137 reviews

40-100h

64%

102 reviews

100h+

66%

53 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)7617
All-time Steam reviews79%731341
Metacritic user ratings74328
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)72%691515
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 3, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 1515 total reviews in window · weighted 180.8 up / 71 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Hotfix 1.29.2
    Aug 21, 2026
  2. Update 1.29 - Summer of Enhancements
    Aug 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Update 1.28 - The Breach
    Jun 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Hotfix 1.25.2
    Nov 6, 2025
  5. Update 1.25 - Halloween Patch (1.25)
    Oct 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. Update 1.24 — Stamina Patch (1.24)
    Aug 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. Hotfix 1.21.4 — Anniversary Update
    Mar 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Update 1.21 — Anniversary Update
    Feb 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. Hotfix 1.20.1
    Dec 17, 2024
  10. Update 1.20 - Winter Tales: Gifts from Above 2024 Update
    Dec 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  11. Hotfix 1.19.2
    Nov 14, 2024
  12. Hotfix 1.19.1
    Nov 7, 2024