Back on the Bike: Days Gone Remastered Rides Again—and It’s Glorious

Well, well, well—look who’s crawling out of the apocalypse with a fresh coat of digital polish. Days Gone, the cult-favorite zombie (sorry, “Freaker”) survival game is back, remastered and ready to chew through your free time.

Originally released in 2019, Days Gone flew a little under the radar in the shadow of bigger exclusives, but over the years it built a loyal, passionate following. Now in 2025, it’s pulling off what many exes dream of: a total glow-up and another shot at the spotlight. And spoiler alert—it works.

What’s New in the Remastered Edition?

The remastered version brings Days Gone up to 2025 standards with buttery 4K graphics, faster load times (finally!), smoother gameplay at 60fps, and some quality-of-life updates that make traversing the freak-infested Pacific Northwest a little less grindy. And for the masochists out there—yes, the developers added an even harder survival mode. You asked for pain. They delivered.

DualSense haptics and adaptive triggers bring a new level of immersion—now you can literally feel your sawed-off shotgun bark or your motorcycle wheeze up a mountain like it’s got seasonal allergies.

Deacon St. John: Still That Guy

Our grizzled biker-turned-apocalypse-survivor Deacon St. John is back, and he’s still mumbling sweet nothings to his gas tank and punching zombies with that weird, slightly unhinged loyalty we’ve come to adore. Sam Witwer reprises his voice performance and, frankly, it’s aged like fine whiskey and motorcycle grease.

Folks who missed it the first time are now loudly wondering why this wasn’t hyped like a Last of Us-level blockbuster. The answer? Timing. But now, people are finally appreciating the wild mix of open-world exploration, motorbike maintenance, zombie chaos, and… surprisingly heartfelt storytelling.

Whether you’re a returning fan or a new recruit to the Deacon St. John Appreciation Society, this is your moment. The remaster respects the original while smoothing out its wrinkles (looking at you, texture pop-ins and janky AI), and it feels like the developers finally got the last word in.