Unfortunately for all of us Dying Light fans, the highly anticipated sequel was delayed. It was supposed to be coming out in early 2020, but the developers announced that it was going to be pushed back until later in the year so they could finish working on it. This news is bittersweet because it means we've got to wait longer for the game, but it could also mean that the game will be more polished and higher quality.
But what do we do in the meantime? We understand that delays can be necessary for big games, but this delay definitely left a zombie-shaped hole in the hearts of many survival horror fans. Luckily, there are quite a few other good, scary games out there that we can play or re-play during the delay until this game is finally released. Some of them have zombies, some of them have other kinds of infections, and some of them are just plain creepy.
To see 10 games to play during Dying Light 2's delay, keep reading!
10 State Of Decay 2
State of Decay 2 is the second game in the State of Decay series and was released in 2018 on Xbox One and PC. This game is a zombie survival game that is perfect for playing with friends if you've got someone you're looking to take out zombies with.
In this game, the player is tasked with building a community of survivors in order to try to ensure their own survival. Along with collecting supplies and recruiting survivors to your base, you'll also have to explore the area, kill zombies, and take out dangerous infestations to make sure the virus doesn't spread.
9 Dead Island
When Dying Light was first announced, a lot of people thought that it was going to be a Dead Island sequel. Although this wasn't actually the case in the end, the games are still somewhat similar and anyone who liked Dying Light enough to be excited for the sequel will probably love Dead Island.
This game is set on a tropical island that was once a popular resort destination. And then, the zombie apocalypse changed everything. Zombies have taken over and the player can control one of four different characters as they take out zombies and complete quests.
8 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
The Resident Evil franchise is one with a long history in the world of survival horror. This franchise has a ton of games and many fans of the series definitely have a favorite one. The games range from more survival horror-based to more action-based and typically revolve around some kind of zombie virus outbreak.
The seventh game in the series takes the franchise back to its survival horror roots. This game doesn't feature the Resident Evil characters we've grown to love over the years, but it's definitely still a terrifying game.
7 Alan Wake
While Dying Light is definitely an action-heavy horror game that is full of intense scares, not all horror games are like that. If you're searching for one that's more on the thriller side of the genre, then Alan Wake may be the game for you.
Alan Wake is an eerie game that follows a thriller novelist named Alan Wake who travels to the fictional town of Bright Falls with his wife in the hopes of fighting back a case of writer's block. When his wife disappears, he sets out to find her, only to find that things he's written in his novels are beginning to come true.
6 Left 4 Dead (1 & 2)
The first game in the Left 4 Dead series was released back in 2008 with the sequel coming out a year later. Despite the fact that these two games have been on the market for over a decade, there's still a massive and dedicated base of players and fans that love these games and love to play them in co-op mode with their friends.
The games have teams of players, either friends playing together or a single person and a group of AI-controlled teammates, taking out zombies. There are a variety of special zombies that have unique abilities and the game is controlled in a way that it predicts the player's playstyle and adjusts the spawns accordingly, making the game a serious challenge.
5 Far Cry New Dawn
Dying Light is a post-apocalyptic game with a seriously dark story. Even the aesthetics in that zombie game get pretty dark and creepy, which is fitting for a survival horror game. But, on the other end of the post-apocalyptic game world is Far Cry New Dawn. This game is set after the events of Far Cry 5, after a nuclear bomb has ravaged the planet and changed the face of Hope County forever.
If you're looking for a post-apocalyptic game that has some crazy neon colors and has more of a focus on the dangerous humans that thrive in this kind of landscape, this game is the perfect one to check out. Although having played Far Cry 5 is helpful for understanding some parts of the story, it's not necessary.
4 Days Gone
Days Gone is an action-adventure game that was released in 2019. This game is set in Oregon and takes place two years after a viral outbreak turns people into zombies. Pretty scary, right? The game is more of an action game than many other zombie games, making it appealing to a wider audience than just people that like to fight back against the undead.
The game follows the main character, Deacon St. John, as he heads out in search of his wife after learning that there's a possibility that she might still be alive. The game pits Deacon against hostile humans as well as the terrifying creatures in the game, known as Freakers.
3 Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2 was released in 2010 and is the second game in the Dead Rising franchise. In this game, the player controls a former motocross star named Chuck Greene who finds himself at the center of a zombie outbreak at a casino in Nevada.
Throughout the game, players are tasked with completing quests and fighting back against zombies. Along with this, there's another unique aspect to the game. The player has to make sure that they're back in the safe room each day by a certain time in order to give Chuck's daughter her daily dose of her anti-zombie medication each day.
2 The Evil Within (1 & 2)
The Evil Within is a series of survival horror games. These games were directed by one of the creators of the Resident Evil games, meaning that any fan of survival horror knows that these games are going to be totally terrifying.
These games follow a detective named Sebastian who, in the first game, is sent to investigate a murder at a mental hospital when he and his partners find themselves thrust into a bizarre nightmare world. Sebastian has to try to find his partners, survive this world, and uncover the secrets of exactly what is going on there throughout the course of the game.
1 Dead By Daylight
Dead By Daylight is a multiplayer horror game that was released in 2016 and has since become a really popular game for fans of survival horror to get together and play. Up to five players can get together and one player takes on the role of the killer while the other four are survivors, tasked with trying to escape and save each other.
Both the survivors and the killers in the game are characters from iconic horror movies, which makes these games really fun for people that like the horror genre in general, not just in video games. The game has gotten pretty good reviews and has become massively popular among players since its release on multiple platforms.