There is considerably less information on the exact location of Villedor and its former political status than there is for Harran. The game is set in 2036, 22 years after the events of Dying Light and 15 years after The Fall, a catastrophic event in late December 2021 where a new mutant strain of the Harran Virus breached GRE containment and spread across the world, plunging it into a period known as the Modern Dark Ages.ĭying Light 2 Stay Human takes place in Europe, in the fictional city of Villedor (sometimes called The City). Taking the role of Aiden Caldwell, an infected survivor looking for his sister in the City where the player encounters and has the choice to aid various factions that are based within it that affect your outcome and gameplay. In this broken world, you must make decisions that will lead the scraps of humanity into the light of a new era, or doom your kind forever. The remaining survivors must band together to fight for the future against a nearly endless undead horde. However, due to an outbreak and subsequent string of mutations, the once contained virus spreads globally and decimates the human population. But wherever your actions take you, there's one thing you can never forget-stay human.Īfter the initial containment and vaccination of the Harran Virus, during the events of Dying Light, the world begins to return to normal. Unravel the dark secrets behind the wielders of power, choose sides and decide your destiny. Hone your skills, as to defeat your enemies and make allies, you’ll need both fists and wits. Haunted by memories you cannot decipher, you set out to learn the truth… and find yourself in a combat zone.

But your exceptional abilities come at a price. You are a wanderer with the power to change the fate of The City. Civilization has fallen back into the Dark Ages. The City, one of the last large human settlements, is torn by conflict. 'Over twenty years ago in Harran, we fought the virus-and lost.

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