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A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Dead Island 2 is a co-op, zombies and gore game developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver.
Released on April 22nd 2024 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 12,386 reviews of which 9,584 were positive and 2,802 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 22.58€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Dead Island 2 into these genres:

Co-op Zombies Gore First-Person Action-Adventure Post-apocalyptic Adventure Horror Dark Action RPG Crafting FPS Controller Dark Humor Action PvE Character Customization Combat Hack and Slash Survival Horror

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: AMD FX-9590 / Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Memory: 10 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 70 GB GB available space

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Jan. 2025

After going through the development hell and being tossed between several studios the game came out awesome. While I do not really like the skill card system, I do appreciate everything else. Fights are engaging, story is all right, graphics and performance are great. Can recommend this game.

Nov. 2024

After 11 years of waiting for this game to come to Steam, I can finally share my thoughts... Was it worth the wait? In short, no. No, it wasn't. But I still enjoyed my time tearing through zombies, nonetheless! The gameplay is a lot of fun with plenty of action and gore! I'm still not sure how I feel about having supernatural abilities in a Dead Island game, but it did make for some exciting and overpowered zombie slaying :) As far as the story goes, I felt that it left much to be desired. For most of the game, the story just seemed okay — definitely different from the first game, but not bad. However, the end felt rushed and incomplete...it left a lot of loose ends, possibly setting things up for a future expansion or "Dead Island 3" (I really hope it isn't the latter). Personally, I found the ending to be very anticlimactic, which is a shame because it was fine up until that point. There are also a few more side missions that only unlock after you complete the main story. I don't know why the devs decided to do this, as it just feels unnecessary and out of place — they should've been available before the final cutscene, which would've made a lot more sense, in my opinion. If you're really just looking to kill some zombies and the story matters very little, you'll have fun with this! * UPDATE * The addition of New Game+ and Neighborhood Watch breathed new life into the game, giving players greater challenges and new opportunities to slay together. New Game+ adds 10 area bosses (revenants), which are much stronger versions of enemies you've fought previously and they drop some pretty nice loot. There's also an increased level cap for both your character and '+' weapons. Neighborhood Watch is basically 'horde mode' — fun, fast, and teamwork is crucial. While you can play it solo, I found it to be more successful (and enjoyable) with a full team of 3 players. I also like the additional outfits you can earn: one by slaying at least half of the revenants in New Game+ and one from completing enough challenges in Neighborhood Watch — I love having more options to customize my character, especially when I can earn them myself (not locked behind a paywall)!

Aug. 2024

This game feels like Piranha Bytes' Risen/Elex, it's very cheesy but it's fun. Don't expect an action/horror game like Dying Light, this is just 100% combat and some exploration/collectibles.

July 2024

Lots of fun. Great game-play and lots to do. I got this game to play with my son and he is learning teamwork and perseverance. Nah, just kidding. Mostly he and his stinky friend just keep on finding ways to blow me up, electrocute me, or set me on fire. Use birth control, people.

May 2024

to get things off the game trys to pull a dirty and trys to get you to get epic games, i think people are a bit harsh and review bombing however it should be fixed... speaking of - X:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Dead Island 2, delete the EpicOnlineServices folder - Open the "DeadIsland.ini" file change "NoOperation=0" to "NoOperation=1" there... theres your fix (i got it from a different review and it works. now for the game Pros: -classic dead island experience combat and gore all as it should be -weapon mods make you feel like a god -a new kick variant that sends zombies flying and is to funny not to spam -love the feedback from tearing clothes off zombies when slashing them -you fight she-hulk at her wedding -fury is satisfying cons: -the characters are boring and have 2d personalitys (early game) - i dont like the cards system and much prefer the old leveling up system compared to this card system witch in my opinion doesnt change gameplay too much compared to the first game -kind of disappointing ending

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