

Without a release date or indications as to what has changed, though, this is about as close as you’ll get to playing the title for a long while. And in case you’re wondering: yes, Sumo’s version of Dead Island 2 is still in the works. The leak is more a peek at an alternate history than anything else.


Deep Silver and Yager split in July 2015, just weeks after this build was available, and Sumo Digital took the reins from Yager in March 2016. Not that you’ll ever see it officially finished, however. I would expect Dead Island 2 to release by 2022-2023 if everything goes well because usually, the development time for most Embracer Group games is 2-4 years. It was surprisingly complete with three locations, a variety of characters and little touches like head stomping - it wouldn’t have been ready for shipping, but it might not have needed much more time. As you might expect, it revolved around creatively shooting and slicing zombies in an overrun Los Angeles. A leaked (via Eurogamer and Kotaku) June 2015 gameplay build, reportedly originating on 4chan, shows just how the game was shaping up in its original form. Play alone or with a friend, you will surely enjoy dismembering zombies in the huge zombie playground.Dead Island 2 is still in development limbo years after its 2014 reveal, but you now know what it would have looked like if Deep Silver and Yager hadn’t parted ways. Get to craft your gear to kill the zombie scum from motorized grinders to electric machetes.Īlso, get to play with up to 8 of your friends in seamless zombie multiplayer, being able to drop in and out of shared survival adventures.

Hordes of zombies will be after you, giving you melee combat at its finest. Get to choose your character from the elite crew that are immune to the zombie virus. There will be vast exploration as well as over-the-top survival. There are three main locations that you are able to play in and two of which are Los Angeles and San Francisco. It offers an open world with the events of the game set months after the events of Dead Island and Escape Dead Island.Ĭalifornia is put under full quarantine by the United States Armed Forces because of a new zombie outbreak. 2294: The Earth is a burned out cinder: The last few communities of people struggle to survive: Deep Sliver still insist Dead Island 2 is still in development and will have something to show soon: 39. This is the first time that the game will not be taking place on an island but in different locations of California. Dead Island 2 is an action, role-playing video game that is developed by Sumo Digital and published by Deep Silver.
