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Escape Dead Island

Wait61%

Mixed · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Fatshark · Zombies · Nov 18, 2014

Player review score
61%
Mixed
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
60
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Escape Dead Island?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 158 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Gameplay: 109 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 101 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise33% are divided50% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art direction lends the game a unique identity, one that attempts to blend stylized visuals with psychological horror.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design, audio, and music fit well, though there was one part toward the end where my character repeated lines.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics83 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
60% still recommend
Controls
25% still recommend
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Co-op
50% still recommend
Players complain
Story
53% still recommend
Gameplay
47% still recommend
Combat
50% still recommend
Bugs
43% still recommend
Difficulty
61% still recommend
Performance
56% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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