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Dead Island 2

Dambuster Studios · Deep Silver · 2024-04-22

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 21, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 21, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 21, 2023 (Xbox One), Apr 21, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Apr 21, 2023 (PlayStation 5), TBD (Mac)

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 $9.99 Action and Adventure game released in 2024, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 29556 reviews).

1,036
playing now
77%
positive of 30k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50
twitch viewers (latest)
6.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
74/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (149 ratings)
81
Nexus mods (313k downloads)
4.21★
PlayStation Store rating (38,436 ratings)
75/100
opencritic · strong · 57% recommend · from 164 critics
25h
to beat · rushed 17h · completionist 40h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

1,036 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Island 2 is a 2023 action role-playing survival horror game developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to Dead Island (2011) and the third major installment in the series. Set about 15 years after the events of the original game and Dead Island: Riptide (2013), the game follows six playable characters as they attempt to escape a full quarantine restricted zone in Los Angeles in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Instead of a large open world like its predecessor, Los Angeles is split into 10 different open zones, which players can freely explore. Players can use a variety of melee weapons, firearms and explosives to dispatch enemies. The game also introduces a procedurally generated dismemberment system, which can create weapon-appropriate wounds on zombies.

Trailer

Dead Island 2 trailer thumbnail

Dead Island 2 Official Reveal Trailer | gamescom ONL 2022

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,036 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,068 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,384/week).
  • · Review velocity up 262% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 605k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 30,237 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-90%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 216 of 221 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.6k2.6k20242026Week of 2024-04-01: 1,835 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 910 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,012 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 298 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,118 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 411 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,581 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 840 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 883 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 287 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,127 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 320 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 104 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.8k5172026-09-15 12:00 — 1,020 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 970 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 674 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,057 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 1,445 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 624 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 623 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 1,021 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 721 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 984 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 911 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 593 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 573 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 1,377 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,439 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,335 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 2,079 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 1,423 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1,121 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 2,165 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 1,817 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 888 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 1,036 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7.1k596Apr 2024Aug 2026Apr 2024 — avg 7,102 · peak 12,054May 2024 — avg 2,189 · peak 8,096Jun 2024 — avg 1,552 · peak 4,413Jul 2024 — avg 1,676 · peak 4,151Aug 2024 — avg 852 · peak 2,181Sep 2024 — avg 897 · peak 2,196Oct 2024 — avg 813 · peak 2,415Nov 2024 — avg 793 · peak 2,023Dec 2024 — avg 730 · peak 1,616Jan 2025 — avg 779 · peak 1,661Feb 2025 — avg 720 · peak 1,990Mar 2025 — avg 862 · peak 2,034Apr 2025 — avg 711 · peak 2,365May 2025 — avg 945 · peak 2,841Jun 2025 — avg 1,020 · peak 3,300Jul 2025 — avg 1,181 · peak 2,678Aug 2025 — avg 736 · peak 1,761Sep 2025 — avg 686 · peak 1,489Oct 2025 — avg 735 · peak 2,067Nov 2025 — avg 596 · peak 1,525Dec 2025 — avg 2,823 · peak 10,826Jan 2026 — avg 6,759 · peak 18,542Feb 2026 — avg 2,112 · peak 5,072Mar 2026 — avg 1,552 · peak 4,042Apr 2026 — avg 2,338 · peak 10,842May 2026 — avg 1,864 · peak 5,325Jun 2026 — avg 1,522 · peak 3,957Jul 2026 — avg 2,935 · peak 5,627Aug 2026 — avg 1,304 · peak 2,800
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
50502026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 16 new positive2026-09-22: 7 new negative2026-09-23: 13 new positive2026-09-24: 14 new positive2026-09-25: 11 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 19 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 26 new positive2026-09-27: 6 new negative2026-09-28: 7 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 9 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 13 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 12 new positive2026-10-01: 6 new negative2026-10-02: 12 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 18 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new negative2026-10-04: 15 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new negative2026-10-05: 20 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new negative2026-10-06: 21 new positive2026-10-06: 8 new negative2026-10-07: 15 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new negative2026-10-08: 15 new positive2026-10-08: 9 new negative2026-10-09: 20 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 27 new positive2026-10-10: 7 new negative2026-10-11: 50 new positive2026-10-11: 17 new negative2026-10-12: 15 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new negative2026-10-13: 24 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 14 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$69.99$4.992023-04-212026-10-082023-04-21 — best price $53.992023-08-03 — best price $59.992023-10-03 — best price $53.992024-01-05 — best price $53.992024-03-14 — best price $32.992024-04-30 — best price $59.992024-07-02 — best price $32.682024-07-31 — best price $59.992024-09-15 — best price $59.992024-10-18 — best price $34.992024-12-03 — best price $29.992025-01-14 — best price $59.992025-02-25 — best price $49.992025-04-26 — best price $49.992025-06-12 — best price $30.602025-07-27 — best price $59.992025-09-07 — best price $53.992025-10-24 — best price $30.642025-11-26 — best price $30.552025-12-12 — best price $30.962026-01-02 — best price $30.932026-01-20 — best price $10.542026-02-05 — best price $10.612026-02-23 — best price $9.992026-03-11 — best price $10.412026-03-27 — best price $10.352026-04-14 — best price $10.602026-04-30 — best price $10.522026-05-19 — best price $10.452026-06-04 — best price $10.462026-06-23 — best price $10.242026-07-09 — best price $10.282026-07-24 — best price $10.232026-08-12 — best price $9.992026-09-17 — best price $7.492026-10-06 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6582172026-05-30 — 384 pageviews2026-06-03 — 370 pageviews2026-06-07 — 427 pageviews2026-06-11 — 257 pageviews2026-06-15 — 296 pageviews2026-06-19 — 301 pageviews2026-06-23 — 658 pageviews2026-06-27 — 429 pageviews2026-07-01 — 431 pageviews2026-07-05 — 429 pageviews2026-07-09 — 336 pageviews2026-07-13 — 465 pageviews2026-07-17 — 392 pageviews2026-07-21 — 418 pageviews2026-07-25 — 402 pageviews2026-07-29 — 375 pageviews2026-08-02 — 326 pageviews2026-08-06 — 246 pageviews2026-08-10 — 315 pageviews2026-08-14 — 244 pageviews2026-08-18 — 258 pageviews2026-08-22 — 255 pageviews2026-08-26 — 317 pageviews2026-08-30 — 309 pageviews2026-09-03 — 341 pageviews2026-09-07 — 316 pageviews2026-09-11 — 254 pageviews2026-09-15 — 283 pageviews2026-09-19 — 300 pageviews2026-09-23 — 259 pageviews2026-09-27 — 270 pageviews2026-10-01 — 347 pageviews2026-10-05 — 270 pageviews2026-10-08 — 295 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

68442026-09-30 22:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 123 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 92 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 144 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 95 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 77 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 433 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 304 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 63 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 50 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
85.1%
earned "Welcome To Hell-A"
18.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls14 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 14 DLC released, first 2024-04-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)65,1364%60
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)52,4412%59
PS4 (PlayStation)21,3965%60
Steam (Steam)19,3365%59
Windows (Xbox)4,5672%59

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSDarkGoreCo-opActionHorrorZombiesCraftingAdventureAction RPG

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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