Support Ending

Techland founder and CEO Paweł Marchewka recently hosted a Discord AMA with fans of the parkour-fueled zombie series, during which he announced the end of support for Dying Light: The Beast. The game launched as a standalone release despite its original positioning as an expansion for Dying Light 2.

The title recently received the Restored Land update, which allowed players to clear out zombies across the map and bring civilization back to the world. However, Techland never planned for The Beast to be a game that would receive long-term support.

Dying Light: The Beast is a complete game, and that is how players should approach it, much like the original Dying Light today. The studio is not planning substantial new content for it moving forward.

Marchewka noted that The Beast was planned as a complete, self-contained game from the start. Although no long-term commitment was made, the studio still delivered substantial free updates over the past year, including the Restored Land update and new weapons.

Studio Focus

The five-year support model has not worked as well as hoped for the studio. As an AAA developer, Techland aims to deliver unforgettable experiences and push boundaries with each new game.

The CEO explained how supporting multiple games can impact development on future releases, noting that maintaining older titles with smaller teams can seriously disrupt work on new projects.

Players often expect frequent, substantial, and high-quality updates, sometimes multiple times a month and usually for free. With limited resources, trying to meet these expectations can disrupt production while still leaving players disappointed.

Future Plans

The team will continue supporting Dying Light 2, which maintains a larger update team than the original game ever had. Meanwhile, Techland's next major project remains unannounced following the cancellation of its planned fantasy RPG.

Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of The Beast were also canceled earlier in the year, leaving the studio's upcoming development slate under wraps for now.