DYING LIGHT THE BEAST

Our Verdict

Dying Light: The Beast strips the series back to what it does best — tense first-person survival, weighty parkour, and that heart-pounding scramble for shelter when night falls and the Volatiles wake up. Castor Woods is a moody, atmospheric playground, Kyle Crane's revenge story gives it real bite, and the new Beast Mode adds a satisfying pressure-release to the toughest fights. Combat can feel a touch familiar and the map is more compact than DL2's Villedor, but as a focused, standalone package it's the strongest Dying Light yet — and a genuinely great value for survival-horror fans.

Platinum Trophy Guide

The Beast Unleashed — Full Roadmap

One of the friendlier open-world platinums going. It's long, not hard: a single playthrough, no difficulty trophies on the base list, and nothing missable. The time goes into exploration — 100 collectibles, 23 safe zones, 11 substations, 20 side quests and maxing your skills and blueprints.

1Platinum

6Gold

9Silver

15Bronze

3/10

Difficulty

60–70h

To platinum

1

Playthrough

31

Base trophies

None

Missable

🧟 Long, but low-stress. The base platinum has no difficulty trophies and nothing missable — the whole thing is doable in free-roam after the story. Keep Survivor Sense (R3) on to spot collectibles, and lean on our collectible-locations page for all 100.

Step-by-Step Roadmap

Step 1

Play the story & open up the map

Work through the campaign and, as you pass through each region, activate every safe zone and substation, and keep Survivor Sense (R3) on to hoover up collectibles. Restoring safe zones early makes all the cleanup faster.

Step 2

Finish the story, Chimeras & skills

Complete the campaign (Glimpse into the Future), hunt all 9 Chimeras to fully unlock the Beast tree (Ultimate Beast), and max your Agility / Power / Survival trees (Ultimate Survivor).

Step 3

Clean up the open world

Free-roam the rest: all 20 side quests, all 23 safe zones, all 11 substations, and all 100 collectibles (use our locations page). Nothing is missable, so mop up region by region.

Step 4

Combat & craft trophies

Knock out the odds and ends — 49 blueprints maxed (Craftsman), plus the flamethrower, Beast-power, vehicle, dropkick, revolver and racing trophies. Most tick up naturally by now.

Step 5

Platinum → then DLC (optional)

When the last base trophy pops, The Beast Unleashed is yours. For 100%, tackle the DLC packs — New Game+, Nightmare difficulty and the Restored Land mode — none of which are needed for the platinum.

