| Dead Island | |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing, survival horror |
| Developer(s) | Techland, Dambuster Studios, Fatshark, Stunlock Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Deep Silver |
| Platform(s) | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| First release | Dead Island September 6, 2011 |
| Latest release | Dead Island 2 April 21, 2023 |
Dead Island is an action role-playing survival horror video game series published by Deep Silver[1] for Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and mobile platforms iOS and Android. There are four installments in the series, with the latest one released on April 21, 2023. Dead Island is centered on the challenge of surviving a zombie-infested open world island with a major emphasis on melee combat.
Dead Island was originally announced at E3 2006,[2] but was pushed back to 2011. It was initially released on September 6 in North America, September 9 in PAL regions, and October 20 in Japan. A stand-alone expansion, Dead Island: Riptide, was released in 2013 while a sequel, Dead Island 2, was released in 2023.
A spin-off, Escape Dead Island, was released in 2014. A MOBA game based on the Dead Island series called Dead Island: Epidemic was cancelled during the open beta phase in 2015. The free-to-play title had been available on Steam early access since May 2014, but eventually never saw a full release and was completely shut down.
- ^ Purchese, Rob (February 17, 2011). "Dead Island published by Deep Silver". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ "E3 06: Dead Island Preshow Report". May 10, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.