The series opener, set in the fictional city of Harran with Kyle Crane; blended first-person parkour and combat with a terrifying day/night cycle.
Critic Score: 74 · Sales: 20M+
A complete package of the base game plus The Following story expansion, which added a vehicle (the buggy) and a rural region to the series for the first time; also released as a standalone edition.
Critic Score: 87
A standalone PvPvE multiplayer spin-off in the same world, focused on scavenging resources and escaping a zombie-infested area; its servers were shut down in 2022.
Not a continuous open world; gameplay takes place on closed, limited match maps.
Set fifteen years after the first game, in the city of Villedor with Aiden Caldwell; a considerably larger map and a choice-and-consequence system.
Critic Score: 76 · Sales: 5M+
Kyle Crane returns as the protagonist, set in the rural region of Castor Woods; a standalone, smaller-scale release originally planned as a second-game DLC.
Critic Score: 79
The definitive edition of The Beast, adding the solo-only Restored Land mode where cleared zombies and looted supplies never respawn, plus Roadkill Rallies, new quests and every earlier update; a free upgrade for existing owners.
Critic Score: 88