Dying Light: The Beast is perhaps the smallest game in the decade-old franchise, but Techland has managed to pack a lot of content into this compact map. You’ll be playing Dying Light: The Beast for anything from 30 to 50 hours, which is a fair amount of time for any new game.
But the question still stands: how big is the map in Dying Light: The Beast? I’ve scouted every location to bring you the answer – read on to find out how big this map truly is.
Dying Light: The Beast Map Size Confirmed
Dying Light: The Beast has a relatively small map that is comprised of several ‘biomes’. There’s a forest zone, an ‘Old Town’ district, an industrial area, a swamp region, and a suburban zone with all the trappings of such a region. There are also some offshoot areas, like a monastery and a medieval castle.
Dying Light: The Beast has vehicles but no fast travel mechanics, which helps to make the world feel larger as you can’t ‘cheat’ and fast travel across the map with instant timing. It’ll take a few minutes to reach anywhere simply because this game is more grounded than Dying Light 2: Stay Human, and you’re not soaring through the sky with a paraglider.
From Old Town to the Industrial Park, and from Golden Pine to Pembroke, the regions that make up the Dying Light: The Beast map are diverse and make for fantastic exploration opportunities.
Here’s the best shot possible I could get of the map:
As you can see, it looks quite small, but bear in mind that Techland has built Dying Light: The Beast in record time, as it was originally intended to be little more than a DLC for Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
There’s plenty to do, and after 40 hours in the game, I’m still uncovering easter eggs, secrets, and chasing collectibles across Castor Woods. I’ll also stress that the map is gorgeous and has plenty of stunning scenery and set pieces.
Let me know what you’ve found while exploring Castor Woods on the Insider Gaming forum.
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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