<s>
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Stay	I-Application
Human	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Techland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dying	B-Device
Light	I-Device
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
Stay	I-Application
Human	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
zombie	O
apocalyptic-themed	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
22	O
years	O
after	O
Dying	B-Device
Light	I-Device
,	O
it	O
stars	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Aiden	O
Caldwell	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jonah	O
Scott	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
various	O
parkour	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tools	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
and	O
a	O
paraglider	O
also	O
aid	O
traversal	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long-range	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
crossbows	B-Application
,	O
shotguns	O
,	O
and	O
spears	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
in	O
Harran	O
(	O
depicted	O
in	O
Dying	B-Device
Light	I-Device
)	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
citizens	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
reported	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Stay	I-Application
Human	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Techland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
recruited	O
Avellone	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
writers	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
widely	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
hostile	O
human	O
enemies	O
more	O
heavily	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
works	O
including	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
and	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
living	O
humans	O
are	O
equally	O
dangerous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
sexual	O
misconduct	O
allegations	O
made	O
against	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Techland	O
and	O
Avellone	O
agreed	O
to	O
terminate	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
during	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
press	O
conference	O
by	O
Avellone	O
as	O
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
version	O
of	O
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
Stay	I-Application
Human	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
,	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
promised	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
and	O
updates	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
story	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
Bloody	O
Ties	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
Roman	O
gladiator-style	O
arena	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
Stay	I-Application
Human	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
praised	O
the	O
parkour	O
system	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
expanded	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
meaningful	O
ways	O
,	O
"	O
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
feels	O
as	O
if	O
Techland	O
realized	O
how	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
movement	O
made	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
so	O
many	O
other	O
zombie	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
building	O
it	O
up	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
criticizing	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
exposition-heavy	O
dialogue	O
,	O
Polygon	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
smartly	O
balanced	O
fatigue	O
meter	O
governing	O
attacks	O
and	O
movements	O
,	O
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
makes	O
me	O
think	O
about	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
tactics	O
available	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
boss	O
and	O
sub-boss	O
fights	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
boxed	O
chart	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arceus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
all-time	O
player	O
peak	O
count	O
being	O
nearly	O
four	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
24	O
hours	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Dying	B-Application
Light	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
24,160	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
12,891	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
