Dying Light was one of the more surprising games of its generation. The way that it blended parkour mechanics with melee combat and set the events in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies was quite unique.
Even more unique was the way the developers handled the game. Techland provided constant and often-free updates years after Dying Light's release, much to the joy of players.
With that said, you can't exactly blame anyone who's been converted into a fan of the developers and their game to feel disappointed. In particular, with how Dying Light 2 is turning out to be.
If it's any consolation though, Techland, the game's developers, will provide an update on the status of Dying Light 2 on March 17. More importantly, they recently reassured fans not to worry. They guarantee that the game is still currently in development and that all the rumored development issues were not true. Techland Says They Announced the Game Too Early A game being stuck in development hell is nothing new. As a matter of fact, one of Techland's earliest works is a good example of this. Although they've long since moved away from it, the third game in the Dead Island franchise has switched developers multiple times already with no possible release date in sight.
With that said, the Polish studio claims in a recent tweet that the game is not in "dev hell". Instead, they clarified that the game has kept moving forward. However, they did admit that they announced the game way too early.