Full Trophy List

	Trophy	Grade	How to Unlock
	The Beast Unleashed	Platinum	Earn every other base-game trophy to unlock the platinum. It's a very doable 3/10: the story can't be missed, nothing is permanently missable, and the only real work is the 100 collectibles and maxing your skills and blueprints.
	Free at Last	Bronze	Escape the Baron's bunker in the opening quest Rise and Shine. → Story guide
	New Friends	Bronze	Save the survivors at Town Hall during Life After Life. → Story guide
	Largo Embargo	Bronze	Uncover the Baron's sabotage during Power Gambit. → Story guide
	Less Obedient	Bronze	Survive the set-piece in Vengeance is Mine (yes, a mountain lands on you). → Story guide
	Enhanced Telepathy	Bronze	Survive the test-field experiment in Cries Trapped in the Walls. → Story guide
	There You Are!	Bronze	Capture the Beast during The Bait and the Beast. → Story guide
	Glimpse into the Future	Gold	Finish the campaign with the final quest The Last Supper — roughly 20–25 hours of story. → Story guide
	Experiment on the Loose	Bronze	Defeat your first Chimera during the Safe Haven quest — your introduction to the game's Beast-Mode boss fights. → Story guide
	Ultimate Beast	Gold	Defeat all 9 Chimera bosses across Castor Woods and fully unlock the Beast skill tree. → Story guide
	Ultimate Survivor	Gold	Max out all three survivor skill trees — Agility, Power and Survival (level 15 each). → Skills, Weapons guide
	Craftsman	Gold	Find all 49 weapon blueprints and upgrade every one to its maximum level. → Skills, Weapons guide
	Craftsman's Apprentice	Bronze	Install any weapon mod at a workbench. → Skills, Weapons guide
	Blacksmith	Bronze	Repair weapons 50 times at workbenches (cumulative). → Skills, Weapons guide
	Gunslinger	Silver	Land 6 revolver headshots within a 20-second window. → Skills, Weapons guide
	Firefighter	Bronze	Kill 112 enemies with the flamethrower (cumulative). → Skills, Weapons guide
	Hexakosioihexekontahexa	Bronze	Kill 666 enemies using your Beast powers (cumulative). → Skills, Weapons guide
	Apex Predator	Bronze	Kill a single Volatile — the fast, deadly night hunters. → Skills, Weapons guide
	Iconic	Bronze	Kill any enemy with a Dropkick. → Skills, Weapons guide
	I Still Don't Approve of Mindless Fun	Bronze	Run over 500 zombies with a vehicle (cumulative). → Skills, Weapons guide
	Sunday Morning Run	Bronze	Cover 10,000 meters on foot (cumulative). → Skills, Weapons guide
	Kylin McCrane	Silver	Win a gold medal in every one of Travis's racing challenges. → Skills, Weapons guide
	Good Samaritan	Gold	Complete all 20 side quests. → Exploration guide
	We're Safe Here!	Silver	Activate all 23 safe zones across Castor Woods. → Exploration guide
	And Then There Was Light	Silver	Activate all 11 transformer substations. → Exploration guide
	Cabinet of Curiosities	Gold	Find all 100 collectibles across the 12 categories (newspapers, beavers, sigils, diaries, documents, asylum records, recipes, recordings, murals and more). → Exploration guide
	Know What 'Castor' Means?	Silver	Find all 11 Castor Woods Beaver statues — costumed bronze beavers placed at landmarks; interacting with each gives a little story. → Exploration guide
	And Don't Forget to Wash Your Hands	Silver	Find all 8 'Hidden Truths with Spark' podcast recordings, tucked inside buildings across the regions. → Exploration guide
	What Happened at the Asylum	Silver	Uncover all the St. → Exploration guide
	Family Picture	Silver	Find all 8 Castor Woods newspapers — they chronicle the Fischer family's dark history from 1693 to the Harran outbreak. → Exploration guide
	Crane on a Monument	Silver	Parkour to the very top of the towers at the Memorial Hill of Heroes monument. → Exploration guide
	Second Ascent	Bronze	Complete the campaign again in New Game+ (unlocked after your first finish; part of the free 'NewGame+ & Legendary Levels' pack). → DLC guide
	The Legend Dawns	Bronze	Spend a single Legend Point — the endgame 'Legendary Levels' progression you unlock after maxing your normal levels. → DLC guide
	Beast's Dowry	Bronze	Obtain any Iconic Weapon (a top-tier named weapon from the Legendary / endgame content). → DLC guide
	I am The Alpha now	Bronze	Kill The Alpha Volatile, the toughest Volatile (from the Nightmare pack). → DLC guide
	The Nightmare is over	Silver	Complete the campaign on Nightmare difficulty (the hardest mode, from the Nightmare DLC). → DLC guide
	Pushing Through	Bronze	Reach and finish the quest Vengeance is Mine within Restored Land mode (the survival-focused DLC mode). → DLC guide
	True Survivor	Silver	Complete the full story within Restored Land mode. → DLC guide
	Unbeatable	Bronze	Complete the Restored Land story with the One Life (permadeath) option enabled. → DLC guide
	Hoarder	Bronze	Clear every Dark Zone and Convoy in Restored Land mode. → DLC guide
	Better Be Safe	Bronze	Activate/clear every Safe Zone and Safe Spot in Restored Land mode. → DLC guide
	The Fearless Samaritan	Bronze	Finish every side quest in Restored Land mode. → DLC guide
	Peace Bringer	Gold	Reclaim every region of Castor Woods in Restored Land mode — the full-clear culmination of the mode. → DLC guide

Deep-Dive Guides

Detailed Trophy Pages

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Story & Bosses

Every story quest, the 9 Chimera boss hunts and the Beast skill tree.

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Skills, Weapons & Combat

Maxing all skill trees, all 49 blueprints, and the weapon & kill-count trophies.

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Exploration & Collectibles

Side quests, all safe zones & substations, and all 100 collectibles.

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DLC & 100%

NewGame+, Nightmare difficulty and the Restored Land mode trophies (beyond the platinum).

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All Collectible Locations

Every one of the 100 collectibles — newspapers, beavers, sigils, recordings, murals and more — with a written location by region.