Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

Buy71%

Mostly Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • Linux

Techland · Zombies · May 31, 2016

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Price
$1.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 93 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k 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
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It keeps the addictive first-person melee combat and co-op gameplay but does little to evolve the formula.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is still very satisfying as before and playing solo was still very doable.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you enjoy action games, co-op games, zombie games, give it a try if you haven’t already.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals and lighting got an upgrade and all DLC is included, but the story doesn’t reinvent the wheel and the combat can feel repetitive or clunky at times.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a bit weaker than the first one in atmosphere, but it still does sound design really well.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay98 reviews
Combat90 reviews
Co-op64 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
74% still recommend
Players complain
Story
63% still recommend
Bugs
32% still recommend
Interface
70% still recommend
Difficulty
40% still recommend
Performance
56% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.99$19.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $1.99

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