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How Long Does It Take to Beat Dying Light: The Beast?

Techland puts the main story at around 20–40 hours. Optional activities may extend a playthrough substantially, but completion times vary by pace and scope.
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Techland estimates that finishing the main story in Dying Light: The Beast takes around 20–40 hours. That is the clearest answer for a story-focused playthrough. Optional activities can add considerable time, while Techland’s separate claim of “40+ hours” refers more broadly to story and survival gameplay.

How long is the main story?

Techland’s official Dying Light: The Beast FAQ says finishing the main story takes around 20–40 hours. The range is an estimate, not a guaranteed completion time: your pace and how much you explore will affect where your playthrough lands.

Why does Techland also say “40+ hours”?

The game’s official buy page promotes “40+ Hours Of Story & Survival.” That broader description covers story and survival gameplay; it is not a replacement for the FAQ’s 20–40-hour estimate for finishing the main story.

How long if you do side content and explore?

Optional activities can stretch a run beyond the main-story estimate. GamesRadar lists side quests, safe zones, dark zones, power relays, tasks, and collectibles as content players may take on. Its reviewer reported a 52-hour playthrough, and its guide estimated that a very thorough run could take up to about 60 hours. Those are an individual playthrough and an editorial estimate, not an official target or an average for all players.

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PC Gamer reported that franchise director Tymon Smektała’s last playthrough took around 37 hours with the main story and side quests considered. That is one reported run, not a universal completion estimate. The figures are best compared by scope and source rather than averaged: a story-focused run is different from a completionist one.

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Techland’s New Game+ information says the mode lets players replay with gear and progression retained, while increasing difficulty. Techland does not quantify how many additional hours a New Game+ run takes, so its duration depends on how quickly you play and what content you choose to complete.

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Does co-op make the game longer?

The official buy page describes solo and co-op play with shared progression. The available information does not establish a dependable co-op time multiplier, so there is no supported number of extra hours to add to the main-story estimate.

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