Dead Island 2

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• zombie apocalyptic video game
• action role-playing game

• survival horror

• action game^*

• horror game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  3^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Dead Island

Engines

• Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

• Dead Island 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Adjustable Text Size^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Keyboard Only Option^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Subtitle Options^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Czech^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  494^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  464^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  430^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  429^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  420^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  413^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  397^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  396^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  355^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  354^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  338^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  324^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  316^*

• Dark Humor^*

  Votes · historical

  304^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  298^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  296^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  262^*

• Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  248^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  229^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  215^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD FX-9590 / Intel Core i7-7700HQ^*

  Memory

  10 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM)^*

  Graphics API

  Version 12^*

  Storage

  70 GB GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  14.0.0^*

  Processor alternatives

  M^*

  Memory

  16 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  81 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires an Apple processor^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  10 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i9-9900k^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB)^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  10 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  87^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Deep Silver Dambuster Studios
• Dambuster Studios^*

Publishers

• Deep Silver Vienna
• Deep Silver^*

• 2023-04-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  worldwide

• 2023-04-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Xbox Series X and Series S

  Market

  worldwide

• 2025-07-24

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

  Market

  worldwide

• 2023-04-21 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2023-04-21^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 22, 2024^*

Detailed specifications