Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Steam Deck Playable

Dambuster Studios · Co-op · Apr 22, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
29k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 29k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great, but that’s not the worst of this heaping mess, beneath the graphics is a hollow, cringe-filled experience that feels more like a cheesy movie parody of the zombie genre, in addition to a mind numbing gameplay loop.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Co-op ran smoothly for us for the most part during our NG+ speedrun as a duo.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music absolutely slaps, and the voice acting itself is very well done.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
It is well optimized, I've got the settings all cranked up on a 1440p ultrawide and it runs super smooth.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics73 reviews
Co-op40 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Optimization15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters202 reviews
70%
Combat171 reviews
71%
Gameplay101 reviews
62%
Performance21 reviews
67%
Multiplayer19 reviews
58%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty30 reviews
77%
Crashes29 reviews
62%
Bugs17 reviews
71%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.