Techland has revealed that the plot of Dying Light 2 was “subconsciously impacted” by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic during the game’s development.In an interview with The Loadout, Tymon Smektala – lead game designer for Dying Light 2 – shared that the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the direction of the survival game.Discussing the opening cinematic of the game – which shows people being vaccinated to combat illness – Smektala shared that “I think very subconsciously, it [COVID-19] impacted a lot of our choices”.Adding that “it all feels a little surreal”, Smektala says that the themes within Dying Light 2 are “maybe more important because of what’s happening” in the real world.Touching on another way that the pandemic affected development,.