Dying Light, a video game that has not only survived half a decade but has thrived. Techland’s fantastic zombie sandbox took everything that was great about their previous effort Dead Island, fine-tuned the parkour and raised the stock price on toilet paper whenever the sun went down and the more dangerous Volatile crawled out from their UV light avoiding holes. With that prime number behind it, Techland is looking to celebrate one again with a fresh update, one that’ll introduce Darryn-mode to the game.

Techland has also been particularly secretive on showing off any new footage in the years since Dying Light 2 was announced, sticking to the shadows and toiling away on their dream for a world that reacts to your decisions to either be a good guy who helps the downtrodden man or a ne’er-do-well who thinks only of himself and is only too happy to kick a dude off a ledge to create zombie bait. Here’s an entire 26 minutes of fresh out of the grave gameplay that was shown off at E3 2019 behind closed doors, for you to sink your teeth into:

Remember Dead Island 2? The sequel to the janky, somewhat broken but kinda fun zombie sandbox from Techland was first officially announced in 2014, for a release in 2015. The game wouldn’t be developed by Techland, because they’d run off into Warner Bros’ warms to make the infinitely superior, though admittedly similar Dying Light. Instead, the game would be developed …

Sandbox games are kind of starting to feel formulaic. You get the exception to the rule now and then, but for the most part it’s easy to roll your eyes when you hear of another game claiming to have a vast and open world that is just begging to be explored. One of the bigger tricks that developers use? Telling you the player, that your choices actually matter when in fact the consequences for your actions seldom carry any weight to them. Dying Light 2 developer Techland wants to change that conception.

Good things come to those who wait, but for those of you who started sweating profusely when Techland closed down their distribution service and thought that this was a dire portent for the sequel? Fret not, Techland is now more focused than ever on development of Dying Light 2.

12 players enter, only 1 can leave. Scavenge for weapons, harvest zombie hives to level up, and combine your advanced parkour mobility with brutal combat skills to outrun, outsmart, and outplay your opponents in Dying Light: Bad Blood.

Choices in video games, rarely pay off. The consequences attached to going against the grain usually feel lacklustre and insubstantial. Where’s the payoff? I don’t want a character who looks slightly more demonic than usual, I want a reflection of the compromises that I’ve made to be reflected in short-term gains that I’ve gone for. It’s an idea that Dying Light 2 developer Techland is examining deeply with their upcoming undead parkour sequel, as they blend a story of choices with gameplay that complements the decisions that you’ve made.

For Dying Light 2, developer Techland is examining the idea of a new city-state rising from the ashes of humanity. How would it function? Is it truly secure? And what Faustian deals are you expected to make, to keep your safe zone running? A lot, as you’re going to need to strike a few deals with less than savoury characters who’ll help you out.