Dying Light: The Beast Releases New Update For October 2025

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Techland has launched a major update, version 1.3, for Dying Light: The Beast to finish off October 2025. Although the update doesn’t include a huge number of changes, it still brings some key improvements and new features to the game.

So, I’ve been playing Dying Light: The Beast, and honestly, it’s really good! It doesn’t totally change up the Dying Light formula, but if you already love the series, you’ll definitely enjoy it – it just does more of what makes the games great. But the cool thing is, the developers, Techland, aren’t stopping there. They’re still pushing out updates to make the game even better, which is awesome to see.

The newest update, version 1.3, launched in late October 2025. A key feature is a new surrender system: enemies with melee weapons in Dying Light: The Beast will now recognize when a player is aiming a gun at them. Instead of fighting to the death, some enemies will choose to give up. Techland says how this plays out will vary, and they’re letting players discover the details themselves. Also launching on October 31st is the previously announced collaboration with PUBG Mobile, offering a limited-time quest and items available until November 21st.

The new Dying Light: The Beast update includes nine new ways to eliminate enemies with different weapons. It also addresses various issues with gameplay progression, graphics, and performance. Additionally, Techland has made a few balance adjustments: crafting and upgrading weapons now requires less wiring, you’ll find more oxidizers while looting, and characters you encounter will be a bit tougher against attacks from both players and enemies.

While update 1.3 is a positive improvement for Dying Light: The Beast, it’s just the beginning. The developers have announced a detailed plan for the next few months, promising exciting additions like New Game+, Legend Levels, Ray Tracing, and a Nightmare Difficulty setting, all scheduled to be released before January 7, 2026.

Dying Light: The Beast 1.3 Update Patch Notes (October 30, 2025)

NEW CONTENT

SURRENDER – NEW HUMAN ENEMIES BEHAVIOUR

Dying Light has always focused on a dynamic world that reacts to your choices. Based on player feedback, we’ve added a new behavior: enemies with melee weapons will now recognize when you point a gun at them and may choose to surrender instead of fighting. What happens next depends on what you do – we’ll let you discover the possibilities!

NEW WEAPON EXECUTIONS

We’ve introduced nine exciting new finishing moves for various weapon types. Here’s a look at which weapons now have brutal new execution animations:

  • 1 for one-handed bladed weapons
  • 2 for long blunt weapons
  • 2 for long bladed weapons
  • 1 for two-handed blunt weapons
  • 1 for two-handed bladed weapons
  • 1 for knives
  • 1 for knuckledusters

CALL OF THE BEAST

New challenges are available for Week 3! This week, the goal is to reach your target. If the Beast players succeed, everyone will unlock the Marksman Car Skin and the Bullseye rifle. You can find more details at Dying Light Outpost.

Community Challenge: Sharpshooter

Goal #1: Land 10,000,000 accurate shots

Reward: The Marksman

Goal #2: Land 20,000,000 accurate shots

Reward: Bullseye

An accurate shot refers to any hit on an enemy using a firearm – excluding flamethrowers and ranged weapons such as bows and crossbows.

Call of the Beast Week 3 starts on Thursday, October 30th at 4 PM Central European Time and ends on Thursday, November 6th at 4 PM Central European Time.

You can track the community’s progress towards winning rewards by visiting the Dying Light Outpost. Once the challenge is over, rewards will automatically be added to the in-game stashes of everyone who participated.

DYING LIGHT: THE BEAST x PUBG MOBILE COLLABORATION (starting October 31st)

PUBG MOBILE is coming to Dying Light: The Beast with a new quest and a set of rewards.

You can get the crossover content by visiting the Dying Light Outpost event page and turning it on. This will instantly give you a special car skin called the Airdrop Finder in your game, and it will start a new quest called ‘Skillet’ once you finish the ‘Power Gambit’ main story mission.

Completing this new quest will unlock a set of PUBG Mobile-themed rewards! You’ll get iconic weapons like the Killing Pan and Battle Royale Bat, both of which deal extra damage to enemies’ heads. You can also earn the new Marked Man outfit and special gear that boosts your XP, headshot damage, and overall weapon power. Plus, attaching the Battleground Keychain to your weapon increases your chances of severely damaging or even destroying enemy limbs!

Don’t hesitate! Even with risks, the rewards from the Dying Light: The Beast x PUBG Mobile quest are worth it. The quest will run from October 31st to November 21st, 2025.

ADDITIONAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS

Progression:

  • Resolved a blocker preventing players from picking up the cable in “Precious Cargo”.
  • Fixed incorrect save/load behavior for doors in “Precious Cargo”.
  • Resolved an issue where players couldn’t move after disabling gas cylinders in “Chain Reaction”.
  • Fixed a potential block in “Hunting Yaga” quest if players closed the doors after killing the scientist.
  • COOP – fixed an issue in “One Flew Over the Volatiles’ Nest” where players could respawn outside the mission area after death.
  • Improved Volatile behaviour in “What lurks beyond the Pine”.
  • Fixed misplaced investigation triggers in the convoy during “The Beast Within”.
  • Adjusted AI (Suiciders) despawning in “Power Gambit”.
  • Balanced bullet count received during “Precious Cargo”.
  • Fixed NPC duplication issues in HUBs under certain scenarios.
  • Fixed unintended cooldown triggers during Hive encounters.
  • Corrected crafting and inventory data inconsistencies.
  • Fixed several terrain areas where players could get stuck.

Performance & Stability:

  • Fixed various crash issues across all platforms.
  • Improved game stability when creating new saves and during long gameplay sessions.
  • Resolved multiple cases of performance degradation and FPS drops in COOP mode.
  • Enhanced visual quality by addressing LOD and texture streaming issues.

Graphical improvements:

  • Resolved multiple lighting and visual artifacts across various missions and platforms.
  • Corrected various visual artifacts and graphical inconsistencies.
  • Addressed improper camera behavior and graphical glitches in several quests.
  • Fixed animation issues, including shotgun unequip or various loot pick-up.
  • Fixed translucent material rendering on windows.
  • Resolved floating gun issue during a cutscene.

UI and Audio:

  • Improved UI responsiveness on 4k displays.
  • Corrected key binding conflicts in settings.
  • Addressed translation errors in mission objectives.
  • Added missing description text for certain options menu.
  • Fixed opening animation playback issues on PC.
  • Resolved audio and subtitle synchronization issues in multiple quests.
  • Replaced incorrect SFX for several usable items.
  • Fixed audio behaviour places with guitar.
  • Synced and improved audio events for several mini boss fights.
  • Fixed screamer audio glitches.

Balance:

  • Increased the amount of oxidizers looted
  • Reduced the cost of wirings used for weapons crafting and upgrading
  • Introduced a new assortment to vendors with more craft parts towards the end of the game
  • Survivors in Encounters are now more resistant to player and enemy hits

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