History VideoGame / DyingLight2StayHuman

** The Boomstick, the one usable firearm available, is a juryrigged shotgun that's capable of both wiping out enemies with ease and pushing stronger foes back, buying you time to escape or finish them off. Catch is, the blueprint for it shows up towards the lategame in your initial playthrough. Moreover, it can only fire two rounds before breaking without upgrades, though this is compensated by being relatively cheap to craft.

* KillingYourAlternateSelf: In the Tolga and Fatin update, [[spoiler:Aiden meets his self from an alternate dimension who desides to purge the entire timeline in order to get rid of the infection. If Aiden disagrees with him and then fights him to the death, then he manages to kill not just the alternate Aiden, but several Aidens from ''other'' timelines, as well.]]

* MultipleEndings: The game has multiple endings depending on which of the 3 factions you bring to power, as well as whether or not certain major characters lived or died due to your actions. While there are many variations, the main outcomes of the ending are [[spoiler:whether the Peacekeepers or the Survivors control Villedor (or if the Renegades take power through your inaction), and whether or not Lawan was able to destroy the nukes before they could destroy Villedor, and if she did, if she survives doing so. Of the three faction endings (assuming Villedor isn't destroyed), the Survivor ending is unambiguously the "good" ending, as the Peacekeepers will execute anyone who break any of their draconian rules, and while the Renegade's Colonel turns out to be a WellIntentionedExtremist he's still a hated tyrant leading an army of thugs who hoard the food and water for his own faction.]]

The Virus has won, and most of humanity has regressed to a pre-industrial dark age. The last holdout of modern civilization is Villedor, a massive city located in Europe that maintains some semblance of modern society. Set 22 years after the events of the first game, ''Dying Light 2'' players step into the shoes of a new protagonist, a wanderer named Aiden Caldwell, who has come to Villedor in search of answers.

''Dying Light 2 Stay Human'' was first announced in 2018 and was originally slated for a 2020 release. However, in January 2020, the developers announced that the game would be delayed and would not come out in 2020, and did not give an updated release window. A few months later, a new release date of December 7th, 2021 was announced, and the game would later be delayed again to February 4th, 2022.

* TheApunkalypse: Downplayed. Most people tend to wear a mix of stitched rags and patched-up clothing from before the Fall, while many weapons were clearly improvised from scavenged debris. The Renegades, however, play it more straight, with their armor and leathery attire almost straight out of ''Film/MadMax.''

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Hostages are completely immune to damage while they're tied up, so as not to be killed by wandering biters or a plaguebearer's gas. This means that you can just huck a molotov right at them and the flames will kill the hostage takers while leaving the hostage unscathed.

** Even long after all the ammunition had seemingly run out, there are persistent rumors of hidden weapons caches full of guns and bullets ''somewhere'' around the city.

* GoldenEnding: [[spoiler:Choosing to spare Hakon, give the Survivors control of the VNC tower, save Jack instead of pursuing the Renegade assassins who poisoned him, and save Mia over Lawan leads to the best outcome. Aiden manages to say goodbye to Mia despite only having two hours to spend with her, Villedor prospers with food clinics being open, the Nightrunners come back as an organization, and Hakon redeems himself by saving Lawan. While Aiden is still forced to leave the city Lawan goes with him and he's still remembered as a hero who saved them all.]]

* GoldenEnding: [[spoiler:Choosing to spare Hakon, give the Survivors control of the VNC tower, and save Mia over Lawan leads to the best outcome. Aiden manages to say goodbye to Mia despite only having two hours to spend with her, Villedor prospers with food clinics being open, the Nightrunners come back as an organization, and Hakon redeems himself by saving Lawan. While Aiden is still forced to leave the city Lawan goes with him and he's still remembered as a hero who saved them all.]]

* MultipleEndings: The game has multiple endings depending on which of the 3 factions you bring to power, as well as whether or not certain major characters lived or died due to your actions. While there are many variations, the main outcomes of the ending are [[spoiler:whether the Peacekeepers or the Survivors control Villedor (or if the Renegades take power through your inaction), and whether or not Lawan was able to destroy the nukes before they could destroy Villedor, and if she did, if she survives doing so. Of the three faction endings (assuming Villedor isn't destroyed), the Survivor ending is unambiguously the "good" ending, as the Peacekeepers will execute anyone who break any of their draconian rules, and while the Renegade's Colonel turns out to be a WellIntentionedExtremist he's still a hated tyrant leading an army of thugs who hoard the food and water for his own faction.]]
* MythologyGag: Aiden can find an LP of [[VideoGame/DeadIsland "Who Do You Voodoo"]] in the first house you have the chance to loot.
** There's also a very well-hidden blueprint for a new version of the "left hand of Glova" secret weapon from ''Dead Island'', which lets you send enemies flying by pointing your finger.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Noticeably averted; the game's backstory indicates the global pandemic started in 2021, several years after the Harran Incident, after a sample of the virus escaped from a [=GRE=] research facility. This avoids conclusively establishing whether Crane [[spoiler: either nuked Harran or turned into a Volatile and escaped the quarantine zone]]. Even the presence of Spike doesn't conclusively indicate anything one way or the other, as the "Spike's Story: Last Call" event for ''Dying Light'' shows Spike leading a large group of survivors to escape the city shortly before the events of ''The Following''. The closest thing we get to a cohesive answer is the fact that Spike mentions early on that he wishes Crane could have seen the world as it is, meaning he is thought dead, but that does not imply anything about how such an event happened or if it is even true.

** After dashing backwards three times in a row, Aiden will trip, something that would happen to anyone because dizziness would get them quick.

** [[spoiler:If the Colonel comes to power and takes over Villedor, in all endings but one the Renegades will have to deal with constant riots from citizens due to keeping most of provision to himself and his army. While the Colonel did save the City by delaying the nukes launch before the events of the game, many people still think of him as TheDreaded ColonelKillgore. No matter how sympathetic Williams may be, he is still presented as a HeroWithBadPublicity at best. And if Juan is still alive, then he will crack under the pressure and lock up in his hideout because not even he was ready to deal with consequences of the takeover.]]

** The Renegades are largely comprised of thugs, criminals, and the generally deranged, further exasperated by the enhancements given to them by Waltz. There ''are'', however, some [[FromCamouflageToCriminal who were actual military]] in the past, including the Colonel.

'''Herald:''' ''Take heed and bear witness, for this is the news of the last city standing.''

'''''Herald:''''' ''People of Villedor, one hour until dusk. Return to your homes. Good night and good luck.''