Dying Light 2 is out now, and many are looking forward to the future and what’s next for the game. The Dying Light 2 roadmap covers the next few months pretty well, but as many know, Techland will be providing at least five years of support for Dying Light 2. That’s quite a bit of content for the game, and in these early months, it’s understandable to be curious exactly what that looks like.
Game ZXC recently sat down with Dying Light 2 lead designer Tymon Smektala to discuss what’s next for the game. Of course, with it still being so early, there was plenty he couldn’t say, but he did discuss to some length how gameplay will factor into Dying Light 2’s future.
As fans know, there are a couple of story DLCs announced, new parkour and combat challenges, and an event. Between the big drops, there will be smaller drops of Dying Light 2 content—something Smektala describes as “smart drops,” where Techland doesn’t add a ton of content but what it does add is interesting and unique, in order to get players back in the game.
From the sounds of things, these pieces of content will go a long way in terms of Dying Light 2 gameplay.
“Whatever we do, we try to find and add elements of gameplay to those additions. For example, if we will be adding even some like cosmetic items, like maybe new pieces of outfits or gear for the players, we will try to add pieces of challenges or maybe pieces of very specific player behaviors that trigger specific ultra-cool reactions on those weapons.”
Speaking hypothetically, Smektala provided one example where it could be something like an outfit that increases damage output at night but causes the player to lose health during the day. These Dying Light 2 content drops could include, in Smektala’s words, “things like that, things like creating new sets of variables for the gameplay or straight up adding new gameplay content to the game.” Of course, these aren't the end-all-be-all of Dying Light 2 support either, as there will be narrative DLCs and other things added, but for many fans, it may be nice to know that Techland is sticking to its guns.
Smektala and Techland’s reasoning for this seems pretty clear. While Dying Light 2 reviews are generally favorable, the story itself had a more mixed reception. Techland is aware of this and is also aware of the praise that the gameplay elements, like combat and parkour, received. To that effect, speaking on the emphasis of gameplay in post-launch content, Smektala said, “Because we feel that at Techland, we are a gameplay-first studio. This is what we do best.”
Dying Light 2 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
