Massive Resident Evil Easter Eggs found in Dying Light 2

Dying Light 2 Stay Human is finally available to play. This comes after a number of crucial delays. Fans can now get right into leveling Aiden up again, exploring the dystopian world and obliterating as many zombies as they can. As is the norm in gaming these days, game references and easters eggs densely populate Dying Light 2. Still, this time Techland has decided to include references to one of the greatest zombie games in the niche’s history, Resident Evil. 

This next section contains spoilers if you haven’t already played the main quest, ‘Broadcast’. In this mission, Aiden receives a task with a quick power restoration quest. It’s during this activity that Aiden happens upon an injured Peacemaked named Leon. This on its own is far from enough for us to call it a Resident Evil easter egg, but the way the mission unfolds definitely will be. 

The injured Leon sends Aiden on a quest to find his partner Chris. However, Aiden is too late. By the time he reaches Chris, he’s already turned into one of the zombies in Dying Light 2. Aiden has to kill Chris to continue his mission, but players can collect the zombie’s dog tags which feature his full name; Chris Redfield. Coincidence? Likely not. 

Techland is famous for the sheer amount of easter eggs and references there you can find in its games, and Dying Light 2 is no different. Without spoiling another mission, we can confirm that the brilliant minds behind Dying Light 2 have made sure there are more than enough easter eggs to search for and encounter throughout the vast open-world that players will return for a deeper dive. 

Speaking of deep dives, check out our guide on how to breathe new life into Dying Light or dive headfirst into nostalgia with our review of Dead Island. Dying Light 2 is out now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, and PS5.