
- BGG rank
- BGG #635
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Betrayal Legacy
- 3–5 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2018

Rules assistance for Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion
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Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion is an expansion for Dying Light: The Board Game released in 2026 for 1–5 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. Its main mechanics are Player Elimination, Die Icon Resolution, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
This expansion introduces a new one-vs-many mode to Dying Light: The Board Game, which can be played up to 5 players, and which has one of the players become the Night Hunter, a powerful, constantly mutating Infected whose goal is to take down the Runners. Included is a set of Night Hunter miniatures, more Exposure, Weapon, and equipment cards for the Runners, new Mutation and Trophy cards, alternate Infected cards, Challenges—a new type of mission card—as well as new mechanics—Advanced Wounds and Volatile nests, and new difficulty levels, including Story mode. —description from the publisher
Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion is 60–120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion belongs to these categories: Horror, Zombies, and Video Game Theme. Its main mechanics are Player Elimination, Die Icon Resolution, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Dying Light: The Board Game – Night Hunter Expansion as an expansion for Dying Light: The Board Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dying Light: The Board Game to use it. Check that your edition of Dying Light: The Board Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.