Summary
- Dead Island 2 by Dambuster Studios shows promise after a turbulent development history.
- The game has gained a large player base of 7 million and received critical acclaim.
- Expect exciting updates and more DLC expansions in the near future.
Dambuster Studios, the studio behind Dead Island 2, has good news for the game regarding its future. Dead Island 2 has been through a lot, even before release, but it seems things are looking up.
Back in 2014, Dead Island 2 was revealed to the public at Sony’s E3 press conference by following a runner taking a stroll down the pier and slowly turning into a zombie. Bits and pieces surrounding the game came out over time, yet information became stagnant and the project went into development hell. Different game studios like Sumo Digital and Yager Development took on the title, yet none worked out. Then, in 2019, Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios took over and Dead Island 2 was re-revealed at Gamescom 2022, a full eight years after its original announcement, and released on April 21, 2023.
Since its launch, players have been enjoying the gore-filled gameplay of Dead Island 2 and have wondered what would be next. On May 8, Dambuster Studios released a post on the official Dead Island 2 website celebrating a year since its launch. In said post, it addressed the future of the game, stating that the next few months will be full of exciting updates and for fans to stay tuned.
Also mentioned in the post is that the game has amassed 7 million players and zombie death totals up to 24 billion. Regarding Dead Island 2’s reputation, Dambuster Studios brings up their recent nominations at the 2023 Game Awards and BAFTAs in the Action and British game categories, respectively. Dead Island 2 has had two DLCs so far, Haus and SoLA, though it seems they may not be the final ones for the game.
To all our slayers – we read and value all your comments and wishes for the future! In the following months we’ll share some exciting and long awaited new game updates, so stay tuned for more Dead Island 2 content to come!
Slaying the Night Away in Dead Island 2
As mentioned before, Dead Island 2 has seen general praise from players regarding its gory gameplay. As the follow-up to the iconic original Dead Island, it’s delivered on what made fans fall in love with the franchise back in 2011. With the zombie genre of games making a comeback with Dying Light 2 and the Resident Evil 4 remake, Dead Island 2 brings the serious subject into a fun and bloody romp into modern-day Los Angeles, aptly titled Hell-A.
With the last two DLC releases for Dead Island 2 expanding the open-world, fans can only imagine what the team at Dambuster Studios has in store for the game and its fans next.
Dead Island 2
- Released
- April 21, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
The open-world zombie slaying action RPG makes its long-awaited return. Dead Island is back, and with it comes a host of enhancements to its winning combination of creative first-person zombie slaying, pitch-black humor and open-world exploration. Welcome to HELL-A. The City of Angels has been transformed into a hellish sprawl, its populace now mutated into disgusting zombies with an insatiable appetite for humans. In this extensive, visceral RPG experience you’ll journey to iconic LA locations, taking on quests, meeting eccentric survivors and enjoying a joyously pulpy narrative along the way. The game’s brutal melee combat gives you access to an expansive array of inventive zombie-slaying weaponry that lets you slice, smash and tear through the hordes before they get the chance to do the same to you. Can you survive HELL-A?
- Developer(s)
- Dambuster Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Deep Silver
- Franchise
- Dead Island
- Platform(s)
- PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
