Should you side with the Survivors or the Peacekeepers?

Well, except the Renegades.

They’re pretty evil.

Two survivors look at the player, holding a mug and grinning, in Dying Light 2

We’ll also go into detail about the backstory and traits of the major Factions in the City.

Which Faction should you join in Dying Light 2: Survivors or Peacekeepers?

There really is no right answer when it comes to siding with the Survivors or the Peacekeepers.

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Nor is there a single choice which determines whether you are a Peacekeeper or a Survivor.

Throughout the story ofDying Light2, you’ll interact, work, and fight with members of both Factions.

When it comes to siding with a particular Faction, there are two types of decisions and consequences.

The Facility alignment screen in Dying Light 2, where the player must choose who to give a zone of the map to: Peacekeepers, or Survivors.

The second is when you activate a zone’s Facility.

Instead, your choice will unlock certain map features for that zone.

Each Faction has a series of progressing map features which are unlocked by assigning zones to that Faction.

A group of smiling NPCs greet your character in Dying Light 2.

Peacekeeper rewards:

Of these, the best is definitely the Crossbow Pack.

That Crossbow is simply incredible, and a strong contender for the best weapon in Dying Light 2.

Survivor rewards:

Of these, the Airbags are a particular favourite of mine.

Very useful for quickly and safely dropping to street level.

Now let’s walk through the three main Factions of Dying Light 2 in turn.

Survivors Faction

The Survivors are the first Faction you come across in Dying Light 2.

As you might imagine, their focus is on survival.

They may be a tight-knit community but that also means they are very partisan and obstinately distrusting of outsiders.

The hubs of Survivor activity are also filled with just as much backstabbing and self-preservation as anyone else.

There are no clear laws, nor anything to uphold right and wrong apart from mob mentality.

The Survivors are in dispute with Peacekeepers over resources.

Namely - that the PKs are hogging all the resources.

There are very few Survivors who don’t consider the Peacekeepers to be enemies.

Survivors can take care of themselves without anyone else’s help - or so they think.

Renegades Faction

The Renegades are the “enemy” Faction of Dying Light 2.

That’s pretty much all you should probably know about the various major Factions in Dying Light 2.