Techland CEO Addresses Fans as Dying Light: The Beast Support Comes to an End

Techland's CEO, Paweł Marchewka, recently held a Discord Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session with fans of their parkour-focused zombie game series. During the AMA, Marchewka announced the discontinuation of support for Dying Light: The Beast, a standalone release that was originally intended as an expansion for Dying Light 2. The game received the Restored Land update last year, which allowed players to clear out zombies from the map and restore civilization to the world, but now support for The Beast is ending, despite Techland never planning it as a long-term supported game.

Marchewka emphasized that the company never made a commitment to supporting The Beast long term, but still released substantial free updates over the past year, including the Restored Land update, new weapons, and more. He stated that the five-year support model for games has not worked as well as hoped for the company, as a AAA studio aiming to deliver unforgettable experiences and push the boundaries of what games can do.

Marchewka explained that supporting existing games for years with smaller teams can significantly disrupt work on new projects, potentially impacting development on the studio's next release. He noted that players expect frequent, substantial, high-quality updates, sometimes several times a month, often for free. With limited resources, the team can end up disrupting production for new projects while still disappointing players.

Techland's next game was planned to be a fantasy RPG, but it was canceled last year. The Xbox One and PS4 versions of The Beast were also canceled earlier this year. Marchewka stated that what Techland is working on next remains a mystery for now, but he emphasized that Dying Light: The Beast is a complete, self-contained game, and players should approach it as such, much like Dying Light 1 is today.