Dying Light: The Beast vs Resident Evil 4 Remake
Kyle Crane's focused parkour reboot versus Capcom's action-horror remake — pick your survival flavor.
Updated 6d ago
Punches above its $40 price tag — Crane's Beast Mode and the return to DL1's horde-dense streets make this the series' best since the original.
Skip the default green button: Gold costs less than Standard plus Separate Ways and adds the extras pack. Superb remake — but the 2005 original is still sold, and cheaper.
By the numbers
Prices checked Aug 7; they move faster than we refresh, so confirm on the store page.
Recent-review figures are Steam's own last-30-days window, read Aug 7.
| Measure | Dying Light: The Beast | Resident Evil 4 Remake |
|---|---|---|
| Value Resident Evil 4 Remake wins on value | ||
| Price now | $37.62 −15% · eTail.Market | $8.50 −79% · GreenManGaming |
| All-time low | $39.59 | $8.46 |
| Cost / hour | $2.07/hr $37.62 · 18 h main story | $0.53/hr $8.50 · 16 h main story |
| Off its low | At its low low was Jun 2026 | At its low low was Jul 2026 |
| Main story | 18 h | 16 h |
| Health Resident Evil 4 Remake wins on player health | ||
| Steam reviews | 87% 70k reviews | 97% 271k reviews |
| Recent reviews | 83% 948 votes · vs 87% lifetime | 98% 6k votes · vs 97% lifetime |
| Peak players | 4,602 Jul 2026 · ↑ 24% MoM | 20,172 Jul 2026 · ↓ 34% MoM |
| Launch peak | 4% of Sep 2025 launch peak · as of Jul 2026 | — |
| All-time peak | 120,949 Sep 2025 | 103,934 Apr 2023 · now at 19% |
| Support | ||
| Last patch | 4 months ago | — |
| Patch cadence | 0 in last 90 days | — |
| Steam Deck | Platinum | Gold |
Shared scale — same months across the bottom, same player-count axis up the side, so the two lines are directly comparable. A shorter line means a younger game.
What players say
Patterns from long-haul reviewers, taken from each game's verdict. Not live sentiment — each side is dated below.
Dying Light: The Beast
Beast Mode's brutal strength-spree is the obvious highlight, letting Crane tear through hordes with a ferocity that feels like DL1 turned up to eleven.
The dodge mechanic's unreliability and forced weapon-slot swaps during cutscenes keep tripping up even veteran parkour players.
from our August 2026 verdict
Resident Evil 4 Remake
The combat, three years on. It is the parry and the crowd control that long-haul players keep naming — rarely the horror.
That it is not the 2005 game. The dissent is almost entirely from purists who think the cuts and added side quests dilute the original's pacing.
from our July 2026 verdict
Key differences
Which one is for you?
Pick Dying Light: The Beast if
- You loved original Dying Light's parkour over DL2's bloat
- Kyle Crane's return is enough reason to jump back in
- A 15-20 hour focused expansion fits your schedule
Pick Resident Evil 4 Remake if
- You want crowd-control combat with knife parry timing
- You never played the 2005 original and want the best version
- You play on Steam Deck and value verified performance
Bottom line
If you want a tighter, more focused Dying Light, The Beast is the course-correction you need. Otherwise, RE4 Remake's superb action and modernized horror makes it the safer pick.