Dead Island 2: Complete Guide | Key Locations, Quest Walkthroughs, Boss Fights, Weapons, & More
This complete guide has everything Dead Island 2 players need to fight their way through the zombie-infested Hell-A.
Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2 is scheduled to release in February 2023, almost ten years after it was originally announced. The game has switched development studios twice in that time; it was originally developed by German company Yager Development, then by British studio Sumo Digital, before another British company, Dambuster Studios, took over.
Dead Island 2
- Franchise
- Dead Island
- Platform(s)
- PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PC
- Released
- April 21, 2023
- Developer(s)
- Dambuster Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Deep Silver
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 15 Hours
- Metascore
- 73
- Number of Players
- 1-3
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
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