How Coop Progression works in The Beast

Learn how co-op progression works in Dying Light: The Beast. Understand shared quest completion, character desync, and what carries over between playthroughs.

Hey there! So you're diving into Dying Light: The Beast with some friends? Awesome! Let's break down how the co-op progression actually works, because it's a bit different from the first game and you'll want to know this upfront.

Basically, Techland has implemented shared progression for The Beast. This means when you're playing co-op, you'll all be working through the game and unlocking quests together. It's a big change from the original Dying Light, where only the host's game really counted for quest completion. Now, as long as you and your buddies are on the same page in the game, you'll share that main quest progression. If your characters get out of sync, you might not share the main story progress, but don't worry – you'll still snag weapons, mods, and blueprints, just like in the earlier games.

Here's a cool part: if you guys tackle any secondary missions or side stuff, you won't have to repeat them later in your own individual playthroughs. This is a huge improvement over the first couple of games, where going back to your own save often meant replaying a chunk of the story, even if you were a higher level.

Now, a quick heads-up on cross-play and cross-progression: as of now, Dying Light: The Beast doesn't support it between different platforms. The only exception is on PC, where Steam and Epic Games Store players can link their accounts to the same Techland account for cross-progression. You'll know you're on a platform-locked server because you won't see unique friend codes or Techland account names; it's just the username you see in the lobby.