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Howler

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2010 to today

The alarm of Dying Light 2. A Howler is harmless in itself but its scream calls everything nearby, turning a quiet night run into a pursuit.123

Battle it
First appeared
2022
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Source work
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
THV, a mutated strain of the Harran Virus that escaped a GRE laboratory in 2021 and caused the pandemic known as The Fall.
How you become one
A Viral whose change into a Volatile was cut short by a dose of chemicals that ruined its throat and lungs.
How it moves
Shambles
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • killing it quickly before it screams
  • attack from above

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2022

Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Does not attack: it screams123

2

The howl starts a chase and brings Virals123

3

Marked by a pulsing yellow growth on the chest123

4

Indoors, its scream wakes sleeping infected123

5

Hitting it fast and repeatedly can interrupt the howl123

Could you outrun it?

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

Howler about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
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)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Howler - Dying Light Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dying Light 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Dying Light 2 Stay Human game review - Common Sense Media

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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