Harran is a city-state in Turkey and a major location within the game of Dying Light. The distant skylines and high-rise buildings gives a sense of enormity and depth to this urban structure. Like most major cities and urban hubs some parts of Harran are wealthy and affluent while other parts are not so prosperous.

Is Dying Light based in Turkey?

While Dying Light took place in the fictional Turkish city of Harran, Dying Light 2 has moved further West, and according to Smektała, is set in a “fictional European metropolis, once prosperous, but now probably the last human settlement struggling to survive.” The city is yet to be named, but it looks to be far more

Is Dying Light in Brazil?

After all the research into the fictional city of Harran, I can only come to the conclusion that the city is inspired by Rio de Janeiro and that the city in Dying Light is located on the Brazilian Coast.

Where is Harran Dying Light based on?

The vision was for Dying Light to be two games in one box, since the gameplay experience during the day would be completely different to the experience at night. Harran is a fictional city located in Middle Eastern territories, and Mumbai and Istanbul served as its major inspirations.