Great fun in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“If you can look past the dated tropes and bring a full squad along for the ride, it’s a total blast.”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
Dead Island Definitive Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Techland2016Survival · Horror · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A janky but charming open-world zombie melee RPG, best with co-op friends and bought on sale. Skip it if you dislike fetch quests, clunky movement, or head-bob motion sickness.
Great for
Co-op players who want gory, nostalgic zombie melee on a tropical island, bought cheap
Main risk
Repetitive fetch/escort quests and clunky, dated movement and combat get tedious, especially solo
What players love
Nostalgic classic and Dying Light ancestor
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“you can really feel the DNA that later made Dying Light so great”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
Satisfying gory melee combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The melee action is especially good with its hit modeling, dismemberment and other mechanics. Very fulfilling.”
Steam review · 39.9 h played ↗
Deep weapon variety, crafting and mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“From an ordinary machete, duct tape and a battery you can build an electric blade.”
Steam review · translated · 16.1 h played ↗
Beautiful tropical atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The contrast between the bright, colorful environment and the absolute horror happening around you creates an atmosphere that I still haven't really found in another zombie game.”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Cheap and charmingly B-movie fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Lot´s of B-Movie Charme. It´s not Shakespeare but very enjoyable.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, boring story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“an utterly incoherent story and an incredibly unlikable cast of awful protagonists”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗
Repetitive fetch and escort quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The amount of fetch and escort quests is just staggering”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Clunky movement and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The movement, holy mother of God, the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ movement. Everything feels slow, stiff, and unnecessarily clunky.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Crashing simulator, not recommended for Steam deck!”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Poor PC port and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“horrendously optimized. Runs like absolute ass on a high end pc.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Head bob and motion sickness
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the worst offender is the head-bob. Game is unplayable for many people because of the impossible to disable head bob.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM)
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)
Storage10 GB available space
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