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Night Hunter

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2010 to today

The player-controlled monster of Dying Light's asymmetric 'Be the Zombie' mode. One player takes the role of a powerful infected and hunts the others at night.12

Battle it
First appeared
2015
Dying Light (2015)
Source work
Dying Light (2015)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
The Harran Virus, a mysterious viral outbreak that turned most of the city of Harran into hyper-aggressive infected.
How it moves
Runs
Intelligence
Clever
Weak spots
  • UV light

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2015

Dying Light (2015)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Controlled by a human player in the 'Be the Zombie' mode12

2

Exists only in multiplayer, as the opponent of the human survivors12

3

Described as a strong, fast infected mutant12

4

Ultraviolet light is the survivors' main defence against the infected at night12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Night Hunter about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Dying Light - Wikipedia
  2. Dying Light - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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